| Acronym |
Sense |
Language |
Topics |
| AFT |
Atmospheric Flight Test |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| AFT |
Agence Ferroviaire de Télécommunications |
In French |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Telecommunications
→ Rail transport engineering
→ Rail transport |
| AFTA |
Aft Frame Tilt Actuator |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AFTI |
Advanced Fighter Technology Integration |
In English |
→ Military engineering
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AFTS |
Aft Fuselage Thrust Structure |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AFU |
Aide au Freinage d'Urgence |
In French |
→ Automobile manufacturing |
| AFWAL |
Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ 358
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ United States |
| AFWPAL |
Air Force Wright-Patterson Aeropropulsion Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ 358
→ United States |
| AG |
Artificial Gravity |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AGAA |
Attitude Gyro Accelerometer Assembly |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AGAP |
Attitude Gyro Accelerometer Package |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AGARD |
Advisory Group for Aeronautical Research and Development |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AGC |
Aerojet General Corporation |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AGC |
Autorail Grande Capacité |
In French |
→ Transport and postal services |
| AGC |
Apollo Guidance Computer |
In English |
→ Computer hardware
→ Astronautics |
| AGCA |
Automatic Ground-Controlled Approach |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Transport by air |
| AGCS |
Automatic Ground Control Station |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Transport by air |
| AGCU |
Attitude Gyro Coupling Unit |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AGE |
Aerospace Ground Equipment |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| AGE |
Automatic Ground Equipment |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AGILE |
Astrorivelatore Gamma ad Immagini LEggero |
In Italian |
→ Astronautics
→ Astronomy |
| AGMC |
Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| AGOES |
Advanced Geosynchronous Observation Environment Satellite |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AGS |
Abort Guidance System |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AGS |
Antigravity Suit |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AGS |
ASPS Gimbal System |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AHCS |
Advanced Helicopter Control System |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AHI |
Artificial Horizon Indicator |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| AHRS |
Attitude Heading Reference System |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AHS |
Aft Heat Shield |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AHSJ |
American Helicopter Society Journal |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ United States |
| AI |
Airspeed Indicator |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| AI |
Altimeter Indicator |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| AI |
Altitude Indicator |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| AIA |
Aircraft Industries Association (www.aia-aerospace.org) |
In English |
→ Associations
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AIA |
Atelier Industriel de l'Aéronautique |
In French |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AIAA |
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (https://www.aiaa.org) |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics
→ United States |
| AIAAJ |
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics
→ United States |
| AIAD |
Federazione Aziende Italiane per l'Aerospazio, la Difesa e la Sicurezza (www.aiad.it) |
In Italian |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics
→ Military engineering
→ Italia |
| AIASJ |
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Journal |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics
→ United States |
| AIC |
Aeronautical Information Circulars |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AICCF |
Association Internationale des Congrès des Chemins de Fer |
In French |
→ Associations
→ Higher education, universities
→ Rail transport engineering
→ 65 |
| AIDA |
Aggressive Intermediate Duct Aerodynamics for Competitive and Environmentally Friendly Jet Engines |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Aerodynamics |
| AIDE |
Aerospace Installation Diagnostic Equipment |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| AIDE |
Adaptive Integrated Driver |
In English |
→ Transport and postal services |
| AIDS |
Airborne Integrated Data System |
In English |
→ Data
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AIF |
Association des Industries Ferroviaires (www.aifonline.eu) |
In French |
→ Associations
→ Rail transport engineering
→ Rail transport
→ France |
| AiInt |
Air International |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AIL |
Avionics Integration Laboratories |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Astronautics |
| AILAS |
Automatic Instrument Landing Approach System |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| AILS |
Automatic Instrument Landing System |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| AIN |
Austrian Institute of Navigation (www.ovn.at)
= ÖVN | Österreichischer Verein für Navigation | In German
|
In English |
→ Geodesy, cartography
→ Transport and postal services
→ Austria |
| AIOD |
Ascent Insertion On-Orbit Deorbit |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AIP |
Aircraft Instrumented Payload |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AIP |
Avionics Integration Plan |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AIP |
Aeronautical Information Publication |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AirCo |
Air et Cosmos (www.air-cosmos.com) |
In French |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| AirSp |
Air and Space |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| AIT |
Autoignition Test |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AIU |
Abort Interface Unit |
In English |
→ Human-computer interaction
→ Astronautics |
| AIU |
Avionics Interface Unit |
In English |
→ Human-computer interaction
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AIXM |
Aeronautical Information eXchange Model |
In English |
→ Software
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AL |
Approach and Landing |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| ALAS |
Approach/Landing Autopilot Subsystem |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| ALASAT |
Air-Launched Antisatellite |
In English |
→ Military engineering
→ Astronautics |
| ALC |
Aft Load Controller |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ALCA |
Aft Load Controller Assembly |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ALDP |
Advanced Launch Development Program |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ALE |
Airborne Laser Experiment |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Optics |
| ALERT |
Acute Launch Emergency Reliability Tip |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ALERT |
Acute Launch Emergency Restraint Tip |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ALEXIS |
Array of Low Energy X-ray Imaging Sensors |
In English |
→ Astronautics
→ Astronomy |
| ALFA |
Air-Lubricated Free Attitude |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ALFT |
Approach and Landing Flight Test |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ALOS |
Advanced Land Observing Satellite |
In English |
→ Astronautics
→ Earth sciences |
| ALPS |
Advanced Liquid Propulsion System |
In English |
|
| ALPS |
Approach and Landing Procedures Simulator |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| ALRC |
Aerojet Liquid Rocket Company |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ALS |
Advanced Launch System |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ALS |
Airlock System |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| ALS |
Alternative Landing Site |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| ALS |
Approach/Landing System |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| ALS |
Automatic Landing System |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| ALSA |
Astronaut Life Support Assembly |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ALSE |
Astronaut Life Support Equipment |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ALSEMP |
ALS Engineering Management Plan |
In English |
→ Management
→ Astronautics |
| ALSGEM |
ALS Global Evaluation Module |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ALSS |
Advanced Life Support System |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ALSS |
Airlock Support System (Subsystem) |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ALSSSWG |
ALS System Security Working Group |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Astronautics |
| ALT |
Approach and Landing Test |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| ALTR |
Approach and Landing Test Requirement |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| ALTS |
Avionics LRU Tracking System |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| ALV |
Advanced Launch Vehicle |
In English |
|
| ALV |
Advanced Logistics Vehicle |
In English |
→ Maintenance and logistics |
| ALVIB |
Algorithm Payload Vibration |
In English |
→ Acoustical engineering
→ Astronautics |
| AM |
Aeromedical Monitor |
In English |
→ Medicine
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AM |
Airlock Module |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| AMA |
Agenzia Milanese Mobilita' e Ambiente |
In Italian |
→ Environmental protection
→ Transport and postal services |
| AMAL |
Aeronautical Medical Acceleration Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Medicine
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AMC |
Aft Motor Controller |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AMC |
American Motors Corporation |
In French |
→ Mechanical engineering
→ United States |
| AMC |
American Motors Corporation |
In English |
→ Mechanical engineering |
| AMCA |
Aft Motor Controller Assembly |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| AME |
Abort Maneuver Evaluator |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AMEC |
Aft Master Events Controller |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| AMF |
Abort Motor Facility |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AMFL |
Aeromedical Field Laboratory |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Medicine
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AMG |
Angle of the Middle Gimbal |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AMI |
Airspeed/Mach Indicator |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AMI |
Alpha/Mach Indicator |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AMK |
Aircraft Modification Kit |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AMLS |
Advanced Manned Launch System |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AMO |
Aerospace Medical Operations |
In English |
→ Medicine
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| AMOOS |
Advanced Maneuvering Orbit-to-Orbit Shuttle |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AMPR |
Aeronautical Manufacturer's Planning Report |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AMPR |
Aeronautical Manufacturer's Progress Report |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AMRV |
Astronaut Maneuvering Vehicle |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AMS |
Aeronautical Material Specification |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AMSC |
Advanced Military Space Flight Capability |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Military affairs |
| AMSR |
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer |
In English |
→ Astronautics
→ Earth sciences |
| AMU |
Astronaut Maneuvering Unit |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AMU |
Attitude Match Update |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ANARS |
Autonomous Navigation and Attitude Reference System |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AND |
Air Force-Navy (Aeronautical) Design |
In English |
→ 358
→ 359
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ United States |
| ANFA |
Association Nationale pour la Formation Automobile |
In French |
→ Associations
→ Education
→ Automobile manufacturing |
| ANFAVEA |
Associação Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veículos Automotores |
In Portuguese |
→ Associations |
| ANRA |
Air Navigation Radio Aid |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| ANRWA |
Average Number Rotary Wing Aircraft |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| ANS |
Astronomical Netherlands Satellite |
In English |
→ Astronautics
→ Astronomy |
| AOA |
Abort Once Around |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AOA |
Airborne Optical Adjunct |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AOCS |
Attitude and Orbit Control System |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AOCS |
Attitude and Orbit Control Subsystem |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AOD |
Aircraft Operations Division |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AOES |
Advanced Orbit Ephemeris System |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AOFEE |
Advanced Orbiter Flight Evaluation Experiment |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AOL |
Area Of Launch |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| AOS |
Airborne Optical System |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AOT |
Avionics Operating Time |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AOT |
Avionics Overall Test |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| Ap&SS |
Astrophysics and Space Science |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics |
| APA |
Abort Programmer Assembly |
In English |
→ Software
→ Astronautics |
| APAC |
Associação Portuguesa dos Amigos dos Caminhos de Ferro (http://apac.cp.pt) |
In Portuguese |
→ Associations
→ Rail transport engineering |
| APACS |
Aircraft and Personnel Automated Clearance System |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| APAE |
Attached Payload Accommodations Equipment |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| APC |
Adaptive Payload Carrier |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| APC |
Advanced Propulsion Comparison |
In English |
|
| APC |
Aft Power Controller |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| APC |
Airborne Particle Counter |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| APCA |
Aft Power Controller Assembly |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| APCP |
Aerojet Photoelectric Cell Program |
In English |
→ Energy economics
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| APD |
Automotive Parts Distribution (www.apd.co.uk) |
In English |
→ Trade
→ Automobile manufacturing
→ United Kingdom |
| API |
Air Position Indicator |
In English |
→ Mechanical engineering
→ Electrical engineering
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| API |
Aerospace Performance Improvement |
In English |
→ Quality management
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| APLIS |
Automated Payload ICD System |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| APM |
Columbus Attached Pressurized Module |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| APP |
Astrophysics Payload |
In English |
→ Astronautics
→ Astronomy |
| APPF |
Automated Payload Processing Facility |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| APPLE |
Advanced Propulsion Payload Effect |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| APPS |
Auxiliary Payload Power System |
In English |
→ Electrical engineering
→ Astronautics |
| APS |
Aft Propulsion System |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| APS |
Ascent Propulsion System |
In English |
|
| APS |
Attitude Propulsion System |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| APS |
Auxiliary Propulsion System |
In English |
|
| APS |
Alimentation Par le Sol |
In French |
→ Electrical engineering |
| APSAP |
Auxiliary Propulsion System Aft Pod |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ApSSS |
Astrophysics and Space Science Supplement |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronomy
→ Astronautics |
| APT |
Astronaut Preference Test |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| APU |
Auxiliary Propulsion Unit |
In English |
|
| AQP |
Association Québecoise du Propane (www.propanequebec.com) |
In French |
→ Associations
→ Canada |
| ARA |
Attitude Reference Assembly |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ARAP |
Aeronautical Research Associates of Princeton |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| ARAP |
Astronaut Rescue Air Pack |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ARBl |
Aerospace Research in Bulgaria |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics |
| ARC |
Ames Research Center |
In English |
→ Research institutes
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ Astronautics
→ United States |
| ARCOMSAT |
Arab League Communications Satellite |
In English |
→ Astronautics
→ Telecommunications |
| ARCOS |
Action de Recherche pour une COnduite Sécurisée |
In French |
→ Transport and postal services |
| ARCS |
Aft Reaction Control Subsystem |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ARD |
Abort Region Determinator |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ARES |
Advanced Railroad Electronic System |
In English |
→ Electronics
→ Rail transport engineering |
| ARGMA |
Army Rocket and Guided Missile Agency |
In English |
→ Military engineering
→ Astronautics |
| ARIA |
Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| ARIS |
Advanced Range Instrumentation Ship |
In English |
→ 6295 |
| ARISE |
Automatic Railway Information Systems for Europe |
In English |
→ Rail transport engineering
→ Telecommunications
→ Transport and postal services |
| ARISTOTELES |
Applications and Research Involving Space Technologies Observing the Earth's Field from Low Earth Orbiting Satellite |
In English |
→ Astronomy
→ Earth sciences
→ Astronautics |
| ARN |
Auto Recycling Nederland (www.arn.nl) |
In Dutch |
→ Environmental technology, water supply, waste management
→ Automobile manufacturing
→ Netherlands |
| ARS |
American Rocket Society |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations
→ Aeronautics, aircraft
→ United States |
| ARS |
Attitude Reference System |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ARSDA |
Advanced Radiation Space Defense Application |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ARTI |
Advanced Rotorcraft Technology Integration |
In English |
→ Mechanical engineering |
| ArtSa |
Artificial Satellites |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronautics |
| ARU |
Attitude Reference Unit |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ASA |
Abort Sensor Assembly |
In English |
→ Astronautics |
| ASA |
Advanced System Avionics |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| ASA |
Aerosurface Amplifier |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| ASA |
Aerosurface Servoamplifier |
In English |
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| AsAc |
Astronautica Acta |
In Latin |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronautics |
| AsAer |
Astronautics Aeronautics |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals
→ Astronautics
→ Aeronautics, aircraft |
| ASAL |
Agence Spatiale Algérienne |
In French |
→ Central administration
→ Astronautics
→ Algeria |
