FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
FA/TDMA |
Fixed Assignment / Time Division Multiple Access |
FAT |
Factory Acceptance Test |
FAX |
Facsimile |
F-bit |
Framing Bit |
FBB |
FleetBroadBand |
FBW |
Fractional Bandwidth |
FCC |
Federal Communications Commission |
FCR |
France Câbles et Radio |
FCS |
Flight Control System |
FCS |
Frame Check Sequence |
FCS |
Full Carrier Suppression |
FCU |
Fluid Control Unit |
FD |
Focal Length to Diameter Ratio |
FDD |
Frequency Division Duplex |
FDFM |
Frequency Division / Frequency Modulation |
FDIR |
Failure Detection Isolation and Recovery |
FDM |
Frequency Division Multiplex |
FDMA |
Frequency Division Multiple Access |
FDM/CFM |
Frequency Division Multiplex / Companded Frequency Modulation |
FDM/FM |
Frequency Division Multiplex / Frequency Modulation |
FDR |
Final Design Review |
FDS |
Flight Data Subsystem |
FDSS |
Fine Digital Sun Sensor |
FDSSA |
Fine Digital Sun Sensor Assembly |
FDX |
Full Duplex |
FE |
Far Encounter |
FE |
Front End |
FEC |
Forward Error Correction |
FEE |
Front End Equipment |
FEP |
Front End Processor |
FET |
Field Effect Transistor |
FFP |
Fixed Fee Procurement |
FFSC |
Full Flow Staged Combustion |
FFSCC |
Full Flow Staged Combustion Cycle |
FFT |
Fast Fourier Transform |
FGU |
Frequency Generation Unit |
FH |
Frequency Hopping |
FHMA |
Frequency Hopping Multiple Access |
FHSS |
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum |
FLP |
Forward Link Processor |
FLS |
Feeder Link Stations |
FLTR |
Filter |
FLU |
Full Line Up |
FM |
Flight Model |
FM |
Frequency Modulation |
FMEA |
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis |
FMECA |
Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis |
FMFB |
Frequency Modulation Feedback |
FMWA |
Fixed Momentum Wheel Assembly |
FM/TV |
Frequency Modulation/Television |
FOD |
Foreign Object Damage |
FONSI |
Findings Of No Significant Environmental Damage |
FOS |
Factor Of Safety |
FOS |
Follow On Satellite |
FoV |
Field of View |
FP |
Full Period |
FPA |
Final Power Amplifier |
FPA |
Flat Panel Antenna |
FPGA |
Field Programmable Gate Array |
FPIP |
Flight Planning Integration Panel |
FRAD |
Frame Relay Access Device |
FRC |
Falcon Recovery Coordinator |
FRR |
First Refusal Reservation |
FRR |
Flight Readiness Review |
FRSC |
Fuel Rich Staged Combustion |
FS |
Figure Shift |
FS |
Flight Software |
FSK |
Frequency Shift Keyed |
FSM |
Fast Scan Mirror |
FSM |
Fast Steering Mirror |
FSP |
Fission Surface Power |
FSPO |
Flight Safety Project Officer |
FSS |
Fixed Satellite Service |
FSS |
Fixed Service Structure |
FSW |
Friction Stir Welding |
FT |
Full Time |
FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
FTS |
Flight Termination System |
FTS |
Frequency and Timing System |
FTV |
Flight Test Vehicle |
FW |
Firmware |
FWCI |
Firmware Configuration Item |
FY |
Fiscal Year |