Squadron: A Royal Air Force formation of two or more flights.
Squall: A strong wind of short duration usually associated with a change of wind direction.
RAF squadrons 326-329 and 340-347
Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres
1940-1945
French Air Force
Armée de l'Air ...
Crab: The squadron Ops. Officer.
Dead Reckoning: You reckon correctly, or you are.
Engine Failure: A condition which occurs when all fuel tanks become filled with air.
The 1st Aero Squadron (Signal Corps) began receiving JN-2s in 1915. The Squadron was transferred to Fort Sill Oklahoma in 1916 to work with the Artillery School.
Barrel Roll - Sport enjoyed at squadron picnics, usually after the barrels are empty.
Carburetor Icing - A phenomenon happening to Aero club pilots at exactly the same time they run out of gas.
Navy Squadron, apart from VF-3 aboard USS Saratoga received F2A-2s: VF-2 of USS Lexington which only flew them from September 1941 until January 1942.
Military callsigns, including transport of heads of state or government officials are more diverse and depend on squadron, type of mission, etc.
Capt: Captain
CAS: Calibrated Airspeed. IAS corrected for air density and compressibility.
-This maneuver requires squadron flights to be of great value. The fundamental characteristic of a bombing airplane is its ability to carry great weight. Such machines are of comparatively large size and not particularly fast.
At the beginning of the Battle of Britain the RAF had 32 squadrons of Hurricanes and 19 squadrons equipped with Supermarine Spitfires.
AIR FORCE SPECIAL TACTICS SQUADRON (STS). A team of Air Force personnel organized, equipped, and trained to establish and operate navigational or terminal guidance aids, communications, ...
Fini Flight- a guy's last flight in the aircraft before he/she leaves a squadron - usually a fun and memorable sortie that is followed by the fire trucks hosing him/her down.
Fred- C-5 - F*cking Ridiculous Economic Disaster ...
BIG WING
A plan espoused by DRS Bader during the Battle of Britain. A tactic to use five or more fighter squadrons together. The plan was not workable until af...
BINDING
What occurs when the friction at a joint is stronger than the linkage.
The other one was done up in Vietnam era "Triple Nickle" squadron markings. I passed by the airplane twice thinking it was nice of the Air Force to paint one of their airplane's in the markings of their only Viet Nam ace, Steve Ritchy.
While attending Georgia Tech, he flew P-47's in the 128th Fighter Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard. He was also a military Instructor Pilot, an Instrument Flight Examiner, and an Engineering Test Pilot.
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