Model Aviation's Frequently Used Abbreviations/Acronyms
- AMA Academy of Model Aeronautics
- ARF Almost Ready to Fly
- BEC Battery Eliminator Circuit
- CAD computer-aided design
- cc cubic centimeter
- CD contest director or compact disc
- CG center of gravity
- CL Control Line
- cm centimeter
- cu. in. cubic inch
- DT dethermalizer
- EPP (foam) expanded polypropylene
- ESC Electronic Speed Control
- FAI Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
- FCC Federal Communications Commission
- FF Free Flight
- LCD Liquid Crystal Display
- LE leading edge
- LED light-emitting diode
- Li-Poly Lithium Polymer
- mA milliamperes
- MA Model Aviation
- mAh milliampere-hours
- MHz megahertz
- mm millimeter
- Nats AMA Nationals
- Ni-Cd Nickel Cadmium
- NiMH Nickel Metal Hydride
- RC Radio Control
- rpm revolutions per minute
- RTF Ready to Fly
- SASE self-addressed, stamped envelope
- SIG Special Interest Group
- TE trailing edge
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
