Aviation dictionary. 2014.
release altitude — Altitude of an aircraft above the ground at the time of release of bombs, rockets, missiles, tow targets, etc … Military dictionary
Altitude, acclimatization to — Adjustment to changes in altitude. The main cause of altitude sickness is going too high too fast. Given time, the body can adapt to the decrease in oxygen concentration at a specific altitude, process known as acclimatization. To acclimatize, a… … Medical dictionary
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense — Infobox Weapon name= Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) caption= THAAD missile launcher origin= USA type= Anti ballistic missile system is ranged= is bladed= is explosive= is artillery= is vehicle=yes is missile= is UK=no service= 2008… … Wikipedia
Acclimatization to altitude — The main cause of altitude sickness is going too high too fast. Given time, the body can adapt to the decrease in oxygen concentration at a specific altitude, process known as acclimatization. To acclimatize, a number of changes take place in the … Medical dictionary
high altitude bombing — Horizontal bombing with the height of release over 15,000 feet … Military dictionary
high-altitude bombing — A bombing in which the height of release is over 15,000 ft (4.5 km) … Aviation dictionary
Fairey Swordfish — Infobox Aircraft name = Fairey Swordfish type = torpedo bomber anti submarine manufacturer = Fairey Aviation caption = designer = Marcel Lobelle first flight = April 17, 1934 introduced = 1936 retired = 21 May 1945 status = primary user = Royal… … Wikipedia
Matra Durandal — An F 111 carrying BLU 107 Durandals. Type Anti runway bomb Place of origin … Wikipedia
differential ballistic wind — In bombing, a hypothetical wind equal to the difference in velocity between the ballistic wind and the actual wind at a release altitude … Military dictionary
Air France Flight 447 — F GZCP, the aircraft involved in the accident Accident summary Date 1 June 2009 … Wikipedia
