Air transport engineering, aeronautics, aeronautical engineering, planes and aircraft.
| Acronym | Sense | Language | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| A&L | Approach and Landing | In English | → Astronautics |
| A&P | Airframe and Power Plant | In English | → Specialized or polytechnical colleges |
| AA | Air-to-Air | In English | |
| AA | Airplane Avionics | In English | |
| AAA | Aviation Academy Austria (www.aviationacademy.at) | In English | → Academies → Austria |
| AABNCP | Advanced Airborne National Command Post | In English | |
| AADS | Ascent Air Data System | In English | → Astronautics |
| AAFE | Advanced Applications Flight Equipment | In English | → Astronautics |
| AAH | Advanced Attack Helicopter | In English | → Military engineering |
| AAIB | Air Accidents Investigation Branch | In English | → Central administration → Transport by air → United Kingdom |
| AAL | Above Aerodrome Level | In English | → Transport and postal services |
| AAP | Analog Autopilot | In English | → Astronautics |
| AAR | Association Aéronautique de Rochecourbe | In French | → Associations |
| AB | Avionics Bay | In English | |
| ABCP | Airborne Command Post | In English | |
| ABD | Airborne Ballistics Division | In English | → Military engineering |
| ABE | Avion Bombardier d'Eau | In French | → Firefighting |
| ABETS | Airborne Beacon Test Set | In English | |
| ABI | Avionics Bus Interface | In English | → Human-computer interaction |
| ABL | Airborne Laser | In English | |
| ABL | Aircraft-Based Laser | In English | |
| ABLE | Airborne Laser Evaluation | In English | |
| ABMCP | Airborne Military Command Post | In English | → Military affairs |
| ABNCP | Airborne National Command Post | In English | |
| ABUL | Association Berrichonne d'Ultra Légers (http://abul.asso.fr) | In French | → Associations → France |
| AC | Aerodynamic Center | In English | → Aerodynamics |
| ACA | Altitude Controller Assembly | In English | → Astronautics |
| AcAAS | Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica | In Latin | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics → China |
| ACAP | Advanced Computer Airframe Program | In English | → Computer programs |
| ACAP | Association Canadienne de Conservation Aéronautique (www.capa-acca.com) = CAPA | Canadian Aeronautical Preservation Association | In English |
In French | → Associations → Canada |
| ACARE | Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe (www.acare4europe.com) | In English | → European Union → Transport and postal services |
| ACAS | Airborne Collision Avoidance System | In English | → Transport by air |
| ACE | Attitude Control Electronics | In English | → Electronics → Astronautics |
| ACEL | Air Crew Equipment Laboratory | In English | → Research institutes |
| ACEU | AeroControl Electronics Unit | In English | → Electronics → Astronautics |
| ACIL | Automatic Controlled Instrument Landing | In English | → Astronautics |
| ACLS | Automated Control and Landing System | In English | → Astronautics |
| ACME | Attitude Control and Maneuvering Electronics | In English | → Electronics → Astronautics |
| ACP | Airborne Command Post | In English | |
| ACS | Aft Crew Station | In English | → Astronautics |
| ACS | Altitude Control and Stabilization | In English | → Astronautics |
| ACS | Atmosphere Control System | In English | → Astronautics |
| ACU | Avionics Cooling Unit | In English | |
| ACUO | Avionics Cooling Unit Operator | In English | |
| AdAeS | Advances in Aeronautical Sciences | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| ADC | Aerospace Defense Command | In English | → 358 → Astronautics |
| ADFRF | Ames/Dryden Flight Research Facility | In English | → Astronautics |
| ADL | Avionics Development Laboratory | In English | → Research institutes |
| ADR | Aerospace and Defense Research | In English | → 358 → Military engineering → Vehicle engineering |
| ADS | Ascent Design System | In English | → Astronautics |
| AE&AT | Aircraft Engineering & Aerospace Technology | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics |
| AeAm | Aerospace America | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics → United States |
| AeCh | Aerospace China | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics → China |
| AeCM | Aerospace Composites Materials | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Materials science → Astronautics |
| AECMA | Association Européenne des Constructeurs de Matériel Aérospatial | In French | → Associations → Astronautics → Europe |
| AECMA | Association Européenne des Constructeurs de Matériels Aéronautiques | In French | → Associations |
| AED | Aerospace Electrical Division | In English | → Electrical engineering → Astronautics |
| AEDC | Arnold Engineering Development Center | In English | → Research institutes → Astronautics → United States |
| AeDy | Aerospace Dynamics | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Aerodynamics → Astronautics |
| AeEn | Aerospace Engineering | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics |
| AeJ | Aeronautical Journal | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Aerodynamics |
| AeMat | Aerospace Materials | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Materials science → Astronautics |
| AeMed | Aerospace Medicine | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Medicine → Astronautics |
| AeQ | Aeronautical Quarterly | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Aerodynamics |
| AerMS | L'Aerotecnica Missili e Spazio | In Italian | → Serial publications, periodicals → Military engineering → Vehicle engineering |
| AerRv | Revue Aérospatiale | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics |
| AerTe | Aerojet Technology | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Aerodynamics |
| AeSc | Collection of Papers on Aerospace Science | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronomy → Astronautics |
| AeSIJ | Aeronautical Society India Journal | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Aerodynamics |
| AET | Aerosurface End-to-end Test | In English | → Astronautics |
| AFA | Airframe Assembly | In English | |
| AFAL | Air Force Avionics Laboratory | In English | → Research institutes → 358 → United States |
| AFAPL | Air Force Aero Propulsion Laboratory | In English | → Research institutes → 358 → United States |
| AFC | Aerodynamic Flight Control | In English | → Aerodynamics |
| AFC | Automatic Flight Control | In English | → Astronautics |
| AFCAC | African Civil Aviation Commission (www.afcac-cafac.org) | In English | → Organizations and associations → Transport and postal services → Africa |
| AFCS | Automatic Flight Control System | In English | → Astronautics |
| AFD | Aft Flight Deck | In English | → Astronautics |
| AFD | Assistant Flight Director | In English | |
| AFDE | Aft Flight Deck Equipment | In English | → Astronautics |
| AFDO | Aft Flight Deck Operator | In English | → Astronautics |
| AFDR | Ascent Flight Design Review | In English | → Astronautics |
| AFE | Aeroassist Flight Experiment | In English | |
| AFF | Acceptance and Ferry Flight | In English | → Quality management |
| AFFDL | Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory | In English | → Research institutes → 358 → United States |
| AFFTC | Air Force Flight Test Center | In English | → 358 → United States |
| AFIT | Accelerated Flight Instrument Training | In English | → Education |
| AFIT | Air Force Institute of Technology | In English | → Specialized or polytechnical colleges → Military engineering |
| AFMa | Air Force Magazine | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → 358 → United States |
| AFO | Announced Flight Opportunity | In English | → Astronautics |
| AFS | Air Force Standard | In English | → Standardization → Military affairs → Military engineering → United States |
| AFS | Air Force Station | In English | → Military affairs → United States |
| AFS | Ascent Flight System | In English | → Astronautics |
| AFSIG | Ascent Flight System Integration Group | In English | → Astronautics |
| AFSRT | Avionics Flight Systems Readiness Test | In English | |
| AFT | Aerodynamic Flight Test | In English | → Aerodynamics |
| AFT | Atmospheric Flight Test | In English | → Astronautics |
| AFTI | Advanced Fighter Technology Integration | In English | → Military engineering |
| AFWAL | Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratory | In English | → Research institutes → 358 → United States |
| AFWPAL | Air Force Wright-Patterson Aeropropulsion Laboratory | In English | → Research institutes → 358 → United States |
| AGARD | Advisory Group for Aeronautical Research and Development | In English | |
| AGC | Aerojet General Corporation | In English | → Organizations and associations |
| AGCA | Automatic Ground-Controlled Approach | In English | → Transport by air |
| AGCS | Automatic Ground Control Station | In English | → Transport by air |
| AGE | Aerospace Ground Equipment | In English | → Astronautics |
| AGE | Automatic Ground Equipment | In English | |
| AGMC | Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center | In English | → Astronautics |
| AHCS | Advanced Helicopter Control System | In English | |
| AHI | Artificial Horizon Indicator | In English | → Astronautics |
| AHSJ | American Helicopter Society Journal | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → United States |
| AI | Airspeed Indicator | In English | → Astronautics |
| AI | Altimeter Indicator | In English | → Astronautics |
| AI | Altitude Indicator | In English | → Astronautics |
| AIA | Aircraft Industries Association (www.aia-aerospace.org) | In English | → Associations |
| AIA | Atelier Industriel de l'Aéronautique | In French | |
| AIAA | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (https://www.aiaa.org) | In English | → Research institutes → Astronautics → United States |
| AIAAJ | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics → United States |
| AIAD | Federazione Aziende Italiane per l'Aerospazio, la Difesa e la Sicurezza (www.aiad.it) | In Italian | → Organizations and associations → Astronautics → Military engineering → Italia |
| AIASJ | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student Journal | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics → United States |
| AIC | Aeronautical Information Circulars | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| AIDA | Aggressive Intermediate Duct Aerodynamics for Competitive and Environmentally Friendly Jet Engines | In English | → Aerodynamics |
| AIDE | Aerospace Installation Diagnostic Equipment | In English | → Astronautics |
| AIDS | Airborne Integrated Data System | In English | → Data |
| AiInt | Air International | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| AILAS | Automatic Instrument Landing Approach System | In English | → Astronautics |
| AILS | Automatic Instrument Landing System | In English | → Astronautics |
| AIP | Aircraft Instrumented Payload | In English | |
| AIP | Avionics Integration Plan | In English | |
| AIP | Aeronautical Information Publication | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| AirCo | Air et Cosmos (www.air-cosmos.com) | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronomy → Astronautics |
| AirSp | Air and Space | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics |
| AIU | Avionics Interface Unit | In English | → Human-computer interaction |
| AIXM | Aeronautical Information eXchange Model | In English | → Software |
| AL | Approach and Landing | In English | → Astronautics |
| ALAS | Approach/Landing Autopilot Subsystem | In English | → Astronautics |
| ALE | Airborne Laser Experiment | In English | → Optics |
| ALPS | Approach and Landing Procedures Simulator | In English | → Astronautics |
| ALS | Airlock System | In English | → Astronautics |
| ALS | Alternative Landing Site | In English | → Astronautics |
| ALS | Approach/Landing System | In English | → Astronautics |
| ALS | Automatic Landing System | In English | → Astronautics |
| ALT | Approach and Landing Test | In English | → Astronautics |
| ALTR | Approach and Landing Test Requirement | In English | → Astronautics |
| ALTS | Avionics LRU Tracking System | In English | |
| AM | Aeromedical Monitor | In English | → Medicine |
| AM | Airlock Module | In English | → Astronautics |
| AMAL | Aeronautical Medical Acceleration Laboratory | In English | → Research institutes → Medicine |
| AMCA | Aft Motor Controller Assembly | In English | → Astronautics |
| AMEC | Aft Master Events Controller | In English | → Astronautics |
| AMFL | Aeromedical Field Laboratory | In English | → Research institutes → Medicine |
| AMI | Airspeed/Mach Indicator | In English | |
| AMI | Alpha/Mach Indicator | In English | |
| AMK | Aircraft Modification Kit | In English | |
| AMO | Aerospace Medical Operations | In English | → Medicine → Astronautics |
| AMPR | Aeronautical Manufacturer's Planning Report | In English | |
| AMPR | Aeronautical Manufacturer's Progress Report | In English | |
| AMS | Aeronautical Material Specification | In English | |
| AMSC | Advanced Military Space Flight Capability | In English | → Military affairs |
| AND | Air Force-Navy (Aeronautical) Design | In English | → 358 → 359 → United States |
| ANRA | Air Navigation Radio Aid | In English | |
| ANRWA | Average Number Rotary Wing Aircraft | In English | |
| AOA | Airborne Optical Adjunct | In English | |
| AOD | Aircraft Operations Division | In English | |
| AOS | Airborne Optical System | In English | |
| AOT | Avionics Operating Time | In English | |
| AOT | Avionics Overall Test | In English | |
| APACS | Aircraft and Personnel Automated Clearance System | In English | |
| APC | Airborne Particle Counter | In English | |
| APCP | Aerojet Photoelectric Cell Program | In English | → Energy economics |
| API | Air Position Indicator | In English | → Mechanical engineering → Electrical engineering |
| API | Aerospace Performance Improvement | In English | → Quality management → Astronautics |
| ARAP | Aeronautical Research Associates of Princeton | In English | |
| ARBl | Aerospace Research in Bulgaria | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics |
| ARC | Ames Research Center | In English | → Research institutes → Astronautics → United States |
| ARIA | Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft | In English | |
| ARS | American Rocket Society | In English | → Organizations and associations → United States |
| ASA | Advanced System Avionics | In English | |
| ASA | Aerosurface Amplifier | In English | |
| ASA | Aerosurface Servoamplifier | In English | |
| AsAer | Astronautics Aeronautics | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics |
| ASAP | Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel | In English | → Accidents, risks, safety → Astronautics |
| ASAS | Aerodynamic Stability Augmentation System | In English | → Aerodynamics |
| ASC | Aerodynamic Surface Control | In English | → Aerodynamics |
| ASC | Aerosurface Control | In English | |
| ASD | Aeronautical Systems Division | In English | |
| ASDE | Aerosurface Driver Electronics | In English | → Electronics |
| ASDM | Aerosurface Driver/Monitor | In English | |
| ASE | Airborne Support Equipment | In English | |
| ASED | Avionics System Engineering Division | In English | |
| ASG | Aeronautical Standards Group | In English | → Standardization |
| ASG | Avionic Subsystems Group | In English | |
| ASI | Airspeed Indicator | In English | |
| ASO | Aviation Safety Office | In English | → Accidents, risks, safety → Transport and postal services |
| ASP | Aerosurface Position | In English | |
| ASPI | Aerosurface Position Indicator | In English | |
| ASR | Avionic System Review | In English | |
| ASTF | Aeropropulsion System Test Facility | In English | → Research institutes → United States |
| ASTG | Aerospace Test Group | In English | → Astronautics |
| ASTRO | Ascent Trajectory Optimization | In English | → Astronautics |
| ASTS | Avionic System Test Specification | In English |