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aerospace Abbreviations

Look through 567 acronyms and abbreviations related to aerospace:

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