Abbreviations
ACAS Airborne collision avoidance system ACAWS Advisory caution and warning system ACE Actuator control electronic computers ACO Airspace co-ordination order ACSR Active control of structural response ACT Active control technology AEA Aircrew equipment assembly AFIS Airbus inflight information system AIS Automatic identification system AJAM Aircraft jigs and media AMSS Airborne mission support system APU Auxiliary power unit AQP Advanced qualification program ARS Advanced research simulator ASM Autothrottle servo motors ATO Air tasking order ATVAs Active tuned vibration attenuators AVM Airborne vibration monitoring BITE Built-in test equipment BIT Built-in test BVID Barely visible impact damage CAMU Concurrent assembly mock-up CAPS Coordinated aircraft positioning system CARP Computed air release point CCD Charge-coupled imaging devise CCOC Engine combustion chamber outer casing CCP Corrosion control programme CCV Control configured vehicle CEE Composite engineering environment CFD Computational fluid dynamics CFEM Composite fabric endothermic material CFIT Controlled flight into terrain CIDS Cabin intercommunication data system CIP Common integrated processor CLAWS Control laws CMM Co-ordinate measuring machine CNBP Communication-navigation-breaker panel CNI Communication-navigation-identification CNI -MS Communication-navigation-identification management system CPCP Corrosion prevention and control programme CDNU Control display and navigation unit CHDD Colour head down display CRM Crew resource management CSD Constant speed drive CTOT Controlled take off time CVR Cockpit voice recorder DDA Dynamic dielectric analysis DEFORM Design environment for forming DSDTS Dual-slotted data transfer system DSG Design service goal DTB Development test bed DVI Direct voice input EEC Electronic engine controller EEPROM Electrically erasable programmable read only memory EICAS Engine indicating and crew alerting EFIS Electronic flight instrument system EGPWS Enhanced ground proximity warning system EHA Electrohydrostatic acuation EHM Engine health monitoring ELMS Electrical load management system EMA Electromechanical actuation EMC Electromagnetic coupling EMDAP External maintenance data access panel EMPTCA Electromagnetic pulse test bed aircraft EMPT Electromagnetic pulse transformer EMT Electromagnetic topology EPCU Electrical power control units ERAS Electronic reporting and analysis system ERP Enterprise resource planning ESG Extended service goal ESL European simulation language FADEC 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 FMS Flight management system FMU Fuel metering unit FPGAs Field programmable gat arrays FPI Fluorescent dye penetrant inspection FQIS Fuel quantity indicating system FSFT Full scale fatigue tests FTR Fatigue type record GASP Global aviation safety plan GCAS Ground collision avoidance system GLA Gust load alleviation GPWS Ground proximity warning system GSM Generic systems management GATM Global air traffic management HALT High accelerated life testing HFDS Head-up flight display system HIGGER High integrity GPS guidence enhanced receiver HIRF High intensity radiation HMD Helmet mounted display HP High pressure HSI Hue saturation intensity HTTB High technology test bed HUD Head-up display IAP Integrated actuation package IDG Integrated drive generator IEPS Integrated electrical power system IMA Integrated modular avionics INS Inertial navigation system IRP Integrated refuel panel ISS Integrated sensor system LAF Load alleviation function LCF Low cycle fatigue LEFT Life extension fatigue tests LFD Limited function display LP Low pressure LPC Low pressure compressor LPCR Low powered coloured radar LRU Line replaceable unit LVDT Linear variable differential transformer LVR Low voltage electromagnetic riviting MED Multi-element-damage MFC Manual fuel control MFD Multi-function 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 NVS Noise and vibration system OLM Operational load measurement OSA Open system architecture PATS Proficiency assessment and training system PBMS Propeller balance monitoring system PCDU Power conversion distribution units PCP Pilot control panel PDU Power drive unit PEAT Procedural event analysis tool PFC Primary flight computers PLA Power level angle PPI Programmable peripheral interface PROM Programmable read only memory PSE Principal structural element PWM Pulse width modulator RAM Random access memory RAT Ram air turbine RDCs Remote data concentrators RDGT Reliability development growth testing REM Reverse educing method RSS Relaxed static stability RRTS Radar remote tracking system RTB Rotor track and balance RTM Resin transfer mouldings RTOS Real-time operating system SAETG Structural audit evaluation task group SAM Safety argument manager SCC Stress corrosion cracking SCRJ Supersonic combustion ramjet SDLS Satellite data link system SEM Scanning electron microscopy SEU Single event upset SIDs Supplemental inspection document SMC Sliding mode controller SMDS Starch media dry stripping STC Supplemental type certification SSIP Supplemental structural inspection programme TAWS Terrain awareness and warning system TCAS Traffic alert and collision avoidance system TEMATS Test equipment management and asset tracking systems TSFLS Test sets, first line TIT Turbine inlet temperature TLC Thermocromic liquid crystals UART Universal asynchronous receiver transmitter VAR Vacuum arc remelting VIR Vacuum induction melting VMS Vehicle management system VSD Vertical situation display WFD Widespread fatigue damage
