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airfoil A wing.
airframe The assembled structural and aerodynamic components of an
airplane such as the fuselage, wings and empennage.
airspeed The velocity of the aircraft in relation to the surrounding air.
air superiority Control of airspace over a battlefield allowing land, sea and
air operations without meaningful enemy opposition.
air supremacy Complete domination of airspace in a theater of operations.
Air Wing The complete complement of aircraft on board an aircraft carrier.
all-aspect weapon A weapon which is effective when fired from any angle
relative to its target.
all-flying tail An aircraft empennage on which all surfaces develop
vertical lift.
ALQ-131 A jamming pod mounted on the underside of the F-16 designed
to counter enemy radar. (See ECM.)
alt. vert. velocity Altitude Vertical Velocity.
AMRAAM Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile, the AIM-120.
angle of attack The angle formed between the chord of the wing and the
direction of the undisturbed flow or relative wind.
angle-off The distance, measured in degrees, between the headings of two
opposing aircraft heading. This angle gives a measure of relative fuselage