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Aircraft Abbreviations

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XCVR — Transceiver
HHLD — heading hold
XMIT — Transmit
B RNAV — Basic area navigation
MSG — Message
LED — Light-Emitting Diode
MLS — Microwave Landing System
R-NAV — Area navigation
V/TRK — Vertical Track
V/REF — Reference velocity
RF — Radio Frequency
V/NAV — Vertical navigation
LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
SAR — Search And Rescue
ADC — Air Data Computer
RNG — Range
LRU — Line-Replaceable Unit
MTBF — Mean Time Before Failure
APM — Aircraft Personality Module
ATCRBS — Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
RPM — Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
ACMS — Aircraft Condition Monitoring System
FAA — Federal Aviation Administration
CRT — Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
APU — Auxiliary Power Unit
FD — Flight Director
RVR — Runway Visual Range
ALC — Automatic Level Control
HUMS — Health and usage monitoring systems
AGC — Automatic Gain Control
AFCS — Automatic Flight Control System
UAV — Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
CNS/ATM — Communication Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management
VHF — Very High Frequency
DME — Distance Measuring Equipment
ATC — Air traffic control
WX — Weather
ASR — Airport Surveillance Radar
ALT — Altitude
ADM — Air Data Module
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
YD — Yaw Damper
USB — Universal Serial Bus
XMSN — Transmission
HZ — cycles per second (hertz)
MTTF — Mean Time To Failure
GND — Ground
PAR — Precision Approach Radar
NM — Nautical Mile
RFI — Radio Frequency Interference