airborne transport
1General Airborne Transport XCG-16 — General Airborne Transport XCG 16A …
2General Airborne Transport XCG-16 — NOTOC The XCG 16 was an experimental military glider ordered by the Army Air Corps. It was manufactured by General Airborne. It competed against the Waco CG 13A at Wright Field, with the XCG 16 winning the competition. Although some want to… …
3Airborne forces — Airborne Military parachuting or gliding form of inserting personnel or supplies. Purpose Delivering personnel, equipment, or supplies. Origins Attributed to Italian troops on November 1927. [ Parachutist Badge awarded by the United States Army… …
4Airborne leaflet propaganda — is a form of psychological warfare that militaries use in foreign conflict to alter the behavior of people in enemy controlled territory. Airplanes have been instrumental in the deliverance of leaflets over enemy territories. In conjunction with… …
5Airborne gun — Airborne guns are airborne artillery pieces, designed for use by paratroopers. They are similar to infantry support guns, and are generally capable of being broken down into smaller loads (for transport by aircraft and soldiers). Airborne guns… …
6Airborne Networking — An Airborne Network (AN) is defined to be the infrastructure that provides communication transport services through at least one node that is on a platform capable of flight. BackgroundDefinitionThe intent of the United States Air Force s… …
7Airborne aircraft carrier — Infobox Aviation name = Airborne aircraft carrier caption = The Boeing X 43 being dropped from under the wing of a B 52 Stratofortress.Airborne aircraft carriers are aircraft which can launch other aircraft. These typically are large aircraft… …
8Airborne early warning and control — AEW redirects here. For other uses, see AEW (disambiguation). For the airline, see Air Wisconsin. United States Air Force E 3 Sentry …
9airborne — 1. In relation to personnel, troops especially trained to effect, following transport by air, an assault debarkation, either by parachuting or touchdown. 2. In relation to equipment, pieces of equipment that have been especially designed for use… …
10airborne operations — Operations involving movement and delivery by air, into an objective area, of combat forces and their logistics support for execution of a tactical or a strategic mission. The means employed may be a combination of airborne units, air… …
