Aeronautical English

6. Hands on throttle-and-stick
8. A transparant display that presents data without requiring the user to look away from his or her usual viewpoint.
10. An optical instrument that allows images to be produced in levels of light approaching total darkness.
12. The practice of attacking ground targets from low-flying aircraft.
14. It detects the radio emissions of ground-based and airborne radar systems. It can identify the type of threat the detected radar poses, for example an incoming radar-guided surface-to-air missile.
15. Various techniques to limit the effectiveness of an opponent's communications and/or detection equipment.
17. A controlled environment where weapons are fired at targets.
19. Attack aircraft that are designed to attack targets on the ground.
20. Electronic systems for use on aircraft, comprising communications, navigation and the display and management of the multiple systems.

1. System that determines their current location, the time, and their velocity (including direction).
2. A radar system carried by an aircraft which is designed to detect other aircraft. Used at a high altitude, the radars allow the operators to distinguish between friendly and hostile aircraft hundreds of miles away.
3. A medical professional, usually a member of the emergency medical service, who primarily provides pre-hospital advanced medical and trauma care.
4. The search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger.
5. A large airliner with twin aisles and typically a fuselage diameter of 5 to 6 meters. Passengers are usually seated 7 to 10 abreast.
7. A military inter-computer jam-resistant digital data link system.
9. A general term denoting exploration conducted to gain information. In the military it is active seeking to determine a foe's intentions by collecting and gathering information.
11. A technique that uses sound propagation (usually underwater) to navigate, communicate or detect other vessels.
13. Monitoring enemy activity.
16. Any part of an airframe designed to carry an external load.
18. An aerodynamic surface generally mounted on the fuselage of an aircraft to fine-tune the airflow.