| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | afterburner | engine mode for extra thrust |
| 2. | aileron | wing control surface for roll |
| 3. | aircraft | a machine that flies |
| 4. | airdrop | delivery by dropping from aircraft |
| 5. | airlift | transport by military aircraft |
| 6. | airman | an Air Force member |
| 7. | airspace | the sky under control rules |
| 8. | alert | warning or standby status |
| 9. | altitude | height above a reference level |
| 10. | avionics | electronic aircraft systems |
| 11. | base | military installation |
| 12. | beacon | signal source for navigation |
| 13. | bearing | direction to a point |
| 14. | bomber | aircraft designed to drop bombs |
| 15. | briefing | a short operational meeting |
| 16. | callsign | radio identification name |
| 17. | canopy | transparent cockpit cover |
| 18. | chain of command | line of military authority |
| 19. | clearance | official permission to proceed |
| 20. | climb | gain altitude |
| 21. | cockpit | pilot control compartment |
| 22. | command | authority to direct forces |
| 23. | commander | person in charge |
| 24. | comms | communications systems or traffic |
| 25. | cruise | steady en route flight |
| 26. | debrief | review after a mission |
| 27. | departure | takeoff phase or route |
| 28. | deployment | movement to operational location |
| 29. | descent | lose altitude |
| 30. | discipline | obedience to military rules |
| 31. | drag | air resistance force |
| 32. | drill | repeated training practice |
| 33. | drone | uncrewed aircraft |
| 34. | ejection seat | seat for emergency escape |
| 35. | emergency | serious urgent situation |
| 36. | engagement | military encounter with enemy |
| 37. | engine | machine producing power |
| 38. | escort | protective accompaniment in flight |
| 39. | exercise | planned military practice operation |
| 40. | fighter | combat aircraft for air battle |
| 41. | flaps | wing surfaces increasing lift |
| 42. | formation | organized group flight arrangement |
| 43. | frequency | radio channel setting |
| 44. | fuselage | main body of an aircraft |
| 45. | gear | landing support wheels and struts |
| 46. | hangar | building for aircraft storage |
| 47. | heading | direction an aircraft points |
| 48. | helicopter | rotary-wing aircraft |
| 49. | insignia | badge showing rank or unit |
| 50. | intelligence | collected military information |
| 51. | intercept | meet and identify another aircraft |
| 52. | jamming | blocking enemy radio signals |
| 53. | jet | aircraft powered by jet engines |
| 54. | landing | return to the ground |
| 55. | lift | upward force on an aircraft |
| 56. | loadmaster | aircrew cargo specialist |
| 57. | logistics | movement and supply support |
| 58. | maintainer | person servicing aircraft |
| 59. | maneuver | planned tactical movement |
| 60. | Mayday | radio distress call |
| 61. | medevac | medical evacuation by aircraft |
| 62. | mission | a specific assigned operation |
| 63. | munitions | military weapons and ammunition |
| 64. | navigator | person directing route |
| 65. | no-fly zone | airspace where flight is banned |
| 66. | officer | a commissioned military leader |
| 67. | ordnance | military weapons and ammunition |
| 68. | parachute | device slowing a fall |
| 69. | patrol | area watch mission |
| 70. | payload | cargo or weapons carried |
| 71. | pilot | person who flies aircraft |
| 72. | procedure | established way of doing something |
| 73. | protocol | official rules of conduct |
| 74. | radar | system using radio detection |
| 75. | rank | military grade or status |
| 76. | readiness | state of being prepared |
| 77. | reconnaissance | military observation and information gathering |
| 78. | refuel | take on fuel |
| 79. | rudder | vertical control surface |
| 80. | runway | strip for takeoff and landing |
| 81. | salute | formal military greeting |
| 82. | scramble | rapid launch for action |
| 83. | sortie | an operational flight mission |
| 84. | squadron | a military aviation unit |
| 85. | stall | loss of lift |
| 86. | strike | attack against a target |
| 87. | supply | materials and equipment provided |
| 88. | surveillance | continuous observation of activity |
| 89. | tailplane | rear horizontal stabilizing surface |
| 90. | takeoff | departure from the ground |
| 91. | tanker | aircraft carrying fuel |
| 92. | target | object selected for action |
| 93. | taxi | move on the ground |
| 94. | thrust | forward force from engines |
| 95. | transponder | device sending identification signals |
| 96. | transport | cargo or troop aircraft |
| 97. | uniform | standard military clothing |
| 98. | vector | assigned flight direction |
| 99. | waypoint | named navigation point |
| 100. | wing | a large Air Force formation |
