Tactical Formation
Glossary
S
Section: A pair of fighter aircraft working together as a unit.
Shackle: To redress the section by crossing member to other side, thus reassuming proper combat
spread position.
Six: Abbreviated reference to the 6 o’clock position directly behind an aircraft.
Spatial Awareness: Ability to project the flight paths of aircraft in relation to each other.
T
Tac Turn: An engaging turn that maneuvers a section 90 degrees in the direction of the bandit.
Tally: Bandit visually sighted.
Track Crossing Angle (TCA): Angular difference in velocity vectors at any instant.
V
Velocity Vector: Projected flight path of the aircraft at a given moment.
Visual: Wingman in sight.
W
Weapons Envelope: Airspace around an aircraft within which an employed weapon has a high
probability of destroying the aircraft. Defined in terms of weapon, angle off, and range.
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