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Wild Blue Yonder - Episode 1 - 50 Years of Gs and Jets (Digital Ranch) (Spectrum Holobyte)(1-107-40-101)(1994).iso
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Warsaw Pact The Soviet bloc counterpart of NATO.
wave off A signal from the landing signal officer ordering
a pilot to abort a landing attempt on an aircraft carrier.
Compliance by the pilot is mandatory.
white shirt A deckhand responsible for inspecting aircraft
about to be launched from an aircraft carrier.
whiteout The inability to distinguish colors during the
initial stages of a blackout. (See blackout.)
wild weasel A method of hunting surface-to-air missiles
by using one's own aircraft as bait; also the name given
to the aircraft used for this type of mission.
William Tell USAF exercise held every other year at
Tindell AFB, FL; equivalent to Navy Top Gun.
wing loading The gross weight of an aircraft fully
loaded divided by the area of the supporting surface.
wing sweep A wing that is angled forward or rearward
from the point of attachment to the fuselage.
WIZZO Nickname for back seat operators in the Air
Force. From Weapon Systems Operator.