Full Acronym List?
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Has anyone got a list that has all of the acronyms explained? I’m trying to keep up as best I can as I read, but I think I would find it handy if I had a centralised list to go to find out what ALIC stood for as an example.
Thanks!
Harry (Formerly Amraam at Frugals etc.)
(I'm not currently active with ViperDrivers, but these guys are the best BMS school out there!)
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The easiest way if you’re reading them on a device is just to use search, as the first time an acronym is used it should have the full words with it.
The most up to date version of a glossary was attempted by Blackduke and Escuadron111 with their excellent Spanish translations (the glossaries are in both English and Spanish) of the BMS-Manual and the TO-BMS1F-16CM-1:
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?27619-Spanish-Translation-of-BMS-Dash-1-4-33-1
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?27112-Spanish-Translation-of-BMS-Manual-4-33-1
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French community made it also : http://www.checksix-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=313&p=1583345#p1583345
So … when it will be done by the international (or english speaking) community ?
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Hello, all
This list from MLU_M2.
Or I also attached this file (see bottom).ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS
A
A-A air-to-air
A-G air-to-ground
A/S airspeed
AAA attitude awareness arc
AACMI autonomous ACMI
AAF attitude advisory function
AAM air-to-air missile
ABL acquired before launch
ABRT abort
ACAL altitude calibration
ACCUR accuracy
ACM air combat mode
ACMI air combat maneuvering instrumentation
ACQ acquisition
ADL armament datum line
ADLNK A-A datalink
AFAPD Air Force applications development
AGC automatic gain/level control
AGL above ground level
AGR air-to-ground ranging
AIFF advanced IFF
AIM airborne intercept missile
AL altitude low
ALIC aircraft launcher interface computer
ALOW altitude low
ALT altitude
AM amplitude modulation
AMMO ammunition
AMRAAM advanced medium range air-to-air missile
ASC attack steering cue
ASEC allowable steering error circle
ASG/ASGN assign
ASL azimuth steering line
ATHS automatic target hand-of system
ATRK along track
AUD audio
AUTO automaticB
B/R bearing and range
BAF Belgium Air Force
BARO barometric
BATR bullets at target range
BBS backup bombing sensor
BCN beacon
BHOT black hot
BIT built in test
BORE boresight
BP backup
BPS bits per second
BRG bearing
BRK breaklock
BRT brightness
BSGT boresight
BT black trackC
C correlation
CADC Central Air Data Computer
CAS close air support/calibrated airspeed
CBU cluster bomb unit
CCP configuration/contract change proposal
CCIP continuously comupted impact point
CCRP continuously comupted release point
CD command destruct
CDRL contract delivery requirements list
CEP circular error probability
CLR clear
CMFD color multifunction display
CNI communications,navigation, IFF
CNTL control
COAS coast
COM/COMM communication
CON contrast
CONT continuous
CPL couple
CRM combined radar mode
CRPC CARAPACE
CRUS cruise
CSI Carriage Store Interface
CSSI Carriage Store Station Interface
CTR center
CZ cursor zeroD
D&R depress and release
D/L data link
DBTC database terrain cueing
DCLT declutter
DCPL decouple
DCS data control switch
DEC decrement
DED data entry display
Deg. degrees
DEP depressed
DESC description
DES/DEST destination
DFARS Department of Defense supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulations
DFLT default
DFM digital flight map
DGC display gain control
DGFT dogfight
DIR direct
DL/DLNK data link
DLZ dynamic launch zone
DMD demand
DoD Department of Defense
DTC data transfer cartridge
DTE data transfer equipment
DTED digital terrain elevation data
DTOS dive toss
DTS digital terrain system
DTS/DTC digital terrain system data transfer cartridge
DTSACQ DTS acquistion
DTSAS digital terrain system application software
DTSB detected threat status box
DTU data transfer unitE
E East
E/N Easting/Northing
EACMI enhanced ACMI
ECP engineering change proposal
ECU environmental control unit
EEGS enhanced envelope gunsight
ELEV/ELV elevation
ELINT electronic intelligence
ENTR enter
E-O electro-optical
EOM equations of motion
EPAF European Particapating Air Forces
ETA estimated time of arrival
EU Ejector Unit
EXP expandF
F fire control radar
FAC forward air controller
FACE fatigue/air combat evaluator
FCR fire control radar
FEDS firing evaluation display system
FLCS flight control system
FLIR forward looking infrared
FM frequency modulation
FOV field of view
FPM flight path marker
FRND friend
FT feet
FT-L foot-lamberts
FTT fixed target track
FZ freezeG
G gravitational unit/gain
GAAF ground avoidance advisory function
GBU guided bomb unit
GDLNK ground datalink
GEO geosynchronous earth orbit
GHL ghost horizon line
GM ground map
GMTI ground moving target identification
GND ground
GPS global positioning system
GPW ground proximity warning
GS geographic specificity
GT gyro testH
H high/horizontal
HARM highspeed anti-radiation missile
HAS HARM as sensor
HAT height above target
HB High Bandwidth
HDG heading
HDPT hardpoint
HLS HARM launch scale
HR horizontal range
HRM HARM
HSD horizontal situation display
HTV HARM test vehicle
HUD head up display
Hz hertzI
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
ICP integrated control panel
ID identification
IDL intraflight data link
IDM improved data modem
IFA in-flight alignment
IFF identification friend or foe
IJAM IFF jamming
ILS instrument landing system
IMNT imminent
INC increment
INS inertial navigation system
INTG interrogation
INV inventory
IP initial point
IR infrared
ITV integration test vehicleJ-K
KCAS knotts calibrated airspeed
KHz kilo-hertzL
L low / left / lamberts
L/R loader/reader
LADD low angle drogue delivery
LANTIRN low altitude navigation and targeting infrared for night
LAP launcher avionics package
LASR laser
LAT latitude
LAU launcher
LB Low Bandwidth
LGB laser guided bomb
LM AERO Lockheed-Martin Aeronautics Company
LNG longitude
LO TC low terrain clearance
LOS line of sight
LSDL launch status divider line
LSL laser spot locator
LT leftM
M medium / meter
M-SEL mode select
MAL malfunction
MAN/MN manual
MFD multi-function display
MGC manual gain/level control
MHz mega-hertz
MIN minutes/minimum
MISC miscellaneous
MKPT markpoint
MLE missile launch envelope
MLU mid-life update
MMC mission modular computer
MMZ missile maneuver zone
MN manual
MNF master navigation filter
MPLS maneuver potential lines
MPRF medium pulse rate frequency
mr milli-radian
MRGS multiple reference gunsight
MRL missile rail launcher
MRLW missile rail launcher with track adapter
MRM medium range missile
MSL mean sea level
MSMD master mode
MSN mission
MTC minimum terrain clearance
MTI moving target indices
MUX multiplexN
N North
NA not applicable/not available
NARO narrow
NAV navigation
NM nautical mile
NORM normal
NT neutral track
NVIS night vision imaging system
NVP navigation podO
OA offset aim-point
OFP operational flight program
OFST offset
OPER operation
OSB option select button
OVRD override
OW/C obstacle warning and cueingP
P/T position & time
P/PENG Penguin
PB pre-briefed
PFL pilot fault list
PGCAS predictive ground clearance
avoidance system
POS position known
PR passive ranging
PRE preplanned
PRF pulse rate frequency
PROF profile
PROG program
PROX proximity
PRTL protocol
PVI pilot vehicle interface
PWR powerQ-R
R radar altitude / right
RAERO kinematic range
RMAX maximum range
RMIN minimum range
ROPT optimum range
RPI probable intercept range
RTR turn and run maneuver range
RAD radiate
RADA the FACE system is referred to as RADA
RALT radar altimeter
RCD record
RDAF Royal Danish Air Force
RDP requirements development package
RDR radar
RDY ready
RECCE/RCCE reconnaissance
REQ required
RF radio frequency
RMK remarks
RNG range
RNLAF Royal Netherlands Air Force
ROE rules of engagement
RP release point
RS restart
RST reset
RSU rate sensor unit
RT right
RTN return
RTS return to search
RUK range unknown
RWS range while searchS
S-J selective jettison
SAI situation awareness indicator
SAM situation awareness mode
SBC symbology/brightness/contrast
SCOR score
SEAD suppression of enemy air defense
sec second
SEQ sequence
SMS stores management system
SMT SAM multi-track
SOI sensor of interest
SP snowplow
SPAR system problem anomaly report
SPI system point of interest
SRCH search
SRM short range missile
STA station
STBY standby
STOR HDG stored heading
STP/STPT steerpoint
STRF strafe
STT single target track
SYM symbology
SYS systemT
T.O. technical order
TACFIRE/TACF tactical fire direction
TBL table
TC terrain clearance
TCH terrain clearance height
TD target designator
TEMP temperature
TER tertiary
TFMAX maximum time of flight
TFOV total field of view
TFR terrain following radar
TGP targeting pod
TGT target
THLD threshold
TI target isolate
TIM time
TLL target locator line
TMS target management switch
TNG training
TOF time of flight
TOI target of interest
TOS time over steerpoint
TOT time-over-target
TRK track
TRN terrain referenced navigation
TRP traped
TST threat symbology table
TTR time-to-release
TTS two target SAM
TUI time-until-impact
TV television
TWS track while scanU
UFC up-front control
UHF ultra-high frequency
UNK unknown
USAF United States Air Force
UTM universal transverse mercatorV
V vertical
Vmax velocity (maximum)
V/INST vehicle for instrumentation
VHF very-high frequency
VID visual identification
VIP visual initial point
VIS visual
VMU voice message unit
VRP visual release point
VS. versus
VVP vertical velocity propagatorW
WCP worst case profile
WHOT white hot
WOW weight on wheels
WPN weapon
WSPAN wing span
WT white trackX-Y
XMT transmitZ
Z-VEL zero velocity -
Its missing a few… should be a reference list in the back of most documents. BEM would have a pretty good list Id imagine - it certainly does for Air Intercepts anyway.
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this is the reason why i never started one.there will always be a few missing
there will always be some guys pointing the lacking ones, but strangely these same guys will never give the ones missing.
just pointing out the shortcoming of the guy who actually took the extra mile to provide content but not trying to help…Red Dog
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@Red:
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this is the reason why i never started one.there will always be a few missing
there will always be some guys pointing the lacking ones, but strangely these same guys will never give the ones missing.
just pointing out the shortcoming of the guy who actually took the extra mile to provide content but not trying to help…Oh? Red Dog, are you intentionally encouraging the sharing of content with a distribution statement F on this forum? I am sure you are not intentionally indicating it is your opinion that I should provide that content here, rather than try to point out where the information can be found in full, with explanations, without actually sharing content that is against forum rules to post.
Because it would look bad if a moderator was proposing to a forum member that they break the rules.
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I’m encouraging you to provide the ones missing from the list above mate, since you are the one pointing out some are missing, therefore, you should know which ones.
And i encourage you to get to work rather than simply pointing out an abstract fact -
As per your directions then.
http://falcon.blu3wolf.com/Docs/Basic-Employment-Manual-F-16C-RoKAF.pdf
Starts page 552, and its a lot less comprehensive than I recalled. Now Im gonna have to find an applicable AFI I suspect.
EDIT: could have sworn page 78 onwards of AFI 11-2F-16V3_8FWsup had a more extensive one than the current version has. This is starting to get irksome.
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mmmh, you won’t get away so easily
specifically which ones are missing from the MLU M2 list above?
The document you linked doesn’t tell me which are missing
Yet you seemed to be sure about these ones missing.Pointing just another list (probably incomplete as well - or maybe even totally different) won’t prove to me that your statement was correct
This is starting to get irksome.
Exactly my point
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@Red:
mmmh, you won’t get away so easily
specifically which ones are missing from the MLU M2 list above?
The document you linked doesn’t tell me which are missing Yet you seemed to be sure about these ones missing.two specific examples missing - VVI and HSI, being Vertical Velocity Indicator, and Horizontal Situation Indicator. Thus my statement that there were missing acronyms, is correct.
You need not fear “probably” incomplete lists - as I indicated above, the lists I provided were not so complete as I had thought them. Rest assured, they are not complete!
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Everything you need to know and links in my Youtube channel, "About" section.
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“…what are they talking about?”
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I was thinking of the following:
FAC(a) - Forward Air Controller (Airborne)
JTAC - Joint Terminal Attack Controller
SCAR - Strike Coordination and Reconnaissance
OAS - Offensive Air Strike
DAS - Deep Air StrikeBut they are all missions types so probably don’t belong on this list
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Scope is an important part of any project. Figure out what applies to it, and what doesnt.
The thread title is Full Acronym List, so presumably, all acronyms would belong on it…
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YGBSM!
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I found acronymfinder webpage. This can be helpful. http://www.acronymfinder.com/
http://www.acronymfinder.com/Military-and-Government/ALIC.html
two resultshttp://www.acronymfinder.com/Military-and-Government/BEM.html
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I don’t think a “full” acronym list exists…anywhere. Besides, you know you’ve been doing too much of this when you get to the point that you find you don’t need one…
…stay thirsty.
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Mack97 - thanks for putting up “the list” - I found it useful for ref.
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What I couldn’t find anywhere is the RS used in the mission debriefing.
I can only assume it means Returned Safely, since it’s shown when you’ve ejected from the aircraft
but are not MIA (missing in action).Yet, I didn’t find it in any documentation, only as the australian abbrevation for “unservicable”.
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What I couldn’t find anywhere is the RS used in the mission debriefing.
I can only assume it means Returned Safely, since it’s shown when you’ve ejected from the aircraft
but are not MIA (missing in action).Yet, I didn’t find it in any documentation, only as the australian abbrevation for “unservicable”.
Err…my acronym list says RS=restart …
dfang
