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