Model Aviation’s Frequently Used Abbreviations / Acronyms
- AMA Academy of Model Aeronautics
- ARF Almost Ready to Fly
- BEC Battery Eliminator Circuit
- BNF Bind and Fly
- CA cyanoacrylate glue
- 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
- dBA Decibels Adjusted (noise power calculated in dB [decibel])
- DT dethermalizer
- EAA Experimental Aircraft Association
- EDF electric ducted fan
- EPP (foam) expanded polypropylene
- ESC electronic speed control
- EPS expanded polystyrene foam
- FAA Federal Aviation Administration
- FAI Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
- FCC Federal Communications Commission
- FF Free Flight
- FPV first-person view
- GHz gigahertz
- ID inside diameter
- Kv rpm/volt
- kV kilovolt (1,000 volts)
- LCD Liquid Crystal Display
- LE leading edge
- LED light-emitting diode
- LiFe Lithium Iron Phosphate
- LiPo Lithium Polymer
- mA milliamperes
- MA Model Aviation
- mAh milliampere-hours
- MHz megahertz
- mm millimeter
- Nats AMA Nationals
- nitro nitromethane
- Ni-Cd Nickel Cadmium
- NiMH Nickel Metal Hydride
- OD outside diameter
- RC Radio Control
- rpm revolutions per minute
- RTF Ready to Fly
- SIG Special Interest Group
- TE trailing edge
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
