- curve of pursuit
- The curved path described by a fighter plane making an attack on a moving target while holding the proper aiming allowance.
Military dictionary. 2000.
curve of pursuit
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Curve of pursuit — Pursuit Pur*suit , n. [F. poursuite, fr. poursuivre. See {Pursue}, v. t.] 1. The act of following or going after; esp., a following with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase; prosecution; as, the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an enemy … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curve of pursuit — A curve of pursuit is a curve constructed by analogy to having a point or points which represents pursuers and pursuees, and the curve of pursuit is the curve traced by the pursuers. With the paths of the pursuer and pursuee parametrised in time … Wikipedia
curve of pursuit — persekiojimo trajektorija statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Trajektorija, kuria naikintuvas skrenda atakuodamas judantį taikinį ir išlaikydamas reikiamą taikymo kryptį. atitikmenys: angl. curve of pursuit pranc. courbe de poursuite … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
curve of pursuit — The curved path followed by an attacker onto target aircraft when attacking from a position that is not directly astern, or straight ahead, and while holding the proper aiming allowance. Ideally, an aircraft should be line astern of the target at … Aviation dictionary
curve of pursuit — a curve described by a point moving always directly toward or from a second point that is itself moving according to some law … Useful english dictionary
Pursuit — Pur*suit , n. [F. poursuite, fr. poursuivre. See {Pursue}, v. t.] 1. The act of following or going after; esp., a following with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase; prosecution; as, the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an enemy.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pursuit curve — Curves of pursuit with different parameters A curve of pursuit is a curve constructed by analogy to having a point or points which represents pursuers and pursuees, and the curve of pursuit is the curve traced by the pursuers. With the paths of… … Wikipedia
pursuit curve — noun : the interception curve made by an interceptor maintaining continuous fire on a moving airplane from a position to the rear and side compare lead collision course … Useful english dictionary
List of curve topics — This is a list of curve topics in mathematics. See also curve, list of curves, and list of differential geometry topics.*acnode *algebraic curve *arc *asymptote *asymptotic curve *Barbier s theorem *barycentric… … Wikipedia
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