| A&AEE | Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment, Boscombe Down
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| AAIB | Air Accidents Investigation Branch, an agency of the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions
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| DASH | Differential air speed hold
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| DECU | Digital engine control unit
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| FADEC | Full Authority Digital Engine Control
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| FAI | Fatal Accident Inquiry
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| IAS | Indicated air speed |
| IFR | Instrument Flight Rules
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| ILCA | Integrated lower control actuator
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| IMC | Instrument Meteorological Conditions
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| LCTA | Longitudinal cyclic trim actuator
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| MALM | Master Air Loadmaster
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| MoD | Ministry of Defence |
| Q | Question in oral evidence
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| ROC | Rate of climb |
| SA | Safety Altitude |
| TANS | Tactical Area Navigation System
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| UFCM | Undemanded flying control movement
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| VFR | Visual Flight Rules |
| WP | Way point, as programmed in the TANS
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| Units of measurement |
| kt | knot (one nautical mile per hour, 1.1515 mph)
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| nm | nautical mile (1852 metres, 1.1515 miles)
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