to identify an aircraft
51infrared detector — A detector of a narrow band of infrared rays, such as those emitted from a power plant of an aircraft or aerodynamic heating of aircraft skin, thus enabling a missile to home on its target. With modern IR (infrared) sensors, it is possible to… …
52Intercepter — In ter*cept er, n. 1. One who, or that which, intercepts. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mil.) A high speed fighter airplane with fast climbing capability, used to intercept enemy airplanes or identify unknown aircraft and engage them in combat if… …
53Samuel Renshaw — The work of the U.S. psychologist Samuel Renshaw (1892 1981) became famous for a short period of time during World War II when he taught soldiers to identify enemy aircraft in a split second. He generally worked with fast reading and enhancing… …
54P-30 radar — Country of origin  Soviet Union Introduced 1955 Number built E band/F ba …
55P-35 radar — P 35M radar in Russia Country of origin …
56CAP — (Combat Air Patrol) kæp patrol flight at high or medium altitude in order to identify enemy aircraft …
57Combat Air Patrol — CAP, patrol flight at high or medium altitude in order to identify enemy aircraft …
58flight number — /ˈflaɪt nʌmbə/ (say fluyt numbuh) noun a number used to identify an aircraft flight, especially referring to commercial airline arrivals and departures …
59Call sign — In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise known as a handle) is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In some countries they are used as… …
60USS Liberty incident — Coordinates: 31°23′N 33°23′E / 31.39°N 33.38°E / 31.39; 33.38 …
