Hi,
Please find the new list below. Again, to copy the list to your word processor. First hilight the list with your mouse, then push CNTRL-C to copy, open your word processor, and push CNTRL-V to paste.
Thanks for everyone's input.
Wayne Miller
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Acronyms, Abbreviations, Short Forms
ABC – Aluminum, Brass and Chrome
ABL - Advanced Bimetallic Liner (bimetallic is brass and nickel)
ABN – Aluminum, Brass and Nickel
AC – Alternating Current
AFAICT – As Far As I Can Tell
AFAIK – As Far As I Know
Aft – Back of boat, plane etc.
AKA – Also Known As
AMA – American Modeler’s Association, Academy of Model Aeronautics
AOA – Angle Of Attack
AR – Aspect Ratio, relationship between the wing span and the wing chord
ARF – Almost Ready to Fly
ARC – Almost Ready to Cover
AIUI – As I Understand It
AUW – All Up Weight (total weight ready to fly. some include fuel, some don't... should include fuel though.)
AWOL – Absent Without Leave
BB – Ball Bearing
BC or B/C - because
BEC – Battery Eliminator Circuit
BTW – By the Way
CA – Cyanoacrylate Adhesive (a quick setting glue)
Carb – Carburetor
CCW – Counter Clock Wise
CF - Carbon Fiber
CG – Center of Gravity
CGM - Carl Goldberg Models
CP – Center of Pressure, or Coroplast (it’s like a plastic cardboard they make signs out of)
CRS – Can’t Remember Stuff (or substitute “stuff” with your locally used word)
CW – Clock Wise
CYA – Cover Your Aft (substitute “Aft” with your locally used)
DC – Direct Current
Dead Stick – Motor stopped, flying without power
Dialed in – The model is perfectly tuned
Diameter – In regards to propellers, the distance from tip to tip of a propeller
DIY – Do It Yourself
DSQ.-. disqualified or disqualification
E – Voltage (Example formula: E=IR)
Elevons – When aileron and elevator functions are combined. Example - delta wing aircraft
EPA – End Point Adjustment
ETA – Estimated Time of Arrival
ESC – Electric Speed Control
F2F – Face To Face
FAI - Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
FCC – Federal Communication Commission
FFF – Fan Fold Foam
FG – Fiberglass
Flame – To insult or vent disapproval
Flaperons – Using ailerons as both ailerons and flaps
Flute – The veins in coroplast (the plastic cardboard) that is used in making SPAD model aircraft
Forward – to the front of boat, plane etc.
FSW – Forward Swept Wing
Fuse – Fuselage
FWIW – For What It’s Worth
FYI – For Your Information
g = grams
G = Gravity force factor. Example 1G = normal weight, 2G = two times weight
GB – Gear Box
GP = Great Planes Mfg. Co.
H9 = Hangar 9 Mfg Co
HOC – Hot Off the Charger
HTML – Hyper Text Mark-up Language
I – Current in amps (Example formula: I=E/R)
IIRC- If I Recall Correctly
IMHO – In My Humble Opinion or In My Honest Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO – In My Opinion
IPR – Intelligent Power Reduce
IRC - internet relay chat
ISP – Internet Service Provider
ISTM – It Seems To Me
JMHO – Just My Humble Opinion or Just My Honest Opinion
JMO – Just My Opinion
LAR – Looks About Right
LCD – Liquid Crystal Display
LE – Leading Edge
LED – Light Emitting Diode
LG – Landing Gear
LH – Left hand side (in reference to ships and airplanes – left hand side of pilot facing forward)
LHS – Local Hobby Shop
LiPo, or Li-Po, or Li-Poly – Lithium Polymer battery
Li-ion – Lithium Ion Battery
LMFAO – Laughing My “Freaking” “Aft” Off, (substitute freaking and aft for locally used words”
LOL – Lots Of Laughs, or Laugh Out Loud, or Lots Of Luck
LOA – Length Over All
LVC – Low Voltage Cutoff circuit
LWL – Length at Water Line
MAAC – Model Aeronautics Association of Canada
MAC - Mean Aerodynamic Chord (I think this is the center of gravity/balance point?)
mah – Milliamps per Hour
Max – Maximum
Min – Minimum
mIRC - is a client program to access IRC
mm – millimeter
MK = Monokote
mv – millivolt
MCP- Mousse Can Pipes (mufflers made from hair style mousse cans)
Mode 1 – Transmitter with Aileron and Throttle on right stick, Rudder and Elevator on left stick
Mode 2 - Transmitter with Aileron and Elevator on right stick, Rudder and Throttle on left stick
Mode 3 – Transmitter with Rudder and Throttle on right stick, Aileron and Elevator on left
Mode 4 – Transmitter with Rudder and Elevator on right stick, Aileron and Throttle on left stick
Mode Single stick – see single stick
Newbie – A new person or beginner
NA or N/A – Not Available
NIB – New In Box
NiCd – Nickel Cadium
NiMh – Nickle Metal Hydride
NP – Neutral Point
OAN - On another note
OHV – Over Head Valve
OMG -Oh my Gosh (or substitute “gosh” with your locally used word)
OTH- On the other hand
Oz – Ounces
P – Power in watts (Example formula: P=EI)
PBF – Pizza Box Flyer
Pitch – In reference to propellers, the angle of propeller blade, the higher the number the greater the angle
Port – Left hand side (when pilot faces forward), or an opening in a boat or plane, or boat docking area
PPM – Pulse Position Modulation
Prop - Propeller
R – resistance in ohms (Example formula: R=E/I)
RCU – RC Universe
RFI – Radio Frequency Interference
RH – Right hand side (in reference to airplanes – right hand side of pilot facing forward)
RO - radio operator
RPM – Rotations Per Minute or Revolutions Per Minute
RPM/V – Rotations Per Minute per Volt or Revolutions Per Minute per Volt
ROFL - Rolling On the Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My “Aft” Off (or substitute “aft” with your locally used word)
ROG – Rise Off Ground
ROW – Rise Off Water
Rx – Receiver
RTF – Ready To Fly
RTFM – Read the “Friendly” Manual, (substitute “friendly” for locally used words)
Sec – Seconds
Single Stick – Transmitter with one stick, Aileron and Elevator on X and Y axis, Rudder Knob on end of stick and Throttle (a trim lever type control on the case)
Semi-Symmetrical wing – A wing with bottom airfoil not the same as top airfoil, will be less on bottom
SPAD – Simple Plastic Airplane Design
Spec – Specification
S-PPM – A JR receiver fail safe mode that will cause the servos to “hold” then go to a programmed preset position after a predetermined period of time
SSS - Sudden Silence Sucks
Stall – In aircraft, the point where there is not enough lift to keep it flying
Starboard - Right hand side (when pilot faces forward)
STD – Standard
Stick Time – Time spent flying
Symmetrical wing – A wing with same airfoil on top as bottom
T – Teeth (usually number on a gear)
TBA – To Be Announced
TBC – To Be Calculated
TBD – To Be Determined
TE – Trailing Edge
TF – Top Flite
TIA – Thanks In Advance
TMTOMH - Too Much Time On My Hands
TNX - thanks or thank you
TO – Take Off
TOC – Tournament of Champions
TOF – Time of flight from leaving ground to touch down. Calculation for electric TOF in minutes is: battery capacity in amps, divided by average current draw in amps, times 60
TPTB – The Powers That Be
Trammeling – Aligning fuselage, wings, horizontal stabilizer, vertical stabilizer and landing gear
Troll Post – A bulletin board posting designed to create controversy and may or may not be related to fact
TVM – Thanks Very Much
Tx – Transmitter
UC = Ultracote
URL Uniform (or Universal) Resource Locator
V – Volts
V1 - Rotate
vs - versus
VMGM –
VTOL – Vertical Take Off and Landing
WIG – Wing In Ground Effect
*** – What The Fudge (or substitute “fudge” with your locally used word)
WOT – Wide Open Throttle
WW1 – World War One
WW2 – World War Two
YCD – You Can Do
YHM – You Have Mail
Z-PPM – A JR receiver fail safe mode that will cause selected servos to “hold”, and other selected servos to go to a programmed preset position after a predetermined period of time
The above is to the best of my knowledge, and should be considered a starting point. Please let me know any changes you would like to see, any suggestions are welcome.
Wayne Miller