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Aircraft Abbreviations

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