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Noun(1) the pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of

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(1) What would you do if your wingman or an aircraft from outside your flight declared an emergency?(2) We saw a trail of fuel behind us, so we called our wingman to join up overhead for an inspection.(3) I point the nose of my shattered plane towards Hendon, my new wingman close behind me.(4) Unless the pilot recovered quickly, collision with a wingman was more than likely.(5) During formation flight, the lead aircraft has right-of-way and the wingman yields.(6) A visual inspection by his wingman told of the damage to the air intake and tail.(7) The wingman at the wheel has as much responsibility for landing the U - 2 as the pilot.(8) His wingman saw a ball of fire and realized that Newkirk had crashed.(9) The main responsibility of the number two, or wingman, was to guard his leader from an attack from his quarter, or from behind, while the leader navigated his small force and also covered his wingman .(10) So, instead of a pilot having to toggle three different systems and rely on his wingman to confirm a threat, the F - 22 does much of that for him.(11) SKE is a system that uses electronic signals to identify the lead plane and its wingman so that aircraft can fly in formation in adverse weather.(12) My wingman aborted somewhere along the line, and I escorted a B- 17 to a successful ditching in the middle of the North Sea.(13) The wingman culture of aerospace operations also has significant impact on the art of leadership.(14) Keeping a relatively tight formation in rough air was physically taxing, especially if you were flying wingman positions in a six-ship flight.(15) On one of his quick ascents during one of the many dogfights that day, Roll's wingman signaled his squadron leader.(16) Because there is no other way to pass on the experience of 2,000-hour fighter pilots to the new wingmen except to fly them together.
Related Words
(1) wingman
(2) man
(3) wing
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📺 Word Example from TV Shows

I'm the wingman.

I'm the WINGMAN.

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 12


You're not gonna need a wingman.
You're gonna need a paramedic.

You're not gonna need a WINGMAN. You're gonna need a paramedic.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 8


And when my wingman is carrying
a Green Lantern lantern, I drink a lot.

And when my WINGMAN is carrying a Green Lantern lantern, I drink a lot.

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 12


You can be like my,
uh, online wingman.

You can be like my, uh, online WINGMAN.

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 17


And what is my function as wingman?

And what is my function as WINGMAN?

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 12


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