April 2020
Intermediate to advanced
400 pages
12h 16m
English
Content preview from Design and Development of Aircraft Systems, 3rd Edition
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Glossary of Terms
| A4A | Airlines for America |
| ABS | Automatic braking system |
| AC | Alternating current |
| AC | Airworthiness circular: document offering advice on specific aircraft operations |
| ACARS | ARINC communications and reporting system |
| ACMP | AC‐driven motor pump |
| ADC | Air data computer |
| ADP | Air‐driven pump |
| ADIRS | Air data and inertial reference system |
| ADF | Automatic direction finding |
| ADM | Air data module |
| ADR | Accident data recording |
| ADS‐B | Automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast (see IFF) |
| AFDS | Auto‐pilot and flight director system |
| AFDX | Avionics fast‐switched Ethernet |
| AHARS | Attitude heading and reference system |
| AIMS | Aircraft information management system (Boeing) |
| Al | Aluminium |
| ALU | Arithmetic logic unit |
| AMP | Air motor‐driven pump |
| APU | Auxiliary power unit |
| ARINC | Air Radio Inc (US) |
| ARINC 400 Series | Series of ARINC specifications providing a design foundation for avionic equipment |
| ARINC 404 | Early ARINC standard relating to the packaging of avionic equipment |
| ARINC 429 | Widely used Civil Aviation data bus standard |
| ARINC 500 Series | Series of ARINC specifications relating to the design of analogue avionic equipment |
| ARINC 578 | ARINC standard relating to the design of VHF omni‐range (VOR) |
| ARINC 579 | ARINC standard relating to the design of instrument landing systems (ILSs) |
| ARINC 600 | Later ARINC standard relating to the packaging of avionic equipment |
| ARINC 600 Series | Series of ARINC specifications relating to enabling technologies for avionic equipment ... |
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