PROJECT 45

TECHNICAL AVIATION ACRONYMS

L45 Aircraft (Primarily)

A
AAE AAFIF AAP AB ABM ABN ABNORM ABS ABV AC A/C ACAS ACARS ACCEL ACFT ACM ACMP ACMS ACP ACPT ACRU ACT ACTV ACU AD ADC ADF ADG ADI ADIRS ADIRU ADJ ADM ADP ADR ADRG ADRS ADS ADU ADV AFCS AFDS AFE AFIS AFIS Above Airport Elevation Automated Air Facilities Information File Altitude Awareness Panel Air Bleed Abeam Abnormal Abnormal Absolute Above Alternating Current / Advisory Circular Air Conditioning / Aircraft Airborne Collision Avoidance System ARINC Communications Addressing and Reporting System Acceleration, Accelerate Aircraft Air Cycle Machine Alternating Current Motor Pump / Electric Hydraulic Pump Aircraft Condition and Monitoring System Audio Control Panel Accept Air Conditioning Refrigeration Unit Active / Activate Active Antenna Coupler Unit Airworthiness Directive Air Data Computer / Attitude determination and Control Automatic Direction Finder / Finding Air Driven Generator Attitude Director Indicator Air Data Inertial Reference System Air Data Inertial Reference Unit Adjusted / Adjustment Air Data Module Air Driven Pump (Generator)/Air Driven Demand Hydraulic Pump Air Data Reference ARC Digitized Raster Graphics Address Air Data System Air Data Unit Advisory / Advance / Advanced Avionic (Automatic) Flight Control System Autopilot Flight Director System Above Field Elevation Automatic Flight Information System Automatic Flight Inspection System

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TECHNICAL AVIATION ACRONYMS
L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
AFM AFS AFTN A/G AGC AGL AH AHC AHRS AHRU AIAA AIDS AIL AIP A/I PRSOV AIREP AIRMET AIU AL ALPA ALPHA ALRT ALS ALT ALT HOLD ALTM ALTN ALT/S ALW AM AMB AMBG AMFP AML AMP(s) AMR AMU AND ANNUNC ANT ANU AOA AP APB APD APFD(S) APL Airplane Flight Manual Auto Flight System / Auto Flight Simulator Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network Air/Ground Automatic Gain Control Above Ground Level Attitude Heading Attitude Heading Computer Attitude Heading Reference System Attitude Heading Reference Unit American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Aircraft Integrated Data System Aileron / Autopilot Interlock Aeronautical Information Publication Anti-Icing Pressure Regulating and Shutoff Valve Air Report Weather Advisory Service Audio Interface Unit Alert Air Line Pilots Association Angle of Attack for a specific configuration Alert Auto Throttle Limit Switch Altitude Altitude Hold Altimeter Alternate Altitude Select Allowable Landing Weight Amplitude Modulation Ambient Ambiguity Auxiliary Motive Flow Pump Advanced Manual Line Amperes Auto/Manual/Remote Audio Management Unit Aircraft Nose Down Annunciator Antenna Aircraft Nose Up Angle of Attack Auto Pilot Auxiliary Power Breaker Approach Progress Display Autopilot Flight Director (System) Airplane

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L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
APM APP APPR APPROX APPU APR APS APT APU APX AQP ARFF ARINC ARND ARPT ARR ARRVL ARSA ARSPC ARSR ARTCC ARVL AS A/S ASA ASAP ASEL ASI A/Skid ASMD ASP ASR ASRS ASSY ASTP ASYM A/T ATA ATC ATC/DABS ATCRBS ATE A/THR ATIS ATP ATR ATS Autopilot Monitor Approach Approach Approximately Asymmetry Position Pick-off Unit Automatic Performance Reserve E1 / Approach Altitude Preselect Airport Auxiliary Power Unit Appendix Advanced Qualifications Program Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Aeronautical Radio Incorporated Around Airport Arrival Arrival Airspace Radar Service Area Airspace Air route surveillance radar Air Route Traffic Control Center Arrival Airspeed / Altitude Mode Switch Monitor Airspeed Auto Land Status Annunciator As Soon As Possible Altitude Pre-select / Altitude Select Air Speed Indicator Anti Skid Assumed Audio Selector Panel Airport Surveillance Radar Aviation Safety Reporting System Assembly Advanced Simulation Training Program Asymmetrical / Asymmetry Auto Throttle Actual Time of Arrival / Air Transport Association Air Traffic Control Air Traffic Control / Discrete Address Beacon System Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System Automatic Test Equipment Auto Thrust Function Automatic Terminal Information Service Airline Transport Pilot Automatic Test Requirements Auto Thrust System / Auto Throttle System

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TECHNICAL AVIATION ACRONYMS
L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
ATT ATTND AUG AUTO AUX A/V AVAIL AVG AVM AVS AWOS AWY AZ AZIM AzMKR Attitude Attendant Augmentation Automatic Auxiliary Auto-Visual Available Average Airborne Vibration Monitor Audio Visual System Automated Weather Observation System Airway Vertical Acceleration Azimuth Azimuth Marker

B
BAL BARO BAT BATT BB B/B BC B/C BCDS BCK BCL BCN B/CRS BCTC BCU BEV BF BFE BFO BIT BITE BIU BK BKGRD BKR Balance Barometric Battery Battery Broadband Back Beam Back Course Business Class Bite Centralized Data System Back Battery Charge Limiter Beacon Back Course Bombardier Customer Training Center Bus Control Unit / Brake Control Unit Beverage Boarded Fuel Buyer Furnished Equipment Beat Frequency Oscillator Built-In Test Built-In Test Equipment Bite Interface Unit Brake Background Breaker (Circuit Breaker)

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TECHNICAL AVIATION ACRONYMS
L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
BKS BL BLD BLK BLW BMC BMV BNK BNR BOD BOMBX BOV BPCU BPM BRF BRG BRK BRKNG BRKR BRT BS BSCU BSV BSY BTB BTC BTL BTR BTU B/U BUF BUS Brakes Bezel / Back Lighting Bleed Block Below Bleed Air Monitoring Computer Brake Metering Valve Bank Binary Bottom of Descent Bombing Exercise Bleed-Off Valve Bus Power Control Unit Backup Power Module Briefing Bearing Brake Breaking Breaker Bright British Standard Brake System Control Unit Brake Shutoff Valve Busy Bus Tie Breaker Bus Tie Contactor Bottle Bus Tie Relay British Thermal Unit Backup Buffet (as in buffet speed) Bus Bar

C
C CAD CAM CANX CAP CAPT CAS CASS Center / Cold Computer Aided Design Computer Aided Manufacturing Cancel Exercise Capture Captain Calibrated Airspeed / Crew Alerting System Cassette Player

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TECHNICAL AVIATION ACRONYMS
L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
CAT CATS CB,C/B CBMS CBN CBP CBT CCA CCW CD CDH CDL CDI CDR CDU CFDIU CFDS CFI CFIT CFM C.G.,CG CGSS CHAN,CH CHDO CHG CHK CHP CHR CHRGR CIDS CIS CK CKLST CKT C/L CL CLB CLK CLR CLSD CMD CMPTR CNC CNX CO COM,COMM COMP Clear air turbulence Computer Assisted Training System Circuit Breaker Circuit Breaker Monitoring System Cabin Circuit Breaker Panel Computer-Based Training Central Control Actuator Counterclockwise Compact Disc Clearance Delivery Head Configuration Deviation list Course Deviation Indicator Clearance Delivery Radio Control Display Unit Centralized Fault Data Interface Unit Centralized Fault Display System Certified Flight Instructor Controlled Flight Into Terrain Cubic Feet Per Minute Center Of Gravity Computer Generated System Simulator Channel Certificate Holding District Office Change Check Course and Heading Panel Chronograph Charger Cabin Intercommunication Data System Cabin Interphone System Check Check List Circuit Check List Close Climb Clock Clear Closed Command Computer Computer Numeric Control Canceled Company Communication Compressor / Compartment

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TECHNICAL AVIATION ACRONYMS
L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
CON COND CONF CONFIG CONN CONT CORR CO RTE CP CPA CPC CPCS CPCU CPIT CPTP CPU CRC CRG CRS CRSR CRT CRZ CSCU CSD CSEU CSM/G CSTR CTA CTAF CTL PNL CTR CTS CU CUM CVR CVRDA CW CWMS CWP CWS CWTS Continuous Condition Configuration Configuration Connection Control / Continuous Correction Company Route Control Panel Closest Point of Arrival / Closest Point of Approach Cabin Pressurization Controller Cabin Pressure Control System Cabin Pressure Controller Unit Cockpit Civilian Pilot Training Program Computer Processing Unit Continuous Repetitive Chime Cargo Course Cursor Cathode Ray Tube Cruise Cargo Smoke Control Unit Constant Speed Drive Control System Electronic Unit Constant Speed Motor/Generator Constraint Control Area Common Traffic Advisory Frequency Control Panel Contour / Center Course To Steer Control Unit Cumulative Cockpit Voice Recorder Cockpit Voice Recorder Clockwise / Continuous Wave Control Wheel Master Switch Crew Warning Panel Control Wheel Steering Control Wheel Trim Switch

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TECHNICAL AVIATION ACRONYMS
L45 Aircraft (Primarily)

D
DA DAC DAFIF DAR DAU DBU DC DCV DDRMI DECEL DECR DED DEEC DEG DEM DEP DEP,DEPT DEPR DER DES DEST DET DETD DEV DFA DFDAU DFDR DFFC DG DGC DGR DH DIFF DIM DIR DIR TO DIS,DIST DISC DISCH DISCONT DISP DITS DK DMC DME Drift Angle Digital to Analogue Converter Digital Aeronautical Feature Information File Digital AIDS Recorder Data Acquisition Unit Data Base Unit Direct Current / Display Controller Directional Control Valve Digital distance and Radio Magnetic Indicator Decelerate Decrease Dedicated Digital Electronic Engine Computer / Control Degree Demand Deployment / Deployed Departure / Depart Depressurize Designated Engineering Representative Descent Destination Detector Digital Terrain Elevation Data Deviation Delayed Flap Approach Digital Flight Data Acquisition Unit Digital Flight Data Recorder Dual Fuel Flow Converter Display Generator / Display Gyro Display Guidance Computer Degrade Decision Height Differential Dimmer Direct / Direction Direct To Distance Disconnect Discharge Discontinued Dispatch Digital Information Transfer System Deck Display Management Computer Distance Measuring Equipment

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TECHNICAL AVIATION ACRONYMS
L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
DMU DN DNTKFX DOF DR DRO DSDL DSG DSPL/DSPY DSU DTG DTK/DTRK DTO DTU DU DVC DVM Data Management Unit (Aids) Down Down Track Fix Degrees Of Freedom Dead reckoning / Door Digital Readouts Dedicated Serial Data Link Display Guidance Computer Display Display Splitter Unit Distance To Go Desired Track Direct To Data Transfer Unit Display Unit Dual Video Card Digital Voltmeter

E
E EADI EAS EBU ECAM ECAM ECAS ECB ECHUM EC JAR ECM ECON ECP ECR ECS ECS PRSOV ECTM ECU ECU E/D EDP EDS EDS BITE East Electronic Attitude Director Indicator Equivalent Airspeed Engine Build-Up Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring Computer Electronic Control and Maintenance display Engine Condition and Monitoring System Electronic Control Box (APU) Electronic Chart Updating Manual European Community-Joint Airworthiness Requirements Engine Condition Monitoring Economic ECAM Control Panel / EFIS Control Panel Engineering Change Records Environmental Control System ECS Pressure Regulating and Shutoff Valve Engine Condition Trend Monitor Engine Control Unit / Electronic Control Unit Environmental Control Unit (Thrust Reversers) End of Descent Engine Driven Pump / Engine Primary Hydraulic Pump Engine Diagnostic System / Electronic Display System Engine Diagnostic System Built-In Test Equipment

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TECHNICAL AVIATION ACRONYMS
L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
EDU E/E EEC EEL EET EFB EFC EFCS EFD EFI EFIS EFOB EGPWS EGT EHA EHF EHSI EI EICAS EIS EIU EL ELAC ELCU ELEC ELEV ELF ELMS ELT ELV EMA EMER EMER GEN EMER-V EMI EMP ENG ENR,ENRT ENT,ENTR ENTMT EO, E/O E.P. EPE EPI EPNdB EPR EPRL Engine Diagnostic System Electrical / Electronic Electronic Engine Control Emergency Exit Lights / Emergency Escape Path Lighting Estimated Elapsed Time Electronic Flight Bag Expect Further Clearance Electronic Flight Control System Electronic Flight Display Electronic Flight Instruments Electronic Flight Instrument System Estimated Fuel On Board Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System Exhaust Gas Temperature Electro-hydraulic Actuator Extremely high frequency Electronic Horizontal Situation Indicator Engine Indicating / Engine Indications Engine Indication (Instruments) and Crew Alerting System Electronic Instruments System Engine Interface Unit Elevator Elevator Aileron Computer Electrical Load Control Unit Electrical / Electronics Elevator / Elevation Extremely low frequency Electrical Load Management System Emergency Location (Locator) Transmitter Elevation Electro-mechanical Actuator Emergency Emergency Generator Emergency Bus Voltage Electro-Magnetic Interference Electric Motor Pump Engine Enroute Enter Entertainment Engine Out Eye Point Estimated Position Error Elevator Position Indicator Effective Perceived Noise in Decibels Engine Pressure Ratio EPR Limit

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TECHNICAL AVIATION ACRONYMS
L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
EQPT EQUIV ER EROPS ERP ERR ESS EST ET ETA ETE ETOPS ETP ETT EVAC EVMU E/WD EXCD EXEC EXH EXPED EXT EXTEN EXT PWR Equipment Equivalent Extended Range Extended Range Operations EFIS Radar Panel Error Essentials Estimated Elapsed Time Estimated Time of Arrival Estimated Time en Route Extended-Range Twin Engine Operations Equal Time Point Estimated Takeoff Time Evacuation Engine Vibration Monitoring Unit Engine / Warning Display Exceedances Execute Exhaust Expedite Extended / Extension / Exterior / External / Extinguisher Extension External Power

F
F/A FAA FAC FACTR FADEC FAF FAMX FAR FAV FBO FBW F/C FCC FCDC FCP FCS Flight Attendant Federal Aviation Administration Flight Augmentation Computer Factor Full Authority Digital Engine Control (System) Final Approach Fix Familiarization Exercise Federal Aviation Regulation Fan Air Valve Fixed Base Operator Fly-By-Wire Flight Crew/ First Class Flight Control Computer / Federal Communications Commission Flight Control Data Concentrator Flight Control Panel Flight Control System

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TECHNICAL AVIATION ACRONYMS
L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
FCST FCU FD, F/D FDAU FDIU FDR FDU FE FF, F/F FF PPH FFRATS FG FGC FGC XFR FGS FH FHOC FIDDS FIDS FILT FIR FIRM FL FLC FLCH FLD FLIFO FLIP FLP FLT FLT CLT FM FMA FMC FMCS FMECA FMGC FMGS FMS FMS CDU FMU FO F/O FOB FOD FOG FOM Forecast Flight Control Unit / Flap Control Unit / Fuel Control Unit Flight Director Flight Data Acquisition Unit Flight Data Interface Unit Flight Data Recorder Fire Detection Unit / Flux Detector Unit Flight Engineer Fuel Flow Fuel Flow Pounds Per Hour Full Flight Regime Auto Throttle System Flight Guidance Flight Guidance Computer / Flight Guidance Controller Flight Guidance Controller Transfer (Switch) Flight Guidance System Flight Handbook Fuel Heater Oil Cooler Fault Isolation and Detection Display System Fault Isolation and Detection System Filter Flight Information Region Fault Isolation Reporting Manual Flight Level Flight Level Change (Normal Profile) Flight Level Change High (Speed Profile) Flood Flight Information Flight Information Publication Flap / Flight Plan Flight Flight Control Flight Management / Frequency modulation Flight Mode Annunciator Flight Management Computer Flight Management Computer System Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis Flight Management Guidance Computer Flight Management Guidance System Flight Management System Flight Management System Control Display unit Fuel Metering Unit Flyover First Officer Fuel on Board Foreign Object Damage Fiber Optics Gyro Flight Operations Manual

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TECHNICAL AVIATION ACRONYMS
L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
FOTM FP FPA F-PLN FPL fpm FPPU FPS FPT FPU FPV FQ FQF FQI FQSC FR FREQ FRM FRT FRV FS F/S FSBY FSDO FSEU FSF FSIM FSS FSUIPC Ft, FT FTA FTD FTM FT/MN FTP FU FWD FWC FWS FWSOV Flight Operations Training Manual Flight Plan Flight Path Angle / Flight Path Acceleration Flight Plan Flight Plan Feet Per Minute Feed-Back Position Pick-Off Unit Flight Per Second Flight Plan Time Flap Power Unit Flight Path Vector Fuel Quantity Fuel Quantity Fault (CAS MSG) Fuel Quantity Indication / Unit Fuel Quantity Signal Conditioner From Frequency Fault Reporting Manual Front Fuel Return Valve Flight Safety / Fast Slew / Flight Simulator Fast/Slow (indicator) Forced Standby (WX) Flight Standards District Office (FAA) Flap/Slat Electronic Unit Flight Safety Foundation Flight Simulator Interface Module Flight Service Station Flight Simulator Universal Inter-Process Communication Foot / Feet / Flight Time Fault Tree Analysis Flight Training Device Flight Training Manual Feet per Minute File Transfer Protocol Fuel Used Forward Flight Warning Computer Flight Warning System Firewall Shutoff Valve (Valves)

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L45 Aircraft (Primarily)

G
G G/A,GA GB GC GCA GCR GCU GD GE GEN GFI GFR GLC GLY GMAP GMT GNC GND GP GPCU GPH GPM GPS GPU GPWS GR GRAC GRD GRND GRP GRVTY GS G/S GSE GSP GSPD GTOW GU GUI GW Gravity (G-Force) / Gyro (flag on ADI) Go Around, General Aviation Generator Breaker Guidance Control Ground Controlled Approach Generator Control Relay Generator Control Unit Gear Down General Electric Generator Ground Fault Interrupt Generator Field Relay Generator Line Contractor Galley Ground Map / Ground mapping Greenwich Mean Time Global Navigation Chart Ground General Purpose / Glide path Ground Power Control Unit Gallons Per Hour Gallons Per Minute Global Positioning System (Navstar) Ground Power Unit Ground Proximity Warning System Gear / Generator Relay Ground Reference Air Chart Ground Ground Geographic Reference Point Gravity Glide Slope / Ground Speed Glide Slope Ground support equipment Ground Service Panel (Hydraulic) Ground Speed Gross Takeoff Weight Gear Up Graphical User Interface Gross Weight

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TECHNICAL AVIATION ACRONYMS
L45 Aircraft (Primarily)

H
H HA HAI HCU HDBK HDG HDG INT HDG/S HDG SEL HDL HDPH HDWD HF HFCU HG HI HIRF HLD HMG HMU HOL HOT HP hPa HPV HR HSC HSI HT HTR HUD HUMID HVOR H/Wind HYD HZ Hour / Hot / Hold Halon fire extinguisher High Altitude Indoctrination Hydraulic Control Unit (T/R Control Valve) Handbook Heading Heading Intercept Heading Selected Heading Select Handle Headphone Headwind High Frequency Hydromechanical Fuel Control Unit Heading High High Intensity Radiated Field Hold / Holding Hydraulic Motor Generator Hydro-Mechanical Unit High-Order Language High Oil Temperature High Pressure (Spool) Hectopascal (One Hectopascal = One Millibar) High Pressure Valve Hour Hydraulic Service Center Horizontal Situation Indicator Height / Heat Heater Head Up Display Humidifier High VHF Omni-Directional Range Headwind Hydraulics Hertz (cycles per second in alternating current)

I
IAC IAF Integrated Avionic Computer Initial Approach Fix

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TECHNICAL AVIATION ACRONYMS
L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
IAPS IAS IATA IAW IBL IC I/C ICAO IC/SG IC/SG ICU ID IDENT IDG IDS IDU I.E. IFE IFOG IFOG IFR IGN ILLUM ILS IM IMBAL IMC IMM IMP IN INB INBD INBO INBRD INC INCR INCREM IND INFLT INHB inHg INHIB INIT INOP INPH INR INS Integrated Avionics Processor System Indicated Airspeed International Air Transport Association In Accordance With Integrated Back Lighting Integrated Computer / Display Flight Guidance Computer Inspection/Check International Civil Aviation Organization Intercommunication / Signal Generator Integrated Computer/Symbol Generator (IC-600) Instrument Comparator Unit / Indicator Control Unit Identifier / Identification Identification Integrated Drive Generator Integrated Display System / Instrument Display System Interactive Display Unit That Is In Flight Entertainment System Interferometric Optical Gyro System Interferometer Fiber Optic Gyro Instrument Flight Rules Ignition (EI) Illuminate / Illuminated Instrument Landing System Inner Marker Imbalance Instrument Meteorological Conditions Immediate Imperial Inches Inbound Inboard Inboard Inboard Incorporated Increase Increment Indicator / Indicated In Flight Inhibit Inches of Mercury (Standard Pressure 29.92 inHg) Inhibit Initialization / Initialize Inoperative / Inoperable Interphone Inner Inertial Reference System (J)

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TECHNICAL AVIATION ACRONYMS
L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
INSP INST INSTR INT INTC INTCP INTEG INTPH INV I/O IOE IP IPC IPPU IR IRS IRU ISA ISB ISDU ISLN ISOL ITT IVSI IV&V Inspection Instrument Instrument Interphone / Initialization / Intensity / Intersection Intercept Intercept GPS Integrity Interphone Inverter Input/Output Initial Operating Experience Intermediate Pressure/Input/Intercept Profile/Initial Point Intermediate Pressure Check valve Instrumentation Position Pick-off Unit Infrared / Infrared Radiation Inertial Reference System Inertial Reference Unit International Standard Atmosphere Inter-System Bus Inertial Sensor Display Unit Isolation Isolate / Isolated / Isolation (valve) Interstage Turbine Temperature Instantaneous Vertical Speed Indicator Independent Validation and Verification

J
JAA JAR JEPP JETT JNC JOG JP(4,5) JSTK Joint Aviation Authority Joint Aviation Regulations (Requirements) Jeppeson Jettison Jet Navigation Chart Joint Operations Group Military Jet Fuel Joystick

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TECHNICAL AVIATION ACRONYMS
L45 Aircraft (Primarily)

K
K,KT,KTS KEAS KG kHz KIAS KIFIS km kph,km/H kt KTAS kVA KVAR KW Knots Knots Equivalent Airspeed Kilograms Kilohertz Knots Indicated Airspeed Kollsman Integrated Flight Instrument System Kilometers Kilometers Per Hour / Kilograms Per Hour Knot Knots True Airspeed Kilovolt-Ampere Kilovolt-Ampere Reactive Kilowatt

L
L LAF LAND LAT LAT/LON LAT REV LAV LB LCA LCD LCL LCN LCU LD LDA LDG LDG GR LDOC LE LEC LED LF LFT LG, L/G LGCIU Left / Learjet Load Alleviation Function Auto Land mode annunciation Latitude, Lateral Latitude / Longitude Lateral Revision Lavatory Pound / Left Bank Line Check Airman Liquid Crystal Display Local Load Classification Number Light (Lighting) Control Unit Load; a unitized cargo loading container, (ie: LD-3) Localizer type approach Landing Landing Gear Long Distance Operational Control Leading Edge Lecture Light Emitting Diode Low Frequency / Left Front Left Landing Gear Landing Gear Control Interface Unit

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TECHNICAL AVIATION ACRONYMS
L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
LGPIU LGT LGW LH LIM LIS LJ LK LKD LL LLG LLS LLSK LLWAS LM LMM LMR LN L NAV LNDG LO LOC LOFT LOGO LOM LONG,LON LOP LORAN LOS LP LPM LR LRC Lrg LRN LRRA LRU LS L&S LSA LSB LSK LSP LSU LT,LTS LTG LVDT Landing Gear Position Indicating Unit Light Landing Gross Weight Left Hand Limit / Limitation Localizer Inertial Smoothing Learjet Lock Locked Latitude / longitude Lower Lobe Galley Left Line Select Key Left Line Select Key Low Level Wind Shear Low Minimums Locator Middle Marker Load Monitor Relay Left Nose Lateral Navigation Landing Low Localizer, Lock Line Oriented Flight Training Logo graphic Locator Outer Marker Longitude Line Of Position / Low Oil Pressure Long Range Navigation Loss of Signal / Line Oriented Simulation Low Pressure (Spool) Liter Per Minute Left Rear / Learjet Long Range Cruise Large Long Range Navigation Low Range Radio Altimeter Line Replaceable Unit Line Select Limits and Specifications Low Speed Awareness Lower Side Band / Least Significant Bit Line Select Key Limit Select Panel Lavatory Service Unit Light / Left / Local Time Lighting Linear Variable Differential Transformer

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TECHNICAL AVIATION ACRONYMS
L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
LVL LVL/CH LVOR LW LWD LWR Level Level Change Low VHF Omni-Directional Range Left Wing / Landing Weight Left Wing Down Lower

M
*M

M1 M,m MAC M.A.C. MACs MADC MAG MAG DEC MAG VAR MAINT MALF MAN MANFLD MAP M/AS MASI MAX MAX CLB MAX DES MAX END mB MC MCA MCDP MCDU MCH MCP MCR MCT MCU MCW MDA MDF

Degrees Magnetic Mach Mach / Machine / Meter / Magenta Mean Aerodynamic Chord / Military Airlift Command Mean Aerodynamic Chord Midair Collisions Micro Air Data Computers Magnetic Magnetic Declination Magnetic Variation Maintenance Malfunction Manual / Manifold / DEEC Fuel Control Mode (EI) Manifold Missed Approach Point Mach Airspeed Mach Airspeed Indicator Maximum Maximum Climb Maximum Descent Maximum endurance Millibar Master Caution Minimum Crossing Altitude Maintenance Control and Display Panel Multifunction Control and Display Unit Mach Mode Control Panel Maximum Cruise Thrust / Maximum Recommended Cruise Maximum Continuous Thrust Modular Concept Unit / Master Control Unit Maximum Cruise Weight Minimum Descent Altitude Medium Density Fiberboard

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TECHNICAL AVIATION ACRONYMS
L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
MDH MDI MDLF MDU MEA MEC MECH Med MEL MEM MESC MEW MF MFA MFD MFU MGMT,MGT MGP MHz mi MIC MIC STK MID MIKE MIN MIP MISC MISCMP MKR MLG MLS MLW MM MMEL Mmo MMT MN MOA MOCA MOD MOM MON MONITR MORA MOT M/P MPG Minimum Descent Height Manual Data Inputs Minimum Desired Landing Fuel Multipurpose Display Unit Minimum Enroute Altitude Main Engine Control Mechanic / Mechanical Medium Minimum Equipment List Memory Mid Electronic Service Center Manufacturers Empty Weight Medium Frequency Memorized Fault Annunciator Multi-Function Display Multi Function Unit Management Microwave Glide path Megahertz Miles Microphone Stuck Microphone Middle Microphone Minimum Main Instrument Panel Miscellaneous Mis-Compare Marker / Range Marks Main Landing Gear Microwave Landing System Maximum Landing Weight Middle Marker Master Minimum Equipment List Maximum Mach Operating Speed Minimum Movement Threshold Main / Mach Number / Minute Military Operation Area Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude Module / Modification Momentary Contact Monitor Monitor Minimum Off Route Altitude Mark On Top Mission Planner / Master Plan / Map Plan Manual Pulse Generator / Miles Per Gallon

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L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
MPH MPM MPR MPS MR MRA MRC MRIU MRM MSA MSB MSG MSL MSP M-SPD MSTR MSU MSW MTBF MTCE MTG MTNCE MTOGW MTOW MTRS MTW MU mul MUX MW MW/MC MZ MZFW Miles Per Hour Miles Per Minute Manual Power Reserve Meters Per Second Manual Rate Minimum Reception Altitude Maximum Range Cruise Maintenance and Recording Interface Unit Maintenance Reporting Manual Minimum Safe Altitude Most Significant Bit Message Mean Sea Level Mode Select Panel Manual Speed Master Mode Select Unit / Mode Selector Unit Master Switch, Control Wheel Master Switch Mean Time Between Failure Maintenance Miles To Go Maintenance Maximum Takeoff Gross Weight Maximum Takeoff Weight Meters Maximum Taxi Weight Management Unit Multicom Multiplexer / Multiplex Master Warning Master Warning / Master Caution Melt Zone (Fuse Plug) Maximum Zero Fuel Weight

N
N1 N2 N N N/A NAC NAC Low Pressure Rotor (Fan) Speed High Pressure Rotor Compressor (Turbine) Speed North / Nose / Normal APU or Engine RPM (%) Not Applicable Nacelle (A streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine) Naval Air Crewman

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L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
NACA NAI NAM NATNL NASA NATOPS NAV NAVAID NB ND NDB NDN NEG NEUT NEG NFO NGM NiCAD NIST NLG nm NO. NOCOM NORM NoPT NORDO NORM NOTAM NOZZ NPA NRST NTSB NUM NUP NW NWS NXT National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics Nacelle Anti Ice Nautical Air Miles National National Aeronautics and Space Administration Naval Air Training Operational Procedures Standards Navigation Navigation Aid Non-directional Radio Beacon / Narrow Band Navigation Display Non-directional Radio Beacon / Nav Database Nose Down Negative Neutral Negative Non Fly Over Nautical Ground Miles Nickel-Cadmium Battery National Institute For Standards & Testing Nose Landing Gear Nautical Mile Number No Communications Normal No Procedure Turn No Radio Normal Notice to Airmen Nozzle Nonprecision Approach Nearest National Transportation Safety Board Number Nose Up Nose Wheel Nose Wheel Steering Next

O
O2 OA OAT Oxygen Non-Threat Advisory (TCAS) Outside Air Temperature

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L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
OBRM OBS OCA OEW OFF/R OFST OGW OH OHT OK OM OMC OMNI ONC ONS ONSTAY OP O/P OPM OPORD OPP OPR OPRN OPT ORIDE OSB OSS OUTB OUTBD OUTR OVBD OVHD OVHT OVRD OVRDN OVSPD OW, O/W OWE OXY, On Board Replacement Module Observer / Omni Bearing Selector Oceanic Control Area / Obstacle Clearance Altitude Operating Empty Weight Off Reset Offset Operating Gross Weight Overheat Overheat Okay Outer Marker Observer Member of the Crew / Operation Navigation Chart Omnidirectional Navigation Radio Operation Navigation Chart Omega Navigation System On Station Open / Operating Output / Oil Pressure Operating Performance Manual Operation Order Opposite Operate Operation Optimum Override Oriented Standard Board Over Station Sensor / Omega Sensor System Outbound Outboard Outer Overboard Overhead Overheat Override Overridden Over Speed Over Water Operating Empty Weight Oxygen

P
P3 Compressor Discharge Pressure

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L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
P PA PA PAC PACK PAM P amb PAPR PAR PASS PAX PB PBE PCA PCIP PCU P-DES PDI PDP PDS PDU PED PEND PE/PS PERF PERS PES PF PFC PFCS PFD PFM PG, PGE PHC PIC PIT PIT TRIM PIU PK PKS PL PLA PLAN PLI PLNG PLS PLT Panel / Projector Passenger Address / Public Announcement Proximity Intruder (TCAS) Pilot at Controls / Pack (air-conditioning) Air-conditioning Package Pulse amplitude modulation Ambient Pressure Paper Precision approach radar Passenger Passengers / Passenger Address Pushbutton Protective Breathing Equipment Power Control Actuator Precipitation Power Control Unit Profile Descent Pictorial Deviation Indicator Power Distribution Panel Primary Diversion Station Pilot Display Unit / Power Drive Unit Pedestal Pendant Passenger Entertainment/Passenger Service System Performance Personnel Passenger Entertainment System / Pitch Enhancement System Pilot Flying Porous Friction Course Overlay (runway Surface) Primary Flight Control System Primary Flight Display Pulse frequency modulation / Pure Flipping Magic Page Probe Heat Computer Pilot In Command Pitch Pitch Trim Passenger Interface Unit Park Packs Payload Power Level Angle EFIS Mode Pitch Limit Indicator Planning Pitch Limit Symbol Pilot

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TECHNICAL AVIATION ACRONYMS
L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
PM PMA PMC PMG PMP PMS PNEU PNF PNL PNR PNRatio PO POB POD POI POS POVMC PPH PPOS PPU PR PRCHDG PRECIP PRED PRESS PREV PRI / PRIM PROB PROC PROC T PROF PROG PROT PROX PRSOV P/RST PRT PRV P/S PSI PSID PSIG P-SPEED PSS PSU PT2 PT2 Phase modulation / Afternoon Permanent Magnet Alternator Power Management Control Permanent Magnet Generator Pump Performance Management System / Power Management System Pneumatic Pilot Not Flying Panel Point of No Return Positive/Negative Ratio Outside Air Pressure Pressure Off Brake Point of Descent Principal Operations Inspector Position / Positive Planned to Operate in Visual Meteorological Conditions Pounds Per Hour (Fuel Flow) Present Position Position Pick-off Unit Pressure Heading Procedure Turn Precipitation Prediction Pressure Previous Primary Probable / Probably Procedure / Procedural Procedure Turn Profile Progress Protection Proximity Pressure Regulating and Shutoff Valves Push To Reset Printer Pressure Regulating Valve Pilot / Static Pounds Per Square Inch Pounds Per Square Inch Differential Pounds Per Square Inch Gauge Profile Speed Passenger Service system Passenger Service Unit Engine Inlet Total Pressure Engine Inlet Pressure Sensing Probe

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L45 Aircraft (Primarily)
PT PTC PTH PTN PTR PTS PTT PTU PVI PW PWR Point Pitch Trim Compensator Path Procedure Turn Printer Practical Test Standards (FAA) Push To Talk Power Transfer Unit Para visual Indicator Pratt-Whitney Power

Q
QA QAR QC QEC QFE QNE QNH QRH QT QTR QTY Quality Assurance Quick Access Record Quick Change Quick Engine Change Local Station Barometric Pressure Sea Level Standard Atmosphere Pressure Sea Level Atmosphere Pressure Quick Reference Handbook Quart (US) Quarter Quantity

R
R RA RA RABS RAD RAIM RAM RAT RAT RB RBN RCA Right / Red / Reset Radio Altitude / Radio Altimeter Resolution Advisories (TCAS II) Reverse Actuated Bleed System Radial / Radio Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring Random Access Memory Ram Air Turbine / Ram Air Temperature Relay Acceptance Threshold Right Bank / Rudder Boost Radio beacon Reaching Cruise Altitude

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RCCB RCD RCDR RCL RCT RCVD RCVR RDDMI RDMI REACT REC RECIRC RECOG REF REFRIG REG REL REP REPLNT REQ REQUAL RES RESID REST RESTR RESTRICTD RESV RET RETD REV RF RFI RGS RGT RH R/I R.J. RLS RLSK RLY RM RMI RMKS RMP RMU RMUS RN Remote Control Circuit Breaker Record Recorder Recall React Received Receiver Radio Distance Magnetic Indicator Radio Distance Magnetic Indicator Rain Echo Attenuation Compensation Technique Recorder Recirculate Recognition Reference Refrigeration Regulator Release / Relative Representative / Repellent Repellent Required / Requirements Requalification Reserve Residual Restriction Restriction Restricted Reserve Retract / Recurrent Emergency Training / Return Retarded Reverse / Reverser / Revision Right Front / Refill / Radio Frequency Radio Frequency Interference Reference Ground Speed Right Right Hand Remove / Install Regional Jet Release Right Line Select Key Relay Radio Management Radio Magnetic Indicator Remarks Radio Management Panel Radio Management Unit Radio Management Units Right Nose

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RNAV RNG ROC ROL ROT RPM RPT RPTG RPU RQRD RQST RR RSB RSS RST RSV RSVR RT R/T RTA RTCA RTE RTN RTO RTU RUD RVDT RVR RVSM RVSR RW R/W RWD RWY RX Radio Navigation Range Rate of Climb Roll Rotation Revolutions Per Minute Report Reporting Receiver Processor Unit Required Request Right Rear Radio System Bus Radio Sensor System Reset Reserve Reservoir Receiver / Transmitter Required Time of Arrival Receiver, Transmitter, Antenna Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics Route / Route Data Return Rejected Takeoff Radio Tuning Unit Rudder Rotary Variable Differential Transformer(s) Runway Visual Range Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums Reverser Right Wing / Runway Runway Right Wing Down Runway Receive

S
S SAE SAF SAI SAR South / Stern Society of Automotive Engineers Safety Standby Attitude Indicator Search And Rescue / Surveillance Approach Radar

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SAS SAT SATCOM SB SBY SC S/C SCATANA SCHED SD S/D SDAC SDCU SDD SDU SEC SEC SECT SEL SELCAL SENS SERV SETP SFAR SFCC SFE SG SHF S/I SIC SID SIGMET SIM SIS SKP SL SLCTD SLCTR SLI SLO SLST SLT SMART SMK Sml SNAFO SNGL Stability Augmentation System Static Air Temperature Satellite Communication Service Bulletin Standby Single Chime / Single Cue Step Climb Security Control of Air Traffic & Air Navigation Aids Schedule System Display Step Descent System Data Acquisition Concentrator Smoke Detection Control Unit Sensor Display Driver Sensor Display Unit SECOND / Secondary / Sector Spoiler Elevator Computer (A320) Sector Scan Select / Selector Selective Call (Calling) Sensitivity Service Society of Experimental Test Pilots Special Federal Aviation Regulation Slat Flap Control Computer Seller Furnished Equipment Symbol Generator Super High Frequency (3000 to 30,000mHz) Switch / Indicator Second In Command Standard Instrument Departure Significant Meteorological Advisory Simulation / Simulator Service Interphone System Skip Sea level Selected Selector Scan Line Interleave / Scalable Link Interface Slow Sea Level Static Thrust Slat Signal Monitoring and Retracting Technique system Smoke Small Situation Normal All Fricked Up Single

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SNS S/O SOE SOP SOV SP SPD SPDBRK SPD LIM SPKRS SPLFLP SPLR SPLRN SPPR SQ/SQL SRA SRD SRFC SRN SRS SS SSB SSFDR SSRP STA STAB STAT STAT INV STAR STB STBY STC STD STG STK STO STOL STR STRG STRUCT STS SUA SUMRY SUP SUPPL SURF SUSP Standby Navigation System Second Officer Supervised Operational Experience Standard Operating Procedures Shutoff Valve Speed / Space (spacebar) / Scratch Pad / Special Purpose Speed Speed Brake Speed Limit Speakers Spoiler and Flap Spoiler Spolieron (Spoiler/Aileron) Single-Point Pressure Refueling Squelch / Squall Specific Range Air Software Requirements Document Surface Short Range Navigation Speed Reference System Slow Slew Single Side Band / Split System Breaker Solid-State Flight Data Recorder Squat Switch Relay Panel Station Stabilizer Status Static Inverter Standard Terminal Arrival Route Stabilization Standby Sensitivity Time Control / Standard Type Certificate Standard Stage Stuck Short Take Off / Store / Storage Short Takeoff or Landing Steer / Steering / Stretch Steering Structural Status / System Status Special Use Airspace Summary Supply Supplemental Surface Suspend Waypoint Sequencing

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SVCE SW SWLT SWTG SXTK SY SYN,SYNCH SYNC SYS SYST Service Switch Switch Light Switching Selected Cross Track System Synchronize / Synchronization / Synchronized Synchronous / Synchronize System System, Synch

T
*T

T TA TACAN TACH TACT TAF TAI T amb TA/RA TAS TAT TAWS TBD TBO TC T/C TCA TCAS TCC TCG TCH TCS T/D TDWR TE TEMP TEMPS TERM TERR

Degrees True Turn / True / Total Traffic Advisory (TCAS) Tactical Air Navigation Tachometer Tactical International Terminal or Alternate weather Forecast Thermal Anti-Ice Ambient Temperature Traffic / Resolution Advisory True Airspeed Total Air Temperature Terrain Awareness Warning System To Be Determined Time Between Overhaul Turbo Compressor Top of Climb Terminal Control Area Traffic Alert & Collision Avoidance System Turbine Case Cooling Time Code Generator Threshold Crossing height Touch Control Steering Top of Descent Terminal Doppler Weather Radar Trailing Edge Temperature Temperatures Terminal / Terminal Area Terrain

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TFC TFR TGT TH T/HOLD THR THR HOLD THROT THRSH THRU THS THSA TK TKE TLA TLWD TMA TMA TMC TMPY TMR TMS TMSP TO, T/O TOC TOD TOGA TOGW TOL TONNES TOW TP, T/P TPC TPIS TQ TR TRANS TRANSP TRK TROPO TR(S) TRSA TRU TS, Ts TST TT2 TTG Traffic Transfer Target True Heading Throttle Hold Thrust Throttle Hold Throttle Threshold Through Trimable Horizontal Stabilizer Trimable Horizontal Stabilizer Actuator Tank / Track Angle Track Angle Error Thrust Lever Angle Tailwind Thrust Mode Annunciator / Terminal Area ICAO Terminal Control Area Thrust Management Computer Temporary Timer / Triple Modular Redundancy Thrust Management System Thrust Mode Select Panel Takeoff / Take-off Thrust Setting (EI) Top Of Climb Top Of Decent Takeoff / Go Around Takeoff Gross Weight Tolerance Metric Ton Takeoff Weight Turn Point / Test Point Tactical Pilotage Chart Tire Pressure Indicating System Throttle Quadrant Thrust Reverser / Transmitter Receiver Transition / Transfer Transponder Trace / Track (Also Ground Track) Tropopause Transformer Rectifier Terminal Radar Service Area Transformer Rectifier Unit Standard Temperature Test Engine Inlet Total Temperature Time to Go

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TTL TURB TURBL TVOR T/WIND TWR T/WX TX Total Turbine / Turbulence Turbulence Terminal VHF Omni-Directional Range Tailwind Tower Traffic and Weather Displayed simultaneously (TCAS) Transmitting / Transmit

U
U/D UFD UHF UIR ULB UNLK,UNL UNLKD uni UNPARLD UNSCHD UPGR UPR USB UTC UTIL UV Upper Deck Unit Fault Data Ultra High Frequency Upper Information Region Underwater Locator Beacon Unlock Unlocked Unicom Unparalleled Unscheduled Upgrade Upper Upper Side Band / Universal Serial Bus Coordinated Universal Time / Greenwich Mean Time / Zulu Time Utility Ultraviolet radiation

V
V1 V2 V VAC VAL VANG VAPP VAR VASI V/B Critical Engine Failure Speed Take Off Safety Speed Volt / Velocity or speed Volts Alternating Current Valve Vertical Angle VOR Approach Variation / Variable Vertical Approach Slope Indicator Vertical Bearing

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VBV VC VCP VCR VDC VDP VEF VEL VERT VFE VFR VFTO VG VHF VHV VIB VIB MON VIGV VLF VLV VM VMC VMCG VMIN VMO VNAV VNV VOL VOLMET VOLT VOR VOR D VORTAC VOT VOX VR VREF VS,V/S VSI VSPD VSR VSV VSCF VTA VTK VTO Variable bypass valve Variable Camber Video Cassette Player Video Cassette Recorder Volts Direct Current Vertical Descent Point Critical Engine Failure Speed Velocity Vertical Maximum Velocity Flaps Extended Visual Flight Rules Velocity Final Take-Off (Green Dot) Vertical Gyro Very High Frequency Very High Voltage Vibration Vibration Monitor Variable Inlet Guide Vanes Very Low Frequency Valve Maneuvering Speed Visual Meteorological Conditions Minimum Control Speed Ground Minimum Operating Speed Maximum Operating Speed Vertical Navigation (Guidance, LORAN) Vertical Navigation Volume Meteorological information for aircraft in flight Voltage VHF Omni Directional Range Radio VOR-DME VOR And TACAN Co-Located VOR Test Facility Voice Rotation Speed / Voltage Regulator Reference Speed Vertical Speed Vertical Speed Indicator Vertical Speed Vertical Speed Required Variable Stator Vane Variable Speed - Constant Frequency Vertical Track Alert Vertical Track Volumetric Top Off unit

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W
W WAI WARN WAY PT WB WBC W/D WF WG WGD WGT, WT WHC WHL WHL MSTR WHLS WOW WPT WSHLD WT WTB WTNG WTR W/W WX WXP WXR WXT WY PT White / West / Weight Wing Anti Ice Warning Waypoint Wide Band Weight and Balance Computer Wiring Diagram Fuel Flow Wing Windshield Guidance Display Weight Window Heat Computer Wheel Wheel Master Wheels Weight-On-Wheels Waypoint Windshield Weight Wing Tip Brake Waiting Water Wheel Well Weather Weather Radar Precipitation Mode Weather Radar Weather Radar Turbulence Mode Way Point

X
X X-BLD X-FEED XCVR XFER XFLOWS XFR Cross (combining prefix, e.g. X-feed) Cross Bleed Cross feed Transceiver Transfer Cross Flows Transfer

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XMISSION XMIT XMTR XPDR XPECT XPNDR XTE XTK XTRK X/WIND Transmission Transmit Transmitter Transponder Expect Transponder Cross Track Error Cross Track / Cross Track Error / Cross Track Distance Cross-track Crosswind

Y
Y Y/D Yellow Yaw Damper

Z
Z ZFCG ZFW ZFWCG Zulu Time Zero Fuel Center of Gravity Zero Fuel Weight Zero Fuel Weight Center of Gravity

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V SPEED TABLE
Va Vapp Vb Vc Vd Vdf/Mdf Vf Vfc/Mfc Vfe Vh Vle Vlo Vlof Vmax Vmbe Vmc Vmca Vmcg Vmin Vmo Mmo Vmu Vne Vno Vr Vref Vs Vso Vs1 Vsr1 Vsro Vtd Vtoss Vx Vy V1 V2 V2min Design Maneuvering Speed Normal Approach Speed (With one engine Inoperative) Design speed for maximum gust intensity Design cruising speed Design diving speed Demonstrated flight diving speed Design flap speed Maximum speed for stability characteristics Maximum flaps extended speed Maximum speed in level flight with maximum continuous power Maximum landing gear extended speed Maximum landing gear operating speed Lift-off speed Maximum speed Maximum brake energy speed Minimum control speed Minimum control speed airborne Minimum control speed ground Minimum speed Maximum operating limit speed Minimum unstick speed Never exceed speed Maximum structural cruising speed Rotation speed Reference Speed Stalling speed Stalling speed in the landing configuration Stalling speed in a specified configuration Stall Clean Stall In Landing Configuration Touchdown indicated airspeed Takeoff safety speed for Category A rotocraft Speed for best angle of climb Speed for best rate of climb Takeoff decision speed Takeoff safety speed Minimum takeoff safety speed

NOTE: This comprehensive list of Technical Aviation Acronyms was compiled to be used for Flight Simulation only. You will also find other useful acronyms associated with computers and CNC machines.

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