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  • 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

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