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airplane.
cabin environment The portion of the aircraft maintained at a higher air
pressure than the outside atmospheric pressure.
canard An airplane having horizontal stabilizing and control surfaces in
front of the main supporting surfaces.
CAP Combat Air Patrol; or Civil Air Patrol.
carrier control area A circular airspace around the aircraft carrier and
under the cognizance of the CATCC.
CAS Combat Air Support.
CATCC Carrier Air Traffic Control Center; the centralized agency
responsible for the status-keeping of all carrier air operations and control
of all airborne aircraft.
cat (catapult) Steam-powered system used to accelerate aircraft to flying
speed during launch from an aircraft carrier.
CCCI Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence.
CDU Control Display Unit.
ceiling The maximum altitude an aircraft can attain under normal
conditions.
center point The exact center of the head-up display.
"century series" fighters Nickname of a group of U.S. Air Force fighter