User's Manual Part 1

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CAS / Part No. 9000000
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
34-43-20
15 Feb 2003
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3. Weights and Measurements
Weights and measurements in this manual use both U.S. and S.I. (metric) values.
4. Acronyms and Abbreviations
The letter symbols for abbreviations are the same as shown in ANSI/IEEE Std 260 and ASME
Y1.1, except as identified in the acronyms and abbreviations table.
Acronyms and Abbreviations Table
Term Definition
ac alternating current
ACD APM configuration data
ADC air data computer
ADIRS air data inertial reference system
ADL airborne data loader
ADLP airborne data link processor
ADS--B automatic dependent surveillance broadcast
AGL above ground level
AHRS attitude heading and reference system
ALT altitude
AMM aircraft maintenance manual
ANT antenna
APM airplane personality module
ATC air traffic control
ATCRBS air traffic control radar beacon system
ATN Aircraft Telecommunications Network
ASDB aircraft specific database
BITE built--in test equipment
BOT bottom
BNR binary
CAS collision avoidance system
CFDIU centralized fault display interface unit
CFDS central fault display system
CFIT controlled flight into terrain
CMC central maintenance computer