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    Nap-of-the-earth (NOE) is a type of very low-altitude flight course used by military aircraft to avoid enemy detection and attack in a high-threat environment...
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  • weather reconnaissance, experimental aircraft testing, and nap-of-the-earth flight with the A-10 Warthog. New aircraft types include gliders, airships...
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    technique called nap-of-the-earth navigation. Without taking into account the refraction through the atmosphere, the radar horizon would be the geometrical...
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    fly "in the treetops" during "nap-of-the-earth" (NoE) operations, and the pilot needed to have a clear view of the aircraft's surroundings. The first prototype...
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  • American rapper Nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE) Nap-of-the-earth flight Network of Excellence Nintendo of Europe Neoproterozoic oxygenation event (occurred...
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  • of the Earth may refer to: World map, map of world areas, population, volcanoes, etc. Political map, map showing regional boundaries and equator Nap-of-the-earth...
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    Thunderbird (missile) (category History of science and technology in the United Kingdom)
    the Army's only heavy anti-aircraft missile. As missile systems like Thunderbird made flight at medium and higher altitudes practically suicidal, nap-of-the-earth...
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    other military personnel (e.g. air defence troops), for nap-of-the-earth flying in wartime. The aircraft types can include advanced trainers, ground-attack...
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    study of helicopter manoeuvrability in three programs, Superaugmented Controls for Agile Maneuvering Performance (SCAMP), Automated Nap-of-the-Earth (ANOE)...
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    sometimes referred to as ground hugging or terrain hugging flight. The term nap-of-the-earth flight may also apply but is more commonly used in relation to...
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