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Guide to the Acronyms from Aviation, the Alaska State Police etc. used in my stories
ASP Alaska State Police
CIB Criminal Investigations Bureau (think TV show CSI)
VPSO Village Public Safety Officer (an on-site law enforcement officer in a remote village, somewhat like a Constable, and in some cases might be, but more like a deputy State Trooper)
AFCIS Air Force Criminal Investigative Service (think TV show Navy NCIS)
MP Military Police same as SP
AFB Air Force Base
CAS Close Air Support (close in strafing or bombing of enemy forces in support of ground troops)
CAP Combat Air Patrol (Fighter cover or escort an air to air mission)
SAR Search and Rescue
TDY Temporary Duty (temporary assignment away from the home base)
DEW Line (Distant Early Warning network of radar stations across Alaska, Canada and Greenland before being replaced by satellites. White Alice was integral to the communications of these.)
C-130 "Hercules" 4-engine turboprop transport
C-17 "Globemaster III" 4-engine jet transport gradually assuming some duties of the C-130 because of its ability to use shorter runways.
C-5 "Galaxy" Really big 4-engine jet transport. Needs a LOT of runway.
A-1D "Skyraider" single engine prop CAS aircraft used in Korea and Vietnam
A-10 "Warthog" twin-engine jet CAS used in Desert Storm through Afghanistan and Iraq.
F-15C "Eagle" twin-engine Air Superiority fighter
F-15E "Strike Eagle" two seat fighter bomber version of the F-15
F-16 "Viper" single-engine Air Superiority fighter, properly named "Fighting Falcon" is the jet fighter equivalent of the WWI Fokker Tri-plane known for exceptional maneuverability.
KC-135 Aerial Tanker (flying gas station) derived from the Boeing 707.
KC-10 "Extender" bigger aerial refueler derived from the DC-10
B-52 "Stratofortress" 8-engine jet bomber. Long the heavy stick of the Strategic Air Command's nuclear deterrent now with conventional bombs covering a 1.5 x .5 mile area gives a whole new meaning to saturation bombing.
B-1B "Bone" Four-engine semi-stealthy swing-wing bomber.
B-2 "Spirit" Stealth bomber (flying wing)
F-117 "Nighthawk" (stealth fighter) used in Desert Storm etc as a precision light bomber.
F-22 "Raptor" twin-engine stealthy Air Superiority fighter to replace the F-15
F-35 "Joint Strike Fighter" single engine stealthy fighter bomber being built for all branches of service.
E-3 AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) flying radar surveillance based on the 707
E-2 "Hawkeye" twin-engine Navy counterpart also AWACS
EP-3C "Aries" Electronic surveillance (listening) plane like forced down over China Sea in April 2001.
F-14 "Tomcat" (think movie "Top Gun")
F-18 "Hornet" twin-engine jet fighter bomber used by the Navy, and the Canadian Air Force.
A-7 "Corsair II" single engine jet fighter bomber formerly used by Navy and Air Force
A-6 "Intruder" all weather light bomber (retired)
E-6 "Prowler" electronic jamming version of the A-6
S-3B "Viking" twin engine jet bomber used in tracking and killing submarines for the CBG
CBG Carrier Battle Group, the aircraft carrier plus screening and support ships.
MiG Mikoyan-Guryevich (Russian airplane manufacturer) MiG 15,17,19, 21, 23,25, 27, 29, 31
SU Sukhoi (Russian airplane manufacturer) SU-27, 35
TU Tupolev (Russian airplane manufacturer) TU-16, 20, 95
Civilian Aviation
VOR Very high frequency Omni-directional Rangefinder (think homing beacon tuned to its own frequency.) Used in navigation
DME Distance Measuring Equipment (tells you how far you are to/from a designated point.)
ILS Instrument Landing System (for landing under IFR conditions)
GPS Global Positioning System (tells where you are)
VFR You can see where you are flying to (even at night)
IFR Cloudy or stormy weather and you can only fly by your instruments. If you are not Instrument Rated, you can't take off, If you have taken off under a VFR flight plan, are NOT instrument rated, and can't climb above the weather to fly to VFR conditions there is a 95% chance you will fly into something and crash.
FAR Federal Aviation Regulation (more rules) Part 135 has to do with the pilot and aircraft certification. As do other "Parts"
Pre-flight — Inspection that insures nothing came loose or is wrong with the plane BEFORE you take off.
Checklist — established procedure of order things are done
POH Pilot's Operating Handbook (the manual for that plane)
Altimeter measures how high above mean sea level you are
Heading bug sets your heading for the autopilot (AP)
STOL Short Take Off & Landing uses special wing loading to enable it to use a shorter airstrip
ATC Air Traffic Controller — they person in the control tower keeping you and the other 9,000 planes in your area on your own piece of the sky.
FL Flight Level — altitude if heading west you fly at even + 500 feet (ie 6500. 10500, 22500) and east at odd + 500 feet (7500, 9500, 17500)
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