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Toss bombing — (sometimes known as loft bombing) is a method of bombing where the attacking aircraft pulls upwards when releasing its bomb load, giving the bomb additional time of flight by starting its ballistic path with an upward vector.VariantsPop UpIn pop… … Wikipedia
toss bombing — noun a bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bomb • Syn: ↑loft bombing • Hypernyms: ↑bombing run • Hyponyms: ↑over the shoulder bombing * * * noun Et … Useful english dictionary
toss bombing — A method of bombing where an aircraft flies on a line toward the target, pulls up in a vertical plane, and releases the bomb at an angle that will compensate for the effect of the gravity drop on the bomb … Aviation dictionary
Toss — Toss, Tossed or Tossing may refer to:;Cricket * Full toss, cricket delivery * Toss (cricket);Music * Tossed , a song by Frank Black on his eponymous album;People * Toss Woollaston;Places * Töss and Töss (river), in Zürich;Salad * Salad tossing.… … Wikipedia
bombing run — noun that part of the flight that begins with the approach to the target; includes target acquisition and ends with the release of the bombs • Hypernyms: ↑bombing, ↑bombardment • Hyponyms: ↑dive bombing, ↑loft bombing, ↑toss bombing … Useful english dictionary
Bombing of Braunschweig in World War II — The Bombing of Braunschweig (or Brunswick) in World War II on the night of 14/15 of October 1944 by No. 5 Group Royal Air Force (RAF) marked the high point of the destruction of Henry the Lion s city in the Second World War. The air raid, part of … Wikipedia
automatic toss — In a flight control system, a control mode in which the toss bombing maneuver of an aircraft is controlled automatically. See toss bombing … Aviation dictionary
over-the-shoulder bombing — noun a special case of loft bombing in which the bomb is released past the vertical so it is tossed back to the target • Hypernyms: ↑loft bombing, ↑toss bombing * * * over the shoulder bombing, = loft bombing. (Cf. ↑loft bombing) … Useful english dictionary
loft bombing — noun a bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bomb • Syn: ↑toss bombing • Hypernyms: ↑bombing run • Hyponyms: ↑over the shoulder bombing … Useful english dictionary
blind toss — A method of toss bombing in which aircraft is preprogrammed, and the bombs are tossed without the pilot visually acquiring the target. The toss maneuver may be commenced either on dead reckoning (DR) from an offset or from a prominent landmark … Aviation dictionary
