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Night. An aircraft navigation pod.
Laser/master arm switch Arming device which activates
weapons controls on an aircraft.
leading edge The foremost edge of an airfoil or propeller
blade.
lift The force that counters the weight of the aircraft
and enables it to fly; it is produced by the wings and
fuselage and acts perpendicular to the relative wind.
low observable technology Methods used to suppress an
aircraft's acoustic, electronic, or infrared signature,
thereby making it difficult to detect except at close
range. Radar cross-section, for example, is reduced by
absorbing the radar energy striking the craft and/or
re-radiating it in another frequency or redirecting it so
that it does not return to the hostile radar receiver.
LSO Landing Signal Officer, responsible for all aircraft
recoveries on an aircraft carrier. The LSO judges the
quality of each approach, and guides and critiques pilot
landings.
Mach Unit of speed measurement equal to the speed of