The list of aviation acronyms and abbreviations.
All aviation related acronyms and abbreviations.
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FAA: | Federal Aviation Administration(Transportation planning) |
RF: | Radio Frequency(Radio, Meterology, Energy) |
FY: | Fiscal Year(Financial, Taxation, US taxation) |
ICAO: | International Civil Aviation Organization(Air transport industry) |
ATC: | Air Traffic Control(Air transport industry, Air Transport, Civil aviation) |
AFB: | Air Force Base(United States, Air Force, Aviation) |
UHF: | Ultra High Frequency(Physics, Computer Security, Computer) |
ILS: | Instrument Landing System(Air transport industry, Air Transport) |
INS: | Inertial Navigation System(Air Force, Aviation, Army) |
IFR: | Instrument Flight Rules(Canadian aviation, Civil aviation, Flight) |
IFF: | Identification Friend or Foe(World War II, Armed Forces, Royal military) |
OEM: | Original Equipment Manufacturer(Online auction, Ebay, CORPORATE) |
MSDS: | Material Safety Data Sheet(Construction insurance, Hurricane management) |
ETA: | Estimated Time of Arrival(Civil aviation, Firefighting, Internet jargon) |
DME: | Distance Measuring Equipment(Transportation, Flight, Armed Forces) |
CWGC: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission(Genealogy, Armed Forces) |
RAF: | Royal Air Force(Great Britain, UK, United Kingdom) |
CO: | Commanding Officer(Military law, Us navy, United States Navy) |
FAR: | Federal Aviation Regulations(Transportation, RESEARCH, DATA) |
MI: | Military Intelligence(Armed Forces, Royal military, Air Force) |
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