Flight Deck Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org

flight deck

Term Source: JP 3-04 (Joint Shipboard Helicopter and Tiltrotor Aircraft Operations) ?

1.) In certain airplanes, an elevated compartment occupied by the crew for operating the airplane in flight.

2.) The upper deck of an aircraft carrier that serves as a runway. The deck of an air-capable ship, amphibious aviation assault ship, or aircraft carrier used to launch and recover aircraft.

In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These terms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

Term Classification: operations

Source:

Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

Term sourced from JP 3-04: Joint Shipboard Helicopter and Tiltrotor Aircraft Operations, updated December 2012 View source document

This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015

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