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JAEL
— JSC Avionics Engineering Laboratory
OASCB
— Orbiter Avionics Software Control Board
OCALC
— Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center
AIAA
— American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.
JAERE
— Journal of Aerospace Engineering
MLS
— Microwave Landing System
OAHTS
— orbiter avionics hardware tracking system
FAA
— Federal Aviation Administration
TACANS
— tactical air control and navigation system
OFP
— Operational Flight Program
ICAO
— International Civil Aviation Organization
AFCS
— Automatic Flight Control System
AAL
— Above Aerodrome Level
RJC
— Reaction Jet Control
ADC
— Aerospace Defense Command
ELV
— Expendable Launch Vehicle
CWL
— Cardiff International Airport, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
AIA
— Aircraft Industries Association
ASAP
— Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
AIXM
— Aeronautical Information Exchange Model
ASAER
— Astronautics Aeronautics
BAC
— Boeing Aerospace Company
AFWAL
— Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratory
WAC
— World Aeronautical Chart
BFS
— Backup Flight Software
FD
— Flight Director
FAR
— Federal Aviation Regulation
BUAAJ
— Beijing University Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal
IP
— Instructor Pilot
IP
— Instituteuctor Pilot
BAE
— British Aerospace Systems, LTD
ATR
— Air Transport Rack
A&L
— Approach and Landing
EAS
— Equivalent Airspeed
AL
— Approach and Landing
AVUM
— Aviation Unit Maintenance
AVIM
— Aviation Intermediate Maintenance
RJDF
— Reaction Jet Driver Forward
EC
— Engine Control
ACAP
— Advanced Computer Airframe Program
NAS
— Naval Air Station
ALS
— Automatic Landing System
NACA
— National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
FCAP
— Flight Control Applications Program
FDK
— Flight Display Keyboard
CCAFS
— Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, an air force base in Florida where NASA launches satellites from.
RJDA
— Reaction Jet Driver Aft
FCS
— Flight Control System (Subsystem)
FORD
— Flight Operations Requirement Document
AABNCP
— Advanced Airborne National Command Post
SASCB
— Shuttle Avionics Software Control Board
AB
— Avionics Bay
ACP
— Airborne Command Post
AFO
— Announced Flight Opportunity
AIDS
— Airborne Integrated Data System
VFR
— Visual Flight Rule
BFSS
— Backup Flight Software System
ASD
— Aeronautical Systems Division
CFP
— Conceptual Flight Profile
SACS
— Software Avionics Command SuPport
CASJ
— Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal
RJ
— Reaction Jet
MAC
— Military Airlift Command
NASP
— National Aerospace Plane
BASS
— Backup Avionics System Software
AFT
— Atmospheric Flight Test
CAVOK
— Ceiling And Visibility OK (Kav-okay)
EALA
— European Air Law Association
RJD
— Reaction Jet Driver
AFC
— Automatic Flight Control
ACU
— Avionics Cooling Unit
DFCS
— Digital Flight Control System
RJ/EC
— Reaction Jet/Engine Control
ACE
— Attitude Control Electronics
ARS
— American Rocket Society
RJD
— Reaction Jet Device
EASA
— European Aviation Safety Agency
BFC
— Backup Flight Control
DFCS
— Digital Flight Control Software
VLS
— Vertical Launch System
SFACI
— Software Flight Article Configuration Inspection
ABL
— Airborne Laser
FP
— Flight Plan
SLAR
— Side-Looking Airborne Radar
BFS
— Backup Flight System
MAA
— Maximum Authorized Altitude
SALC
— Sacramento Air Logistics Center
AFA
— Airframe Assembly
AAFE
— Advanced Applications Flight Equipment
SI/FS
— system integration and flight software
ILS
— Instituteument Landing System
FDS
— Flight Dynamics Software
NAS
— National Airspace System
AFAPL
— Air Force Aero Propulsion Laboratory
RJOD
— reaction jet/OMS driver
FAO
— FLIGHT ACTIVITIES OFFICER
AMEC
— Aft Master Events Controller
AFDO
— Aft Flight Deck Operator
AFD
— Aft Flight Deck
ATG
— Aerospace Test Group
FCOS
— Flight Control Operational Software
AIRSP
— Air and Space
PFS
— Primary Flight Software
FID
— Flight Implementation Directive
BASD
— Ball Aerospace Systems Division
ASG
— Aeronautical Standards Group
AMI
— Alpha/Mach Indicator
SLSA
— Shuttle Logistics Support Aircraft
COFR
— Certificate of Flight Readiness
ACME
— Attitude Control and Maneuvering Electronics
MLW
— Maximum Landing Weight
NORAD
— North American Air Defense (Command)
BFCS
— Backup Flight Control System
FED
— Flight Events Demonstration
ABI
— Avionics Bus Interface
ASE
— Airborne Support Equipment
ACEL
— Air Crew Equipment Laboratory
ABL
— aircraft-based laser
ALAS
— Approach/Landing Autopilot Subsystem
AA
— Airplane Avionics
AOD
— Aircraft Operations Division
ALTR
— Approach and Landing Test Requirement
AMI
— airspeed/Mach indicator
ACIP
— Aerodynamic Coefficient Identification Package
OASIS
— Orbit Avionics Software Integration Study
AFD
— Assistant Flight Director
AET
— Aerosurface End-to-end Test
ASI
— Airspeed Indicator
SAALC
— San Antonio Air Logistics Center
AAH
— Advanced Attack Helicopter
FCTB
— Flight Crew Training Building
FDL
— Flight Director Loop
AFDE
— Aft Flight Deck Equipment
ABNCP
— Airborne National Command Post
ADR
— Aerospace and Defense Research
ECATA
— European Consortium for Advanced Training in Aerospace
AFFTC
— Air Force Flight Test Center
NAS
— National Aircraft Standard
ABCP
— Airborne Command Post
CAA
— Civil Aeronautics Administration
FHF
— First Horizontal Flight
FTPF
— Flight and Training Planning Facility
MLG
— Main Landing Gear
ASO
— Aviation Safety Office
LAMPS
— Light Airborne Multipurpose System (Helicopter)
CAM
— Carrier Aircraft Modification
FCDB
— Flight Control Data Bus
ALT
— approach and landing test
DAIS
— Data Avionics Information System
AMCA
— Aft Motor Controller Assembly
LVS
— Launch Vehicle Simulator
ABMCP
— airborne military command post
AFS
— Ascent Flight System
SST
— States Supersonic Transport
CAB
— Civil Aeronautics Board
MAN
— Microwave Aerospace Navigation
NEACP
— National Emergency Airborne Command Post
MLV
— Medium Launch Vehicle
ASP
— Aerosurface Position
SFT
— Simulated Flight Test
AIDE
— Aerospace Installation Diagnostic Equipment
BAI
— Barometric Altitude Indicator
FU
— Flight Unit
L&D
— Landing And Deceleration
RAE
— Royal Aerospace Establishment
ABLE
— Airborne Laser Evaluation
FCOS
— Flight Computer Operating System (Orbiter)
ABD
— Airborne Ballistics Division
ADFRF
— Ames/Dryden Flight Research Facility
FLAPS
— Flight Application Software
AFTI
— Advanced Fighter Technology Integration
FDAI
— Flight Director Attitude Indicator
ECAC
— European Civil Aviation Conference
FSI
— Flight Software Integration
ACUO
— Avionics Cooling Unit Operator
CLS
— Contingency Landing Site(s)
NUAAJ
— Nanjing University Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal
CA
— Carrier Aircraft
FAFS
— Falcon Air Force Station
ATC
— Aircraft Target Computer
ATL
— Avionics Test Laboratory
MFF
— MDM Flight Forward
PASS
— Primary Avionics Software System
FRR
— Flight Readiness Review
AA
— air-to-air
FFTO
— Free-Flying Teleoperator
DFRC
— Dryden Flight Research Center
ACEU
— AeroControl Electronics Unit
RTF
— Return To Flight
FFM
— free-flying module
AMO
— Aerospace Medical Operations
AOT
— Avionics Operating Time
FAR
— Flight Acceptance Review
ABETS
— airborne beacon test set
OALC
— Ogden Air Logistics Center
JSASS
— Japan Society of Aeronautical Space Sciences
DCP
— Design Change Package
AOT
— Avionics Overall Test
FSRR
— Flight Software Readiness Review
ASA
— Advanced System Avionics
FOD
— Flight Operations Directorate
AFDR
— Ascent Flight Design Review
PIO
— Pilot-Induced Oscillation
ATDP
— Aircraft Target Data Program
FOT
— Flight Operation Trainer
FMO
— Flight Medical Officer
FAB
— Flight Assignment Baseline
AM
— Aeromedical Monitor
CTF
— Commit To Flight
FDOR
— Flight Design Operations Review
HLLV
— Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle
FCTS
— Flight Crew Trainer Simulator
CAM
— Civil Aeronautics Manual
ASG
— Avionic Subsystems Group
MPRAS
— multipath redundant avionics suite
FRDR
— Flight Readiness Design Review
AMPR
— aeronautical manufacturer's planning report
COFW
— Certificate of Flight Worthiness
CALST
— Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory Shock Tunnel
FCOD
— Flight Crew Operations Directorate
ILA
— Instrument Landing Approach
FQI
— Flight Qualification Instrumentation
AGARD
— Advisory Group for Aeronautical Research and Development
ATA
— Avionics Test Article
FCIM
— Flight Control Interface Module
FEWG
— Flight Evaluation Working Group
AVL
— Avionics Verification Laboratory
AIU
— Avionics Interface Unit
AUB
— Aft Utility Bridge
MAEP
— Minimum Autoland Entry Point
AMFL
— Aeromedical Field Laboratory
FCEF
— Flight Crew Equipment Facility (At KSC)
FTIS
— Flight Test Instrumentation System
ASA
— Aerosurface Amplifier
AFFDL
— Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory
FIA
— Flight Integration Assessment
APCP
— Aerojet Photoelectric Cell Program
AFSRT
— avionics flight systems readiness test
RTFSS
— real-time flight safety software
EFA
— Experiment Flight Application
ASED
— Avionics System Engineering Division
SCA
— Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
FEDP
— Facility and Equipment Design Plan
FCIP
— Flight Cargo Implementation Plan
JSASJ
— Japan Society of Aeronautical Space Sciences Journal
DFRF
— Dryden Flight Research Facility
AMK
— Aircraft Modification Kit
CAL
— Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory
ATDAP
— aircraft target data acquisition program
PRAA
— Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics
CAB
— Civil Aviation Board
FC
— Flight Control
HEACE
— Health Effect of Aircraft Cabin Environment
JAS
— Journal of Aerospace Science
ATR
— Air Transport Radio
FAWG
— Flight Assignment Working Group
AMAL
— Aeronautical Medical Acceleration Laboratory
FDP
— Flight Design Panel
FAR
— Flight Analysis Review
LACB
— Landing Aids Control Building (SLF At KSC)
FDRI
— Flight Director Rate Indicator
FESP
— Flight Execution Support Plan
ASTG
— Aerospace Test Group
FCSM
— Flight Combustion Stability Monitor
ALTS
— Avionics LRU Tracking System
RTLS
— Return To Launch Site
BAC
— Boeing Aircraft Company
FCHL
— Flight Control Hydraulics Laboratory
FASCOS
— Flight Acceleration Safety Cutoff System
FOE
— Flight Operations Engineer
FEPC
— Flight Equipment Processing Contractor
FDO
— Flight Dynamics Officer
GLAADS
— Gun Low-Altitude Air Defense System
FFR
— Flight Feasibility Review
NASM
— National Air and Space Museum
ASPI
— Aerosurface Position Indicator
ASTRO
— Ascent Trajectory Optimization
FMCF
— First Manned Captive Flight
ASTF
— Aeropropulsion System Test Facility
ERAP
— Earth Resources Aircraft Program
FCD
— Flight Control Division
AFCAC
— African Civil Aviation Commission
FQ
— Flight Qualification
CHJA
— Chinese Journal of Aeronautics
ASR
— Avionic System Review
BOPACE
— Boeing Plastic Analysis Capability for Engines
BUFC
— Backup Flight Controller
LAGS
— Launch Abort Guide Simulation
CASJQ
— Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal Quarter
FCAF
— Flight Crew Accommodation Facility
FPR
— Flight Performance Reserve
RTCA
— Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics
FCSD
— Flight Crew Support Division
RATCC
— Radar Air Traffic Control Center
LVO
— Launch Vehicle Operations
LVFRR
— launch vehicle flight readiness review
ASDE
— Aerosurface Driver Electronics
DAP
— Descent Analysis Program
LOWG
— Landing Operations Working Group
FBB
— Flyback Booster
KATS
— Ksc Avionics Test Set
LME
— Launch Monitor Equipment
JSAST
— Japan Society of Aeronautical Space Sciences Transactions
FRD
— Flight Requirements Document
AFSIG
— Ascent Flight System Integration Group
MLGS
— Microwave Landing Guidance System
HABP
— Hypersonic Arbitrary Body Program
JP
— Jet Propellant
FIE
— Flight Instrumentation Engineer
FOSA
— Flight Operations Support Annex
FCTR
— Flight Controller Training Room
TACC
— Tactical Air Control Center (USN, UK)
ASTS
— Avionic System Test Specification
IOF
— Initial Operational Flight
FBAS
— fixed-base aft station
LAIU
— Launch Abort Interface Unit
ALS
— Alternative Landing Site
LVIP
— Launch Vehicle Integration Plan
OFP
— Operational Flight Profile
FKB
— flight display keyboard
AFWPAL
— Air Force Wright-Patterson Aeropropulsion Laboratory
FSSR
— Flight System Software Request
FRFT
— Flight Readiness Firing Test
MFTAD
— Master Flight Test Assignment Document (JSC)
BFC
— Backup Flight Computer
FMT
— Flight Management Team
FCOB
— Flight Crew Operations Branch
IAT
— Integrated Avionics Test
FIAB
— Flight Integration Assessment BOard
FRRID
— Flight Readiness Review Item DisPosition
ASDM
— Aerosurface Driver/Monitor
WFF
— Wallops Flight Facility
FRF
— Flight Readiness Firing
LOAD
— Low-Altitude Defense
FSD
— Flight Simulation Division (JSC)
SYNCOMECS
— SYNthesis of Aeronautical COmpliant MEChanical Systems
FSE
— Flight Support Equipment
FDCF
— Flight Design Control Facility
FAMOS
— Flight Acceleration Monitor System
CFAE
— contractor-furnished airborne equipment
FOIH
— Flight Operations Integration Handbook
SOF
— Safety Of Flight
FOST
— Flight Operations SUPPOrt Team
FTS
— Flight Termination System
FMAHTS
— Flight Manifest and Hardware Tracking System
STOL
— Short Takeoff And Landing
IFTS
— In-Flight Test System
FUT
— Flight Unit Test
FOPG
— Flight Operations Planning Group
MTOW
— Maximum Takeoff Weight
FRP
— Fuselage Reference Plane
EOPF
— End of Powered Flight
FCF
— Functional Check Flight
FHC
— flight half-coupling
FCI
— Flight Crew Integration
SAFIRE
— Service des Avions Français Instrumentés pour la Recherche en Environnement
FOPS
— Flight Operations Planning Schedule
MAC
— Mean Aerodynamic Chord
FPSR
— Flight Planning and Stowage Review
FM
— Flight Model
FOSO
— Flight Operations Scheduling Officer
MLGD
— Main Landing Gear Door
FEDB
— Flight Execution Data Base
ACS
— Aft Crew Station
FPH
— Flight Procedures Handbook
FSD&P
— flight systems design and performance
SESAR
— Single European Sky ATM Research
LRCA
— Long-Range Combat Aircraft
SAFIRE
— Service des Avions Français Instituteumentés pour la Recherche en Environnement
FSAA
— Flight Simulator for Advanced Aircraft
IPAD
— Integrated Program For Aerospace Vehicle Design
GAEC
— Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
TMA
— Trans Mediterranean Airways
FLPS
— Flight Load Planning System
MFCS
— Manual Flight Control System
FSIWG
— Flight System Interface Working Group
FQF
— First Qualification Flight
AW&ST
— Aviation Week & Space Technology
DFI
— Development Flight Instrumentation
CPF
— Cost Per Flight
FVF
— First Vertical Flight
ICG
— In-Flight Coverall Garment
LASV
— low-altitude supersonic vehicle
LOSP
— Landing Operations Support Panel
FLR
— Flight Log Recorder
MSBLS
— microwave scan-beam landing system
HFT
— Horizontal Flight Test
ILAS
— Instrument Landing Approach System
GDCA
— General Dynamics Convair Aircraft
FTOH
— Flight Test Operations Handbook
FES
— Flight Element Set
LARSSYAA
— Laboratory for Application of Remote Sensing Aircraft Analysis
FOWG
— Flight Operations Working Group
DFS
— Dynamic Flight Simulator
PLA
— Parachute Location Aid
FDS
— Flight Dynamics System
PRB
— Parachute Refurbishment Building
IFOT
— In-Flight Operations And Training
HFTF
— Horizontal Flight Test Facility
FMD&C
— flight mechanics, dynamics, and control
RAI
— Radar Altimeter Indicator
HICAMP
— Highly Calibrated Airborne Measurements Program
SAM
— Special Air Mission
VIVACE
— Value Improvement through a Virtual Aeronautical Collaborative Enterprise
FPRV
— flight product requirements verification
HTO
— Horizontal Takeoff
FCE
— Flight Crew Equipment
FCT
— Flight Crew Trainer
FCF
— First Captive Flight
IFTM
— in-flight test and maintenance
ERS
— Entry and Recovery Simulation
HFCT
— Hydraulic Flight Control Test
PFCS
— Primary Flight Control System
HFTS
— Horizontal Flight Test Simulator
DCP
— D-alanyl carrier protein
FSSE
— Flight Sensor Stimuli Equipment
FSLP
— First Spacelab Payload
FSRS
— Flight System Recording System
GPAS
— general-purpose airborne simulator
FOR
— Flight Operations Review
FDF
— Flight Data File
DF
— Development Flight
FOPSS
— flight operation product scheduling system
PLS
— Primary Landing Site
SWT
— Supersonic Wind Tunnel
MFR
— Maximum Flight Rate
JAA
— Joint Aviation Authorities
FTE
— Flight Test Engineer
GETL
— Ground Elapsed Time of Landing
MCT
— Maximum Climb Thrust
MUA
— Maximum Usable Altitude
FCE
— Flight Control Equipment
IFRU
— In-Flight Replaceable Unit
OFI
— Operational Flight Instrumentation
FCS
— Flight Crew System
ELV
— Earth Launch Vehicle
SAM
— School of Aerospace Medicine
FCP
— Flight Correction Proposal
FDM
— Flight Data Manager
FEID
— Flight Equipment Interface Device
FD
— Flight Day
FET
— Flight Elapsed Time
FDS
— Flight Design and Scheduling
SFP
— Summary Flight Plan
PVT
— Preflight Verification Test
VHAA
— Very High Altitude Abort
FCI
— Flight Control Indicator
FRDI
— Flight Research and Development Instrumentation
PFS
— Primary Flight System
PALS
— precision approach and landing system
MFT
— Mean Flight Time
FFC
— Final Flight Certification
TO
— Takeoff
FC
— Flight-Critical
PFC
— Performance Flight Certification
FFRR
— First-Flight Readiness Review
FE
— Flight Experiment
FCR
— Flight Control Room
FS
— Fuselage Station
FTC
— Flight Test Conductor
POE
— Pilot Operational Equipment
RALT
— Radar Altimeter
HFCL
— Hydraulic Flight Control Laboratory
LDS
— Landing, Deservicing and Safing
RR
— Rendezvous Radar
FDS
— Flight Design System
ACARE
— Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe
FDA
— Flight Deck Assembly (FDF)
FACT
— Flight Acceptance Composite Test
DC
— Delta Clipper
LPD
— Landing Point Designator
EES
— Ejection Escape Suit
PFRT
— Preliminary Flight Rating Test
FC
— Flight Computer
PLV
— Postlanding Ventilation
SAL
— Shuttle Avionics Laboratory
LOA
— Landing Operations Area
OAS
— Orbiter Aeroflight Simulator
MOAT
— Missile on Aircraft Test
ATAL
— Alternate Transoceanic Abort Landing
SSA
— Shuttle Simulation Aircraft
EES
— Emergency Ejection Suit
FAF
— First Aerodynamic Flight
FSS
— Flight Support Structure
PSS
— Propellant Supply Subsystem
PF
— Powered Flight
MCA
— Maximum Crossing Altitude
PLV
— Postlanding Valve
FCR
— Flight Configuration Review
VF
— Vertical Flight
HTP
— Horizontal Tail Plane
PFL
— Propulsion Field Laboratory
RM
— Rendezvous Maneuver
OFK
— OPtical Flight Kit
FTP
— Flight Test Procedure
POP
— Prelaunch Operations Plan
FDS
— flight dynamics simulator
OAFTO
— Orbiter Atmospheric Flight Test Office
OATS
— Orbiter Avionics Tracking System
FIE
— Flight Instituteumentation Engineer
MMLS
— Martin Marietta Launch Services
OAS
— Orbiter Avionics System
ANRWA
— Average Number Rotary Wing Aircraft
DAS
— Digital Avionics System
OAS
— Orbiter Atmospheric Simulator
AUVSI
— Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International
UVF
— Unmanned Vertical Flight
FDSC
— Flight Dynamics Situation Complex
FDRD
— Flight Definition and Requirements Directive
PATH
— Postflight Attitude and Trajectory History
FDS
— Flight Dynamics Support
FTR
— Flight Test Requirement
OFI
— Operational Flight Instituteumentation
FCT
— flight control team
FDM
— Flight Design Manager
VFI
— Verification Flight Instituteumentation
FOP
— Flight Operations Panel
VTO
— Vertical Takeoff
AIAAJ
— American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal
GOAL
— Ground Operations Aerospace Language
API
— Aerospace Performance Improvement
PFC
— Postflight Checklist
RAPCON
— radar approach and control
PCS
— Probability of Crew Safety
FTO
— Flight Test Objective
PFCF
— Payload Flight Control Facility
PWA
— Pratt and Whitney Aircraft
FSS
— Flight Systems Simulator
FDO
— Flight Director's Office
FOF
— First Operational Flight
TACAN
— Tactical Air Control And Navigation
MTOGW
— Maximum Takeoff Gross Weight
IAS
— Institute of Aeronautical Sciences
FAL
— First Approach and Landing
PFC
— Preliminary Flight Configuration
PSA
— Payload Support Avionics
PLS
— Postlanding and Safing
SOFT
— Space Operations and Flight Technique
LFT
— Lufthansa Flight Training
NAEC
— Naval Air Engineering Center
SLS
— Secondary Landing Site
ADAES
— Advances in Aeronautical Sciences
DF
— Direct Flight
MARS
— Modular Airborne Recorder System
AE&AT
— Aircraft Engineering & Aerospace Technology
PRR
— Preflight Readiness Review
FOS
— Flight Operation Security
SAEPP
— Sophicated Aero Engine Performance Program
FRT
— Flight Readiness Test
VLF
— Vertical Launch Facility
VFT
— Verification Flight Test
PAM
— Propulsion Avionics Module
FDF
— First Drop Flight
FEA
— Flight Experiment Apparatus
MVF
— Manned Vertical Flight
FSS
— Flight Support Station (for MMU)
OAST
— Office of Aeronautics & Space Technology
VSA
— variable-stability aircraft
AIASJ
— American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Journal
OFT
— Operational Flight Test
TIFS
— Total In-Flight Simulator
FDSC
— Flight Dynamics Simulation Complex
VFI
— Verification Flight Instrumentation
TMA
— Terminal Manoeuvre Area
IFT
— in-flight test
PLACE
— Position Location Aircraft Communications Equipment
PCVL
— pilot-controlled visual landing
WPANL
— Wright-Patterson Aeronautical Laboratory
OAS
— Orbiter Avionics Simulator
NAA
— North American Aircraft
NAC
— Naval Avionics Center (indianapolis)
SPP
— Simulation Planning Panel
FCO
— Flight Crew Operations
FFC
— First-Flight Capability
MFP
— Mission Flight Plan
FCS
— Flight Control Simulator
MFC
— multiple-flight controller
TFI
— Technology Flight Instrumentation
FCT
— Flight Controller Trainer
UMVF
— Unmanned Vertical Flight
POST
— Program to Ootimize Simulated Trajectories
FTS
— Flight Test Station
MFC
— Manual Flight Control
CAUG
— Civil Aviation Users Group
MAS
— Medium-Altitude Sensor
MFC
— multiple-flight computer
AVRADA
— Army Avionics Research and Development Activity
SFCS
— Survival Flight Control System
FSL
— Flight Simulation Laboratory
PCIL
— Pilot-Controlled Instituteument Landing
FOS
— Flight Operations Support
SATS
— Shuttle Avionics Test Station
FDR
— Flight Definition Requirement
FOB
— Flight Operations Building
RSRA
— rotor system research aircraft
PAFB
— Patrick Air Force Base
PATS
— Payload Avionics Test Station
FEM
— Flight-Engineering Model
AMPR
— Aeronautical Manufacturers Progress Report
FSP
— Flight Safety Plan
TALAR
— tactical approach and landing radar
FAS
— Flight Analysis System
FSE
— Flight Simulation Engineer
OTA
— Operational Trajectory Analysis
FS
— Flight System
OARS
— Orbiter Avionics Radiation Specification
FDRD
— Flight Determination and Requirements Directive
FCH
— Flight Controllers Handbook
SCAN
— Selected Current Aerospace Notice
DFI
— Development Flight Integration
SATS
— Shuttle Avionics Test Set
FTA
— Flight Test Article
FDI
— Flight Director Instituteument
FOSP
— Flight Operations Support Personnel
FEID
— Flight Equipment Interface Design
POP
— Preflight Operations Procedure
FPD
— Flight Projects Directorate
NVAFB
— North Vandenberg Air Force Base
FDI
— Flight Director Instrument
MCAT
— Missile Carrier Air Transport
OAMP
— Optical Airborne Measurements Program
PFT
— Postflight Testing
FR
— Flight Rule
FTRD
— Flight Test Requirements Document
FT
— Flight Team
FDI
— Flight Detection and Isolation
PS
— Parachute System
IARC
— International Aerial Robotics Competition
FCOH
— Flight Controllers Operational Handbook
GNCFTS
— Guidance, Navigation and Control Flight Test Station
FSS
— flight support system
JFACT
— Joint Flight Acceptance Composite Test
FAD
— Flight Assessment Delta
OASM
— Office of Aerospace Medicine
GAC
— Grumman Aerospace Corporation
AZBA
— Airport Zoning Board of Adjustment
FT
— Flight Test
PLVC
— postlanding vent control
FTIS
— Flight Test Instituteumentation System
IMSS
— In-Flight Medical Support System
SASR
— Shuttle Avionics System Review
GA
— Ground to Air
FOF
— Flight Operations Facility
FRC
— Flight Readiness Certification
FSRR
— Flight System Readiness Review
FDRD
— flight definition and requirements document
HTH
— Heavy Transport Helicopter
HFC
— Hydraulic Flight Control
PMALS
— preliminary miniature air-launched system
TFI
— Technology Flight Instituteumentation
NATF
— Naval Air Test Facility
FOC
— Fleet Operational Capability
VFT
— Vertical Flight Test
PL
— Postlanding (P/L Preferred)
IFS
— Integrated Flight Simulator
LMF
— Lower Mid-Fuselage
FQR
— Flight Qualification Recorder
INJAE
— Indian Journal of Aerospace Engineering Division
IFA
— In-Flight Analysis
OAMP
— Optical Aircraft Measurements Program
FQI
— Flight Qualification Instituteumentation
INTSM
— Interavia Space Markets
FSR
— Flight Support Request
PCIL
— pilot-controlled instrument landing
FF
— Forward Fuselage
SAL
— Supersonic Aerophysics Laboratory
PFP
— Powered Flight Program
ILAS
— Instituteument Landing Approach System
HP
— Perigee Altitude
IAS
— Integrated Avionics Subsystem
RRDA
— rendezvous radar deployment actuator
SANDAC
— Sandia airborne computer guidance system
FRCB
— Flight Rules Change Board
EUROCAE
— European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment
FRCB
— Flight RUles Control BOard
OISTP
— Oxygen-Iodine Supersonic Technology Program
FTS
— Flight Test System
ILA
— Instituteument Landing Approach
SYNAMEC
— Synthesis Tool for Aeronautical Mechanisms Design
MAL
— Mobile Airlock
HFS
— Horizontal Flight Simulator
HAAS
— High Altitude Aircrafts and Airships
NAS
— Nonavionics Simulator
FSCP
— Flight Support Computer Program
FSR
— Flight Support Room
FOP
— flight operations plan
NAVDAD
— Navigational Derived Air Data
GFAE
— government-furnished aircraft equipment
HF
— Horizontal Flight
GACU
— Ground Avionics Cooling Unit
RFHA
— Reusable Flight Hardware Authorization
FRE
— flight-related element
HAFB
— Hill Air Force Base
HAFB
— Holloman Air Force Base
HIMAT
— Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology
HIAD
— Handbook of Information for Aircraft Designers
FRDI
— Flight Research and Development Instituteumentation
FTS
— Flight Telerobotic Service
HIAD
— High-Altitude Defense Program
FV
— Flight Version
ICE
— Ideal Cabin Environment
FTD
— Flight Test Directive
FMOF
— First Manned Operational Flight
NAS
— Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation
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