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CAW Carrier Air Wing. See air wing.
DACT Dissimilar Air Combat Tactics -- An air combat
engagement with multiple planes on each side, where
each side's aircraft are of different characteristics
(e.g., F-16s vs. F-14s).
delta wing A triangular swept-back airplane wing with a
straight trailing edge.
DIANE Digital Integrated Attack Navigation
Equipment.
dogfight A maneuvering air-to-air engagement with an
enemy aircraft.
DPRK The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, also
known as North Korea.
drag 1. Air resistance. 2. An air combat maneuver in
which one plane decoys the enemy into a chase while the
other sneaks behind for the kill.
drift angle The horizontal angle between the
longitudinal axis of an airplane and its path relative to
the ground.
drogue chute A small parachute used to slow down a