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