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Aircraft Abbreviations

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XCVR — Transceiver
HHLD — heading hold
XMIT — Transmit
MSG — Message
B RNAV — Basic area navigation
LED — Light-Emitting Diode
WX — Weather
R-NAV — Area navigation
RPM — Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
MTBF — Mean Time Before Failure
RF — Radio Frequency
V/TRK — Vertical Track
MLS — Microwave Landing System
LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
CRT — Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
V/REF — Reference velocity
V/NAV — Vertical navigation
LRU — Line-Replaceable Unit
RNG — Range
AGC — Automatic Gain Control
ATCRBS — Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
FAA — Federal Aviation Administration
SAR — Search And Rescue
APM — Aircraft Personality Module
ATC — Air traffic control
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
GND — Ground
UAV — Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
ACMS — Aircraft Condition Monitoring System
HZ — cycles per second (hertz)
APU — Auxiliary Power Unit
STP — standard temperature and pressure (0° and 1 atm)
AFCS — Automatic Flight Control System
MTBUR — Mean time between unscheduled removals
MTTF — Mean Time To Failure
HUMS — Health and usage monitoring systems
GMT — Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu)
XMSN — Transmission
OWE/OEW — Operating Weight Empty/Operating Empty Weight
RVR — Runway Visual Range
VHF — Very High Frequency
ALC — Automatic Level Control
NM — Nautical Mile
ALT — Altitude
DME — Distance Measuring Equipment
EPR — Engine Pressure Ratio
USB — Universal Serial Bus
FD — Flight Director
ASR — Airport Surveillance Radar