CHAFF- Thin, narrow metallic reflectors of various lengths and frequency responses, used to reflect radar energy. These reflectors when dropped from aircraft and allowed to drift downward result in large targets on the radar display.
Chaff or Window: Metal foil strips dropped for aircraft to disrupt and confuse radar detection.
Chandelle: Reversal of course by a sharp climbing turn.
CHATTANOOGA: Code Name for a mission against rail targets.
A fighter can evade a missile by abrupt maximum-performance turns and employing countermeasures-such as chaff and flares-provided he can detect the missile via a radar warning receiver (RWR) or visually.
That's why most folks have nary a clue about what questions to ask (or even if they should ask questions) in order to winnow the instructor wheat from the chaff.
- Melting and burning of titanium bleed air ducts by a chaffed, high current feeder cable
- Electromagnetic interference (EMI) with equipment
- The simultaneous and unreasonable loss of both engine driven generators in a two engine airplane ...
Chaff - Strips of tin or aluminium foil dumped by aircraft in an attempt to avoid a radar homing missile. The foil reflects radar waves and is designed to confuse the radar seeker on the missile
CIWS - Close In Weapons System, e.g.
All patches and repair on a bag skirt will only be quickly chaffed off if they are close to the "ground contact" line.
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