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L
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Left
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LADD
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Low Angle Drogue Delivery
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Ladder
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Three or more groups/contacts/formations in trail.
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Lag Corner
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A maneuver, executed from an offensive position, where excess energy is used to drive to defender's blind cone, then a high G turn is used to solve angle off. This maneuver is only effective if the attacker has an obvious turn performance advantage.
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Lag Pursuit
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An attack geometry that will cause the attacker to fly behind the target.
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Lag Pursuit Attack
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An attack geometry that will cause the attacker to fly behind the target. The nose of the attacking aircraft remains pointed behind the defender. (At some point a successful attack will usually have to transition to pure / lead pursuit.)
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Lag Roll
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A rolling maneuver, executed from an offensive position, performed opposite the direction of target turn in an attempt to reduce aspect angle and/ or control closure. Used to achieve rear aspect heat missile parameters.
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Lantirn
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Low-altitude navigation and targeting, infrared for night.
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Lateral (Pitch) Axis
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A reference line running left and right through the center of gravity of an airplane.
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LAU
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Launcher Armament Unit
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lb, LB
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Pound(s)
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LB/HR
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Pounds per Hour
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LB/MIN
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Pounds per Minute
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LCC
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Land Component Commander.
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LCO
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Limit Cycle Oscillation
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LCOS
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Lead Computing Optical Sight
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LD
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Load or Low Drag
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LE
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Leading Edge
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Lead Pursuit
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An attack geometry that will cause the attacker to fly in front of the target.
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Lead Pursuit Attack
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An attack geometry that will cause the attacker to fly in front of the target. The nose of the attacker's aircraft remains pointed ahead of the defender's aircraft.
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Lead Turn
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A turn which is initiated prior to passing the opponents 3/9 line.
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LEF'S
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Leading Edge Flaps
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Lethal Envelope
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The envelope within which the parameters can be met for successful employment of a munition by a particular weapons system.
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LG
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Landing Gear
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LGB
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Laser-Guided Bomb.
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Line Abreast
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Two groups/contacts/formations/aircraft side-by-side.
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Line Of Sight Rate
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An image's rate of movement across the canopy.
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Line Up
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Fighter briefing to FAC.
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Line-Of-Sight (Los)
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LOS - An imaginary straight line from an observer's eye to a target.
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LITENING
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Low Altitude Infrared Targeting and Navigation Pod
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LLTR
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Low-Level Transit Route (NATO).
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LMLG
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Left Main Landing Gear
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LOC
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Line of Communication.
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Local Talent
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Derogatory term used to desribe any female living near an Air Force Base who does nothing but have sex and use airmen for money. Said females have usually been married and divorced at least three times before they turn 25.
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Locked (Bra/Direction)
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Final radar lock-on; sort is not assumed
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LOD
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Light-Off Detector
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LOMEZ
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Low Missile Engagement Zone (NATO).
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Longitudinal (Roll) Axis
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A reference line running fore and aft through the center of gravity of an airplane.
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LORAN
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Long-Range Navigation.
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LOS
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Line-of-Sight A line from the pilot's eye to the object (usually target) being viewed.
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Low
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Target altitude below 10,000 feet AGL
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Low Yo-Yo
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A maneuver, executed from an offensive position, used to close on the target aircraft by the effective use of cutoff and acceleration.
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LOX
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Liquid Oxygen
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LPU
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Life Preserver Unit
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LRU
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Line Replaceable Unit
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LTS
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Lights
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Lufberry
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A circular stagnated fight with no participant having an advantage.
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LWD
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Left Wing Down
