You talk about aerial attacks and aerial photographs to indicate that people or things on the ground are attacked or photographed by people in aeroplanes.
双语例句
例：
Weeks of aerial bombardment had destroyed factories and highways.
数周的空袭已经摧毁了各工厂和公路。
例：
Patterns that are invisible on the ground can be the most striking part of an aerial photograph.
在地面上看不见的图案可能是空中照片中最为醒目的部分。
NOUN. 名词
aerials
1.?[C 可数名词] 天线
An aerial is a device that receives television or radio signals.