Aerospace abbreviations
ACE Actuator control electronic computers
ACO Airspace co-ordination order
AEA Aircrew equipment assembly
AJAM Aircraft jigs and media
AMSS Airborne mission support system
APU Auxiliary power unit
AQP Advanced qualification program
ASM Autothrottle servo motors
ATO Air tasking order
BITE Built-in test equipment
BVID Barely visible impact damage
CAMU Concurrent assembly mockup
CCD Charge-coupled imaging device
CCOC Engine cumbustion chamber Outer casing
CCP Corrosion control programme
CEE Composite engineering environment
CFD Computational fluid dynamics
CFEM Composite fabric endothermic Material
CLAWS Control laws
CMM Co-ordinate measuring machine
CPCP Corrosion prevention & control programme
CDNU Control display and navigation unit
CHDD Colour head down display
CRM Crew resource management
CVR Cockpit voice recorder
DDA Dynamic dielectric analysis
DEFORM Design environment for forming
DSG Design service goal
DVI Direct voice input
EFIS Electronic flight instrument system
ELMS Electrical load management system
EMC Electromagnetic coupling
EMDAP External maintenance data access panel
EMPTCA Electromagnetic pulse test bed aircraft
EMPT Electromagnetic pulse Transformer
EMT Electromagnetic topology
ERAS Electronic reporting and analysis system
ERP Enterprise resource planning
ESG Extended service goal
FADC Full authority digital engine control
FBW Fly-by-wire
FDE Flight data exceedences
FDR Flight data recorder
FEA Finite element analysis
FEM Finite element model
FEST Flight engineering systems trainer
FMCS Flight management computer system
FPGAs Field programmable gat arrays
FPI Fluorescent dye penetrant inspection
FQIS Fuel quantity indicating system
FSFT Full scale fatigue Ttests
FTR Fatigue type record
GASP Global aviation safety plan
GLA Gusst load alleviation
GSM Generic systems management
HIRF High intensity radiation
HMD Helmet mounted display
HUD Head-up display
IMA Integrated modular avionics
IRP Integrated refuel panel
LAF Load alleviation function
LCF Low cycle fatigue
LEFT Life extension fatigue tests
LFD Limited function display
LPC Low pressure compressor
LRU Line replaceable unit
LVR Low voltage electromagnetic riveting
MED Multi-element-damage
MFD Mulifunction display
MLA Manoeuvre load distribution
MMS Memory management system
MOI Magneto-optic imaging
MSD Multiple site damage
MTOW Maximum takeoff weight
NGV Nozzel guide vanes
NOx Nitrogen oxides
NURBS Non uniform rational B-splines
NVG Night vision goggle
NVIS-A Night vision imaging system
OLM Operational load measurement
PATS Proficiency assessment and training system
PEAT Procedural event analysis tool
PFC Primary flight computers
PLA Power level angle
PSE Principle structural element
RRTS Radar remote tracking system
RTM Resin transfer mouldings
RTOS Real-time operating system
SAETG Structural audit evaluation task group
SCC Stress corrosion cracking
SEM Scanning electron microscopy
SIDs Supplemental inspection Document
SMDS Starch media dry stripping
SSIP Supplemental structural inspection programme
TEMATS Test equipment management and asset tracking system
VAR Vacuum arc remelting
VIR Vacuum induction melting
WFD Widespread fatigue damage
