The list of flight acronyms and abbreviations.

All flight related acronyms and abbreviations.

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NASA:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration(Space exploration)
57
FAA:
Federal Aviation Administration(Transportation planning)
16
ICAO:
International Civil Aviation Organization(Air transport industry)
13
NAS:
National Airspace System(Flight, Aerodynamics, Aviation)
9
ILS:
Instrument Landing System(Air transport industry, Air Transport)
8
AIAA:
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
7
IFR:
Instrument Flight Rules(Canadian aviation, Civil aviation, Flight)
6
CCAFS:
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station(Flight, Aerodynamics, Aviation)
6
NAS:
Naval Air Station(Flight, Aerodynamics, United States)
5
DME:
Distance Measuring Equipment(Transportation, Flight, Armed Forces)
5
FRR:
Flight Readiness Review(Flight, Aerodynamics, Aviation)
5
ADF:
Automatic Direction Finder(Transportation, Flight, Aviation)
4
MAC:
Military Airlift Command(Military engineering, Flight, Aerodynamics)
4
NACA:
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics(Flight, Aerodynamics)
3
AFCS:
Automatic Flight Control System(Flight, Aerodynamics, Aviation)
3
AFFTC:
Air Force Flight Test Center(Flight, Aerodynamics, Aviation)
3
DFRC:
Dryden Flight Research Center(Flight, Aerodynamics, Aviation)
3
EASA:
European Aviation Safety Agency(Flight, Aerodynamics, Meterology)
3
ELV:
Expendable Launch Vehicle(Flight, Aerodynamics, Aviation)
3
MLS:
Microwave Landing System(Air transport industry, Air Transport, Air cargo)
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