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Appendix D Glossary
Appendix D Glossary
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Appendix D Glossary Altitude: Altitude can be measured in several meaningful ways. One is the height of the air vehicle above mean sea level, measured along the line between the air vehicle and the center of Earth.
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Maneuverability is a function of the vehicle shape, mass, orientation, speed, and altitude. Payload: Payload refers to a device or devices carried by the air platform for the purpose of meeting the mission objectives.
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The normal way to express speed for modern military aircraft and missiles is Mach number, M, which is the ratio of air vehicle speed to the local speed of sound in the air mass. (Since the sound speed is a function of temperature, the sound speed is generally taken to be with respect to the standard atmosphere unless otherwise noted.)
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Tactics: Tactics are the processes that are executed to achieve the desired mission results and typically are designed to synergistically maximize capabilities and strengths and to minimize weaknesses. An example is a fighter that has a speed advantage against a threat, but also has a turn-rate disadvantage.
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(Note that the vehicle's mission could well be compromised prior to this kill if it were forced to maneuver or turn back to avoid the threat.)
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