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L
Left
LADD
Low Angle Drogue Delivery
Ladder
Three or more groups/contacts/formations in trail.
Lag Corner
A maneuver, executed from an offensive position, where excess energy is used to drive to defender's blind cone, then a high G turn is used to solve angle off. This maneuver is only effective if the attacker has an obvious turn performance advantage.
Lag Pursuit
An attack geometry that will cause the attacker to fly behind the target.
Lag Pursuit Attack
An attack geometry that will cause the attacker to fly behind the target. The nose of the attacking aircraft remains pointed behind the defender. (At some point a successful attack will usually have to transition to pure / lead pursuit.)
Lag Roll
A rolling maneuver, executed from an offensive position, performed opposite the direction of target turn in an attempt to reduce aspect angle and/ or control closure. Used to achieve rear aspect heat missile parameters.
Lantirn
Low-altitude navigation and targeting, infrared for night.
Lateral (Pitch) Axis
A reference line running left and right through the center of gravity of an airplane.
LAU
Launcher Armament Unit
lb, LB
Pound(s)
LB/HR
Pounds per Hour
LB/MIN
Pounds per Minute
LCC
Land Component Commander.
LCO
Limit Cycle Oscillation
LCOS
Lead Computing Optical Sight
LD
Load or Low Drag
LE
Leading Edge
Lead Pursuit
An attack geometry that will cause the attacker to fly in front of the target.
Lead Pursuit Attack
An attack geometry that will cause the attacker to fly in front of the target. The nose of the attacker's aircraft remains pointed ahead of the defender's aircraft.
Lead Turn
A turn which is initiated prior to passing the opponents 3/9 line.
LEF'S
Leading Edge Flaps
Lethal Envelope
The envelope within which the parameters can be met for successful employment of a munition by a particular weapons system.
LG
Landing Gear
LGB
Laser-Guided Bomb.
Line Abreast
Two groups/contacts/formations/aircraft side-by-side.
Line Of Sight Rate
An image's rate of movement across the canopy.
Line Up
Fighter briefing to FAC.
Line-Of-Sight (Los)
LOS - An imaginary straight line from an observer's eye to a target.
LITENING
Low Altitude Infrared Targeting and Navigation Pod
LLTR
Low-Level Transit Route (NATO).
LMLG
Left Main Landing Gear
LOC
Line of Communication.
Local Talent
Derogatory term used to desribe any female living near an Air Force Base who does nothing but have sex and use airmen for money. Said females have usually been married and divorced at least three times before they turn 25.
Locked (Bra/Direction)
Final radar lock-on; sort is not assumed
LOD
Light-Off Detector
LOMEZ
Low Missile Engagement Zone (NATO).
Longitudinal (Roll) Axis
A reference line running fore and aft through the center of gravity of an airplane.
LORAN
Long-Range Navigation.
LOS
Line-of-Sight A line from the pilot's eye to the object (usually target) being viewed.
Low
Target altitude below 10,000 feet AGL
Low Yo-Yo
A maneuver, executed from an offensive position, used to close on the target aircraft by the effective use of cutoff and acceleration.
LOX
Liquid Oxygen
LPU
Life Preserver Unit
LRU
Line Replaceable Unit
LTS
Lights
Lufberry
A circular stagnated fight with no participant having an advantage.
LWD
Left Wing Down