Post by peter on Nov 14, 2015 20:04:33 GMT 1
Looking at OEM, CFF, TSFC and CAF: can you all please enlighten me (and perhaps many others) as to what this all means to say ( I will add contributions to first post).
ACAP = Aircraft Characteristics - Airport and maintenance Planning
ACARS = Aircraft Communications And Reporting System
ACMI = Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, Insurance
AD = Airworthiness Directive
ADF = Automatic Direction Finder
ADS-B = Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
AGL = Above Ground Level
ALNOT = ALert NOTice
ALPA = Air Line Pilots Association
ALS = Approach Lighting System
ALT = ALTitude
AOA = Angle Of Attack
AOC = Air Operator Certificate
AOG = Aircraft On Ground
AOM = Aerodrome Operating Minima
AP = AutoPilot
APU = Auxiliary Power Unit
ARFF = Aerial Rescue and FireFighting
ASI = AirSpeed Indicator
ASL = Above Sea Level
ATC = Air Traffic Control
ATIS = Automatic Terminal Information Service
ATPL = Airline Transport Pilot Licence
Auto-GCAS = Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System
BFE = Buyer Furnished Equipment
CAF = Customer Acceptance Flight
CAM = Customer Acceptance Manual
CANIC = Continued Airworthiness Notification to the International Community
CAS = Calibrated Air Speed
CASM = Cost of Available Seat-Mile
CFF = Cabin First Flight
CFIT = Controlled Flight Into Terrain
CG = Center of Gravity
COCOTO = COckpit COllection TOol (Airbus)
CRM = Crew Resource Management
CVR = Cockpit Voice Recorder
DAMATO = DAta MAnagement TOol (Airbus)
DAS = Defensive Aids SubSystem (also DASS)
DME = Distance Measuring Equipment
EASA = European Aviation Safety Agency
ECAM = Electronic Centralised Aircraft Monitor
EEC = Electronic Engine Control
EET = Estimated Elapsed Time
EGT = Exhaust Gas Temperature
EICAS = Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System
EIS = Entry Into Service
ELT = Emergency Locator Transmitter
EMAS = Engineered Material Arrestor System
EPR = Engine Pressure Ratio
ETA = Estimated Time of Arrival
ETD = Estimated Time of Departure
EDTO = Extended Diversion Time Operations
ETOPS = Extended Twin engine Operations
FAA = Federal Aviation Administration
FADEC = Full Authority Digital Engine Control
FAL = Final Assembly Line
FBO = Fixed Base Operator
FCOM = Flight Crew Operations Manual
FF = First Flight
FIR = Flight Information Region
FL = Flight Level
FMC = Flight Management Computer
FMGS = Flight Management and Guidance System
FMS = Flight Management System
FO = First Officer
FOD = Foreign Object Debris/Damage
FOT = Final assembly line Operational Test
GPS = Global Positioning System
GPU = Ground Power Unit
GPWS = Ground Proximity Warning System
HMI = Human Machine Interface
H/O = Hand Over
HoV = Head of Version
HS = Horizontal Stabiliser
HTP = Horizontal Tail Plane
HUD = Head-Up Display
IAS = Indicated AirSpeed
IATA = International Air Transport Association
ICAO = International Civil Aviation Organization
IFE = In-Flight Entertainment
IFR = Instrument Flight Rules
ILS = Instrument Landing System
INS = Inertial Navigation System
IOSA = IATA Operational Safety Audit
ISA = International Standard Atmosphere
ISATFM = In Service Aircraft Technical Flight Manual
JAA = Joint Aviation Authorities
KIAS = Knots Indicated AirSpeed
KTAS = Knots True AirSpeed
LCC = Low Cost Carrier
LDA = Landing Distance Available
LH = Long Haul
LOI = Letter Of Intent
LOPA = Layout Of Passenger Accommodations
MCAS = Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System
MDA = Minimum Descent Altitude
MDCU = Multipurpose Display and Control Unit
MEL = Minimum Equipment List
METAR = METeorological Aerodrome Report
MEW = Manufacturers Empty Weight
MH = Medium Haul
MLAT = MultiLATeration
MLG = Main Landing Gear
MLW = Maximum Landing Weight
MOU = Memorandum Of Understanding
MRO = Maintenance Repair Overhaul
MSAW = Minimum Safe Altitude Warning
MSL = Mean Sea Level
MTOW = Maximum Take Off Weight
MZFW = Maximum Zero Fuel Weight
NACA = National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
NADP = Noise Abatement Departure Procedure
NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NB = Narrow Body
NDB = Non-Directional Beacon
NLG = Nose Landing Gear
NOTAM = NOtice To AirMen
NTSB = National Transportation Safety Board
OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer
OEW = Operating Empty Weight
OFP = Operational Flight Plan (civil) / Program (military)
PAPI = Precision Approach Path Indicator
PATM = Production Aircraft Test Manual
PAX = Passenger
PBE = Protective Breathing Equipment
PBN = Performance Based Navigation
PF = Pilot Flying
PFD = Primary Flight Display
PIC = Pilot In Command
PM = Pilot Monitoring
PNF = Pilot Not Flying
PPL = Private Pilot Licence
QAR = Quick Access Recorder
RAT = Ram Air Turbine
RJ = Regional Jet
RNAV = aRea NAVigation
RNP = Required Navigation Performance
RO = Roll Out
ROPS = Runway Overrun Prevention System
RTO = Rejected Take Off
RVR = Runway Visual Range
RVSM = Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum
RW = Ramp Weight
RWY = RunWaY
SAR = Surveillance Approach Radar
SH = Short Haul
SID = Standard Instrument Departure
SIGMET = SIGnificant METeorological information
STAR = STandard Arrival Route
STC = Supplemental Type Certificate
TAC = Technical Acceptance by the Customer / Technical Aircraft Completion
TAS = True AirSpeed
TAWS = Terrain Awareness and Warning System
TCAS = Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System
TCDS = Type Certificate Data Sheets
TCM = Trust Control Malfunction
TODA = Take Off Distance Available
TOGA = Take Off/Go Around
TOT = Transfer Of Title
TRACON = Terminal Radar Approach CONtrol
TSFC = Thrust Specific Fuel Consumption
TWY = TaxiWaY
ULH = Ultra Long Haul
VASI = Visual Approach Slope Indicator
VFR = Visual Flight Rules
VFSG = Variable Frequency Starter Generator
VMC = Visual Meteorological Conditions
VMCA = Velocity Minimum Control Air
VMCG = Velocity Minimum Control Ground
VMU = Velocity of Minimum Unstick
VOR = Vhf Omnidirectional Radio range
VS = Vertical Stabiliser
VSTOL = Vertical Short Take-Off and Landing
VTC = Validation of Type Certificate
VTP = Vertical Tail Plane
WB = Wide Body
ZFW = Zero Fuel Weight