aerospace
347 abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| ATN | Aeronautical Telecommunication Network | |
| ATPL | Airline Transport Pilot Licence | |
| ATS | air traffic service | |
| B/P | Blue Print | |
| BC | back course | |
| BC | Built-In Test Equipment | |
| BL | But Line | |
| BOM | Bill of Material | |
| BPR | bypass ratio | |
| BWC | bird watch condition | |
| CAME | Continuing Airworthiness Management Exposition | |
| CAMO | Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation | |
| CANSO | Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation | |
| CAS | calibrated airspeed | |
| CDI | course deviation indicator | |
| CDU | control/display unit | |
| CFIT | controlled flight into terrain | |
| CFR | Certified Federal Regulations | |
| CG | center of gravity | |
| CMV | converted meteorological visibility | |
| CPDLC | controller–pilot data link communications | |
| CTAF | common traffic advisory frequency | |
| CVR | cockpit voice recorder | |
| DA/H | decision altitude/height (rel. to THR) See instrument landing system | |
| DER | Departure end of runway / Designated engineering representative | |
| DG | directional gyro | |
| DGR | Dangerous Goods Regulation | |
| DIA | Diameter | |
| DLR | German Aerospace Center / Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. | |
| DME | distance measuring equipment | |
| DOW | Dry Operational Weight | |
| DR | dead reckoning | |
| DUATS | Direct User Access Terminal Service DUATS | |
| DWC | dog watch condition | |
| EAS | equivalent airspeed | |
| EBOM | engineering Bill of Material | |
| ECAM | electronic centralised aircraft monitor | |
| ECET | end of civil evening twilight | |
| ECR | Engineering Change Request | |
| EDTO | extended diversion time operations | |
| EFIS | electronic flight instrument system | |
| EGPWS | enhanced ground proximity warning system | |
| EGT | exhaust gas temperature | |
| EICAS | engine-indicating and crew-alerting system | |
| E-LSA | experimental light-sport aircraft | |
| ELT | emergency locator transmitter | |
| EOBT | estimated off-blocktime | |
| EPR | engine pressure ratio | |
| ESA | emergency safe altitude | |
| ETOPS | Extended-range Twin-engine Operation Performance Standards, see ETOPS |