aerospace
347 abbreviations
Abbreviation | Meaning | |
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ATN | Aeronautical Telecommunication Network | |
ATPL | Airline Transport Pilot Licence | |
ATS | air traffic service | |
B/P | Blue Print | |
BC | back course | |
BC | Built-In Test Equipment | |
BL | But Line | |
BOM | Bill of Material | |
BPR | bypass ratio | |
BWC | bird watch condition | |
CAME | Continuing Airworthiness Management Exposition | |
CAMO | Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation | |
CANSO | Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation | |
CAS | calibrated airspeed | |
CDI | course deviation indicator | |
CDU | control/display unit | |
CFIT | controlled flight into terrain | |
CFR | Certified Federal Regulations | |
CG | center of gravity | |
CMV | converted meteorological visibility | |
CPDLC | controller–pilot data link communications | |
CTAF | common traffic advisory frequency | |
CVR | cockpit voice recorder | |
DA/H | decision altitude/height (rel. to THR) See instrument landing system | |
DER | Departure end of runway / Designated engineering representative | |
DG | directional gyro | |
DGR | Dangerous Goods Regulation | |
DIA | Diameter | |
DLR | German Aerospace Center / Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. | |
DME | distance measuring equipment | |
DOW | Dry Operational Weight | |
DR | dead reckoning | |
DUATS | Direct User Access Terminal Service DUATS | |
DWC | dog watch condition | |
EAS | equivalent airspeed | |
EBOM | engineering Bill of Material | |
ECAM | electronic centralised aircraft monitor | |
ECET | end of civil evening twilight | |
ECR | Engineering Change Request | |
EDTO | extended diversion time operations | |
EFIS | electronic flight instrument system | |
EGPWS | enhanced ground proximity warning system | |
EGT | exhaust gas temperature | |
EICAS | engine-indicating and crew-alerting system | |
E-LSA | experimental light-sport aircraft | |
ELT | emergency locator transmitter | |
EOBT | estimated off-blocktime | |
EPR | engine pressure ratio | |
ESA | emergency safe altitude | |
ETOPS | Extended-range Twin-engine Operation Performance Standards, see ETOPS |