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aerospace Abbreviations

Look through 567 acronyms and abbreviations related to aerospace:

XMIT — Transmit
ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
OEM — Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
ASCII — American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
API — Application Programming Interface
GUI — Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
A — Ampere
OBE — Overcome By Events
RF — Radio Frequency
ICD — Interface Control Document
GPS — Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
RPM — Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
DOD — United States Department of Defense
CDR — Critical Design Review
Y/D — yaw damper
DARPA — Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (US)
RAM — random-access memory
KG — Kilogram
AGL — Above Ground Level
°F — degrees Fahrenheit
ESA — European Space Agency
PC — Personal computer (host)
HZ — cycles per second (hertz)
FAROS — Final Approach Runway Occupancy Signal
TBC — To Be Confirmed
DA/H — decision altitude/height
VHF — Very High Frequency
ATC — Air traffic control
MSTOW — Max. Structural Take-off Weight
CM — Centimeter
AOG — Aircraft On Ground
MIN — Minute
MLS — Microwave Landing System
EOL — End Of Life
NM — Nanometer
FAA — Federal Aviation Administration
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
IR — Infrared
NGO — Non-governmental organization. (Red Cross/Crescent, Doctors without Borders, etc.)
MSL — Mean Sea Level
AHRS — Attitude Heading Reference System
ADC — Air Data Computer
ICAO — International Civil Aviation Organization
CSA — Canadian Space Agency
° — degree
LRU — Line-Replaceable Unit
APU — Auxiliary Power Unit
H — Hour
PSI — Pounds Per Square Inch (Static Pressure)
M — Meter