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1994-08-29
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axial flow engine A gas turbine that uses a compressor to force air
rearward straight through a series of rotating and stationary blades.
azimuth Horizontal direction or bearing.
ball The primary optical landing aid aboard an aircraft carrier. (See
FLOLS.)
bandit A plane identified as an enemy aircraft.
BARCAP Barrier combat patrol.
Bitchin' Betty An electronic female voice used in the F-16 to warn the
pilot of potentially dangerous situations.
blackout A loss of vision (or consciousness) due to pulling too many
positive g's.
blended wing body A design in which the fuselage and wing are faired
smoothly together without the usual angular intersection.
bogey A potentially hostile or unidentified aircraft.
bow The front of a ship.
brown shirt The plane captain on an aircraft carrier.
BUFF Big Ugly Fat F--ker, the nickname for the B-52.
cabin altimeter Instrument which measures the air pressure inside the