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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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heat signature An infrared "portrait" of an aircraft or other object which
determines its vulnerability to heat-seeking missiles.
high alpha High angle of attack.
high-level attack An attack initiated from above 10,000 ft.
HIMAT Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology.
hook The device which is lowered from the tail of a carrier-based aircraft
during the landing approach. It catches the arresting cable.
Hornet Nickname of the F/A-18. (F/A stands for Fighter/Attack.)
HOTAS Hands On Throttle And Stick -- A control setup which allows a
pilot to perform all dogfighting actions without removing his hands from
the stick or throttle.
HSI Horizontal Situation Indicator.
HUD Head-Up Display -- A device which projects flight and weapons
delivery information onto a transparent screen in the pilot's line of sight
through the aircraft's wind screen.
indicated airspeed The airspeed shown by an airspeed indicator and not
corrected for error due to air density variations caused by altitude or
temperature.
inertial navigation Guidance (as of a missile or aircraft)