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NASAO
NASAO National Association of State Aviation
Officials [office, Silver Spring, MD20910] (US).
NASC 1 Naval Air Systems Command (USN).
2 National Aeronautics and Space Council (US).
3 National Association of Spotters’ Clubs (UK,
1941–46).
4 National Aerospace Standards Committee.
5 National AIS (1) system centre (UK).
Nascom NASA Communications Network.
NASDA National Space Development Agency (J).
NASF Navigation and Attack Systems Flight (RAF).
NASH Nav/attack system for helicopters.
NASIP, Nasip National aviation safety inspection
program (FAA).
NASM National Air and Space Museum [part of the
Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC20560] (US).
NASMDEF NATO anti-ship missile defence evaluation
facility.
NASN National Air-Sampling Network (EPA).
NASO 1 Naval Aviation Supply Office (USN).
2 Non-acoustic systems, or sensor, operator.
NASP 1 National aerospace plane (US).
2 National Aviation Security Plan (UK).
3 Navy airship program (USN).
Naspac NAS (2) performance-analysis capability.
Naspals NAS (2) precision approach and landing
system (FAA).
NASPG North Atlantic Systems Planning Group.
Naspo National Airspace System Planning Office
(FAA, from 1966).
NASR Naval and Air Staff Requirement.
Nasroc New anti-submarine rocket (J).
NASS 1 Naval Anti-Submarine School.
2 Non-acoustic sensing system.
NASSA National AeroSpace Services Association
[office, Washington, DC] (US).
Nassi NAS (2) status information, developed under
FFP1 to provide such data as ARC, RVR and delays.
Nassim NAS (2) simulation.
Nasstat NAS (2) facility status database and display.
NAST Naval Air Staff Target.
Nastar Navier-Stokes analysis for arbitrary regime.
Nastran NASA structural analysis [GP finite-element
program].
NASU Naval Air Support Unit [formerly RNAS
Brawdy].
NASWDU Naval Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit
(UK).
NAT 1 North Atlantic Region (ICAO).
2 North Atlantic tracks.
3 Netherlands Airport Technology (trade association,
32 members).
NATA 1 National Air Taxi Association (UK).
2 National Air Transportation Association, Inc.
[1940–, office, Alexandria, VA22302] (US).
3 National Aviation Trades Association [office,
Alexandria, VA] (US).
4 Northern Air Transport Association [office,
Yellowknife, NT] (Canada).
Natar NATO transatlantic advanced radar (Belgium,
Canada, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, US).
NATC 1 Naval Air Test Center (Patuxent River, Md).
2 Naval Air Training Command (US).
3 National Air Transportation Conferences (US).
natural language
Natca National Air Traffic Controllers Association
(US).
Natcapit North Atlantic Capacity And Inclusive Tours
Panel.
NATCC National Air Transport Co-ordinating Committee
(US).
NATCS National Air Traffic Control Services (UK,
now NATS).
NATF US Naval Air Test Facility.
Natinad NATO Integrated Air Defence [S adds system].
national airline Designated flag carrier of sovereign
state.
National Airspace System That administered by the
FAA, traditionally linking VORs.
National Air Traffic Services Provides ATC over UK,
division of CAA but from 2002 part-privatized.
National Flight Data Center FAA office in DC which
collates useful information on civil airspace and publishes
it each weekday in the NFD Digest.
national responsibility Part of collaborative programme
wholly assigned to one country.
National Route Plan Rules and procedures designed to
increase the flexibility of user flight planning (FAA).
National Search and Rescue Plan US inter-agency agreement
to facilitate application of full national resources in
emergencies.
Natlas National Testing Laboratories Accreditation
Scheme (NPL, UK).
Natmac National air-traffic management advisory
committee (CAA).
NATO 1 North Atlantic Treaty Organization, formed
1949, always written thus yet spoken as Nato [Secretariat,
B-1110 Brussels] (Int.).
2 N African theatre of operations (WW2).
Natops Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures
Standardization (USN).
NATR National air-tour rule (proposed 2004, FAA).
NATS 1 National Air Traffic Services Ltd. [subsidiary
of CAA, head office, London WC2B 4AP] (UK).
2 Naval Air Transport Service (USN, 1941–62).
3 National Air Telecommunications Service [U adds
Unit] (US).
4 North Atlantic track system.
5 National aerospace technology strategy [July 2004–]
(UK AeIGT).
Natsim Network advanced training simulator: -ATC
adds ATC (1); -Stars adds scenario, radar and target
simulation.
NATSPG North Atlantic Systems Planning Group
(ICAO).
Natsu Nominated air traffic service unit (CAA).
NATTC 1 Naval Air Turbine Test Center (USN).
2 Naval Air Technical Training Command.
natural buffet Buffet occuring automatically near stall
as result of airflow turbulence, thus giving warning to
pilot.
natural finish Unpainted.
natural frequency That at which a system oscillates if
given one sudden perturbation and thereafter left to itself.
natural laminar flow Laminar flow induced by quality of
aircraft skin, notably by extremely fine parallel grooves or
“sharkskin teeth”.
natural language That spoken by human beings (usually
means English).
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