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aerospace Abbreviations

Look through 567 acronyms and abbreviations related to aerospace:

XMIT — Transmit
OEM — Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
OBE — Overcome By Events
ICD — Interface Control Document
A — Ampere
GUI — Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
API — Application Programming Interface
ASCII — American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
RF — Radio Frequency
Y/D — yaw damper
RPM — Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
°F — degrees Fahrenheit
GPS — Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
CDR — Critical Design Review
FAROS — Final Approach Runway Occupancy Signal
DOD — United States Department of Defense
DA/H — decision altitude/height
MSTOW — Max. Structural Take-off Weight
DARPA — Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)
RAM — random-access memory
ESA — European Space Agency
MLS — Microwave Landing System
TBC — To Be Confirmed
KG — Kilogram
NGO — Non-governmental organization. (Red Cross/Crescent, Doctors without Borders, etc.)
AOG — Aircraft On Ground
AHRS — Attitude Heading Reference System
PC — Personal computer (host)
AGL — Above Ground Level
EOL — End Of Life
° — degree
ATC — Air traffic control
HZ — cycles per second (hertz)
NM — Nanometer
LRU — Line-Replaceable Unit
CM — Centimeter
FAA — Federal Aviation Administration
CSA — Canadian Space Agency
VHF — Very High Frequency
ICAO — International Civil Aviation Organization
RPM — Resale Price Maintenance. The UK Net Book Agreement, as was. Means by which retail prices are controlled by primary suppliers. (Alternatively, Revolutions Per Minute, as in engine speed and 78, 33 and 45 records. In years to come how many people will know
CAMO — Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation
MSL — Mean Sea Level
ACFT — Aircraft
MIN — Minute
IATA — International Air Transport Association
ADC — Air Data Computer
ASL — Above Sea Level
PSI — Pounds Per Square Inch (Static Pressure)