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PSPL preferred standard parts list
PSR primary surveillance radar
PSS proximity sensor system
PSSA preliminary system safety assessment
PSTN public switched telephone network
PSU passenger service unit
PT plane talk
PTAN precision terrain aided navigation
PTD performance test domain
PTI packet type identifier
PTM peripheral transition module
PTR production test requirements
PTS problem tracking system
PTSD production test specification document
PTT push to talk
PTU power transfer unit
PV parameter value
PV photovoltaic
PVC permanent virtual circuit
PVD plan view display
PVT position, velocity, time
PWM pulse-width modulation
PWR power
PXI PCI extensions for instrumentation
Q
QA quality assurance
QAP QA plan
QAR quick access recorder
QDR quality defect report
QDR quality deficiency report
QEC quadrantral error corrector
QFE Q code, field elevation pressure
QM quality management
QMP QM plan
QMS QM system
QNH sea level pressure
QNT quint networking technology
QOP quality operating procedures
QPL qualified product list
QRC quick reaction capability
QRH quick reference handbook
QOS quality of service
QP quality procedure
QT qualification test
QVL qualified vendor list
R
R-CDL Radar Common Data Link
R/W read/write
R&D research and development
R&M reliability and maintainability
R&PWG Requirements and Planning Work Group (FAA)
RA radio altitude
RA resolution advisory
RA routing area
RAA Regional Airline Association
RAAF Royal Australian Air Force
RAAS runway awareness and advisory system
RAC-GAT Russian/American Coordinating Group for Air
RAC
RAD
RAE
RAeS
RAF
RAF
RAI
RAID
RAIM
RALA
RALT
Traffic Control
runway analysis chart
rapid application development
Royal Aircraft Establishment (Farnborough)
Royal Aeronautical Society (U.K.)
requirements analysis folder
Royal Air Force (U.K.)
radio altimeter indicator
redundant arrays of independent disks
receiver autonomous integrity monitoring
request automatic line adapter
radar altimeter
RAM-T reliability, availability, maintainability and
RAM
testability
random access memory
RAMICS rapid airborne mine clearance system
RAMS
RAP
RAPT
RAS
reliability, availability, maintainability,
sustainability
required automation performance
regional airspace procedures team
route area statistics (IATA)
RATMP required air traffic management performance
RBT
RC
RCAG
RCAT
RCD
RCE
RCF
RCL
RCO
RCP
RCR
RCSU
RCU
RCU
RC&W
RD
RD
reference business trajectory
radio controlled
remote control air-to-ground
Reconfigurable Cockpit and Avi onics Testbed
radar cable detection
radio control equipment
required communications performance
radio communications link
remote communications outlet
radio control panel
routing and circuit restoral
remote control and status unit
radio control unit
remote control unit
rack connectors and wiring
(taxi) route deviation
routing domain
RDARA regional domestic air route area
RDC routing domain confederation
RDDMI radio digital distance magnetic indicator
RDF RD format
RDI radio direction indicator
RDI RD identifier
RDP radar data processing
RDR radar
RDSS radio determination satellite system
RDT&E research, development, test and evaluation
REA radar electronics assembly
RE&D research, engineering and development
REDAC Research, Engineering and Devel opment
Advisory Committee (FAA)
REFT remote unit reference transmitter (FAA)
REP required environmental performance
REQ request
RER residual error rate
RERP Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining
Program
REVS radar-enhanced vision system
RF radio frequency
RF radius-to-fix
RFA Regulatory Flexibility Act (U.S.)
RFC request for comments
RFG requirement focus group
RFI radio frequency interference
RFI request for information
RFID radio frequency identification
RFM rotorcraft flight manual
RFMS rotorcraft flight manual supplement
RFO request for offer
RFP request for proposal
RFQ request for quote
RFU radio frequency unit
RGB red green blue
RGCSP Review of the General Concept of Separation
Panel (ICAO)
RGL regulatory guidance library
RGS relay ground station
RH radio handler
RHF ridiculously high frequency
RHO response on handoff
RHSM reduced horizontal separation minima
RI runway incursion
RIB routing information base
RIN Royal Institute of Navigation (U.K.)
RIP routing information protocol
RISC reduced instruction set computer
RLE response on link establishment
RLG ring laser gyro
RLS reliable link service
RM regional manager
RM&A reliability, maintainability and availability
RMCDE radar message conversion and distribution
equipment
RMI radio magnetic indicator
RMMS remote maintenance monitoring system
RMP risk management plan
RMS risk management system
RMS root mean square
RNAV area navigation
RNP required navigation performance
RNP AR RNP authorization required
RNP SAAAR RNP Special Aircrew and Aircraft
Authorization Required
RNR receive not ready
RO radio operator
ROA recognized operating agency
ROC rate of climb
ROC rest of operational capability
ROD rate of descent
ROI return on investment
ROIP radio over Internet protocol
ROM read only memory
ROM rough order of magnitude
RON remain over night
ROT runway occupancy time
RP routing protocol
RPAT RNP Parallel Approach Transmission
RPDE rapid preliminary development effort
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