Aerospace Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. TAS
   True Airspeed
2. ALS
   approach lighting system
3. P&L
   Payload
4. ANSI
   American National Standards Institute, Inc.
5. APT
   Airport
6. IATA
   International Air Transport Association
7. O/S
   Out of Service
8. PAR
   Precision Approach Radar
9. STP
   DoD Space Technology Programs Office
10. f
    Degrees Fahrenheit
11. f
    Farad (SI Unit of Capacitance)
12. R/T
    Radiotelephony
13. W
    Watt
14. y
    Year
15. y
    Yaw
16. S.C.
    Spacecraft
17. MCU
    Microcontroller Unit
18. k
    Kilogram
19. O
    Diameter
20. AIRAC
    Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control

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