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Glossary
— J JAA Joint Aviation Authorities. JAR Joint Aviation Requirements, agreed by all major
EC countries (JAR 25 equivalent to FAR Pt 25). JAR-VLA JAR classification for Very Light Aircraft (MTOW limit of 750 kg; 1 653 Ib). JASDF Japan Air Self-Defence Force. JASSM Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missile (US designation
= AGM-158). JATO Jet-assisted take-off (actually means rocket-assisted). JCAB
Japan Civil Airworthiness Board. JDA
Japan Defence Agency. JDAM
Joint Direct Attack Munition, being a GPS-duidane package added to existing
bomb bodies, US designations being GBU-29 (with Mk 81 bomb), GBU-30 (Mk
82), GBU-31 (Mk 83), GBU-32 (Mk 84 or BLU-109/B) and GBU-35 (BLU-110/B). JGSDF Japan Ground Self-Defence Force. JMSA
Japan Maritime Safety Agency. JMSDF
Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force. joined wing
Tandem wing layout in which forward and aft wings are swept so that the outer sections meet. JPATS
Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (Beech T-6A Texan ll). JSC Joint stock company. JSF Joint Strike Fighter. (The Lockheed Martin F-35). JSOW Joint Stand-Off Weapon, US designations being AGM-154A
(with 145 BLU-97/B bomblets), AGM-154B (with six BLU-108/B bomblets) and
AGM-154C (with BROACH penetrating warhead). J-STARS US Air Force/Navy Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System in Northrop Grumman E-8C. JTIDS Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (NATO Link 16). Junkers
aileron Control surface
(sometimes flaperon) suspended
from mountings to the rear of wing trailing edge. JVX Joint Vertical experimental – the tiltrotor project
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