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  1.     engine.
  2. NATO   North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
  3. negative g's    The force one would experience if swung in
  4.     a circle by the ankles.            
  5. negative lift   A downward force created by a surface
  6.     which is curved in the opposite direction of the wing's
  7.     airfoil.
  8.  
  9. O' Club  Officer's Club.
  10. Oberf├ñhnrich   Luftwaffe "Candidate officer."
  11. OPEC    Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
  12. ordnance    1. Military supplies including weapons,
  13.     ammunition, combat vehicles, and the necessary
  14.     maintenance tools and equipment.  2. Heavy firearms
  15.     discharged from mounts:  cannon, artillery.
  16.  
  17. point-defense interceptor   Aircraft whose function is to
  18.     protect and defend a specific geographical area, city or
  19.     installation.
  20. port   The left-hand side of a ship or aircraft.
  21. positive g's   The force one would experience if swung in a