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terrain flight

Term · Defense and military · MLC-T-DEF-001669

Flight close to the Earth’s surface during which airspeed, height, and/or altitude are adapted to the contours and cover of the ground to avoid enemy detection and fire.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-DEF-001669
FieldDefense and military
Synonymscontour flight; low-level flight; nap-of-the-Earth flight
ReferencesJP 3-09.3
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-DEF-001669",
  "term": "terrain flight",
  "field": "Defense and military",
  "definition": "Flight close to the Earth’s surface during which airspeed, height, and/or altitude are adapted to the contours and cover of the ground to avoid enemy detection and fire.",
  "synonyms": [
    "contour flight",
    "low-level flight",
    "nap-of-the-Earth flight"
  ],
  "references": [
    "JP 3-09.3"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/defense/terrain-flight/"
}

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