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by 0ct4via
1063 days ago
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Neither of these terms are unique to the US, or the military, or indeed the US military specifically. FOD = foreign object debris... basically anything loose that can end up somewhere it doesn't and cause Foreign Object Damage - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_object_damage EFB = electronic flight bag ... basically using screens/displays (and more recently, the likes of iPads issued to Students / Flight Officers/ Pilots) which carry things like aircraft manuals, checklists, airport procedures, airport and aerodrome diagrams, etc. -- so called because they're designed to replace the "flight bag" that could be filled with over half a dozen (or more)heavy, chunky-as-heck books and binders containing the same information in paper form. This becomes especially relevant when commercial aviation requires flight deck personnel to carry significant amounts of information like that with them, like train drivers can also have to do (rule books, locomotive / rolling stock manuals, track/depot diagrams, etc.) Again, not remotely limited to the US military, or to the US or military in general -- these terms are common for those in aviation :) |
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As for outside the aircraft, FOD can cover anything from loose rubber / screws, etc. on the runway that could end up damaging the tires or being taken through the engines, to in-flight FOD risks like bird strikes and volcanic ash - which obviously are also foreign objects that risk damage to the aircraft.