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stick A pilot's directional controller.
Stinger A U.S. short-range, infrared-guided, surface-to-
air missile.
STOL Short Takeoff and Landing.
stores Anything that can be loaded onto an aircraft.
Stratofortress Boeing B-52.
Su Sukhoi -- Russian aircraft design bureau named after
Pavel O. Sukhoi and specializing in fighter aircraft.
surf. limit. Surface limiter -- A device engaged during
high-speed flight to limit travel of a jet's control
surfaces.
swing wing A variable geometry wing.
tachometer An instrument which indicates the speed of
rotation of an engine in revolutions per minute. (See
RPM.)
TACTS Tactical Air Combat Training System.
tailhook The device which is lowered from the tail of a
carrier-based aircraft during the landing approach. It
catches the arresting cable.
takeoff booster Rocket used to assist the Me 262 during