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3 Consumables, expendables and standard hardware.
4 Combat environment simulation.
Cesar Computing environment StralCom architecture.
CESE Communications equipment support element.
cesium, caesium Extremely soft silver metal, highly
reactive, used as working fluid as jet of charged ions in
space thrusters.
CESR Centre d’Etude Spatiale des Rayonnements
(space radiation).
CEST 1 Convertible-engine system technology.
2 Centre for the Exploitation of Science and
Technology (UK).
3 Central European Summer Time.
CESTA 1 Continuous engineering services and technical
assistance.
2 Centre d’Etudes des Systèmes et des Technologies
Avancées (F).
CET 1 Combustor exit, or engine, temperature.
2 Core-engine test.
3 Calculated estimated time [surely tautological]; A
adds arrival, D departure, O overflight.
4 Central European Time.
CETA Crew and equipment translation aid.
cetane rating Numerical scale for ignition quality of
diesel fuels.
CETO Center for Emerging Threats & Operations
(2002, USA).
CETPS Cooperative engagement transmission
processing set.
CETS Contractor engineering technical services.
CETT Core engine to test (date).
CEU Checklist entry unit.
CEV 1 Centre d’Essais en Vol [Brétigny, Istres, Cazaux]
(F).
2 Crew exploration vehicle, due for manned spaceflight
2014– (NASA).
CEWI Combat electronic warfare [and] intelligence.
CF 1 Centrifugal force.
2 Concept formulation.
3 Carbon-fibre.
4 Charge [or change] field.
5 Centrifuge filter.
6 Controlled fragmentation.
7 Change frequency, or constant frequency.
8 Course to selected fix.
9 Communications Flight.
10 Conversion Flight.
Cf, c f 1 Measured thrust coefficient of rocket.
2 Skin friction coefficient (see CD fric ).
C f Cubic feet.
cf , c f Flap chord.
c f Local skin-friction coefficient.
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C f Theoretical thrust coefficient of rocket.
CFA 1 Cross- (or crossed-) field amplifier.
2 Chief flight attendant.
3 Caribbean Federation of Aeroclubs (Int.).
CFAC 1 Constant-frequency alternating current.
2 Combined-Forces Air Component [C adds Commander]
(USAF).
CFAO Conception et fabrication assistée par
ordinateur (F).
CFAR Constant false-alarm rate (ECM).
CFAS 1 Commandement des Forces Aériennes
Stratégiques (F).
CFR
2 Federal office for space (Switzerland).
C-Fast Counter-force autonomous surveillance and
targeting (USAF).
CFAWC Canadian Forces Aerospace Warfare Center
[at CFB Trenton].
CFB 1 Cruise fuel burn.
2 Canadian Forces Base.
CFC 1 Cycles to first crack (structures).
2 Cold fog clearing.
3 Carbon-fibre composite.
4 Central fire control.
5 Core-failure clutch.
6 Centennial of Flight Commission (US).
7 Chlorofluorocarbon.
CFCF Central flow control facility (FAA 1).
CFD 1 Chaff/flare dispenser; C adds computer, CU
control unit, IU interface unit, S system.
2 Centralized fault display (IU adds indicator or interface
unit, S adds system).
3 Computational fluid dynamics.
4 Continuous fire detectors, or detection.
CFE 1 Contractor-furnished equipment.
2 Central Fighter Establishment (RAF).
3 Conventional Forces in Europe (Treaty).
CFES Continuous-flow electrophoresis in space.
CF ex Excess-thrust coefficient.
CFF 1 Cost plus fixed fee, sometimes CPFF.
2 Critical flicker frequency (electronic displays).
CFFT 1 Critical flicker fusion threshold.
2 Cockpit and forward-fuselage trainer (F-22).
CFFTS Canadian Forces Flying Training School.
CFG Customer focus group.
C fg Gross thrust coefficient of a [usually subsonic] jet
engine propulsive nozzle.
CFI 1 Chief flying instructor (UK).
2 Certificated flight instructor (US).
3 Call for improvement[s] (DoD).
CFII Civilian, or certificated, flight instrument
instructor (US).
C/FIMS Contaminant and fluid-integrity measuring
system.
CFIT Controlled flight into terrain.
CFK, CfK CFRP (G), usually KfK.
CFL Cleared flight level.
CFM Common functional module.
cfm Cubic feet per minute.
CFMO Command flight medical officer.
CFMT, C/F/M/T Celsius, fahrenheit, magnetic, true.
CFMU Central Flow, or Flight, Management Unit
(Eurocontrol).
CFO 1 Coherent-fibre optics.
2 Chief Financial Officer.
3 Central Forecast Office.
C433 Very strong al-alloy for lower wing skin (Alcoa).
CFP 1 Cost plus fixed price.
2 Communications-failure procedure.
3 Cold-front passage.
CFPD Command flight-path display.
CFR 1 Co-operative Fuel Research.
2 Crash fire rescue.
3 Code of Federal Regulations.
4 Contact flight rules.
5 Call for release.
6 Company-funded research.
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