ADA Computer Programming Language
ADC Air Data Computer
ADF Automatic Direction Finder
ADI Attitude Direction Indicator
ADIRS Air Data Inertial Reference System
ADIRU Air Data Inertial Reference Unit
ADLP Aircraft Data Link Processor
ADM Air Data Module
ADMS Airline Data Management System
ADP Air Driven Pump
ADRAS Airplane Data Recovery and Analysis System
ADS (1) Automatic Dependent Surveillance
(2) Air Data System
ADSB Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast
ADSEL Address Selective. A SSR system electronic-ally
arranged to address each transponder selectively.
Only a particular transponder will respond,thus
avoiding garbling. ADSEL uses a monopulse tech-
nique to provide more accurate bearing measure-
ment. ADSEL is compatible with DABS. (Refer to
Mode S transponders.)
ADSP Automatic Dependent Surveillance Panel
ADSU (1) Automatic Dependent Surveillance Unit
(2) Automatic Dependent Surveillance System
AECU Audio Electronic Control Unit
AED Algol Extended for Design
AEEC Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee
AEP Audio Entertainment Player
AERA Automated En Route traffic control
AES Aircraft Earth Station
AFC (1) Automatic Frequency Compensation
(2) Automatic Frequency Control
AFCAS Automatic Flight Control Augmentation System
AFCEA Armed Forces Communications & Electronics
Association
AFCS Automatic Flight Control System
AFD Adaptive Flight Display
AFDC Autopilot Flight Director Computer
AFDS Autopilot Flight Director System
AFEPS ACARS Front End Processing System
AFIS (1) Automatic Flight Information Service
(2) Airborne Flight Information System
AFS Aeronautical Fixed Service
AFSK Audio Frequency Shift Keying
A/G Air-Ground
AGACS Automatic Ground-Air Communication System (also
known as ATCSS,or DATA LINK)
AGARS Advanced General Aviation Research Simulator
AGC Automatic Gain Control. AGC is used to maintain the
output level of the receiver.
AGL Above Ground Level
AGS Air/Ground System
AHOE Air/Oil Heat Exchanger
AHRS Attitude Heading Reference System
AI Alternative Interrogator
AID Altered Item Drawing. A drawing that details what
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