A/F AirFrame
ABS ABSolute
ABTC Auxiliary BaTtery Contactor
ACCB Air Conditioning Control Box
AC Alternate Current
ACC ACCessory
ACOC Air Cooled Oil Cooler
ACP Audio Control Panel
ADAHRS Air Data Attitude and Heading Reference
System
ADAHRU Air Data Attitude Heading Reference Unit
ADELT Automatic Deployable Emergency Locator
Transmitter
ADF Automatic Direction Finder
ADI Attitude Director Indicator
ADS Air Data System
ADS-B Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast
ADU Air Data Unit
AEO All Engine Operative
AFCS Automatic Flight Control System
AFDX Avionic Full DupleX
AGB Accessory Gear Box
AGE Auxiliary Ground Equipment
ALT Altitude; Barometric Altitude
ALTA Altitude Acquire
AM Amplitude Modulation
AMMC Aircraft and Mission Management Computer
AMMS Aircraft and Mission Management System
AMU Audio Management Unit
APCP Autopilot Control Panel
APM Aircraft Personality Module
APSW Application Software
APU Auxiliary Power Unit
APV Approach Procedure with Vertical guidance
ARINC Aeronautical Radio INCorporated
ASRP ARC Standard Raster Product (NATO standard
mapping)
ATC Air Traffic Control
ATS Air Temperature Sensor
ATT ATTitude
AVCS Automatic Vibration Control System
AVSR Adaptive Variable Speed Rotor
AWG Aural Warning Generator
BCG Basic Center of Gravity
BCU Brushless Control Unit
BIT Built-In Test
BITE Built-In Test Equipment
BL Buttock Line
BOD Bottom Of Descent
BOW Basic Operating Weight
BRG BeaRinG
BSG Brushless Starter Generator
BUOM Basic Usage and Operation Monitoring
C/B Circuit Breaker
C/Y Collective/Yaw
CADRG Compressed Arc Digitised Raster Graphic
CAM Control Area Microphone
CAN Control Area Network
CANBUS Control Area Network Bus
CAS Crew Alerting System or Calibrated Air Speed
CBIT Continuous Built-In Test
CBMB CaBin Mixing Box
CBP Circuit Breaker Panel
CBVTS CocKpit Ventilated Temperature Sensor
CCD Cursor Control Device
CCJ Coursor Control Joystick
CCP Cockpit Control Panel
CDB Custom Data Base
CDFA Continuos Descent Final Approach
CDI Course Dedeviaton Indicator
CDS Cockpit Display System
CF Course to a Fix
CG Center of Gravity
CKATS CocKpit Air Tempertature Sensor
CKMB CocKpit Mixing Box
CKVTS CocKpit Ventilated Temperature Sensor
CLCP Cabin Lighting Control Panel
CLP Collective Lever Position
CLTV CoLlecTiVe
CP Control Panel
CPDT Collective Positional Differential Transducer
CPI Crash Position Indicator
CRC Cyclic Redundacy Check
CSMM Crash Survivable Memory Module
CSV Cold Start Valve
CT Compressor Turbine
CV Check Valve
CVFDR Cockpit Voice and Flight Data Recorder
CVR Cockpit Voice Recorder
DAFIF Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File
DASIO Digital Analogue Serial Input/Output
DB Data Base
DCW Digital Chart of the World
DGPS Differential Global Positioning System
DIR DIRect
DISCON DISCONtinuity
DITED Digital Terrain Elevation Data
DOP Diluition of Precision
DR Dead Reckoning
DVOF Digital Vectorial Obstruction File
DBU Data base Update
DC Direct Current
DCP Display Control Panel
DDP Dimming Display Panel
DG Directional Gyro
DMAP Digital Map
DME Distance Measuring Equipment
DMG Digital Map Generator
DOTS Duct Over Temperature Switch
DPM Debris Power Module
DSB Double Sideband
DTD Data Transfer Device
DTS Duct Temperature Sensor
DWS Debris Warning System
EASA European Aviation Safety Agency
EBTC Emergency Bus Tie Contactor
ECL Emergency Check List
ECP Engine Control Panel
ECS Environmental Control System
ECSC Environmental Control System Controller
EDCU Enhanced Display and Control Unit
EECU Electronic Engine Control Unit
EHPS Electrical Motor-driven Hydraulic Power Supply
EHSW Electro Hydraulic Solenoid Valve
ELT Emergency Locator Transmitter
EMM Engine Maintenance Manual
ENG ENGine
EPAC Engine Power Assurance Checks
EPE Extimate Precision Error
EPGDS Electrical Power Generation and Distribution
System
EPU Estimated Position Uncertainty
EQSW Equipment Software
ERRA Electrical Retraction Rotary Actuator
ES Emergency Subsystem HPS Hydraulic Power Supply
ESIS Electronic Standby Integrated System HSI Horizontal Situation Indicator
ET Elapsed Time HTAWS Helicopter Terrain Awareness warning
ETA Estimated Time of Arrival System
ETD Extimate Time of Deparure or Elapsed Timer HUM Health and Usage Monitoring
Down HUMS Health and Usage Monitoring System
ETD Elapsed Timer Down IAS Indicated Air Speed
ETE Estimate Time Enroute IBIT Initiated Built-In Test
EVS Enhanced Visual System ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation
EXT EXTernal ICS Intercommunications System
FA Fix to an Altitude IETP Interactive Electronic Technical Publication
FAA Federal Aviation Administration IGB Intermediate Gearbox
FADEC Full Authority Digital Engine Control IGE In Ground Effect
FAF Final Approach Fix IGV Inlet Guide Vanes
FCC Flight Control Computer ILS Instrument Landing System
FCOC Fuel Cooler Oil Cooler IPC Illustrated Part Catalogue
FCS Flight Control System IR Infra Red
FCU Fuel Control Unit ISA International Standard Atmosphere
FD Flight Director ISIS Integrated Standby Instrument System
FDR Flight Data Recorder ITT Inter Turbine Temperature
FF Fuel Flow L/G Landing Gear
FFS Full Flight Simulator LA Locking Actuator
FHAF Final Hover Approach Fix LCF Low Cycle Fatigue
FLTA Forward Looking Terrain and obstacle LCP Lighting Control Panel
Avoidance Led Light Emitting Diode
FMC Flight Management Computer LGCP Landing Gear Control Panel
FMS Flight Management System LNAV Lateral Navigation
FOD Foreign Object Debris LOC Localiser
FOHE Fuel Oil Heat Exchanger LP Low Pressure
FOM Figure of Merit or Functional Operating Mode LRU Line Replaceable Unit
FOM Functional Operating Mode LT Local Time
FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array LTA Lateral Track Alert
FPLN Flight PLaN LUT Local User Terminal
FQGS Fuel Quality Gauging System LVDT Linear Variable Differential Transducer
FT Flight Time MAG MAGnetic
FTA Forward Looking Terrain and obstacle Avoidance MAHWP Missed Approach Holding Waypoint
FTD Flight Training Devic MAP Missed Approach Point
FTI Fatigue Technology Incorporated MB Marker Beacon
FTR Force Trim Release MBTC Main BaTtery Contactor
GA Go-Around MCC Mission Control Centre
GEOTIFF Geographic referencing in a TIFF format MCL Master Caution Light
GLC Generator Line Contactor MCOS Master Cut Off Switch
GMT Greenwich Mean Time MCV Main Control Valve
GNS Global Navigation System MDA Minimum Descent Altitude
GNSSU Global Navigation System Sensor Unit MDB Maintenance Database
GPS Global Positioning System MDS Monitoring and Diagnostic System
GPWS Ground Proximity Worning System MFD Multi-Function Display
GS Glide Slope
MGB Main Rotor Gearbox
GSE Ground Support Equipment
GW Gross Weight MLG Main Landing Gear
H/C Helicopter MOP Main Oil Pressure
Hd Density Altitude MOT Main Oil Temperature / Mark Om Target
HDG HeaDinG MPOG Minimum Pitch On Ground
HDOP Horizontal Diluition Of Precision MRA Main Rotor (servo) Actuator
HEMS Helicopter Emergency Medical Service MSG MeSsaGe
HES Hall Effect Sensor MSL Mean Sea Level
HF Heading to a Fix
MSU Magnetic Sensor Unit
HFOM Horizontal Figure Of Merit
HI Health Indices MTH Maintenance Time in Hours
HIGE Hover In Ground Effect MTOW Maximum Take Off Weight
HIL Horizontal Integrity Limit MTS Maintenance Training System
HM Holding to a Manual Termination MWL Master Warning Light
HMI Human Machine Interface NAV Navigation
HOGE Human Machine Interface NBA No Bearing Advisory
HOV HOVer
NCD Non Computed Data
Hp Pressure Altitude
HP High Pressure NDB Non Directional Beacon
 PROG PROGress
PSA Passenger Speaker Amplifier
PSGS Power Start-Generation Subsystem
PSU Power Supply Unit or Passenger Station Unit
PT Power Turbine
PTR Permanent Trim Release
PTT Press-To-Talk
PVI Primary Vehicle Indications
PWM Pulse Width Modulation
RA Resolution Advisory or Radar Altimeter
RadAlt Radar Altimeter
RAIM Receiver Autonomous Performace
RAM Random Access Memory
RBCA Rotor Brake Calliper Assembly
RBCB Rotor Brake Control Box
RBCP Rotor Brake Control Panel
RBCS Rotor Brake Control Stand
RBD Rotor Brake Disc
RCC Rescue Coordination Centre
RCP Reversionary Control Panel
Nf power Turbine Speed RCS Rotor Control System
Ng Gas generator (compressore) Turbine speed REL RELative
NGS Notional Glide Slope REPU Remote Electrical Power Unit
NLG Nose Landing Gear RF Constant Radius to a Fix or Radio Freqency
NLOC Notional LOCalizer RFI Radio Frequency Indication
Np power turbine speed RFM Rotorcraft Flight Manual
Nr rotor speed RGB Reduction Gearbox
NRV Nonreturn Valve RHT Radio Hight
NVG Night Vision Goggles RIPS Recorder Independent Power Supply
NVIS Night Vision Imaging System RMU Remote Memory Unit
NVM Nonvolatile Memory RNP Required Navigation Performance
OAT Outer Air Temperature ROC Rate of Climb
OEI One Engine Inoperative RPM Revolutions Per Minute
OGE Out of Ground Effect RNP Required Navigation Performance
OPSW Operational Software ROC Rate Of Climb
OT Other Traffic RPM Revolutions Per Minute
OTSW Over Temperature Switch RTA Radar Trasmitter Antenna
P/R Pitch/Roll RTB Rotor Track Balance
PA Pubblic Address RTD Resistance Temperature Device
Pamb ambient air pressure RVDT Rotary Variable Differential Transducer
PAV Pressure Adjustment Valve S/A Shock Absorber
PBD Place/Bearing/Distance S/G Starter Generator
PBIT Power-up Built-In Test SA Situation Awarness
PBPB Place/Bearing/Place/Bearing SAF Stability Augmentation Function
PCM Power Control Module SAR Search and Rescue
PDCS Power Distribution and Control Subsystem SAS Stability Augmentation System
PDU Power Distribution Units SAT Static Air Temperature
PERF PERFormance SB Service Bulletin
PFD Primary Flight Display SBAS Satellite Based Augmentation System
PFT Pre Flight Test SCAS Stability and Control Augmentation System
PI Power Index or Procedure turn to an Intercept SI Special Instructions
PI Power Index SID Standard Instrument Departure
PIA Passenger Intercom Amplifier SJP Smart Jet Pump
PIP Picture In Picture SMJP SMart Jet Pump
PMA Permanent Magnent Alternator SOV Solenoid Operated Valve or Shutoff Valve
PMS Power Management Switch SP Search Pattern
POR Point Of Regulation SPD SPeeD
PPOS Present POSition SSD Solid State Device
PRAIM Predictive Receiver Autonomous Integrity SSEPMS Solid-state Electrical Power Management
Monitoring System
SSPC Solid State Power Controller VS Vertical Speed
SSR Secondary Survelliance Radar VTA Vertical Track Alert
STA STAtion V TOSS Take Off Safety Speed
STAR Standard Terminal Arrival Route VTS Vent Temperature Sensor
STBY STandBY V Y Speed for best rate of climb
SUM Structural Usage Monitoring WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System
SVI Secondary Vehicle Indication WAT Weight/Altitude/Temperature
SVM Structural Vibration Monitoring WCA Warnings, Cautions and Advisories
SVS Synthetic Vision System WGT WeiGT
SW SoftWare WMM World Magnetic Model
TA Traffic Advisory WOW Weight-On-Wheels
TAE Terrain Above Elevation WPT Way PoinT
TAS True Air Speed WSCU Wiper System Control Unit
TAT Total Air Temperature WTR Winchman Trim
TCAS Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System WXR Weather Radar
TCV Temperature Control Valve XPDR Transponder
TD/H Transition Down to Hover XTE cross-Track Error
TF Track to a Fix
TGB Tail Rotor Gearbox
TKE Track Angle Error
TOD Top Of Descent
TOLD Takeoff and Landing Data
TOP Top Of Climb
TOP Take-off Power
TP Twisted Pair
Tq Torque
TRA Tail Rotor Actuator
TRDS Tail Rotor Drive System
TRGC Type Rating Ground Course
TRK TRacK
TRSOV Tail Rotor Shutoff Valve
TRU TRUe heading
TTO Tail Take-off
TU Transition UP
TUM Transmission Usage Monitoring
TVM Transmission Vibration Monitoring
UIN Unique Identifier Number
ULB Underwater Locator Beacon
ULF Ultra Low Frequency
UNLK UNLocK
UTC Universal Time Coordinated
UTM Universal Transverse Mercator
VA Heading to an Altitude
VAC Volt Alternate Current
VALT Vertical Altitude Hold
VAPP VOR APProach
VDAM Vibration Data Acquisition Module
VDC Volt Direct Current
VFASS Fly away safety speed
VFOM Vertical Figure Of Merit
VG Velocity over Ground
VGA Video Graphics Array
VGP Vertical Glide Path
VHF Very High Frequency
VI Heading to an Intercept
VIGV Variable Inlet Guide Vane
VIL Vertical Integrity Limit
VIPT Virtual Interactive Procedural Trainer
VLE Maximum landing gear extended speed
VLO Maximum landing gear operating speed
VM Vector to Manual
VMAP Vector MAP
VMS Vehicle Monitoring System
VNAV Vertical Navigation
VOR VHF Omnidirectional Range
VPA Vertical Path Angle