Fly by wire.A section of A-6 Intruders was on a low-level flight in a scenic area of a foreign country. After completing a prebriefed simulated attack, the flight leader directed another attack on a "target of opportunity," a small dam in a narrow and steep ravine not far from the first target. The lead pilot was at the pull-up point The point at which an aircraft must start to climb from a low-level approach in order to gain sufficient height from which to execute the attack or retirement. See also contact point. for the second run when he saw power lines directly ahead of his A-6. Both crew members felt a thump. The bombardier-navigator then saw fuel venting from the forward edge of the right wing tip. The wingman wing·man n. A pilot whose plane is positioned behind and outside the leader in a formation of flying aircraft. Noun 1. wingman saw the lead pull up rapidly and the fuel venting from the wing. Upon returning his attention to the target area, the wingman himself saw power lines immediately in front of him. He started to pull up but decided he could not clear the wires. He pushed the nose down and flew below some cables and above others without striking them. Both planes made it home but the lead Intruder An attacker that gains, or tries to gain, unauthorized access to a system. See attacker, intrusion and IDS. had struck a 7/16-inch-diameter aluminum steel cable that was supported by a pair of 360-foot towers on either side of the gorge. The cable was approximately 750 feet above ground level and was clearly depicted on the appropriate navigational charts. Grampaw Pettibone says: Woe is me Woe Is Me is the twelfth serial in the United States children's television series My Little Pony. Synopsis The Little Ponies provide shelter to Woebegone, a wandering hobo who brings bad luck and disaster wherever he goes. ! Will we ever run out of wire cutters wire cutters npl → cortaalambres msg inv wire cutters npl → cisaille f wire cutters wire npl → ? Doesn't happen that much but as sure as the swallows return to Capistrano, somebody's gonna play dodge ball dodge ball n. A game in which players on one team try to eliminate players on another by hitting them with an inflated ball. with power lines now and then--and lose. Even if your vision is 20/20 or better, those slender strings in the sky are tough to see on low-levels and especially tough to hurdle. Study the charts, know where the lines are, know where you are, and stay above 'em! |
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