Bluecoat Acronyms
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AAE Above Airport Elevation
AAIB Air Accidents Investigation Branch (UK)
ABM Abeam
ABN Abnormal
ABNORM Abnormal
ABS Absolute
AC Alternating Current / Advisory Circular
A/C Air Conditioning / Aircraft
ACARS ARINC Communications Addressing and Reporting System
ACCEL Acceleration, Accelerate(d)
ACFT Aircraft
ACM Air Cycle Machine
ACMP Alternating Current Motor Pump/Elecric Hydraulic Pump
ACMS Aircraft Condition and Monitoring System
ACP Audio Control Panel
ACPT Accept
ACRU Air Conditioning Refrigeration Unit
ACT Active / Activate
ACU Antenna Coupler Unit
AD Airworthness Directive
ADC Air Data Computer
ADF Automatic Direction Finder
ADG Air Driven Generator
ADI Attitude Director Indicator
ADIRS Air Data Inertial Reference System
ADIRU Air Data Inertial Reference Unit
ADJ Adjusted / Adjustment
ADM Air Data Module
ADP Air Driven Pump/Air Driven Demand Hydraulic Pump
ADR Air Data Reference
ADRS Address ADJ Adjusted / Adjustment
ADV Advisory / Advance / Advanced
AFCS Avionic Flight Control System
AFDS Autopilot Flight Director System
AFE Above Field Elevation
AFM Airplane Flight Manual
AFS Autoflight System / Auto flight Simulator
AFTN Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network
A/G Air/Ground
AGL Above Ground Level
AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (US)
AIDS Aircraft Integrated Data System
AIL Aileron / Autopilot Interlock
AIP Aeronautical Information Publication
AIREP Air Report
AIRMET weather advisory service
AIU Audio Interface Unit
AL Alert
ALPA Air Line Pilots Association
ALPHA Angle of Attack for a specific configuration
ALRT Alert
ALS Autothrottle Limit Switch
ALT Altitude
ALT HOLD Altitude HOld
ALTM Altimeter
ALTN Alternate
ALT/S Altitude Select
ALW Allowable Landing Weight
AM Amplitude Modulation
AMB Ambient
AMBG Ambiguity
AMP(s) Ampere(s)
AMR Auto/Manual/Remote
AMU Audio Management Unit
AND (A.N.D.) Aircraft Nose Down
ANNUNC Annunciator
ANT Antenna
ANU (A.N.U.) Aircraft Nose Up
AOA Angle of Attack
AP (A/P) Auto-Pilot
APB Auxiliary Power Breaker
APD Approach Progress Display
APFD(S) Autopilot Flight Director (System)
APL Airplane
APP Approach
APPR Approach
APPROX Approximately
APPU Asymmetry Position Pick-off Unit
APT Airport
APU Auxiliary Power Unit
APX Appendix
AQP Advanced Qualifications Program
ARFF Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting
ARINC Aeronautical Radio Incorporated
ARND Around
ARPT Airport
ARRVL Arrival
ARSR Air route surveillance radar
ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center
AS Airspeed / Altitude Mode Switch Monitor
A/S Airspeed
ASA Autoland Status Annunciator
ASI Air Speed Indicator
ASMD Assumed
ASP Audio Selector Panel
ASAP As Soon As Possible
ASR Airport Surveillance Radar
ASRS Aviation Safety Reporting System
ASSY Assembly
ASTP Advanced Simulation Training Program
ASYM Assymetrical / Asymmetry
A/S Airspeed
A/SKID Anti Skid
A/T Autothrottle
ATA Actual Time of Arrival / Air Transport Associaton
ATC Air Traffic Control
ATCRBS ATC radar beacon system
ATC/DABS Air Traffic Control/Discrete Address Beacon System
ATE Automatic Test Equipment
A/THR Auto Thrust Function
ATIS Automatic Terminal Information Service
ATM Air Turbine Machine (J)
ATS Auto Thrust System / Autothrottle System
ATT Attitude
ATTND Attendant
AUG Augmentation
AUTO Automatic
AUX Auxiliary
A/V Auto-Visual
AVAIL Available
AVG Average
AVM Airborne Vibration Monitor
AVS Audio Visual System
AWOS Automated Weather Observation System
AWY Airway
AZ Vertical Acceleration
AZIM Azimuth
AzMKR Azimuth Marker
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BAL Balance
BARO Barometric
BAT Battery
BB Broadband
B/B Back Beam
BC Back Course
BCDS Bite Centralized Data System
BCK Back
BCL Battery Charge Limiter
BCN Beacon
B/CRS (B CRS) Back Course
BEV Beverage
BF Boarded Fuel
BFE Buyer Furnished Equipment
BFO Beat Frequency Oscillator
BIT Built In Test
BITE Built In Test Equipment
BIU Bite Interface Unit
BK Brake
BKGRD Background
BKR Breaker (Circuit Breaker)
BKS Brakes
BLD Bleed
BLK Block
BMC Bleed Air Monitoring Computer
BMV Brake Metering Valve
BNR Binary
BOD Bottom of Descent
BRF Brief(ing)
BRG Bearing
BRK Brake
BRKNG Breaking
BRKR(S) Breaker(s)
BRT Bright
BS British Standard
BSCU Brake System Control Unit
BAY Busy
BTB(S) Bus Tie Breaker(s)
BTC Bus Tie Contactor
BTL Bottle
BTR Bus Tie Relay
BTU British Thermal Unit
B/U Backup
BUF Buffet (as in buffet speed)
BUS Bus Bar
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C Center
¡C Degrees Centigrade
CAA Civil Aviation Authority (UK) / Civil Aeronautics Agency (US)
CAP Capture
CAPT Captain
CAS Calibrated Airspeed
CAT Clear air turbulence
CB(S),C/B Circuit Breaker(s)
CBMS Circuit Breaker Monitoring System
CCA Central Control Actuator
CCW Counterclockwise
CDL Configuration Deviation list
CDU Control Display Unit
CFDIU Centralized Fault Data Interface Unit
CFDS Centralized Fault Display System
CFM Cubic Feet Per Minute
CG Center Of Gravity
CHAN Channel
CHG Change
CHR Chronograph
CHRGR Charger
CIDS Cabin Intercommunication Data System
CIS Cabin Interphone System
CK Check
CKT Circuit
CLB Climb
C / L Check List
CL Close
CLB Climb
CLK Clock
CLR Clear
CLSD Closed
CMD Command
CMPTR Computer
CNX Cancelled
CO Company
COMM Communication
COMP Compressor
COMP Compartment
CON Continous
COND Condition
CONF Configuration
CONFIG Configuration
CONN Connection
CONT Control / Continuous
CORR Correction
CO RTE Company Route
CP Control Panel
CPCS Cabin Pressure Control System
CPCU Cabin Pressure Controller Unit
CRC Continuous Repetitive Chime
CRG Cargo
CRM Crew Resource Management
CRS Course
CRT Cathode Ray Tube
CRZ Cruise
CSCU Cargo Smoke Control Unit
CSD Constant Speed Drive
CSEU Control System Electronic Unit
CSM/G Constant Speed Motor/Generator
CSTR Constraint
CTL PNL Control Panel
CTR Contour / Center
CU Control Unit
CVR Cockpit Voice Recorder
CVRDA Cockpit Voice Recorder
CW Clockwise
CWS Control Wheel Steering
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DA Drift Angle
DAR Digital AIDS Recorder
DC Direct Current
DCV Directional Control Valve
DDRMI Digital distance and Radio Magnetic Indicator
DECEL Decelerate(d)
DECR Decrease
DED Dedicated
DEG Degree
DEM Demand
DEPR Depressurize
DEPT Departure
DER Designated Engineering Representative
DES Descent
DEST Destination
DET Detector
DFA Delayed Flap Approach
DEV Deviation
DFDAU Digital Flight Data Acquisition Unit
DFDR Digital Flight Data Recorder
DGAC Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile
DH Decision Height
DIFF Differential
DIR Direct / Direction
DIR TO Direct To
DISC Disconnect
DISCH Discharge
DISCONT Discontinued
DISP Dispatch
DIST Distance
DITS Digital Information Transfer System
DK Deck
DMC Display Management Computer
DME Distance Measuring Equipment
DMU Data Management Unit (Aids)
DN Down
DNTKFX Down Track Fix
DR Dead reckoning / Door
DSDL Dedicated Serial Data Link
DSPL Display
DTG Distance To Go
DU Display Unit
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E East
EADI Electronic Attitude Director Indicator
EAS Equivalent Airspeed
EBU Engine Build-Up
ECAM Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitoring Computer / Electronic Control and Maintenance display
ECB Electronic Control Box (APU)
ECM Engine Condition Monitoring
ECON Economic
ECP ECAM Control Panel
ECS Environmental Control System
ECU Engine Control Unit
E/D End of Descent
EDP Engine Driven Pump / Engine Primary Hydraulic Pump
E/E Electrical / Electronic
EEC Electronic Engine Control
EEL Emergency Exit Lights / Emergency Escape Path Lighting
EET Estimated Elapsed Time
EFC Expect Further Clearance
EFCS Electronic Flight Control System
EFI Electronic Fligh Instruments
EFIS Electronic Flight Instrument System
EFOB Estimated Fuel On Board
EGT Exhaust Gas Temperature
EHF Extremely high frequency
EHSI Electronic Horizontal Situation Indicator
EICAS Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System
EIS Electronic Instruments System
EIU Engine Interface Unit
EL Elevator
ELAC Elevator Aileron Computer
ELCU Electrical Load Control Unit
ELEC Electrical / Electrics
ELEV Elevator
ELF Extremely low frequency
ELV Elevation
EMER Emergency
EMER GEN Emergency Generator
EMI Electro-Magnetic Interference
ENG Engine
ENRT Enroute
ENT Enter
ENTMT Entertainment
ENTR Enter
EO, E/O Engine Out
EPE Estimated Position Error
EPI Elevator Position Indicator
EPR Engine Pressure Ratio
EPRL EPR Limit
EQPT Equipment
EQUIV Equivalent
ER Extended Range
EROPS Extended Range Operatations
ERR Error
ESS Essential
EST Estimated
ET Elapsed Time
ETA Estimated Time of Arrival
ETE Estimated Time en Route
ETOPS Extended-Range Twin Engine Operations
ETP Equal Time Point
ETT Estimated Takeoff Time
EUROCAE European Organization for Civil Aviation Electronics
EVAC Evacuation
EVMU Engine Vibration Monitoring Unit
E/WD Engine / Warning Display
EXCD Exceedances
EXEC Execute
EXH Exhaust
EXPED Expedite
EXT Extend(ed) / Extension / Exterior / External
EXTEN Extension
EXT PWR External Power
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F, F¡ Farenheit Degrees
F/A Flight Attendant
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FAC Flight Augmentation Computer
FACTR Factor
FADEC Full Authority Digital Engine Control System
FAF Final Approach Fix
FAR Federal Aviation Regulation(s)
FAV Fan Air Valve
FBW Fly-by-wire.
F/C Flight Crew
FCC Flight Control Computer / Federal Communications Commission
FCDC Flight Control Data Concentrator
FCST Forecast
FCU Flight Control Unit
FD, F/D Flight Director
FDAU Flight Data Acquisition Unit
FDIU Flight Data Interface Unit
FDR Flight Data Recorder
FDU Fire Detection Unit
FE Flight Engineer
FF, F/F Fuel Flow
FFRATS Full Flight Regime Autothrottle System
FG Flight Guidance
FGC Flight Guidance Computer
FGS Flight Guidance System
FH Flight Handbook
FIDDS Fault Isolation and Detection Display System
FIDS Fault Isolation and Detection System
FILT Filter
FIRM Fault Isolation Reporting Manual
FL Flight Level
FLCH, FL CH Flight Level Change
FLIFO Flight Information
FLP Flap
FLT Flight
FLT CLT Flight Control
FM Flight Management / Frequency modulation
FMA Flight Mode Annunciator
FMC Flight Management Computer
FMCS Flight Management Computer System
FMECA Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis
FMGC Flight Management Guidance Computer
FMGS Flight Management Guidance System
FMS Flight Management System
FMU Fuel Metering Unit
FO Flyover
F/O First Officer
FOB Fuel on Board
FOD Foreign Object Damage
FOG Fiber Optics Gyro
FOM Flight Operations Manual
FOTM Flight Operations Training Manual
F-PLN Flight Plan
FPA Flight Path Angle
FPL Flight Plan
FPM Feet Per Minute
FPPU Feed-Back Position Pick-Off Unit
FPS Flight Per Second
FPT Flight Plan Time
FPV Flight Path Vector
FQ Fuel Quanity
FQI / FQU Fuel Quantity Indication / Unit
FR From
FREQ Frequency
FRM Falut Reporting Manual
FRT Front
FRV Fuel Return Valve
FS Flight Safety / Fast Slew
F/S Fast/Slow (indicator)
FSEU Flap/Slat Electronic Unit
FSF Flight Safety Foundation
FSS Flight Service Station
FT Foot Feet.
FTA Fault Tree Analysis
FTM Flight Training Manual
FT/MN Feet per Minute
FU Fuel Used
FWD Forward
FWC Flight Warning Computer
FWS Flight Warning System
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G Gravity (G-Force) / Gyro (flag on ADI)
G/A Go Around
GA Go Around
GB Generator Breaker
GCA Ground Controlled Approach
GCR Generator Control Relay
GCU Generator Control Unit
GE Genral Electric
GEN Generator
GFR Generator Field Relay
GLC Generator Line Contractor
GLY Galley
GMT Greenwich Mean Time
GND Ground
GP General Purpose
GPCU Ground Power Control Unit
GPH Gallons Per Hour
GPM Gallons Per Minute
GPS Global Positioning System (Navstar)
GPU Ground Power Unit
GPWS Ground Proximity Warning System
GR Gear / Generator Relay
GRD Ground
GRND Ground
GRP Geographic Reference Point
GRVTY Gravity
GS Ground Speed
G/S Glide Slope
GSE Ground support equipment
GTOW Gross Takeoff Weight
GW Gross Weight
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H Hour, Hot
HA Halon fire extenguisher
HCU Hydraulic Control Unit
HDBK Handbook
HDG Heading
HDG/S Heading Selected
HDL Handle
HDWD Headwind
HF High Frequency (j)
HF Human Factors
HG Heading
HI High
HIRF High Intensity Radiated Field
HLD Hold / Holding
HMG Hydraulic Motor Generator
HMI Human Machine Interface
HMU Hydro-Mechanical Unit
HOL High-Order Language
HOT High Oil Temperature
HP High Pressure
HPA Hectopascals
HPV High Pressure Valve
HR Hour
HSI Horizontal Situation Indicator
HT Height / Heat
HTR Heater
HUD Head Up Display
HUMID Humidifier
H/Wind Headwind
HYD Hydraulics
HZ Hertz (cycles per second in alternating current)
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IAF Initial Approach Fix
IAS Indicated Airspeed
IATA International Air Transport Association
IAW In Accordance With
I/C Inspection/Check
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
ICU Instrument Comparator Unit / Indicator Control Unit
IDENT Identification
IDG Integrated Drive Generator
IDS Integrated Display System
IDU Interactive Display Unit
I.E. That Is
IFR Instrument Flight Rules
IGN Ignition
ILLUM Illuminate / Illuminated
ILS Instrument Landing System
IMBAL Imbalance
IMC Instrument Meterorological Conditions
IMM Immediate
IMP Imperial
IN Inch(es)
INB Inbound
INBD Inboard
INBO Inboard
INBRD Inboard
INC Incorporated
INCR Increase
INCREM Increment
IND Indicator
INFLT Inflight
INHB Inhibit
INIT Initialization / Initialize
INOP Inoperative
INPH Interphone
INR Inner
INS Inertial Reference System (J)
INST(S) Instrument(s)
INSTR Instrument
INT Interphone / Initialization / Intensity
INTC Intercept
INTCP Intercept
INTPH Interphone
INV Inverter
I/O Input/Output
IOE Initial Operating Experience
IP Intermediate Pressure/Input/Intercept Profile/Initial Point
IPC Intermediate Pressure Check valve
IPPU Instrumentation Position Pick-off Unit
IR Infrared / Infrared Radiation
IRS Inertial Reference System
IRU Inertial Reference Unit
ISA International Standard Atmosphere
ISB Inter-System Bus
ISDU Inertial Sensor Display Unit
ISLN Isolation
ISOL Isolate / Isolated / Isolation (valve)
IVSI Instantaneous Vertical Speed Indicator
IV&V Independent Validation and Verification
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JAR Joint Aviation Regulations
JEPP Jeppeson
JETT Jettison
JP(4), (5) Military Jet Fuel
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K,KT,KTS Knots
KEAS Knots Equivalent Airspeed
KG(S) Kilograms(s)
KHZ Kilohertz
KIAS Knots Indicated Airspeed
KIFIS Kollsman Integrated Flight Instrument System
KIAS Knots Indicated Airspeed
KT Knot
KTAS Knots True Airspeed
KVA Kilovolt-Ampere
KVAR Kilovolt-Ampere Reactive
KW(S) Kilowatt(s)
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L Left
LAF Load Alleviation Function
LAND Autoland mode annunciation
LAT Latitude, Lateral
LAT REV Lateral Revision
LAV Lavatory
LB(S) Pound(s) / Left Bank
LBA Luftfahrt Bundesamt
LCA Line Check Airman
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LCN Load Classification Number
LD Load; a unitized cargo loading container, ie LD-3
LDA Localizer type approach
LDG Landing
LDG GR Landing Gear
LDOC Long Distance Operational Control
LE Leading Edge
LEC Lecture
LED Light Emitting Diode
LF Low Frequency / Left Front
LFT Left
LG, L/G Landing Gear
LGCIU Landing Gear Control Interface Unit
LGPIU Landing Gear Position Indicating Unit
LGT Light
LGW Landing Gross Weight
LH Left Hand
LIM Limit / Limitation
LIS Localizer Inertial Smoothing
LK Lock
LKD Locked
LL Latitude / longitude
LLG Lower Lobe Galley
LLS, LLSK Left Line Select Key
LLWAS Low Level Wind Shear
LM Low Minimums
LMM Locator Middle Marker
LMR Load Monitor Relay
L NAV, LNAV Lateral Navigation
LNDG Landing
LO Low
LOC Localizer
LOFT Line Oriented Flight Trainng
LOGO Logographic
LOM Locator Outer Marker
LONG Lontitude
LOP Line Of Position / Low Oil Pressure
LORAN Long Range Navigation
LOS Loss of Signal / Line Oriented Simulation
LN Left Nose
LP Low Pressure
LPM Liter Per Minute
LR Left Rear
LRC Long Range Cruise
LRRA Low Range Radio Altimeter
LRU Line Replacable Unit
LS Line Select
L&S Limits and Specifications
LSB Lower Side Band
LSK Line Select Key
LSP Limit Select Panel
LSU Lavatory Service Unit
LT(S) Light(s) / Left
LVL Level
LVL/CH Level Change
LW Left Wing / Landing Weight
LWD Left Wing Down
LWR Lower
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M Mach / Machine / Meter / Magenta
MAC Mean Aerodynamic Chord / Military Airlift Command
M.A.C. Mean Aeordynamic Chord
MAG Magnetic
MAG DEC Magnetic Declination
MAG VAR Magnetic Variation
MAINT Maintenance
MALF Malfunction
MAN Manual / Manifold
MANFLD Manifold
MAP Missed Approach Point
M/AS, MAS Mach Airspeed
MASI Mach Airspeed Indicator
MAX Maximum
MAX CLB Maximum Climb
MAX DES Maximum Descent
MAX END Maximum endurance
MB Millibar(s)
MCA Minimum Crossing Altitude
MCDP Mantenance Control and Display Panel
MCDU Multifunction Control and Display Unit
MCP Mode Control Panel
MCT Maximum Continuous Thrust
MCU Modular COncept Unit
MCW Maximum Cruise Weight
MDA Minimum Descent Altitude
MDH Minimum Descent Height
MDLF Minimum Desired Landing Fuel
MEA Minimum Enroute Altitude
MEC Main Engine Control
MECH Mechanic / Mechanical
MED Medium
MEL Minimum Equipment List
MEM Memory
MESC Mid Electronic Service Center
MEW ManufactureÕs Empty Weight
MF Medium Freqency
MFA Memorized Fault Annunciator
MGMT Management
MGT Management
MHZ Megahertz
MI Miles
MIC Microphone
MID Middle
MIKE Microphone
MIN Minimum
MISC Miscellaneous
MKR Marker / Range Marks
MLG Main Landing Gear
MLS Microwave Landing System
MLW Maximum Landing Weight
MM Middle Marker
MMEL Master Minimum Equipment List
MMI Man-Machine Interface
MMO Maximum Mach Operating Speed
MN Main / Mach Number / Minute
MOCA Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude
MOD Module / Modification
MOM Momentary Contact
MON Monitor
MONITR Monitor
MPH Miles Per Hour
MPM Miles Per Minute
MRA Minimum Reception Altitude
MRC Maximum Range Cruise
MRIU Maintenance and Recording Interface Unit
MRM Maintenance Reporting Manual
MSA Minimum Safe Altitude
MSG Message
MSL Mean Sea Level
MSU Mode Select Unit
M-SPD Manual Speed
MSU Mode Selector Unit
MTBF Mean Time Between Failure
MTCE Maintenance
MTG Miles To Go
MTNCE Maintenance
MTOGW Maximum Takeoff Gross Weight
MTOW Maximum Takeoff Weight
MTRS Meters
MTW Maximum Taxi Weight
MU Management Unit
MUX Multiplexer / Multiplex
MZ Melt Zone (Fuse Plug)
MZFW Maximum Zero Fuel Weight
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N North / Nose / Normal
N APU or Engine RPM (%)
N1 Low Pressure Compressor
N2 High / Intermediate Pressure Compressor
N3 High Pressure Compressor
N/A, (NA) Not Applicable
NAC Nacelle
NACA National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
NAI Nacelle Anti Ice
NAM Nautical Air Miles
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAV Navigation
NAVAID Navigation Aid
NB Non-directional Radio Beacon
ND Navigation Display
NDB Non-directional Radio Beacon / Nav Database
NEG Negative
NEUT Neutral
NEG Negative
NFO Non Fly Over
NGM Nautical Ground Miles
NLG Nose Landing Gear
NM Nautical Mile(s)
NO. Number
NOCOM No Communications
NORM Normal
NoPT No Procedure Turn
NORDO No Radio
NORM Normal
NOTAM Notice to Airmen
NOZZ Nozzle
NTSB National Transportation Safety Board
NW Nose Wheel
NWS Nose Wheel Steering
NXT Next
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O2 Oxygen
OAT Outside Air Temperature
OBRM On Board Replacement Module
OBS Observer
OCA Oceanic Control Area / Obstacle Clearance Altitude
OEW Operating Empty Weight
OFF/R Off Reset
OFST Offset
OGW Operating Gross Weight
OHT Overheat
OK Okay
OM Outer Marker
OMC Observer Member of the Crew
OMNI Omnidirectional Navigation Radio
ONS Omega Navigation System
OP Open / Operating
O/P Output
OPM Operating Performance Manual
OPP Opposite
OPR Operate
OPRN Operation
OPT Optimum
ORIDE Override
OUTB Outbound
OUTBD, OUTBRD Outboard
OUTR Outer
OVBD Overboard
OVHD Overhead
OVHT, OH Overheat
OVRD Override
OVRDN Overridden
OVSPD Overspeed
OW, O/W Overwater
OWE Operating Empty Weight
OXY, Oxygen
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P Panel
PA Passenger Address
PAC Pilot at Controls / Pack (airconditioning)
PACK Airconditioning Package
PAM Pulse amplitude modulation
PAPR Paper
PAR Precision approach radar
PASS Passenger
PAX Passengers
PB Pushbutton
PBE Protective Breathing Equipment
PCA Power Control Actuator
PCIP Precipitation
PCU Power Control Unit
P-DES Profile Descent
PDI Pictorial Deviation Indicator
PDS Primary Diversion Station
PDU Pilot Display Unit / Power Drive Unit
PED Pedestal
PEND Pendant
PE/PS Passenger Entertainment/Passenger Service System
PERF Performance
PERS Personnel
PES Passenger Entertainment System / Pitch Enhancement System
PF Pilot Flying
PFC Porous Friction Course Overlay (runway Surface)
PFCS Primary Flight Control System
PFD Primary Flight Display
PFM Pulse frequency modulation / Pure Flipping Magic
PHC Probe Heat Computer
PIC Pilot In Command
PK Park
PKS Packs
PL Payload
PLAN EFIS Mode
PLI Pitch Limit Indicator
PLNG Planning
PLS Pitch Limit Symbol
PLT(S) Pilot(s)
PM Phase modulation / Afternoon
PMA Permanent Magnet Alternator
PMC Power Management Control
PMG Permanent Magent Generator
PMP Pump
PMS Performance Managememt System
PNEU Pneumatic
PNF Pilot Not Flying
PNL Panel
PNR Point of No Return
PO Outside Air Pressure
POB Pressure Off Brake
POD Point of Descent
POI Principal Operations Inspector
POS Position / Positive
POVMC Planned to Operate in Visual Meteorological Conditions
PPH Pounds Per Hour
PPOS Present Position
PPU Position Pick-off Unit
PR Pressure
PRED Prediction
PRECIP Precipitation
PRESS Pressure
PREV Previous
PRI Primary
PRIM Primary
PROB Probable / Probably
PROC Procedure / Procedural
PROC T Procedure Turn
PROT Protection
PROF Profile
PROG Progress
PROT Protection
PROX Proximity
P/RST Push To Reset
PRT Printer
PRV Pressure Regulating Valve
P/S Pitot/Static
PSI Pounds Per Square Inch
PSIG Pounds Per Squart Inch Gauge
P-SPEED Profile Speed
PSS Passenger Service system
PSU Passenger Service Unit
PT(S) Point(s)
PT2 Engine Inlet Pressure Sensing Probe
PTC Pitch Trim Compensator
PTN Procedure Turn
PTH Path
PTR Printer
PTT Push To Talk
PTU Power Transfer Unit
PVI Paravisual Indicator
PW Pratt-Whitney
PWR Power
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QA Quality Assurance
QAR Quick Access Record
QC Quick Change
QEC Quick Engine Change
QFE Local Station Barometric Pressure
QNE Sea Level Standard Atmosphere Pressure
QNH Sea Level Atmosphere Pressure
QT Quart (US)
QTR Quarter
QTY Quantity
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R Right / Red / Reset
RA Radio Altitude
RABS Reverse Actuated Bleed System
RAD Radial / Radio
RAM Random Access Memory
RAT Ram Air Turbine / Ram Air Temperature
RB Right Bank
RBN Radio beacon
RCA Reaching Cruise Altitude
RCCB Remote Control Circuit Breaker
RCD Record
RCDR Recorder
RCL Recall
RCVD Received
RCVR Receiver
RDMI, RDDMI Radio Distance Magnetic Indicator
REC Recorder
RECIRC Recirculate
REF Reference
REFRIG Refrigeration
REG Regulator
REL Release
REP Representative / Repellant
REPLNT Repellant
REQ Required
REQUAL Requalifiication
RES Reserve
RESID Residual
REST Restriction
RESTR Restriction
RESV Reserve
RET Retract / Recurrent Emergency Trainng / Return
RETD Retarded
REV Reverse
RF Right Front / Refill / Radio Frequency
RFI Radio Frequency Interference
RGS Reference Ground Speed
RGT Right
RH Right Hand
R/I Remove/Install
RLD Rijksluchvaartdienst Directie Luchvaartinspectie.
RLS Release
RLSK Right Line Select Key
RLY Relay
RMI Radio Magnetic Indicator
RMKS Remarks
RMP Radio Management Panel
RN Right Nose
RNAV Radio Navigation
RNG Range
ROC Rate of Climb
ROT Rotation
RPM Revolutions Per Minute
RPT Report
RPTG Reporting
RPU Receiver Processor Unit
RQRD Required
RQST Request
RR Right Rear
RST Reset
RSV Reserve(s)
RSVR Reservoir
RT Receiver/Transmitter
R/T Required Time of Arrival
RTCA Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics
RTE Route/Route Data
RTN Return
RTO Rejected Takeoff
RUD Rudder
RVR Runway Visual Range
RVSR Reverser
RW Right Wing / Runway
R/W Runway
RWD Right Wing Down
RWY Runway
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S South / Stern
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
SAF Safety
SAI Standby Attidude Indicator
SAO Specification Assiste par Ordinateur, i.e., Computer Aided Specification
SAR Search And Rescue / Surveillance Approach Radar
SAS Stability Augmentation System
SAT Static Air Temperature
SATCOM Satellite Communication
SC Single Chime
S/C Step Climb
SCATANA Security Control of Air Traffic & Air Navigation Aids
SCHED Schedule
SD System Display
S/D Step Descent
SDAC System Data Acquisition Concentrator
SDCU Smoke Detection Control Unit
SEC SECOND / Secondary / Sector
SEC Spoiler Elevator Computer (A320)
SEL Select / Selector
SELCAL Selective Call
SECL SELCAL
SENS Sensitivity
SERV, SVCE Service
SETP Society of Experimental Test Pilots
SFAR Special Federal Aviation Regulation
SFCC Slat Flap Control Computer
SFE Seller Furnished Equipment
SG Symbol Generator
SHF Super High Frequency 3000 to 30,000mHz)
SI Système International
SIC Second In COmmand
SID Standard Instrument Departure
SIGMET Significant Metorological Advisory
SIM Simulation / Simulator
SIS Service Interphone System
SL Sea level
SLCTD Selected
SLCTR Selector
SLO Slow
SLST Sea Level Static Thrust
SLT Slat
SMART Signal Monitoring and Retracting Technique system
SMK Smoke
SNGL Single
SNS Standby Navigation System
S/O Second Officer
SOP Standard Operating Procedures
SOV Shutoff Valve
SP Speed / Space (spacebar) / Scratch Pad / Special Purpose
SPD Speed
SPDBRK Speedbrake
SPD LIM Speed Limit
SPLR Spoiler
SQL Squlch
SRA Specific Range Air
SRD Software Requirements Document
SRS Speed Reference System
SS Slow Slew
SSB Single Side Band / Split System Breaker
STA Station
STAB Stabilizer
STAT Status
STAT INV Static Inverter
STAR Standard Terminal Arrival Route
STB Stabilization
STBY Standby
STC Sensitivity Time Control / Standard Type Certificate
STD Standard
STG Stage
STR Steer / Steering / Stretch(ed)
STRG Steering
STRUCT Structural
STS Status / System Status
SUP Supply
SUPPL Supplemental
SURF Surface
S/W Software
SW(S) Switch(es)
SWLT Switchlight
SWTG Switching
SY System
SYN, SYNCH Sychronize / Synchronization / Synchronized
SYNC Sychronous / Sychronize
SYS System
SYST System, Synch
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T Turn / True / Total
TA Traffic Advisory
TACAN Tactical Air Navigation
TACH Tachometer
TACT Tactical
TAF International Terminal or Alternate weather Forcast
TAI Thermal Anti-Ice
TAS True Airspeed
TAT Total Air Temperature
TBD To Be Determined
TC Turbocompressor
T/C Top of Climb
TCAS Traffic Alert & Collision Avoidance System
TCC Turbine Case Cooling
TCH Threshold Crossing height
T/D Top of Descent
TDWR Terminal Doppler Weather Radar
TE Trailing Edge
TEMP Temperature
TFC Traffic
TFR Transfer
TGT Target
TH True Heading
T/HOLD Throttle Hold
THR Thrust
THR HOLD Throttle Hold
THROT Throttle
THRSH Threshold
THRU Through
THS Trimmable Horizontal Stabilizer
TK Tank / Track Angle
TKE Track Angle Error
TLA Thrust Lever Angle
TLWD Tailwind
TMA Thrust Mode Annunciator
TMC Thrust Management Computer
TMPY Temporary
TMR Timer / Triple Modular Redundancy
TMS Thrust Management System
TMSP Thrust Mode Select Panel
TO, T/O Takeoff
TOC Top Of Climb
TOGA, TO/GA Takeoff/Go Around
TOGW Takeoff Gross Weight
TOL Tolerance
TONNES Metric Ton
TOW Takeoff Weight
T/P, TP Turn Point
TPIS Tire Pressure Indicating System
TRK Trace
TR(S) Transformer Rectifier(s)
T/R Thrust Reverser / Transmitter Receiver
TRANS Transition / Transfer
TRANSP Transponder
TROPO Tropopause
TRK Track
TRU Transformer Rectifier Unit
TS, Ts Standard Temperature
TT2 Engine Inlet Temperature
TTG Time to Go
TTL Total
TURB Turbine / Turbulence
TURBL Turbulence
TVOR Terminal VOR
T/WIND Tailwind
T/WX Traffic and Weather Displayed simultaneously (TCAS)
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U/D Upper Deck
UFD Unit Fault Data
UHF Ultra High Frequency
ULB Underwater Locator Beacon
UNLK Unlock
UNLKD Unlocked
UNPARLÕD Unparalleled
UNSCHD Unscheduled
UPGR Upgrade
UPR Upper
USB Upper Side Band
UTC Coordinated Universal Time
UTIL Utility
UV Ultraviolet radiation
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V Volt / Velocity or Speed
V1 Critical Engine Failure Speed
V2 Take Off Safety Speed
VAC Volts Alternating Current
VAL Valve
VAR Variation
VASI Vertical Approach Slope Indicator
V/B Vertical Bearing
VBV Variable bypass valve
VCR Video Cassette Recorder
VDC Volts Direct Current
VDP Vertical Descent Point
VEF Critical Engine Failure Speed
VEL Velocity
VERT Vertical
VFE Maximum Velocity Flaps Extended
VFR Visual Flight Rules
VFTO Velocity Final Take-Off (Green Dot)
VG Vertical Gyro
VHF Very High Frequency
VHV Very High Voltage
VIB Vibration
VIGV Variable Inlet Guide Vanes
VLF Very Low Frequency
VLV Valve
VM Maneuvering Speed
VMC Visual Meteorlogical Conditions
VMCG Minimum Control Speed Ground
VMIN Minimum Operating Speed
VMO Maximum Operating Speed
V NAV, VNAV Vertical Navigation
VOL Volume
VOLMET Meteorological information for aircraft in flight
VOLT Voltage
VOR VHF Omnidirectional Range
VOR D VOR-DME
VORTAC VOR And TACAN Co-Located
VOT VOR Test Facility
VOX Voice
VR Rotation Speed
VREF Reference Speed
V/S Vertical Speed
VSI Vertical Speed Indicator
VSV Variable Stator Vane
VTK Vertical Track
VTO Volumetric Top Off unit
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W White / West / Weight
WAI Wing Anti Ice
WARN Warning
WAY PT Waypoint
WBC Weight and Balance Computer
W/D Wiring Diagram
WG Wing
WGD Windshield Guidance Display
WGT, WT Weight
WHC Window Heat Computer
WHL Wheel
WHLS Wheels
WPT Waypoint
WSHLD Windshield
WT Weight
WTB Wing Tip Brake
WTNG Waiting
WTR Water
W/W Wheel Well
WX Weather
WXP Weather Radar Precipitation Mode
WXR Weather Radar
WXT Weather Radar Turbulence Mode
WY PT Way Point
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X Cross (combining prefix, e.g. X-feed)
X-BLD Cross Bleed
X-FEED Crossfeed
XCVR Transceiver
XFER Transfer
XFR Transfer
XMISSION Transmission
XMIT Transmit
XMTR Transmitter
XPDR Transponder
XPNDR Transponder
XPECT Expect
XTE Cross Track Error
XTK Cross Track / Cross Track Error / Cros Track Distance
XTRK Cross-track
X/WIND Crosswind
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Y Yellow
Y/D Yaw Damper
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Z Zulu Time
ZFCG Zero Fuel Center of Gravity
ZFW Zero Fuel Weight
ZFWCG Zero Fule Weight Center of Gravity
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V SPEEDS TABLE
Va Design Maneuvering Speed
Vb Design speed for maximum gust intensity
Vc Design cruising speed
Vd Design diving speed
Vdf/Mdf Demonstrated flight diving speed
Vf Design flap speed
Vfc/Mfc Maximum speed for stability characteristics
Vfe Maximum flaps extended speed
Vh Maximum speed in level flight with maximum continuous power
Vle Maximum landing gear extended speed
Vlo Maximum landing gear operating speed
Vlof Lift-off speed
Vmax Maximum speed
Vmbe Maximum brake energy speed
Vmc Minimum control speed
Vmca Mimimum control speed airborne
Vmcg Minimum control speed ground
Vmin Minimum speed
Vmo Mmo Maximum operating limit speed
Vmu Minimum unstick speed
Vne Never exceed speed
Vno Maximum structural cruising speed
Vr Rotation speed
Vref Reference Speed
Vs Stalling speed
Vso Stalling speed in the landing configuration
Vs1 Stalling speed in a specified configuration
Vtd Touchdown indicated airspeed
Vtoss Takeoff safety speed for Category A rotocraft
Vx Speed for best angle of climb
Vy Speed for best rate of climb
V1 Takeoff decision speed
V2 Takeoff safety speed
V2min Minimum takeoff safety speed
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Modified: 26-Jun-2000 21:21