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MAP EARTH FLIGHT [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Helicopters (Military)
DEF

Flight executed by a helicopter at the lowest possible altitude, behind or below trees, in gulleys and river beds so as to conceal the helicopter and to protect it from anti-aircraft artillery.

OBS

The helicopter is only vulnerable to small arms fire.

OBS

nap-of-the-earth flight; NOE flight; nap-of-the earth manoeuvering: terms officially approved by the Aeronautical Terminology Standardization Committee (ATSC) - Helicopters.

Key term(s)
  • nap-of-the-earth maneuvering
  • map of the earth flight

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
DEF

Vol effectué par un hélicoptère à la plus basse altitude possible, par exemple égale ou inférieure à celle des arbres, dans les ravins, le lit de rivières, de façon à cacher le plus longtemps possible l'hélicoptère de la vue de l'ennemi.

OBS

L'hélicoptère est ainsi inattaquable par l'artillerie anti-aérienne. Il n'est vulnérable qu'au tir des armes légères.

OBS

vol au ras du sol : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Hélicoptères.

Spanish

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