Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms

Over 11,000 Entries

Dale Crane

• Publisher: Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN:
  9781619545779
• Edition: 6
• eBook ISBN:
  9781619545786
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Aviation
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Aviation is an industry full of terms, acronyms and technical language. This book helps users understand all the words, abbreviations, phrases, and disciplines of aviation. The most complete collection of aviation terminology available, the Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms defines more than 11, 000 terms and includes nearly 500 illustrations to further explain and aid visual recognition. Appendices include useful lists and tables, such as the periodic table of elements, phonetic alphabet, Morse code, and an expanded list of aviation acronyms.All specific to the aviation industry, the terms have been gathered from the regulations, the Pilot/Controller Glossary from the AIM, and glossaries from government handbooks and manuals. Also includes definitions not found in government publications.This complete, handy dictionary belongs in every library as it is an essential reference book for the entire aviation industry — including administrators, pilots, aviation maintenance technicians, colleges and universities, air traffic controllers, manufacturers, engineers, government agencies, airlines, and corporate flight departments, as well as newcomers to the industry and those who speak English as a second language.The ASA Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, now in its sixth edition, is a vital reference tool that belongs on every aviation bookshelf.

APPENDIX 1

Acronyms and Abbreviations

2-DOF — Two Degrees of Freedom

3-DOF — Three Degrees of Freedom

A

A&P — Airframe and Powerplant

AAC — Aircraft Administration Communications

AAE — American Association of Airport Executives

AAI — Arrival Aircraft Interval

AAM — Air-to-Air Missile

AAR — Airport Acceptance Rate

AAS — Airport Advisory Service

AAUP — Attention All Users Page

AB — Afterburner

ABC — After Bottom Center

ABS — Absolute

AC — Advisory Circular

A/C — Air Conditioning;

AC — Air Corps (an obsolete abbreviation)

AC — Alternating Current

ACARS — ARINC Communication Addressing and Reporting System

ACAS — Airborne Collision and Avoidance System

ACC — Active Clearance Control

ACC — Area Control Centers

ACCEL — Acceleration

ACDO — Air Carrier D25istrict Office

ACESS — Advanced Cabin Entertainment and Service System

ACLS — Automatic Carrier Landing System

ACLT — Actual Calculated Landing Time

ACM — Air Cycle Machine

ACMI — Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation

ACMS — Aircraft Condition Monitoring System

ACS — Airman Certification Standards

ACT — Active Control Technology

ACU — Acceleration Control Unit

ACU — Antenna Coupling Unit

AD — Airworthiness Directive

A/D — Analog-to-Digital

ADAHRS — Air Data Attitude and Heading Reference System

A/D Conv — Analog-to-Digital Converter

ADC — Analog-to-Digital Converter

ADC — Air Data Computer

ADDS — Aviation Digital Data Service

ADEU — Automatic Data Entry Unit

ADF — Automatic Direction Finder

ADI — Antidetonation Injection

ADI — Attitude Director Indicator

ADIZ — Air Defense Identification Zone

ADLY — Arrival Delay

ADM — Aeronautical Decision Making

ADMA — Aviation Distributors and Manufacturers Association

ADP — Advanced Ducted Propfan

ADS — Automatic Dependent Surveillance

ADS–B — Automatic Depende...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Preface
• Alfa
• Bravo
• Charlie
• Delta
• Echo
• Foxtrot
• Golf
• Hotel
• India
• Juliet
• Kilo
• Lima
• Mike
• November
• Oscar
• Papa
• Quebec
• Romeo
• Sierra
• Tango
• Uniform
• Victor
• Whiskey
• X-ray
• Yankee
• Zulu
• _Appendix1
• _Appendix2
• _Appendix3
• _Appendix4