Air transport engineering, aeronautics, aeronautical engineering, planes and aircraft.
| Acronym | Sense | Language | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| HFT | Horizontal Flight Test | In English | → Astronautics |
| HFTF | Horizontal Flight Test Facility | In English | → Astronautics |
| HFTS | Horizontal Flight Test Simulator | In English | → Astronautics |
| HIAD | Handbook of Information for Aircraft Designers | In English | |
| HIAD | High-Altitude Defense Program | In English | → Military affairs → Military engineering |
| HICAMP | Highly Calibrated Airborne Measurements Program | In English | |
| HiMAT | Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology | In English | |
| HLLV | Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle | In English | → Astronautics |
| HP | Perigee Altitude | In English | → Astronautics |
| HTH | Heavy Transport Helicopter | In English | |
| HTO | Horizontal Takeoff | In English | → Astronautics |
| HTP | Horizontal Tail Plane | In English | → Astronautics |
| IA&A | Ingenieria aeronáutica y astronáutica | In Spanish | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics |
| IAA | International Aerospace Abstracts | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronomy → Astronautics |
| IACO | International Aviation COnsulting | In French | → 3592 |
| IARC | International Aerial Robotics Competition | In English | → Electronics |
| IAS | Institute of Aeronautical Sciences | In English | |
| IAS | Integrated Avionics Subsystem | In English | |
| IAT | Integrated Avionics Test | In English | |
| ICA | Ingénieur du Contrôle Aérien | In French | → Transport and postal services |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization = IOCA | Internacia Organizo pri Civila Aviado | In Esperanto |
In English | → Organizations and associations → Transport and postal services |
| ICAOB | ICAO Bulletin (International Civil Aviation Organization) | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Transport and postal services |
| ICE | Ideal Cabin Environment | In English | |
| ICG | In-Flight Coverall Garment | In English | → Astronautics |
| IEA | Ingénieur de l'Électronique Aéronautique | In French | → Electronics |
| IFA | In-Flight Analysis | In English | → Astronautics |
| IFOT | In-Flight Operations and Training | In English | → Education → Astronautics |
| IFR | Instrument Flight Rules | In English | → Transport and postal services |
| IFRU | In-Flight Replaceable Unit | In English | |
| IFS | Integrated Flight Simulator | In English | → Astronautics |
| IFT | In-Flight Test | In English | → Astronautics |
| IFTM | In-Flight Test and Maintenance | In English | → Astronautics |
| IFTS | In-Flight Test System | In English | → Astronautics |
| IIOP | In-Orbit Plane | In English | → Astronautics |
| ILA | Instrument Landing Approach | In English | → Astronautics |
| ILA | Institut für Luftfahrtantriebe | In German | |
| ILAS | Instrument Landing Approach System | In English | → Astronautics |
| ILS | Instrument Landing System | In English | → Astronautics |
| IMASSA | Institut de Médecine Aérospatiale - Service de Santé des Armées | In French | → Medicine → Astronautics |
| IMC | Instrument Meteorological Conditions | In English | → Meteorology, climatology |
| IMSS | In-Flight Medical Supply System | In English | → Medicine → Astronautics |
| INCAS | Institutul Naţional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Aerospaţială | In Romanian | → Astronomy → Astronautics |
| InJAE | Indian Journal of Aerospace Engineering Division | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics → India |
| INS | Inertial Navigation System | In English | |
| INTA | Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (www.inta.es) | In Spanish | → Astronomy → Astronautics → Spain |
| IntSM | Interavia Space Markets | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics |
| IOCA | Internacia Organizo pri Civila Aviado = ICAO (look above) |
In Esperanto | → International relations → Transport and postal services |
| IOF | Initial Operational Flight | In English | → Astronautics |
| IP | Instructor Pilot | In English | → Education → Astronautics |
| IPA | Independent Pilots Association | In English | → Associations |
| IPAD | Integrated Program for Aerospace Vehicle Design | In English | → Astronautics |
| ISAE | Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (www.isae.fr) | In French | → Specialized or polytechnical colleges → Astronautics → France |
| IzAvT | Izvestiya VUZ Aviatsionnaya Tekhnika | In Russian | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| IZT | International Zeppelin Transport Corporation | In English | |
| JAA | Joint Aviation Authorities | In English | → Transport and postal services |
| JAEL | JSC (Johnson Space Center) Avionics Engineering Laboratory | In English | → Research institutes |
| JAEL | JSC Avionics Evolution Lab | In English | |
| JAerE | Journal of Aerospace Engineering | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics |
| JAerP | Journal of Aerospace Power | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Electrical engineering → Astronautics |
| JAir | Journal of Aircraft | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals |
| JAR | Joint Aviation Requirements | In English | → Standardization → Transport by air |
| JAS | Journal of Aerospace Science | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics |
| JAXA | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (www.jaxa.jp) | In English | → Central administration → Astronomy → Astronautics → Japan |
| JFACT | Joint Flight Acceptance Composite Test | In English | → Quality management → Astronautics |
| JP | Jet Propellant | In English | → Astronautics |
| JRASA | Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society of London | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → United Kingdom |
| JSASJ | Japan Society of Aeronautical Space Sciences Journal | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics |
| JSASS | Japan Society of Aeronautical Space Sciences | In English | → Organizations and associations → Astronautics |
| JSAST | Japan Society of Aeronautical Space Sciences Transactions | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics |
| KATS | KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Avionics Test Set | In English | → Astronautics |
| KLM | Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (www.klm.com) | In Dutch | → Transport and postal services |
| L&D | Landing and Deceleration | In English | → Astronautics |
| LAC | Lockheed Aircraft Corporation | In English | |
| LACB | Landing Aids Control Building | In English | → Astronautics |
| LAMPS | Light Airborne Multipurpose System | In English | |
| LARSSYAA | Laboratory for Application of Remote Sensing Aircraft Analysis | In English | → Research institutes |
| LASV | Low-Altitude Supersonic Vehicle | In English | |
| LCC | Low-Cost Carrier | In English | |
| LDS | Landing, Deservicing, and Safing | In English | → Astronautics |
| LFT | Lufthansa Flight Training GmbH | In English | → Education → Transport and postal services |
| LME | Launch Monitor Equipment | In English | → Astronautics |
| LMF | Lower Mid Fuselage | In English | → Astronautics |
| LOA | Landing Operations Area | In English | → Astronautics |
| LOAD | Low-Altitude Defense | In English | → Military engineering |
| LOSP | Landing Operations Support Panel | In English | → Astronautics |
| LOWG | Landing Operations Working Group | In English | → Astronautics |
| LPD | Landing Point Designator | In English | → Astronautics |
| LR | Luft und Raumfahrt | In German | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics |
| LRCA | Long-Range Combat Aircraft | In English | → Military engineering |
| LuRaQ | Luft und Raumfahrt Quarter | In German | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics |
| LVFRR | Launch Vehicle Flight Readiness Review | In English | → Astronautics |
| LVIP | Launch Vehicle Integration Plan | In English | → Astronautics |
| LVO | Launch Vehicle Operations | In English | → Astronautics |
| LVS | Launch Vehicle Simulator | In English | → Astronautics |
| MAA | Maximum Authorized Altitude | In English | |
| MAC | Military Airlift Command | In English | → Military engineering |
| MAE | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | In English | → Mechanical engineering → Astronautics |
| MAEP | Minimum Autoland Entry Point | In English | → Astronautics |
| MAL | Mobile Airlock | In English | → Astronautics |
| MAN | Microwave Aerospace Navigation | In English | → Astronautics |
| MARS | Modular Airborne Recorder System | In English | |
| MAS | Medium-Altitude Sensor | In English | → Astronautics |
| MASDC | Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center | In English | → Military engineering → Astronautics |
| MCA | Maximum Crossing Altitude | In English | → Astronautics |
| MCAS | Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System | In English | |
| MCAT | Missile Carrier Air Transport | In English | → Military engineering |
| MCT | Maximum Climb Thrust | In English | → Astronautics |
| MESSIAN | Methods for the Efficient Simulation of Aircraft engine Noise | In English | → Acoustics → Astronautics |
| MFC | Manual Flight Control | In English | → Astronautics |
| MFC | Multiple-Flight Computer | In English | → Computer hardware → Astronautics |
| MFC | Multiple-Flight Controller | In English | → Astronautics |
| MFCS | Manual Flight Control System | In English | → Astronautics |
| MFF | MDM Flight Forward | In English | → Astronautics |
| MFP | Mission Flight Plan | In English | → Astronautics |
| MFR | Maximum Flight Rate | In English | → Astronautics |
| MFT | Mean Flight Time | In English | → Astronautics |
| MFTAD | Master Flight Test Assignment Document | In English | → Astronautics |
| MIAT | Mongolyn Irgenii Agaaryn Teever = МИАТ | Монголын Иргэний Агаарын Тээвэр | In Mongolian |
In Mongolian | → Transport and postal services |
| MLG | Main Landing Gear | In English | → Astronautics |
| MLGD | Main Landing Gear Door | In English | → Astronautics |
| MLGS | Microwave Landing Guidance System | In English | → Astronautics |
| MLP | Mobile Launch(er) Platform | In English | → Astronautics |
| MLS | Microwave Landing System | In English | → Astronautics |
| MLV | Medium Launch Vehicle | In English | → Astronautics |
| MLV | Medium-Lift Launch Vehicle | In English | → Astronautics |
| MLW | Maximum Landing Weight | In English | → Transport and postal services |
| MMLS | Martin Marietta Launch Services | In English | → Astronautics |
| MOAT | Missile On Aircraft Test | In English | → Military engineering |
| MPRAS | Multipath Redundant Avionics Suite | In English | |
| MSBLS | Microwave Scan-Beam Landing System | In English | → Astronautics |
| MTOGW | Maximum Takeoff Gross Weight | In English | → Astronautics |
| MTOW | Maximum Takeoff Weight | In English | → Astronautics |
| MUA | Maximum Usable Altitude | In English | → Astronautics |
| MVF | Manned Vertical Flight | In English | → Astronautics |
| NAA | North American Aircraft | In English | → United States |
| NaAIJ | Nanjing Aeronautical Institute Journal | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → China |
| NAC | Naval Avionics Center | In English | |
| NACA | National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics | In English | |
| NAEC | Naval Air Engineering Center | In English | → Aerodynamics |
| NAS | National Aircraft Standard | In English | → Standardization |
| NAS | National Airspace System | In English | → Astronautics |
| NAS | Naval Air Station | In English | → Public administration, government |
| NAS | Nonavionics Simulator | In English | → Computer simulation |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (www.nasa.gov) | In English | → Central administration → Astronomy → Astronautics → United States |
| NASM | National Air and Space Museum (www.nasm.si.edu) | In English | → Museums → Astronomy → Astronautics → United States |
| NASP | National AeroSpace Plane | In English | → Astronautics |
| NATF | Naval Air Test Facility | In English | → Aerodynamics |
| NATS | National Air Traffic Services (www.nats.co.uk) | In English | → Transport and postal services |
| NAVDAD | Navigational Derived Air Data | In English | |
| NEACP | National Emergency Airborne Command Post | In English | → Military engineering |
| NLG | Nose Landing Gear | In English | |
| NLGD | Nose Landing Gear Door | In English | |
| NLR | Nationaal Lucht- en Ruimtevaartlaboratorium | In Dutch | → Research institutes → Astronautics |
| NORAD | North American Aerospace Defense Command | In English | → Military engineering → Astronautics |
| NORAD | North American Air Defense Command | In English | → 358 → Military engineering |
| NRA&A | Nouvelle Revue d'Aéronautique et d'Astronautique | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronautics |
| NTS | Nonavionics Test Station | In English | |
| NUAAJ | Nanjing University Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Higher education, universities → Astronautics → China |
| NVAFB | North Vandenberg Air Force Base | In English | → 358 → United States |
| NVAV | Nederlandse Vereniging van Amateur Vliegtuigbouwers (www.nvav.nl) | In Dutch | → Organizations and associations → Netherlands |
| OAFTO | Orbiter Atmospheric Flight Test Office | In English | → Astronautics |
| OAHTS | Orbiter Avionics Hardware Tracking System | In English | → Software → Computer hardware → 6297 |
| OALC | Ogden Air Logistics Center | In English | → Maintenance and logistics |
| OAMP | Optical Airborne Measurements Program | In English | |
| OAMP | Optical Aircraft Measurements Program | In English | |
| OARS | Orbiter Avionics Radiation Specification | In English | → Astronautics |
| OAS | Orbiter Aeroflight Simulator | In English | → Astronautics |
| OAS | Orbiter Atmospheric Simulator | In English | → Astronautics |
| OAS | Orbiter Avionics Simulator | In English | → Astronautics |
| OAS | Orbiter Avionics System | In English | → Astronautics |
| OASCB | Orbiter Avionics Software Control Board | In English | → Software → Astronautics |
| OASIS | Orbit Avionics Software Integration Study | In English | → Software |
| OASM | Office of Aerospace Medicine | In English | → Medicine → Astronautics |
| OAST | Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology | In English | → Astronautics |
| OATS | Orbiter Avionics Tracking System | In English | → Astronautics |
| OCALC | Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center | In English | → Maintenance and logistics → United States |
| OFEMA | Office Français d'Exportation de Matériels Aéronautiques | In French | → Trade → Military engineering |
| OFI | Operational Flight Instrumentation | In English | → Astronautics |
| OFK | Optical Flight Kit | In English | → Astronautics |
| OFP | Operational Flight Profile | In English | → Astronautics |
| OFP | Operational Flight Program | In English | → Astronautics |
| OFT | Operational Flight Test | In English | → Astronautics |
| OISTP | Oxygen-Iodine Supersonic Technology Program | In English | |
| ONERA | Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aéronautiques | In French | |
| ONERA | Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales (www.onera.fr) | In French | → Research institutes → Astronautics → France |
| OTA | Operational Trajectory Analysis | In English | → Astronautics |
| PAFB | Patrick Air Force Base (www.patrick.af.mil) | In English | → 358 → United States |
| PALS | Precision Approach and Landing System | In English | → Astronautics |
| PAM | Propulsion Avionics Module | In English | |
| PAPG | Programm zur Auswertung von Pappgassenversuchen | In German | → Astronautics |
| PAPI | Precision Approach Path Indicator | In English | → Transport and postal services |
| PAR | Precision Approach Radar | In English | → Transport and postal services |
| PARACHUTE | Participation in RAndomized trials Compromised by widely Held beliefs aboUt lack of Treatment Equipoise | In English | → Traumatology |
| PASS | Primary Avionics Software System | In English | → Software |
| PATH | Postflight Attitude and Trajectory History | In English | → Astronautics |
| PATS | Payload Avionics Test Station | In English | → Astronautics |
| PCIL | Pilot-Controlled Instrument Landing | In English | → Astronautics |
| PCS | Probability of Crew Safety | In English | → Accidents, risks, safety → Astronautics |
| PCVL | Pilot-Controlled Visual Landing | In English | → Astronautics |
| PDU | Pilot Display Unit | In English | → Human-computer interaction → Astronautics |