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Cacas
Cacas Civil Aviation Council of the Arab States.
CAC 3 , CACCC Combat air command and control
center.
C/A code Coarse acquisition code (GPS).
CACP Cabin-air, or area, control panel.
CACRC Commercial aircraft composite repair
committee [formed by US airframers and operators 1991,
administered by the SAE].
CAC 2 S Common aviation command and control
system (USMC).
CACTCS Cabin-air conditioning and temperature
control system.
CACU Coast Artillery Co-operation Unit (RAF
c1926–).
CAD Computer-assisted design [/CAM adds computerassisted
manufacturing, D adds drafting].
2 Cushion-augmentation device [US = LID].
3 Cartridge-actuated [or activated] device; /PAD adds
propellant-actuated device.
4 Close-in air defence.
5 Computer-aided dispatch.
6 Component advanced development.
7 Civil Aviation Department (Hong Kong).
8 Chemical agent defeat.
9 Continuous [i.e., 24-hour] airborne deterrent.
Cadal Communications automation and data-link.
CADC 1 Computerised air-data centre (Elbit).
2 Central air-data computer.
CAD-DET Pronounced ‘Cadet’, close air-defence
detachment engagement trainer [22 MoD sites] (UK).
CAD$ Canadian dollars.
CADE Computer-aided design evaluation.
CADEA Confederación Argentina de Entidades
Aerodeportivas.
cadence braking Rapidly repeated jabs on pedals or
other input.
cadensicon Measures fuel density and permittivity as it
enters aircraft tank.
Cades, CADES Computer-aided design and evaluation
system.
Cadets Computer-assisted documentation education
tutorial system.
CADF 1 Commutated-aerial (or antenna) directionfinder,
or finding.
2 China Aviation Development Foundation (Taiwan).
Cadin Czech aeronautical data-interchange network.
Cadiz Canadian air-defense identification zone.
CADM Clustered airfield defeat, or dispensed, munition(s).
Cadmat Computer-assisted, or augmented, design,
manufacture and test.
cadmium Symbol Cd, soft white metal, density 8.7, MPt
321°C, major uses electroplating, NiCd batteries, CdS IR
detectors and fusible alloys.
CADO Central Air Documents Office (USA).
CADP Central annunciator display panel.
CADRE, Cadre 1 Communications-actuated dataretrieval
equipment.
2 Center for, now College of, Aerospace Doctrine,
Research and Education (Air University, Maxwell AFB).
cadre 1 Adjective: formed from regular and reserve
personnel.
2 Initial, incomplete military unit, deploying new hardware
for first time.
CAG
Cads, CADS 1 Cushion-augmentation device[s] to
increase jet lift near ground.
2 Concept and design study/studies.
3 Computer-aided debriefing system.
4 Controlled aerial delivery system [without aircraft
having to land].
CADSI The Canadian Association of Defence and
Security Industries.
CADWS Close air-defence weapon system[s].
CAE 1 Computer-aided, or assisted, engineering.
2 Component-application engineer.
3 Control-area extension.
CAé Commission d’Aérologie (WMO).
CAEA Confederación Argentina de Entidades
Aerodeportivas [federation of air sport, office BA)
(Argentina).
CAEDM Community/airport economic-development
model.
CAEE Committee on Aircraft Engine Emissions
(ICAO).
CAEM Cargo-airline evaluation model.
CAeM Commission for Aeronautical Meteorology
(WMO).
CAEP Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection,
or Protocol (ICAO).
Caepe, CAEPE Centre d’Achèvement et d’Essais de
Propulseurs d’Engins (F).
CAER See EARC.
Caerat, CAERAT Common American/European
Reference Aeronautical Telecommunications [F adds
facility, NF network facility].
Caesar, CAESAR 1 Component and engine structural
assessment and research.
2 Coalition aerial surveillance and reconnaissance
(NATO).
3 Captor active electronically scanned array radar.
caesium In N America cesium, symbol Cs, gold-colour
soft metal, density 1.9, MPt 28°C, used in glasses (but the
hydroxide dissolves glass), highly reactive and toxic.
CAEW Compact, or conformal, airborne early
warning.
CAF 1 Canadian Armed Forces.
2 Citizen Air Force (South Africa).
3 Confederate Air Force [US, from 1961, now called
Commemmorative AF, Midland, TX].
4 Chinese Air Force.
5 Cleared as filed.
6 Cyprus Airsports Federation [Nicosia 2122].
7 Charities Aid Foundation (UK).
CAFAC CAF(1) Air Command.
Cafac Commission Africaine de l’Aviation Civile (Int.).
CAFATC Canadian Air Transport Command.
CAFD Collection, analysis, fusion and dissemination.
Cafda Commandement Air des Forces de Défense
Aérienne (F).
CAFH Cumulative airframe flight hours.
CAFI Commander’s annual facilities inspection.
CAFMS Computer-assisted force management system.
CAFT 1 Combined advanced field team (evaluated new
captured hardware in WW2).
2 Civil Airworthiness Flight Testing (ETPS).
C/Aft CNS/ATM focus team.
CAFU Civil Aviation Flying Unit (UK).
CAG 1 Carrier air group (USN).
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