Battleshort (sometimes "battle short") is a condition in which some military equipment can be placed so it does not shut down when circumstances would...

reactor), but her captain ordered the safety mechanisms overridden (battleshort enabled). The crew were told to say that they had hit an iceberg. This...

traffic Blue light station – Emergency telephone and shut-off switch Battleshort – Emergency override of safety features to complete a mission, even if...

List of aviation, avionics, aerospace and aeronautical abbreviations Battleshort Afterburner Supercruise Flank speed Wartime reserve mode "Flight of the...

launch and locked to the raised Titan's "missileborne antenna". The "battleshort" mode ("melt-before-fail") prevented fail-safe circuits such as fuses...

reactor), but her captain ordered the safety mechanisms overridden (battleshort enabled). The crew were told to say that they had hit an iceberg. Much...