Abbreviations related to the theme ‘Aeronautics’
Air transport engineering, aeronautics, aeronautical engineering; planes and aircraft.
- Code
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Meaning
Language
Themes and places
- A&L
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Approach and Landing
- A&P
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Airframe and Power Plant
- AA
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Air-to-Air
- AA
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Airplane Avionics
- AAA
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Aviation Academy Austria (https://www.aviationacademy.at/)
- AABNCP
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Advanced Airborne National Command Post
The abbreviation AABNCP (Advanced Airborne National Command Post) includes the abbreviation ABNCP (Airborne National Command Post).
- AADS
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Ascent Air Data System
The abbreviation AADS (Ascent Air Data System) includes the abbreviation ADS (Air Data System).
- AAFE
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Advanced Applications Flight Equipment
- AAH
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Advanced Attack Helicopter
- AAIB
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Air Accidents Investigation Branch
- AAL
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Above Aerodrome Level
- AAM
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Federal Aviation Administration Office of Aviation Medicine
- AAP
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Analog Autopilot
- AAR
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Association Aéronautique de Rochecourbe
- AB
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Avionics Bay
- ABCP
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Airborne Command Post
- ABD
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Airborne Ballistics Division
- ABE
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Avion Bombardier d’Eau
- ABETS
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Airborne Beacon Test Set
- ABI
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Avionics Bus Interface
- ABL
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Airborne Laser
- ABL
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Aircraft-Based Laser
- ABLE
-
Airborne Laser Evaluation
- ABMCP
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Airborne Military Command Post
- ABNCP
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Airborne National Command Post
The abbreviation ABNCP (Airborne National Command Post) is included in the abbreviation AABNCP (Advanced Airborne National Command Post).
- ABUL
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Association Berrichonne d'Ultra Légers (http://abul.asso.fr)
- AC
-
Aerodynamic Center
- ACA
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Altitude Controller Assembly
- ACAP
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Advanced Computer Airframe Program
- ACAP
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Association Canadienne de Conservation Aéronautique (www.capa-acca.com)
ACAP is equivalent to CAPA (Canadian Aeronautical Preservation Association) in English.
- ACARE
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Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe (www.acare4europe.com)
- ACAS
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Airborne Collision Avoidance System
- ACE
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Attitude Control Electronics
- ACEL
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Air Crew Equipment Laboratory
- ACEU
-
AeroControl Electronics Unit
- ACF
-
Aviation Club de France
- ACIL
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Automatic Controlled Instrument Landing
- ACLS
-
Automated Control and Landing System
- ACME
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Attitude Control and Maneuvering Electronics
- ACP
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Airborne Command Post
The abbreviation ACP (Airborne Command Post) is included in the abbreviation NEACP (National Emergency Airborne Command Post).
- ACS
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Altitude Control and Stabilization
- ACS
-
Atmosphere Control System
- ACU
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Avionics Cooling Unit
The abbreviation ACU (Avionics Cooling Unit) is included in abbreviations such as ACUO (Avionics Cooling Unit Operator) and GACU (Ground Avionics Cooling Unit), and it includes the abbreviation CU (Cooling Unit).
- ACUO
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Avionics Cooling Unit Operator
The abbreviation ACUO (Avionics Cooling Unit Operator) includes abbreviations ACU (Avionics Cooling Unit) and CU (Cooling Unit).
- ADC
-
Aerospace Defense Command
- ADFRF
-
Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility
- ADFRF
-
Ames/Dryden Flight Research Facility
- ADL
-
Avionics Development Laboratory
- ADR
-
Aerospace and Defense Research
- ADS
-
Air Data System
The abbreviation ADS (Air Data System) is included in the abbreviation AADS (Ascent Air Data System).
- ADS
-
Ascent Design System
- AE&AT
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Aircraft Engineering & Aerospace Technology
- AECMA
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Association Européenne des Constructeurs de Matériel Aérospatial
- AECMA
-
Association Européenne des Constructeurs de Matériels Aéronautiques
- AED
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Aerospace Electrical Division
- AEDC
-
Arnold Engineering Development Center
- AET
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Aerosurface End-to-end Test
- AFA
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Airframe Assembly
- AFAL
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Air Force Avionics Laboratory
The abbreviation AFAL (Air Force Avionics Laboratory) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- AFAPL
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Air Force Aero Propulsion Laboratory
The abbreviation AFAPL (Air Force Aero Propulsion Laboratory) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- AFC
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Aerodynamic Flight Control
The abbreviation AFC (Aerodynamic Flight Control) includes the abbreviation FC (Flight Control).
- AFC
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Automatic Flight Control
The abbreviation AFC (Automatic Flight Control) includes the abbreviation FC (Flight Control).
- AFCAC
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African Civil Aviation Commission (http://afcac.org/en/)
- AFCS
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Automatic Flight Control System
The abbreviation AFCS (Automatic Flight Control System) includes abbreviations FC (Flight Control) and FCS (Flight Control System).
- AFD
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Aft Flight Deck
- AFD
-
Assistant Flight Director
The abbreviation AFD (Assistant Flight Director) includes the abbreviation FD (Flight Director).
- AFDE
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Aft Flight Deck Equipment
- AFDO
-
Aft Flight Deck Operator
- AFDR
-
Ascent Flight Design Review
The abbreviation AFDR (Ascent Flight Design Review) includes the abbreviation DR (Design Review).
- AFE
-
Aeroassist Flight Experiment
- AFEV
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Air Force Experiment Vehicle
The abbreviation AFEV (Air Force Experiment Vehicle) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- AFF
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Acceptance and Ferry Flight
- AFFDL
-
Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory
The abbreviation AFFDL (Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- AFFTC
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Air Force Flight Test Center
The abbreviation AFFTC (Air Force Flight Test Center) includes abbreviations FT (Flight Test) and AF (Air Force).
- AFIT
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Accelerated Flight Instrument Training
- AFIT
-
Air Force Institute of Technology (https://www.afit.edu/)
The abbreviation AFIT (Air Force Institute of Technology) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- AFMa
-
Air Force Magazine
The abbreviation AFMa (Air Force Magazine) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- AFO
-
Announced Flight Opportunity
- AFS
-
Air Force Standard
The abbreviation AFS (Air Force Standard) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- AFS
-
Ascent Flight System
The abbreviation AFS (Ascent Flight System) is included in the abbreviation AFSIG (Ascent Flight System Integration Group), and it includes the abbreviation FS (Flight System).
- AFSIG
-
Ascent Flight System Integration Group
The abbreviation AFSIG (Ascent Flight System Integration Group) includes abbreviations AFS (Ascent Flight System) and FS (Flight System).
- AFSRT
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Avionics Flight Systems Readiness Test
The abbreviation AFSRT (Avionics Flight Systems Readiness Test) includes the abbreviation FS (Flight System).
- AFT
-
Aerodynamic Flight Test
The abbreviation AFT (Aerodynamic Flight Test) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).
- AFT
-
Atmospheric Flight Test
The abbreviation AFT (Atmospheric Flight Test) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).
- AFTI
-
Advanced Fighter Technology Integration
- AFWAL
-
Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratory
The abbreviation AFWAL (Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratory) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- AFWPAL
-
Air Force Wright-Patterson Aeropropulsion Laboratory
The abbreviation AFWPAL (Air Force Wright-Patterson Aeropropulsion Laboratory) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- AGARD
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Advisory Group for Aeronautical Research and Development
- AGC
-
Aerojet General Corporation
- AGCA
-
Automatic Ground-Controlled Approach
- AGCS
-
Automatic Ground Control Station
The abbreviation AGCS (Automatic Ground Control Station) includes the abbreviation GC (Ground Control).
- AGE
-
Aerospace Ground Equipment
The abbreviation AGE (Aerospace Ground Equipment) includes the abbreviation GE (Ground Equipment).
- AGE
-
Air/Ground Equipment
The abbreviation AGE (Air/Ground Equipment) includes the abbreviation GE (Ground Equipment).
- AGE
-
Automatic Ground Equipment
The abbreviation AGE (Automatic Ground Equipment) includes the abbreviation GE (Ground Equipment).
- AGMC
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Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center
- AHCS
-
Advanced Helicopter Control System
- AHI
-
Artificial Horizon Indicator
- AHSJ
-
American Helicopter Society Journal
- AI
-
Airspeed Indicator
- AI
-
Altimeter Indicator
- AI
-
Altitude Indicator
- AIA
-
Aircraft Industries Association (www.aia-aerospace.org)
- AIA
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Atelier Industriel de l'Aéronautique
- AIAA
-
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (https://www.aiaa.org)
- AIAAJ
-
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal
- AIAD
-
Federazione Aziende Italiane per l'Aerospazio, la Difesa e la Sicurezza (www.aiad.it)
- AIASJ
-
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Journal
- AIC
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Aeronautical Information Circulars
- AIDA
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Aggressive Intermediate Duct Aerodynamics for Competitive and Environmentally Friendly Jet Engines
- AIDE
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Aerospace Installation Diagnostic Equipment
- AIDS
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Airborne Integrated Data System
- AILAS
-
Automatic Instrument Landing Approach System
- AILS
-
Automatic Instrument Landing System
- AIMAC
-
Académie Internationale Mohammed VI d’Aviation Civile (https://aiac.ma/)
- AIP
-
Aircraft Instrumented Payload
- AIP
-
Avionics Integration Plan
- AIP
-
Aeronautical Information Publication
- AIU
-
Avionics Interface Unit
- AIXM
-
Aeronautical Information eXchange Model
- AL
-
Approach and Landing
- ALAS
-
Approach/Landing Autopilot Subsystem
- ALASAT
-
Air-Launched Antisatellite
- ALE
-
Airborne Laser Experiment
- ALFT
-
Approach and Landing Flight Test
The abbreviation ALFT (Approach and Landing Flight Test) includes the abbreviation FT (Flight Test).
- ALPS
-
Approach and Landing Procedures Simulator
- ALS
-
Airlock System
- ALS
-
Alternative Landing Site
The abbreviation ALS (Alternative Landing Site) includes the abbreviation LS (Landing Site).
- ALS
-
Approach/Landing System
- ALS
-
Automatic Landing System
- ALT
-
Approach and Landing Test
- ALTR
-
Approach and Landing Test Requirement
- ALTS
-
Avionics LRU Tracking System
- AM
-
Aeromedical Monitor
- AM
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Airlock Module
- AMAL
-
Aeronautical Medical Acceleration Laboratory
- AMCA
-
Aft Motor Controller Assembly
- AMD-BA
-
Avions Marcel Dassault-Bréguet Aviation
- AMEC
-
Aft Master Events Controller
- AMFL
-
Aeromedical Field Laboratory
- AMI
-
Airspeed/Mach Indicator
- AMK
-
Aircraft Modification Kit
- AMO
-
Aerospace Medical Operations
- AMPR
-
Aeronautical Manufacturer’s Planning Report
- AMPR
-
Aeronautical Manufacturer’s Progress Report
The abbreviation AMPR (Aeronautical Manufacturer’s Progress Report) includes the abbreviation PR (Progress Report).
- AMS
-
Aeronautical Material Specification
The abbreviation AMS (Aeronautical Material Specification) includes the abbreviation MS (Material Specification).
- AND
-
Air Force-Navy (Aeronautical) Design
The abbreviation AND (Air Force-Navy (Aeronautical) Design) includes the abbreviation AF (Air Force).
- ANRA
-
Air Navigation Radio Aid
- ANRWA
-
Average Number Rotary Wing Aircraft
- AOA
-
Airborne Optical Adjunct
- AOD
-
Aircraft Operations Division
- AOS
-
Airborne Optical System
- AOT
-
Avionics Operating Time
- AOT
-
Avionics Overall Test
- APACS
-
Aircraft and Personnel Automated Clearance System
- APC
-
Airborne Particle Counter
- APCP
-
Aerojet Photoelectric Cell Program
- API
-
Air Position Indicator
- API
-
Aerospace Performance Improvement
- APT
-
Airborne Pointer Tracker
- ARAP
-
Aeronautical Research Associates of Princeton
- ARBl
-
Aerospace Research in Bulgaria
- ARC
-
Ames Research Center
- ARIA
-
Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft
- ASA
-
Advanced System Avionics
- ASA
-
Aerosurface Amplifier
- ASA
-
Aerosurface Servoamplifier
- ASAP
-
Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
- ASAS
-
Aerodynamic Stability Augmentation System
- ASC
-
Aerodynamic Surface Control
- ASC
-
Aerosurface Control
- ASD
-
Aeronautical Systems Division
- ASDE
-
Aerosurface Driver Electronics
- ASDM
-
Aerosurface Driver/Monitor
- ASE
-
Airborne Support Equipment
The abbreviation ASE (Airborne Support Equipment) includes the abbreviation SE (Support Equipment).
- ASED
-
Avionics System Engineering Division
- ASG
-
Aeronautical Standards Group
- ASG
-
Avionic Subsystems Group
- ASI
-
Airspeed Indicator
- ASO
-
Aviation Safety Office
- ASP
-
Aerosurface Position
- ASP
-
Airborne Science Program
- ASPI
-
Aerosurface Position Indicator
- ASR
-
Avionic System Review
- ASSESS
-
Airborne Science Shuttle Experiments System Simulation
- ASTF
-
Aeropropulsion System Test Facility
The abbreviation ASTF (Aeropropulsion System Test Facility) includes the abbreviation TF (Test Facility).
- ASTG
-
Aerospace Test Group
- ASTS
-
Avionic System Test Specification
- ATA
-
Advanced Tactical Aircraft
- ATA
-
Aft Test Article
The abbreviation ATA (Aft Test Article) includes the abbreviation TA (Test Article).
- ATA
-
Avionics Test Article
The abbreviation ATA (Avionics Test Article) includes the abbreviation TA (Test Article).
- ATC
-
Air Training Command
- ATC
-
Aircraft Target Computer
- ATDAP
-
Aircraft Target Data Acquisition Program
- ATDP
-
Aircraft Target Data Program
- ATDRP
-
Aircraft Target Data Reduction Program
- ATE
-
Aerospace Training Equipment
- ATE
-
Airborne Test Equipment
The abbreviation ATE (Airborne Test Equipment) includes the abbreviation TE (Test Equipment).
- ATG
-
Aerospace Test Group
- ATL
-
Avionics Test Laboratory
- ATLAS
-
Abbreviated Test Language For Avionic Systems