Model Aviation’s Frequently Used Abbreviations/Acronyms
ARF Almost Ready to Fly
BEC Battery Eliminator Circuit
BNF Bind-N-Fly
CA cyanoacrylate glue
CAD computer-aided design
EAA Experimental Aircraft Association
EPP (foam) expanded polypropylene
EPO (foam) expanded polyolefin
EPS (foam) expanded polystyrene
ESC electronic speed control
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FPV First-Person View
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LED light-emitting diode
LiFe Lithium Iron Phosphate
LiPo Lithium Polymer
Nats National Aeromodeling Championships
NiCd Nickel Cadmium
NiMH Nickel Metal Hydride
RC Radio Control
RTF Ready to Fly
SIGs Special Interest Groups
STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
sUAS Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
UAS Unmanned Aircraft Systems
UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
