Edition: Model Aviation - 2008/10
Page Numbers: 106, 108
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MA's Abbreviations and 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
  • GHz gigahertz
  • Kv rpm/volt
  • kV kilovolt (1,000 volts)
  • 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

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