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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)
Y/D — yaw damper
API — Application Programming Interface
°F — degrees Fahrenheit
ASCII — American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
RF — Radio Frequency
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
MLS — Microwave Landing System
DARPA — Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)
NGO — Non-governmental organization. (Red Cross/Crescent, Doctors without Borders, etc.)
TBC — To Be Confirmed
ESA — European Space Agency
RAM — random-access memory
AHRS — Attitude Heading Reference System
° — degree
AOG — Aircraft On Ground
LRU — Line-Replaceable Unit
KG — Kilogram
EOL — End Of Life
AGL — Above Ground Level
CSA — Canadian Space Agency
CAMO — Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation
PC — Personal computer (host)
FAA — Federal Aviation Administration
NM — Nanometer
ATC — Air traffic control
ICAO — International Civil Aviation Organization
CM — Centimeter
ACFT — Aircraft
HZ — cycles per second (hertz)
µS — microsecond
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
MSL — Mean Sea Level
ASL — Above Sea Level
IATA — International Air Transport Association
VHF — Very High Frequency
ADC — Air Data Computer
PSI — Pounds Per Square Inch (Static Pressure)