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Aeronautics Abbreviations

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