release altitude
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release altitude — The altitude of an aircraft at the time of release of parachutists, bombs, rockets, missiles, etc. The release height refers to the height above the ground at which bombs or other stores are released. The release altitude of parachutists is… … Aviation dictionary
Altitude, acclimatization to — Adjustment to changes in altitude. The main cause of altitude sickness is going too high too fast. Given time, the body can adapt to the decrease in oxygen concentration at a specific altitude, process known as acclimatization. To acclimatize, a… … Medical dictionary
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense — Infobox Weapon name= Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) caption= THAAD missile launcher origin= USA type= Anti ballistic missile system is ranged= is bladed= is explosive= is artillery= is vehicle=yes is missile= is UK=no service= 2008… … Wikipedia
Acclimatization to altitude — The main cause of altitude sickness is going too high too fast. Given time, the body can adapt to the decrease in oxygen concentration at a specific altitude, process known as acclimatization. To acclimatize, a number of changes take place in the … Medical dictionary
high altitude bombing — Horizontal bombing with the height of release over 15,000 feet … Military dictionary
high-altitude bombing — A bombing in which the height of release is over 15,000 ft (4.5 km) … Aviation dictionary
Fairey Swordfish — Infobox Aircraft name = Fairey Swordfish type = torpedo bomber anti submarine manufacturer = Fairey Aviation caption = designer = Marcel Lobelle first flight = April 17, 1934 introduced = 1936 retired = 21 May 1945 status = primary user = Royal… … Wikipedia
Matra Durandal — An F 111 carrying BLU 107 Durandals. Type Anti runway bomb Place of origin … Wikipedia
differential ballistic wind — In bombing, a hypothetical wind equal to the difference in velocity between the ballistic wind and the actual wind at a release altitude … Military dictionary
Air France Flight 447 — F GZCP, the aircraft involved in the accident Accident summary Date 1 June 2009 … Wikipedia
