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CAP Combat Air Patrol; or Civil Air Patrol.
carrier control area A circular airspace around the
aircraft carrier and under the cognizance of the CATCC.
CAS Combat Air Support.
CATCC Carrier Air Traffic Control Center; the
centralized agency responsible for the status-keeping of
all carrier air operations and control of all airborne
aircraft.
cat (catapult) Steam-powered system used to accelerate
aircraft to flying speed during launch from an aircraft
carrier.
CCCI Command, Control, Communications, and
Intelligence.
CDU Control Display Unit.
ceiling The maximum altitude an aircraft can attain
under normal conditions.
center point The exact center of the head-up display.
"century series" fighters Nickname of a group of U.S. Air
Force fighter aircraft with the designations of F-100,
F-101, F-102, F-104, F-105, and F-106.
chamber selectors Switches used to ignite rocket motors.