The list of aviation acronyms and abbreviations.
All aviation related acronyms and abbreviations.
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IAW: | In Accordance With(Usenet, Military jargon, US army) |
LST: | Landing Ship, Tank(Amphibious Warfare, Hull code, SHIP) |
MAP: | Missed Approach Point(Air Force, Aviation, Army) |
MSA: | Minimum Safe Altitude(Air Force, Aviation, Army) |
MSL: | Mean Sea Level(Geoscience, Geosciences, Earth Science) |
N/A: | Not Applicable(Air Force, Online, Architectural) |
NATO: | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation(International) |
NM: | Nautical Miles(Air Force, Aviation, Army) |
PPI: | Plan Position Indicator(Meterology, Climatology, Armed Forces) |
RN: | Royal Navy(Armed Forces, Royal military, Air Force) |
RSO: | Range Safety Officer(Armed Forces, Royal military, Air Force) |
SB: | Service Bulletin(Air Force, Aviation, Army) |
TBD: | To Be Determined(Taxation, US taxation, TAX) |
VHF: | Very High Frequency(Physics, Meterology, Computer Security) |
A/C: | Aircraft(World War II, Civil aviation, Royal military) |
A/Cdre: | Air Commodore(World War II, Armed Forces, Royal military) |
A/S: | Antisubmarine(Armed Forces, Royal military, Air Force) |
A&GS: | Armament & Gunnery School(Armed Forces, Royal military, Air Force) |
A&IEU: | Armament & Instrument Experimental Unit(Armed Forces, Royal military) |
AA: | Air Attache(Armed Forces, Royal military, Air Force) |
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