| air-to-air |
of a missile or the like, designed to be shot by an aircraft at an aerial target. |
| airway |
a route of passage for an aircraft. [1/3 definitions] |
| amidships |
in or toward the middle of a ship or aircraft. [2 definitions] |
| astern |
behind a boat or aircraft. [2 definitions] |
| astrodome |
a transparent dome mounted on the top of an aircraft fuselage to facilitate the use of navigational or astronomical instruments. |
| autogiro |
an aircraft that is pulled forward by a conventional propeller and held up in the air by a large horizontal rotor mounted on top of the fuselage. |
| automatic pilot |
an instrument that automatically keeps an aircraft, missile, or the like on a predetermined course at a specific altitude. [1/2 definitions] |
| aviator |
someone who flies an aircraft; pilot. |
| aviatrix |
a woman who flies an aircraft; pilot. |
| AWACS |
an aircraft fitted with a radome and carrying sophisticated radar and computer equipment, used for reconnaissance and for directing ground forces, or a warning system employing such aircraft (acronym for "Airborne Warning and Control System"). |
| barrage balloon |
one of a number of anchored balloons from which wires or nets are suspended to discourage low-flying enemy aircraft from attacking military installations or cities. |
| barrel roll |
a maneuver in which an aircraft completes one spiral revolution around its lengthwise axis, without changing direction of flight. |
| blimp |
an aircraft having a nonrigid structure filled with a buoyant gas; dirigible. |
| bombardier |
one who operates the bombsight and bomb-release mechanism in a bomber aircraft. |
| bombsight |
a device in aircraft that is used to aim bombs. |
| buzz |
to fly over very low in an aircraft. [1/8 definitions] |
| carrier |
a very large naval vessel equipped with a flight deck; aircraft carrier. [1/6 definitions] |
| catapult |
a device for launching aircraft where runway space is severely limited, as on an aircraft carrier deck. [1/5 definitions] |
| chute3 |
to drop by parachute from an aircraft. [1/3 definitions] |
| come down |
of an airplane or other aircraft, to crash or make an emergency landing. [1/9 definitions] |
| corridor |
a predetermined route of passage for aircraft. [1/3 definitions] |