AC |
Advisory Circular |
ACC |
area control centre |
AES |
Atmospheric Environment Service |
AFB |
Air Force Base |
AFE |
above field elevation |
agl |
above ground level |
ANU |
stabilizer angle units aircraft nose up |
ASDA |
accelerate-stop distance available |
asl |
above sea level |
ATC |
air traffic control |
C |
Celsius |
CAE |
Canadian Aviation Electronics |
Calif. |
California |
CASB |
Canadian Aviation Safety Board |
CD |
coefficient of drag |
CFR |
Crash Fire Fighting Rescue |
CID |
Criminal Investigation Division |
CL |
coefficient of lift |
CO |
carbon monoxide |
CVR |
cockpit voice recorder |
DMI |
deferred maintenance item |
DND |
Department of National Defence |
EGT |
exhaust gas temperature |
EPR |
engine pressure ratio |
FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
FAR |
Federal Aviation Regulations |
FCU |
fuel control units |
FDR |
flight data recorder |
ft |
feet |
FPD |
Freezing Point Depressant |
Fla. |
Florida |
FRPC |
Flight Recorder Playback Centre |
G |
load factor |
GMT |
Greenwich Mean Time |
HCN |
hydrogen cyanide |
hr |
hour(s) |
ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
IFR |
instrument flight rules |
in. Hg |
inches of mercury |
JETS |
Joint En Route Terminal Systems |
KIAS |
knots indicated airspeed |
Ky. |
Kentucky |
lat |
latitude |
lb |
pound(s) |
long |
longitude |
M |
magnetic |
MAC |
mean aerodynamic chord |
mb |
millibar(s) |
MFO |
Multinational Force and Observers |
mg% |
milligrams per 100 millilitres |
mi |
mile(s) |
N |
north |
Nl |
Rotational speed of the low pressure compressor of a two-spool engine |
|
expressed as a percentage of the maximum value |
NAS |
Naval Air Station |
NATI |
National Air Transportation Inspection |
Nfld. |
Newfoundland |
NRC |
National Research Council |
NTSB |
National Transportation Safety Board |
PMI |
principal maintenance inspector |
POI |
principal operations inspector |
PTC |
pitch trim compensator |
RCMP |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
STC |
Supplementary Type Certificate |
T |
true |
TODA |
take-off distance available |
TORA |
take-off run available |
UDRI |
University of Dayton Research Institute |
Vl |
critical engine failure speed |
V2 |
take-off climb speed |
VF |
flap retraction speed |
VR |
take-off rotation speed |
W |
west |
Wash. |
Washington |
Z |
Zulu |
ZFW |
zero fuel weight |
° |
degree(s) |
' |
minute(s) |
" |
second(s) |