Aviation Abbreviations Glossary
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| Term | Main definition |
|---|---|
| WA | Working Arrangement |
| W3C |
World Wide Web Consortium
|
| W/V |
Wind Direction and Speed
|
| W |
Watt
|
| W |
White
|
| W |
Wire
|
| W |
Weight
|
| W |
West
|
| VY |
Speed for Best Rate of Climb
|
| VX |
Speed of Best Angle of Climb
|
| VWM |
Vendor Warranty Manual
|
| VV |
Velocity Vector
|
| VTS |
Vacuum Toilet System
|
| VTR |
Video Tape Reproducer
|
| VTP |
Vertical Tail Plane
|
| VTOSS |
Takeoff Safety Speed for Category A Rotorcraft
|
| VT |
Vertical Tail
|
| VSWR |
Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
|
| VSW |
Stall Warning Speed
|
| VSVA |
Variable Stator Vane Actuator
|
| VSV |
Variable Stator Vane
|
| VSS |
Stick Shaker Speed
|
| VSO |
Stalling Speed or Minimum Steady Flight Speed in the Lan
|
| VSI |
Vertical Speed Indicator
|
| VSEL |
Autothrottle Selected - Approach Speed
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