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FLIGHT TRAINING INSTRUCTION T-45 WEAPONS/STRIKE - Cnatra

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APPENDIX A T-<strong>45</strong> <strong>WEAPONS</strong>/<strong>STRIKE</strong><br />

P<br />

Pendulum Effect: Caused by the depressed sight line. With one wing down, the pipper will<br />

move in a direction opposite the bank; the line of sight swings through the air below the aircraft<br />

like a pendulum.<br />

Pickle: (noun) The weapons release button; releases bombs or rockets on the T-<strong>45</strong>C. (verb) To<br />

release a weapon; usually used with reference to bombs.<br />

Pigtail: The electrical connection between the pylon and the bomb rack or rocket launcher.<br />

Pipper: The sighting device (usually a dot) in the center of the aiming reticle.<br />

Pipper-to-Bull Tracking: A method of target tracking that ignores wind and places the pipper<br />

directly on the center of the target, or bull.<br />

PMBR: Practice Multiple Bomb Rack.<br />

Pullout: Recovery from a dive.<br />

R<br />

RadHaz: Radiation Hazard; some older rockets require a metallic shield on the aft end of the<br />

launcher to protect the ignition mechanism from electromagnetic radiation that might cause<br />

accidental firing.<br />

Reticle: A pattern of lines, dots, cross hairs, etc. used in a sighting device (HUD, gunsight).<br />

Roll-in: The method of getting from level flight into a dive at a sharp angle to the original flight<br />

path.<br />

Roll-out: Rolling the wings level and upright to complete the roll-in and establish the dive.<br />

Rolling Pullout: Recovering from the dive with wings not level; applying a roll input during<br />

dive recovery may cause overstress.<br />

Run-in Line: A line that represents the aircraft ground track or anticipated ground track in a<br />

dive. An established run-in track on a practice target range.<br />

S<br />

Safe: Master armament switch is off.<br />

Sight Angle: See Sight Depression Angle.<br />

A-4 GLOSSARY

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