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Casr dictionary federal register of legislation website aeronautical information package aip airservices australia website icao abbreviations and codes pdf file glossary of airport acronyms used in faa documents federal aviation. Pdf dictionary of aeronautical terms download full pdf. The dod dictionary is accessible online in pdf format on the jel joint electronic library internet at. Avspeak a glossary of aviation terms and abbreviations aviation related terms and definitions used in association with civil flight obtained from the code of federal regulations, federal aviation regulations, and many other sources general abbreviations and those specific to aerofiles can be found on our codes page. Also available soon in ebook pdf and ebook epub formats. Aircraft terminology glossary of aviation terms adapted from the dictionary for the avionics domain architecture generation environment by mark goodwin and lou coglianese, ibm federal systems. Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples log in dictionary. Aerospace terms edited by woodford agee heflin published in february 1958 at the air university, maxwell air force base, alabama.
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