| g |
Gramme |
| G |
Acceleration due to gravity; generally a unit in
measuring the nett lift on aircraft |
| G limit |
Maximum acceleration due to gravity |
| GA |
General arrangement; a 3- or 4-view drawing of
complete aircraft |
| GaAs |
Gallium arsenide |
| GAO |
General Accounting Office (US) |
| GAPAN |
Guild of AirPilots and Navigators |
| GAU |
Gun aircraft unit (US) |
| GBU |
Glide bomb unit (US) |
| GCA |
Ground controlled approach |
| GCI |
Ground controlled interception |
| GEO |
Geostationary Earth orbit |
| GFE |
Government furnished equipment |
| GFRP |
Glass-fibre reinforced plastic |
| GGS |
Gyro gunsight |
| GIFAS |
Groupement des Industries Francaises Aéronautiques
et Spatiales; France's |
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aerospace manufacturers association |
| GLCM |
Ground-launched cruise missile |
| glide ratio |
Distance travelled along track divided by height
lost; in still air and unpowered |
| glideslope |
Vertical/altitude guidance element of an ILS |
| glove |
Inmovable root section of a variable geometry
wing |
| GmbH |
Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung
(German); limited liability company |
| GMT |
Greenwich Mean Time; re:
UTC |
| GNS |
Global navigation system |
| GP |
General purpose |
| GPI |
Glide path indicator |
| GPMG |
General purpose machine gun |
| GPS |
Global positioning system; formerly 'Navstar' |
| GPU |
Ground power unit; also:
gun pod unit |
| GPWS |
Ground proximity warning system |
| GR |
Ground attack reconnaissance (UK) |
| green aircraft |
Completed airframe, flyable but minimally
equipped, without paint and interior |
| GRP |
Glass reinforced plastics |
| GS |
Ground speed |
| GSE |
Ground support equipment |
| GTO |
Geostationary transfer orbit |
| GTS |
Gas turbine starter |
| GW |
Guided weapon |
| gyroplane |
re: autogyro |