Definitions and Abbreviations
Definitions and abbreviations used in the manual are covered here.
Definitions
| Designation | Equipment |
|---|---|
| A-4 | Gyroscopic Gunsight |
| ABU-11 | Aircraft Clock |
| AN/AIC-10 | Audio Amplifier System |
| AN/AJB-1 | Low Altitude Bombing System |
| AN/APR-25 | Radar Homing and Warning Receiver |
| AN/APX-72 | IFF Transponder |
| AN/ARA-50 | Automatic Direction Finding System |
| AN/ARC-34 | UHF Command Radio |
| AN/ARN-6 | Radio Compass |
| AN/ARN-72 | TACAN Navigation Set |
| J57 | Turbojet Engine Family |
| MD-1 | Oxygen Regulator |
Notes, Warnings, and Cautions
Note
Non-safety critical information.
Caution
Possibile situations that might arise (for example, due to interrelated system operation).
Warning
Time sensitive hazardous situations that require corrective action to avoid damage to the aircraft or injury to the pilot.
Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0PSL | Zero Prediction Sight Line |
| A/A | Air-to-Air |
| AAA | Anti-Aircraft Artillery |
| AB | Afterburner |
| AC | Alternating Current |
| ADC | Air Data Computer |
| ADF | Automatic Direction Finding |
| AGL | Above Ground Level |
| AGM-45 | Shrike Anti-Radiation Missile |
| AIM | Air Intercept Missile |
| AIM-9 | Sidewinder Infrared Guided Missile |
| AIMS | Airborne Identification System |
| AN | Army-Navy Equipment Designation Prefix |
| AWRS | Aircraft Weapons Release System |
| BFO | Beat Frequency Oscillator |
| BIT | Built-In Test |
| CW | Continuous Wave |
| DC | Direct Current |
| DCS | Digital Combat Simulator |
| ECSL | Electrically Caged Sight Line |
| EPR | Engine Pressure Ratio |
| FFAR | Folding Fin Aerial Rockets |
| FRL | Fuselage Reference Line |
| GHz | Gigahertz |
| HI-FLO | High Flow |
| Hz | Hertz |
| IFF | Identification Friend or Foe |
| IF | Intermediate Frequency |
| INOP | Inoperative |
| KIAS | Knots Indicated Airspeed |
| kHz | Kilohertz |
| LABS | Low Altitude Bombing System |
| LADD | Low Altitude Drogue Delivery |
| LORO | Lobe-On-Receive-Only |
| LWR | Lower |
| MAIN | Main Receiver Mode |
| MFBL | Mean Fixed Bore Line |
| mils | Milliradians |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NM | Nautical Mile |
| PLP | Precautionary Landing Pattern |
| POD | Gun Pod Selection |
| PRF | Pulse Repetition Frequency |
| psi | Pounds per square inch |
| PWR | Power |
| RAM | Ram Air |
| RAT | Ram Air Turbine |
| RHAW | Radar Homing and Warning |
| RKTS | Rockets |
| RPM | Revolutions Per Minute |
| SA-2 | Surface-to-Air Missile-2 Guideline |
| SAM | Surface-to-Air Missile |
| SIF | Selective Identification Feature |
| SPL | Special |
| TACAN | Tactical Air Navigation |
| T0PSL | True Zero Prediction Sight Line |
| UHF | Ultra High Frequency |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| VGI | Vertical Gyro Indicator |
| WX | Weather |
| ZELL | Zero-Length Launch |