F-15C Appendix: Acronyms

This appendix lists common abbreviations used throughout the F-15C manual and cockpit documentation.

Acronym	Meaning
AAA	Anti-Aircraft Artillery
AAM	Air-to-Air Missile
ACM	Air Combat Maneuvering
ADI	Attitude Director Indicator
AGL	Above Ground Level
AI	Air Intercept or Airborne Interceptor
AMRAAM	Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile
AoA	Angle of Attack
ARH	Active Radar Homing
ASE	Allowable Steering Error
ATC	Air Traffic Control
AWACS	Airborne Warning and Control System
BFM	Basic Fighter Maneuvers
BORE	Boresight Acquisition Mode
BVR	Beyond Visual Range
CAS	Control Augmentation System
DCS	Digital Combat Simulator
ECM	Electronic Countermeasures
EOS	Electro-Optical System
EW	Electronic Warfare
FC	Fire Control
FPM	Flight Path Marker
FTIT	Fan Turbine Inlet Temperature
GCI	Ground-Controlled Intercept
GDS	Gun Director Sight
GS	Groundspeed
HOJ	Home On Jam
HSI	Horizontal Situation Indicator
HUD	Head-Up Display
IAS	Indicated Airspeed
IFF	Identification Friend or Foe
IFR	Instrument Flight Rules
ILS	Instrument Landing System
ILSN	Instrument Landing System Navigation
IR	Infrared
IRCCM	Infrared Counter-Countermeasures
LRS	Long Range Search
MPCD	Multi-Purpose Color Display
MRM	Medium-Range Missile
NCTR	Non-Cooperative Target Recognition
PRF	Pulse Repetition Frequency
RALT	Radar Altitude
RCS	Radar Cross Section
RWR	Radar Warning Receiver
SARH	Semi-Active Radar Homing
SAM	Surface-to-Air Missile
SRM	Short-Range Missile
STT	Single Target Track
TAS	True Airspeed
TDC	Target Designation Cursor
TD	Target Designator
TEWS	Tactical Electronic Warfare System
TWS	Track While Scan
VFR	Visual Flight Rules
VSD	Vertical Situation Display
VVI	Vertical Velocity Indicator
WCS	Weapon Control System
WVR	Within Visual Range