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Spacecraft Abbreviations

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XCVR — Transceiver
XMIT — Transmit
MSG — Message
CRT — Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
MTBF — Mean Time Before Failure
RF — Radio Frequency
LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
B RNAV — Basic area navigation
LED — Light-Emitting Diode
RPM — Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
WX — Weather
AGC — Automatic Gain Control
VHF — Very High Frequency
ATC — Air traffic control
MLS — Microwave Landing System
R-NAV — Area navigation
V/TRK — Vertical Track
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
V/NAV — Vertical navigation
RNG — Range
V/REF — Reference velocity
SAR — Search And Rescue
ADC — Air Data Computer
UAV — Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
LRU — Line-Replaceable Unit
APU — Auxiliary Power Unit
STP — standard temperature and pressure (0° and 1 atm)
AFCS — Automatic Flight Control System
ALT — Altitude
ATCRBS — Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System
USB — Universal Serial Bus
RFI — Radio Frequency Interference
NM — Nautical Mile
MTTF — Mean Time To Failure
APM — Aircraft Personality Module
DME — Distance Measuring Equipment
MF — Medium Frequency
ACMS — Aircraft Condition Monitoring System
OWE/OEW — Operating Weight Empty/Operating Empty Weight
ASR — Airport Surveillance Radar
ENG — Engine
SNR — Signal-to-Noise Ratio
XMSN — Transmission
ALC — Automatic Level Control
EPR — Engine Pressure Ratio
POS — Position
MSA — Minimum Safe Altitude
RVR — Runway Visual Range
ACRIM — Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (EOS)