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EADRCC
EADRCC Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Co-ordination
Centre.
EADS 1 Extended air-defense simulation.
2 Enterprise architecture and decision support (NSA1).
EAEM European Airlines Electronics Meetings[s].
EAF 1 Earned award fee.
2 Expeditionary Aerospace Force [ = 10 AEFs] (USAF).
EAFAS European Academy for Aviation Safety, nonprofit
organization providing permanent training (Int.).
EAG European Air Group, air forces which share facilities
(Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands,
Spain, UK).
EAGA European Advisory Group on Aerospace (EU).
EAGL European Association for Grey Literature.
Eagle 1 Extended, or early, airborne global launch evaluation,
or evaluator (Awacs).
2 Evolutionary aerospace global laser engagement
(AFRL).
Eagle Squadrons Three RAF units whose pilots were
American volunteers (1940–42).
EAGS Expeditionary arresting-gear system.
EAI 1 Engine anti-ice.
2 Enterprise application integration.
EAIC Enterprise Architecture Integration Council
(USAF).
EAISD European AIS(1) database.
EAL 1 Elevated approach light.
2 Evaluation assurance level.
EALS 1 Ejector augmented lift system.
2 Electromagnetic aircraft launch system.
EAM 1 Emergency action message (NCA).
2 Extravehicular activity mobility.
EAMDS European Airlines Medical Directors Society.
EAME Europe/Africa/Middle East theatre (December
1941 to November 1945).
EAMTRA East Anglian military temporary reserved
airspace.
E&E Escape and evasion.
E&M Engineering and maintenance.
E&MD Engineering and manufacturing development.
E&S Executive and support (ATC services).
E&ST Employment and Suitability Test Program
(USAF).
EANPG European Air Navigation Planning Group.
EANS Empire Air Navigation School (UK).
EAP 1 Experimental aircraft programme.
2 Engine-alert processor.
3 Emergency audio panel.
4 Educator Astronaut program.
EAPAS Enhanced airworthiness program for airplane
systems, concerned particularly with electric wiring
(FAA).
EAPS Engine air particle separator.
EAR 1 Electronically agile radar.
2 Espace Aérien Réglementé (= danger, restricted or
prohibited areas) (F).
3 Export after repair.
EARB European Airlines Research Bureau.
EARC 1 Extraordinary Administration Radio Conference
(UIT).
2 Elimination of ambiguity in R/T callsigns.
EARDA European Armaments R&D Agency (EU
objective, yet to be created).
early operational capability First inventory aircraft,
EAT
usually to lower standard than successors, to gain service
experience.
early turn Turn made ahead of fix in airway to ensure
that aircraft does not, because of speed, course change
required, wind, etc, fly outside airway boundaries.
early warning Given by radar surveillance to LOS limit.
earnings Profit (US).
EAROM, Earom Electrical alterable read-only
memory.
EARS 1 Electromagnetic aircraft recovery system.
2 Environment analysis and reporting system.
EARSeL European Association of Remote Sensing
Laboratories [office, F-75340 Paris] (Int.).
earth Grounded side of electrical circuit or device.
Earth funnel Funnel-like shape of lines of force above
magnetic poles.
Earth inductor compass Compass whose indication
depends on current generated in coil revolving in Earth’s
magnetic field.
earthing Connecting to earth; also adjective, as in * tyre
(electrically conductive), * wire.
earthing point In a long shaft system transmitting rotary
power, a firm location where a trunnion, gearbox or shaft
joint can be located to prevent whirl.
Earth/Moon system Regarded as two-planet system
whose centre of rotation is on line joining the centres.
Earth pendulum See Schuler pendulum.
Earth-rate correction Command rate applied to gyro to
compensate for apparent precession caused by Earth’s
rotation.
earth return Electrically bonded part of aircraft structure
used in electrical circuit.
earthshine Illumination of dark part of Moon produced
by sunlight reflected from Earth’s surface and atmosphere.
Also called earthlight.
Earth station Comsat, esp. Inmarsat, ground station,
fixed or mobile.
earth station Point where a conductor can be connected
to earth.
earth system All metallic parts of aircraft interconnected
to form low-resistance network for safe distribution of
electric currents and charges.
EARTS 1 Enhanced aircraft radar test station.
2 En-route automated radar tracking system.
EAS 1 Equivalent airspeed (see airspeed).
2 Espace Aérien Supérieur (upper airspace), (UIR).
3 Emergency avionics system.
4 Essential air service[s] (US).
EASA 1 European Aviation Safety Agency, replacing
JAAs (Int. except in non-EU states, 28 September 2003,
office moved October 2004 to Cologne D-50452 G).
2 European Aviation Suppliers Association (Int., office
Horsham, UK).
Easie Enhanced ATM and Mode-S implementation in
Europe, see EATMS(2).
EASS 1 European Aviation Safety Seminar.
2 Evaluation and source-selection.
Eastern Test Range Test range extending from Cape
Canaveral across Atlantic into Indian Ocean and
Antarctic.
EASU Engine analyser and synchrophase unit.
Easy Enhanced ADS(5) system.
EAT 1 Estimated (or expected) approach time.
2 Electronic angle tracking.
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