北约军航飞行员术语解释.docx

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北约军航飞行员术语解释

北约军航飞行员术语解释

A

"Anti-aircraftartillery."Pronounced"TripleA."ExplosiveroundsfiredfromAAAcannonsasadefenseagainstaircraft.Somegunsareradar-guided,othersare

simplysprayedintotheair.

"AirExpeditionaryForce."ThecurrentmeansbywhichtheUSAFcombinesitsAEFfighters,tankers,bombers,airlift,etc.,intoatotalforcefor

deployment.SeearticleandexplanationofTDYs.

"AirForceSpecialtyCode."ThealphanumericsystembywhichtheAirForce

designatescareerfields.Forexample,thebasicfighterpilotAFSCis"11F";AFSCotherspecialtiesandqualifierscanmaketheAFSClonger.An11F1isapilotin

training,whilean11F3isafullyqualifiedfighterpilot,andaK11F3is

aninstructorpilot.AlistofbasicAFSCscanbefoundhere.

Combustioninajetenginethatoccursaftertheprimarysequence.Afterburners

Afterburnergenerallygeneratesignificantthrustatthecostoflargequantitiesof

fuel.Knownas"reheat"toourEnglishfriends.

"AccidentInvestigationBoard."Ateamofofficersandspecialistsassignedto

investigateanaircraftaccidentwiththeintentofassigningblame.CompareAIB

withSIB.

"AirLiaisonOfficer."Apilotwhoistemporarilyremovedfromflyingandis

assignedtoworkwithArmyunitstocoordinateArmy/AirForceoperations,ALOparticularlywithincloserangetoArmyunitsontheground.Oneofseveral

potentialassignmentsafighterpilotmightreceive.SeetheAirForce

AssignmentSystemportionofthearticleonGod'sWill.

"AdvancedMedium-RangeAirtoAirMissile."TheAIM-120isaradar-guidedAMRAAMlaunchandleavemissileprimarilyusedforBVRengagements.

"AirborneWarningandControlSystem."Amodified707,theE-3Sentryserves

AWACSprimarilyasanairbornecontrollerbycoordinatingfriendlyaircraft

operations.AWACSalsoassistsfighterswiththelocationand

B

BallstotheTogoasfastaspossible;maxeffort.Variousinternetsourcesclaimthesource

Wallofthisphraseisactuallybenign.Supposedly,somevehicle'sthrottleswere

toppedbyaball（goingbackbeforeaviationeventothesteamengine,insome

stories）.Thus,pushingthethrottleforwardasfarasitwouldgo--andthus

askingformaximumpower--was"ballstothewall."

Itdoesn'tmatterifthestoriesaretrueornot.Infighterparlance,anythingthat

soundsremotelylikeanillicitbodilyreferenceisapopularidiom.

AphenomenonintheAirForcewherememberscannothelpbuttelleveryoneBaseXabouthowgooditwasatsomeotherbaseatwhichtheywereassigned.For

example,"AtBaseX,weusedtodoitthisway...."Seetherelevantarticle.

BasicCourse.Theintroductorytrainingcourseforaspecificfighteraircraft.I.e.,B-CoursetheF-16B-courseortheF-15B-course.

BeansSlangfortheBDU-33,a20lbtrainingbomb.

Thepre-briefedfuelstateatwhichanaircraftneedstobeginitsreturntobasein

Bingoordertolandwiththepre-plannedfuel.Alsousedjokingly;ie,being"bingoTP"

maymeansomeoneisalmostoutoftoiletpaper.SeeJoker.

Theautomatedfemalevoicethatprovidesaudiblein-cockpitwarningsinsome

Bitchingfighteraircraft."Bob"replaces"Betty"inamalevoiceinsomeaircraft.Seean

Bettyexternalrelatedarticle.Alsoaderogatorytermforapersonwhocomplainsor

talkstoomuch.

Literally,thedatarecorderthatcontainsthecomputermemoryandrecordsall

aspectsofaflight,mostoftenusedinpost-crashanalysis.

Figuratively,anythingafighterpilotdoesn'tunderstandtheoperationof（andBlackBoxdoesn'tcareabout）.Synonymouswithblackmagic,Magic8ball,

orthermos（i.e.,howdoesathermosknowtokeephotthingshotandcold

thingscold?

）.

"Boredom-inducedLossofConsciousness."Pronounced"Bee-Lock,"theterm

B-LOCisaplayonG-LOCandmaybriefedasa"threat"interriblynon-entertainingor

repetitivesituations.

"BeyondVisualRange."TheabilitytoengageanenemyaircraftpriortobeingBVRabletoseehim.

WhatanF-15Cpilotcallsa"bomb,"sincetalkingaboutAir-to-GroundistabooinB-WordtheEaglecommunity.

C

Flight:

Anairborneaircraftusesa"callsign"asanidentifierwhentalkingtothe

controllers.Thisisgenerallyawordandnumbercombination.Forexample,

"Killer01."IfKillerwasaflightoffouraircraft,theflightmemberswouldbe

Callsignnumberedinsuccession;ie,01,02,03,04.

Pilot:

Apilot's"tacticalnickname."IntheAirForce,thesenamesare"given"

duringaNaming.Seethearticleononefighterpilot'snaming.

"CloseAirSupport."AttackinggroundtargetsincloseproximitytofriendlyCASgroundunits.

Adevicewithasimulatedcockpitontheendofalongarmthatspinsat

Centrifugeextraordinaryspeed,allowingapilottoexperiencecontrolled"G"forces.See

thestoryofonepilot'scentrifugeexperience.

"CompanyGradeOfficer'sCouncil."AcommitteeofAirForceofficersoftheCGOCranksCaptainandlower.SeetheOfficershiparticle.

Adefensivedevice（essentiallyabundleofshreddedfoil）thatisdispensedfrom

afighterthatdesirestoconfuseanenemyradar.Asaverb,to"chaff"somethingChaffoffmeanstotrytodeflectit（tosomeoneelse）,particularlywhenitcomesto

undesirableduties.Oftenusedinconcertwithflares.

Anevaluationsortie.Aflightthatisgradedbyanevaluator.Intraining,these

ridesdeterminetheabilitytoprogresstofurtherstagesoftraining.InanCheckrideoperationalAirForceunit,checkridesaregivenapproximatelyevery18months

togradeapilot'sabilitytosafelyflytheaircraftandaccomplishthemission.

Aremindertolookbehindyou.Inanaircraft,12o'clockisdirectlyinfrontofyou,

3o'clockisonyourright,9isonyourleft,and6o'clockisdirectlybehindCheckSixyou.Oftenusedaspartingwords（theequivalentof"goodluck"）,orasa"watch

yourback."Seethemutualsupportsectionofthearticleonspiritualrequisites.

Anairrefuelingreceiver.Atankerthatisgivinggastoreceiversissaidtohave

Chick"chicksintow."

Theterm'sapplicationtofemaleshasfallenoutoffavorduetopolitical

correctness.Inordertofightthatpoliticallycorrectperception,femalepilots

oftenrefertothemselvesas"chicks."SeetheChickFighterPilotAssociation.

Anaircraftcondition.Ifajetis"Code3,"itrequiresmaintenanceactionbeforeit

issafeorusefulforanotherflight.A"Code2"jetneedsmaintenancebutcan

Code3continuetofly.A"Code1"jetisinperfectworkingorder.Thesecodesareoften

appliedtomorethanjustjets.Thatis,apilotthatissosickhe'sonbedrest

mightfacetiouslycallhimself"Code3."

Aunitmedallion,oftencalledan"RMO."Thetraditionoftheunitcoinislistedon

virtuallyeveryvendorwebsiteinidenticalform.（Notably,theyallusetheword

"scion"todescribesomewell-to-doearlyfighterpilots;agenericsummarycanCoinbeseenhere.）Mostwebsitesdidnotcreditthehistory,butsomedidlistaKelly

AirForcediningoutpresentationasthesourcetext.Icouldfindnooriginal

documentation.SeeFighterPilotTraditions.

Theenlistedpersoninchargeofaparticularairplane.Justasapilotoftengets

tohavehisnamepaintedonthesideofanaircraft,sodoesthecrewchiefwhoCrewChief"owns"thatjet.Readabouttherelationshipsbetweenfighterpilotsandcrew

chiefsintheEnlistedsectionofthearticleonPeopleandRelationships.

"Crew/FighterResourceManagement."Ateamworkconceptinwhichall

participantsareencouragedtocallontheknowledgeandexperienceoftheCRM/FRM

otherplayers.C/FRMisexplainedslightlyhere.

D

Areferencetoanaircraft'sparentregulation.TheDash-1containsallthe

Dash-1normaloperationandemergencyproceduresrequiredtosafelyoperatethe

aircraftandisthefinalauthorityastotheofficiallimitsoftheaircraft.

DeadBugAfighterpilotdrinkinggame.SeeFighterPilotTraditions.

"DutiesNotIncludingFlying."ThemedicalstatusofapilotwhoistoosicktoflyDNIFbutcanstillperformotherduties,asdeterminedbytheflightsurgeon.

Thefirstsortieofpilottraining;sometimesappliedtothefirstsortieofanyformalDollarRideflyingtrainingprograminanewaircraft.SeethefirstparagraphofOnePilot's

TrainingStory.

Arunningcompilationofthemisstepsofthemembersofthesquadron.They

aremostinterestingwhenkeptduringdeploymentsandoftenbecomeaunique

collectionofhistory（andoftenhumor）foraunit.DooferBookGenerally,therearefewrules,eitheraboutcontentorlanguage—theonly

criterionisthatthestorymustbeatleast10%true.Dooferbookshavelargely

fallenvictimtopoliticalsensitivity.Seetherelevantsectionofthisarticle.

AduoofF-16pilotswhorevivedthetraditionoffighterpilotsongs.SeeDosGringostheFAQ,articleonFighterPilotSongs.Theirwebsiteislocatedhere.

E

"ElectronicCounterMeasures."Ameansofattemptingtoconfuseenemy

ECMradars.SomefighteraircraftcarryanECMdeviceinternally,whileotherscarry

anexternalECMpod.

Rubbersuitwornduringoverwateroperationswhenthewatertemperatureis

dangerouslylow.Shouldafighterpilotberequiredtoeject,thesuitisdesignedExposuretoincreasehischancesofsurvivalinotherwisenear-fatalwatertemperatures.SuitOftencalleda"poopiesuit,"areferencetothefactthatifyouhavetodefecate,

thereisn'tmuchyoucandoaboutit.

F

"ForwardAirController."Ingeneral,anArmyorMarineonthegroundwho

directsanairborneaircraft'sattackrunsinsupportoffrontlineunits.AFAC"FAC-A,"orairborneFAC,isapilotinanotheraircraftconductingthesame

mission.

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