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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)
OBE — Overcome By Events
ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
ICD — Interface Control Document
A — Ampere
GUI — Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
API — Application Programming Interface
Y/D — yaw damper
ASCII — American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
RF — Radio Frequency
°F — degrees Fahrenheit
RPM — Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
FAROS — Final Approach Runway Occupancy Signal
CDR — Critical Design Review
DA/H — decision altitude/height
MSTOW — Max. Structural Take-off Weight
GPS — Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
DOD — United States Department of Defense
DARPA — Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)
MLS — Microwave Landing System
TBC — To Be Confirmed
ESA — European Space Agency
NGO — Non-governmental organization. (Red Cross/Crescent, Doctors without Borders, etc.)
RAM — random-access memory
AHRS — Attitude Heading Reference System
KG — Kilogram
AOG — Aircraft On Ground
° — degree
LRU — Line-Replaceable Unit
EOL — End Of Life
AGL — Above Ground Level
PC — Personal computer (host)
CSA — Canadian Space Agency
NM — Nanometer
ATC — Air traffic control
FAA — Federal Aviation Administration
CAMO — Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation
CM — Centimeter
ICAO — International Civil Aviation Organization
HZ — cycles per second (hertz)
ACFT — Aircraft
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
VHF — Very High Frequency
MSL — Mean Sea Level
µS — microsecond
ASL — Above Sea Level
IATA — International Air Transport Association
ADC — Air Data Computer
PSI — Pounds Per Square Inch (Static Pressure)