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− | Dupe A TIE Bomber | + | |Dupe |
− | Easy chair The pilot's seat in a fighter. | + | |A TIE Bomber |
− | Edge An A-Wing fighter. | + | |- |
− | Eyeball A basic TIE fighter. Often shortened to simply eye. | + | |Easy chair |
− | Fangs out Eager for a dogfight. | + | |The pilot's seat in a fighter. |
− | Few starships short of a fleet Insane. | + | |- |
− | Final Jump A euphemism for death, used by spacers. | + | |Edge |
− | Flat-hatting Showing off or engaging in dangerous maneuvres. | + | |An A-Wing fighter. |
− | Flyboy A starfighter pilot. | + | |- |
− | Flying the same vector Thinking along the same lines. | + | |Eyeball |
− | FTL Faster than light. | + | |A basic TIE fighter. Often shortened to simply eye. |
− | Full DSW Having enough power for drive, shields, and weapons. | + | |- |
− | Furball A hectic dogfight. | + | |Fangs out |
− | G-burp Spacer slang for a sudden surge from a starship's drive system. | + | |Eager for a dogfight. |
− | Gain angles Maneuvre for a better shot in a dogfight. | + | |- |
− | Get lines Disengage and jump to hyperspace. | + | |Few starships short of a fleet |
− | Go black Head from a planet's atmosphere into space. | + | |Insane. |
− | Go blue Head from space into a planet's atmosphere. | + | |- |
− | Goes away What an enemy fighter does when you hit it. | + | |Final Jump |
− | Gripe A mechanical problem. An up gripe is a problem that allows continuing operations; a down gripe does not. | + | |A euphemism for death, used by spacers. |
− | Hangar queen A fighter that is often unable to fly because it needs repairs, and thus is raided for parts. | + | |- |
− | Hawk circle A formation of fighters waiting to land. | + | |Flat-hatting |
− | Hop A mission. | + | |Showing off or engaging in dangerous maneuvres. |
− | How do you plot that course? A phrase meaning "how did you come to that conclusion?" | + | |- |
− | HUD Heads-up display. | + | |Flyboy |
− | Impstar An Imperial Star Destroyer. | + | |A starfighter pilot. |
− | Judy Comms call indicating you are intercepting a bandit. | + | |- |
− | Klick Kilometer. | + | |Flying the same vector |
− | KM "Kriffing magic," a pilot's all-purpose explanation for how technology works. | + | |Thinking along the same lines. |
− | Latch Get into position to destroy an enemy fighter. | + | |- |
− | Loud handle The lever that triggers a fighter's ejection seat. | + | |FTL |
− | LTS "Likely to survive," indicating approval of a pilot's skills. | + | |Faster than light. |
− | No d�cor "Speak freely," without worrying about rank. | + | |- |
− | Old Spaceman's Home Retirement; to a spacer. | + | |Full DSW |
− | Painted Scanned by sensors. | + | |Having enough power for drive, shields, and weapons. |
− | Peeper A TIE fighter used for reconnaissance. | + | |- |
− | Pointer An X-Wing fighter. | + | |Furball |
− | Punching up a jump Spacer's slang describing the act of entering coordinates into a navigation computer prior to making the jump to lightspeed. | + | |A hectic dogfight. |
− | Raising ship Spacer's slang for leaving a planet in a starship or the act of lifting off. | + | |- |
− | Roof A carrier's flight deck. | + | |G-burp |
− | Reading the g's Term used by fighter pilots in reference to dialing down an inertial compensator to get a tactile feel for the movements of their ships. | + | |Spacer slang for a sudden surge from a starship's drive system. |
− | Rocketjock A starfighter pilot. | + | |- |
− | SA Situational awareness. | + | |Gain angles |
− | SD Vic A Victory-class Star Destroyer | + | |Maneuvre for a better shot in a dogfight. |
− | Senth Herf An admiring assessment of another pilot's abilities. | + | |- |
− | Set-down Spacers' slang for the act of landing a starship. | + | |Get lines |
− | Shock To hit a bandit with a blast from an ion cannon. | + | |Disengage and jump to hyperspace. |
− | Shocker An ion cannon. | + | |- |
− | The Show ACM; dogfighting. | + | |Go black |
− | Skull A Z-95 Headhunter. | + | |Head from a planet's atmosphere into space. |
− | Skyboy A term used to address starfighter pilots. | + | |- |
− | Slim A RZ-1 A-Wing interceptor. | + | |Go blue |
− | Snubfighter Small spacecraft like X-wings or TIE Fighters that are seen as expendable. | + | |Head from space into a planet's atmosphere. |
− | Spacer An individual who lives most of his or her life in space. | + | |- |
− | Spinner A B-Wing fighter, also known as a cross. | + | |Goes away |
− | Splash Shoot down. | + | |What an enemy fighter does when you hit it. |
− | Squint A TIE/ln Interceptor. | + | |- |
− | Star-hopper Another term for spacer. | + | |Gripe |
− | Suicide sled A starfighter, particularly one with weak shield. | + | |A mechanical problem. An up gripe is a problem that allows continuing operations; a down gripe does not. |
− | Trip A TIE Defender. | + | |- |
− | Ugly A starfighter made from parts of varying origins. | + | |Hangar queen |
− | Vape or vap Short for "vaporize." Starfighter pilot slang for destroying a target, especially in a dogfight. | + | |A fighter that is often unable to fly because it needs repairs, and thus is raided for parts. |
− | Vapebait A poorly skilled fighter pilot who is an easy target. | + | |- |
− | Victim A Victory-class Star Destroyer. | + | |Hawk circle |
− | Warp-lagged Spacer's slang for the feeling of tiredness after traveling in hyperspace. | + | |A formation of fighters waiting to land. |
− | Wishbone A BTL Y-Wing starfighter. | + | |- |
− | Woke up on the wrong side of the starship Spacer's slang for feeling grumpy, irritable, or to be easily annoyed. | + | |Hop |
− | Zero angle The position behind the stern of a bandit. | + | |A mission. |
+ | |- | ||
+ | |How do you plot that course? | ||
+ | |A phrase meaning "how did you come to that conclusion?" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |HUD | ||
+ | |Heads-up display. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Impstar | ||
+ | |An Imperial Star Destroyer. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Judy | ||
+ | |Comms call indicating you are intercepting a bandit. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Klick | ||
+ | |Kilometer. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |KM | ||
+ | |"Kriffing magic," a pilot's all-purpose explanation for how technology works. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Latch | ||
+ | |Get into position to destroy an enemy fighter. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Loud handle | ||
+ | |The lever that triggers a fighter's ejection seat. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |LTS | ||
+ | |"Likely to survive," indicating approval of a pilot's skills. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |No d�cor | ||
+ | |"Speak freely," without worrying about rank. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Old Spaceman's Home | ||
+ | |Retirement; to a spacer. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Painted | ||
+ | |Scanned by sensors. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Peeper | ||
+ | |A TIE fighter used for reconnaissance. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Pointer | ||
+ | |An X-Wing fighter. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Punching up a jump | ||
+ | |Spacer's slang describing the act of entering coordinates into a navigation computer prior to making the jump to lightspeed. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Raising ship | ||
+ | |Spacer's slang for leaving a planet in a starship or the act of lifting off. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Roof | ||
+ | |A carrier's flight deck. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Reading the g's | ||
+ | |Term used by fighter pilots in reference to dialing down an inertial compensator to get a tactile feel for the movements of their ships. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Rocketjock | ||
+ | |A starfighter pilot. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |SA | ||
+ | |Situational awareness. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |SD Vic | ||
+ | |A Victory-class Star Destroyer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Senth Herf | ||
+ | |An admiring assessment of another pilot's abilities. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Set-down | ||
+ | |Spacers' slang for the act of landing a starship. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Shock | ||
+ | |To hit a bandit with a blast from an ion cannon. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Shocker | ||
+ | |An ion cannon. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |The Show | ||
+ | |ACM; dogfighting. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Skull | ||
+ | |A Z-95 Headhunter. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Skyboy | ||
+ | |A term used to address starfighter pilots. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Slim | ||
+ | |A RZ-1 A-Wing interceptor. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Snubfighter | ||
+ | |Small spacecraft like X-wings or TIE Fighters that are seen as expendable. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Spacer | ||
+ | |An individual who lives most of his or her life in space. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Spinner | ||
+ | |A B-Wing fighter, also known as a cross. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Splash | ||
+ | |Shoot down. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Squint | ||
+ | |A TIE/ln Interceptor. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Star-hopper | ||
+ | |Another term for spacer. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Suicide sled | ||
+ | |A starfighter, particularly one with weak shield. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Trip | ||
+ | |A TIE Defender. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Ugly | ||
+ | |A starfighter made from parts of varying origins. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Vape or vap | ||
+ | |Short for "vaporize." Starfighter pilot slang for destroying a target, especially in a dogfight. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Vapebait | ||
+ | |A poorly skilled fighter pilot who is an easy target. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Victim | ||
+ | |A Victory-class Star Destroyer. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Warp-lagged | ||
+ | |Spacer's slang for the feeling of tiredness after traveling in hyperspace. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Wishbone | ||
+ | |A BTL Y-Wing starfighter. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Woke up on the wrong side of the starship | ||
+ | |Spacer's slang for feeling grumpy, irritable, or to be easily annoyed. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Zero angle | ||
+ | |The position behind the stern of a bandit. | ||
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Revision as of 22:14, 16 February 2016
3-9 line | A line across a fighter's wings, based on an imaginary clock in which 12 is ahead of a fighter and 6 is behind. The goal of dogfighting is to keep bandits in front of one's 3-9 line. |
ACM | Aerial Combat Maneuvering, better known as dogfighting. |
Bandit | A hostile fighter or starship. |
Big L | Lightspeed barrier. |
Bingo | Having enough fuel for a safe return. |
Bird | Spaceship. |
Bluelined | Disabled by an ion cannon blast. |
Blue milk run | An easy hop, an ordinary and uneventful mission. |
Bogey | An unidentified fighter or starship. |
Bone | A Y-Wing fighter |
Bright | A TIE/Advanced fighter. |
Bumping | Engaging in ACM. |
Burn sky until we see lines | Fly until you get into hyperspace. |
Burnout | Spacer slang referring the loss of power in a starship's power plants. |
Cargo hold | Spacers' slang for backside, bottom. |
Centurion | A pilot with one hundred landings on a carrier or fighter base. |
Check your 6 | "Be careful, watch out behind you." |
Clear skies | "Be well," a traditional spacer's farewell. |
Clutch | A squadron of TIE fighters. |
Cold nose | Operating with sensors down. |
Connecting the navpoints | A comprehensive attempt at illustration or explanation of a subject. |
DIE-wing | A TIE-Wing Ugly, referring to its alarmingly low combat survivability. |
Dirt flier | An atmospheric fighter pilot. |
Dirtside | On a planet's surface. |
Dragship | An Interdictor-class cruiser. |
Drift factor | A measure of a pilot's flakiness or inability to follow orders. |
Drunken Mynock School of Instruction | The place where one with minimal piloting skills might have bought his or her pilot's license. |
Dupe | A TIE Bomber |
Easy chair | The pilot's seat in a fighter. |
Edge | An A-Wing fighter. |
Eyeball | A basic TIE fighter. Often shortened to simply eye. |
Fangs out | Eager for a dogfight. |
Few starships short of a fleet | Insane. |
Final Jump | A euphemism for death, used by spacers. |
Flat-hatting | Showing off or engaging in dangerous maneuvres. |
Flyboy | A starfighter pilot. |
Flying the same vector | Thinking along the same lines. |
FTL | Faster than light. |
Full DSW | Having enough power for drive, shields, and weapons. |
Furball | A hectic dogfight. |
G-burp | Spacer slang for a sudden surge from a starship's drive system. |
Gain angles | Maneuvre for a better shot in a dogfight. |
Get lines | Disengage and jump to hyperspace. |
Go black | Head from a planet's atmosphere into space. |
Go blue | Head from space into a planet's atmosphere. |
Goes away | What an enemy fighter does when you hit it. |
Gripe | A mechanical problem. An up gripe is a problem that allows continuing operations; a down gripe does not. |
Hangar queen | A fighter that is often unable to fly because it needs repairs, and thus is raided for parts. |
Hawk circle | A formation of fighters waiting to land. |
Hop | A mission. |
How do you plot that course? | A phrase meaning "how did you come to that conclusion?" |
HUD | Heads-up display. |
Impstar | An Imperial Star Destroyer. |
Judy | Comms call indicating you are intercepting a bandit. |
Klick | Kilometer. |
KM | "Kriffing magic," a pilot's all-purpose explanation for how technology works. |
Latch | Get into position to destroy an enemy fighter. |
Loud handle | The lever that triggers a fighter's ejection seat. |
LTS | "Likely to survive," indicating approval of a pilot's skills. |
No d�cor | "Speak freely," without worrying about rank. |
Old Spaceman's Home | Retirement; to a spacer. |
Painted | Scanned by sensors. |
Peeper | A TIE fighter used for reconnaissance. |
Pointer | An X-Wing fighter. |
Punching up a jump | Spacer's slang describing the act of entering coordinates into a navigation computer prior to making the jump to lightspeed. |
Raising ship | Spacer's slang for leaving a planet in a starship or the act of lifting off. |
Roof | A carrier's flight deck. |
Reading the g's | Term used by fighter pilots in reference to dialing down an inertial compensator to get a tactile feel for the movements of their ships. |
Rocketjock | A starfighter pilot. |
SA | Situational awareness. |
SD Vic | A Victory-class Star Destroyer |
Senth Herf | An admiring assessment of another pilot's abilities. |
Set-down | Spacers' slang for the act of landing a starship. |
Shock | To hit a bandit with a blast from an ion cannon. |
Shocker | An ion cannon. |
The Show | ACM; dogfighting. |
Skull | A Z-95 Headhunter. |
Skyboy | A term used to address starfighter pilots. |
Slim | A RZ-1 A-Wing interceptor. |
Snubfighter | Small spacecraft like X-wings or TIE Fighters that are seen as expendable. |
Spacer | An individual who lives most of his or her life in space. |
Spinner | A B-Wing fighter, also known as a cross. |
Splash | Shoot down. |
Squint | A TIE/ln Interceptor. |
Star-hopper | Another term for spacer. |
Suicide sled | A starfighter, particularly one with weak shield. |
Trip | A TIE Defender. |
Ugly | A starfighter made from parts of varying origins. |
Vape or vap | Short for "vaporize." Starfighter pilot slang for destroying a target, especially in a dogfight. |
Vapebait | A poorly skilled fighter pilot who is an easy target. |
Victim | A Victory-class Star Destroyer. |
Warp-lagged | Spacer's slang for the feeling of tiredness after traveling in hyperspace. |
Wishbone | A BTL Y-Wing starfighter. |
Woke up on the wrong side of the starship | Spacer's slang for feeling grumpy, irritable, or to be easily annoyed. |
Zero angle | The position behind the stern of a bandit. |