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Spacecraft Abbreviations

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XCVR — Transceiver
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)
MLS — Microwave Landing System
V/TRK — Vertical Track
MTBF — Mean Time Before Failure
RF — Radio Frequency
LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
V/REF — Reference velocity
V/NAV — Vertical navigation
CRT — Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
LRU — Line-Replaceable Unit
RNG — Range
AGC — Automatic Gain Control
ATCRBS — Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
SAR — Search And Rescue
FAA — Federal Aviation Administration
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
UAV — Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
ACMS — Aircraft Condition Monitoring System
APU — Auxiliary Power Unit
STP — standard temperature and pressure (0° and 1 atm)
MTBUR — Mean time between unscheduled removals
AFCS — Automatic Flight Control System
MTTF — Mean Time To Failure
XMSN — Transmission
OWE/OEW — Operating Weight Empty/Operating Empty Weight
RVR — Runway Visual Range
ALC — Automatic Level Control
NM — Nautical Mile
VHF — Very High Frequency
DME — Distance Measuring Equipment
ALT — Altitude
EPR — Engine Pressure Ratio
FD — Flight Director
USB — Universal Serial Bus
ASR — Airport Surveillance Radar
RFI — Radio Frequency Interference
CNS/ATM — Communication Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management
ENG — Engine
RTE — Route
SNR — Signal-to-Noise Ratio