| L |
Left |
| L |
Length |
| L |
Liter or Litre |
| L |
Radius of Relative Stiffness |
| L ECAM DU |
Left ECAM Display Unit |
| L-x |
Lavatory - X |
| L/D |
Lift/Drag |
| L/G |
Landing Gear |
| LA |
Linear Accelerometer |
| LAAS |
Low Altitude Airfield Attack System |
| LABS |
[USA] Low-altitude Bombing System |
| LAC |
Leading Air Craftsman |
| LAD |
[USA] Low Altitude Dispenser. Annulé en faveur de "Have Slick". |
| LADD |
[USA] Low Altitude Drogue Delivery -- largage de bombes nucléaires retardées par parachute. |
| LAF |
Load Alleviation Function |
| Laffing Eagle |
[USA] mission RU-21. |
| LAG |
Lagging |
| LAH |
Light Attack Helicopter |
| LAM |
Laminate |
| LAM |
[UK] Long Aerial Mine. |
| Lamantin |
[France] Opérations de support au gouvernment de Mauritanie dans les actions contre le contre le front Polisario, en 1977. |
| LAMPS |
[USA] Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System. LAMPS I est le SH-2D Seasprite, LAMPS II est le SH-60B Seahawk. |
| Lam Son 719 |
[USA] Support US au opérations sud-vietnamiennes au Laos, automne 1970. |
| LAN |
Local Area Network |
| LANA |
[USA] 50th Anniversary of Naval Aviation. C'est un record transcontinental de vitesse du F4H-1F avec 869.73mph. |
| LANA |
[USA] Low-Altitude Night Attack system. Pod transporté par le A-7. |
| Land Mattress |
[Allied] Version terrestre du "Sea Mattress", utilisant des roquettes de 3 inches avec des têtes de 5 et 30 tubes de lancement. |
| LANDSS |
[USA] Lightweight Advanced Night/Day Surveillance System. |
| LANTIRN |
[USA] Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infra-Red for Night. Equipement transporté par les appareils d'attaque nocturne. |
| LAP |
List of Applicable Publications |
| LAPES |
[USA] Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System |
| LARA |
[USA] Light Armed Reconaissance Aircraft. Rockwell OV-10 Bronco. |
| LASL |
[USA] Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory |
| LASS |
[USA] USN: Launch Area Suport Ship |
| LAT |
Lateral |
| LAT |
Latitude |
| LatWing |
[USA] Light Attack Wing |
| LAU |
Launcher Unit |
| LAU |
Linear Accelerometer Unit |
| Laura |
[USA] Nom de code du Aichi E11A |
| LAV |
Lavatory |
| LB |
Pounds |
| LB |
[UK] Livraison de Spitfires à Malte, 18 May 1942. |
| LB-FT |
Pound - Force - Foot (Torque) |
| LB-IN |
Pound - Inch |
| LBA |
Luftfahrt Bundes Amt |
| LBA |
[Germany] LuftfahrtBundesAmt |
| LBH |
Light Battlefield Helicopter |
| LBP |
Left Bottom Plug |
| LC |
Labour Cost |
| LCA |
[India] Light Combat Aircraft. Chasseur en développement en Inde. |
| LCAC |
[USA] USN: Landing Craft, Air Cushioned |
| LCC |
[USA] USN: Command ship for amphibious operations. |
| LCC |
[USA] Land Component Commander |
| LCC |
Life Cycle Cost |
| LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
| LCD |
Load Classification Group |
| LCDT |
Load Compressor Discharge Temperature |
| LCEHV |
[USA] Low Cost Expendable Harassment Vehicle. |
| LCH |
Light Combat Helicopter |
| LCI |
[USA] USN: Landing Craft, Infantry |
| LCL |
Line Check List (Maintenance) |
| LCLM |
[USA] Low-Cost Lightweight Missile, un possible remplaçant du Sidewinder. |
| LCM |
[USA] USN: Landing Craft, Mechanized (units) |
| LCN |
Load Classification Number |
| LCP |
[USA] USN: Landing Craft, Personnel |
| LCSD |
Line Check Support Data |
| LCT |
[USA] USN: Landing Craft, Tank |
| LCTR |
Locator |
| LCU |
[USA] USN: Landing Craft, Utility |
| LCVP |
[USA] USN: Landing Craft, Vehicles and Personnel |
| L/D |
Lift / Drag Ratio |
| LD |
Left Display |
| LD |
Load |
| LD |
Lower Deck |
| LDA |
Localizer-type Directional Aid |
| LDA |
Landing Distance Available |
| LDCC |
Lower Deck Cargo Compartment |
| LDG |
Landing |
| LDG GR |
Landing Gear |
| LDGP |
Low-Drag, General Purpose (Bombe) |
| LDI |
Landing Direction Indicator |
| LDMCR |
Lower Deck Mobile Crew Rest |
| LDO |
[USA] Limited Duty Officer |
| LE |
Leading Edge |
| LE |
Log Entry |
| LED |
Light Emitting Diode |
| Left Foot |
[USA] Mission RU-21 |
| Left Jab |
[USA] Mission RU-21 |
| LEL |
Lower Explosive Limit |
| LeLv |
[Finland] Lentolaivue |
| LEM |
[USA] Lunar Excursion Module, renommé LM. |
| LEP |
List of Effective Pages |
| LERX |
Leading Edge Root eXtension |
| LEX |
Leading Edge eXtension |
| LF |
Low Frequency |
| LFA |
Low Frequency Active |
| LFR |
Low Frequency Radio Range |
| LGB |
[USA] Laser Guided Bomb |
| LGCIU |
Landing Gear Control and Interface Unit |
| LGM |
[USA] Missile guidé sol-sol lancé depuis un silo. |
| LGND |
Legend |
| LGP |
Laser Guided Projectile |
| LH |
Light Helicopter |
| LH |
Left Hand |
| LHA |
[USA] Helicopter Assault Ship. |
| LHD |
[USA] USN: Amphibious Assault Ship. LHA amélioré. |
| LHX |
[USA] Light Helicopter eXperimental. Le RAH-66 Comanche. |
| Lichtmeer |
[Germany] "Mer de Lumière". Attaque des bases du Bomber Command de la RAF pendant la Bataille d'Angleterre. |
| Licht Vliegwezen / Aviation Légère |
[Belgium] Aviation Légère de l'armée |
| LID |
[USA] Lift Improvement Devices. |
| LIDAR |
Laser lIght Detection And Ranging. |
| Lightning Bug |
[USA] Drone de reco Ryan 147B, utilisé pour vérifier les systèmes de guidage des SAMs. |
| Lily |
[USA] Nom de code du Kawasaki Ki.48 |
| LIM |
[USA] SAM lancé depuis un silo |
| LIM |
Limit, Limitation, Limiter, Limiting |
| LIMG |
Limiting |
| Linebacker I |
[USA] Offensive de bombardements au Vietnam, 8 May - 22 Octobre 1972. |
| Linebacker II |
[USA] Offensive de bombardements au Vietnam, 18-30 Decembre 1972. |
| Linnet |
[Allied] Opération de largages de paras à Lille, après Overlord. N'a pas été effectuée. |
| LIPPLE |
Lowest Intelligible Phone Power Level |
| LIQD |
Liquid |
| LIS |
Localizer Inertial Smoothing |
| Lisa Ann |
[USA] Boeing RC-135E avec SLAR. |
| Little Brother |
[USA] Version "gunship" du Cessna 337. Projet abandonné. |
| Liz |
[USA] Nom de code du bombardier Nakajima G5N |
| LKA |
[USA] USN: Amphibious Cargo Ship |
| LKD |
Locked |
| LKdo |
[Germany] Luftflotten Kommando |
| LKG |
Locking |
| LKR |
Locker |
| LKSHFT |
Lockshaft |
| LL |
Latitude/Longitude |
| LL |
Low Level |
| LLAC |
Low Level AC Voltage |
| LLDC |
Low Level DC Voltage |
| LLGB |
Launch & Leave Guided Bomb |
| LLGB |
Low-Level Guided Bomb |
| LL/LGB |
Low-Level Laser Guided Bomb |
| LLI |
Long Lead Time Item |
| LLLTV |
Low-Light Level TeleVision |
| LLRV |
[USA] Lunar Landing Research Vehicle. |
| LLS |
Left Line Select Key |
| LLS |
Low-Level Solid Radioative Material |
| LLTR |
[USA] Low-Level Transit Route |
| LLTV |
[USA] Lunar Landing Training Vehicle. |
| LLTV |
Low-Light TeleVision |
| LLv |
[Finland] Lentolaivue - escadron |
| LL1 |
Waypoint from Waypoint List Abbreviated |
| LM |
[USA] Lunar Module, le vaisseau d'alunissage. |
| LMC |
Least Material Condition |
| LMM |
Compass Locator at Middle Marker |
| LMP |
Left Middle Plug |
| LMP |
Line Maintenance Part |
| LMS |
Leakage Measurement System |
| LMT |
Local Mean Time |
| LMTR |
Laser Marker & Target Ranger |
| LNA |
Label Not Available |
| LNG |
Long |
| LNR |
Linear |
| LO |
Local Oscillator |
| LO |
Low |
| LO |
Low Observable (technology) |
| LO PR |
Low Pressure |
| LoADS |
[USA] Low Altitude Air Defense System. Le missile ABM Sentry. |
| LOC |
[USA] Line Of Communication |
| LOC |
List of Overhaulable Components |
| LOC |
Localizer |
| LOFT |
[UK] Line Oriented Flight Training |
| L&OG |
[USA] Logistics & Operations Group |
| LOG |
Logic |
| LOGO |
Logogram |
| LOH |
[USA] Light Observation Helicopter. Programme pour lequel les Bell OH-4, Hiller OH-5 et Hughes OH-6 furent construits. |
| LoI |
Letter of Intent |
| Loise |
[USA] Nom de code du bombardier Mitsubishi Ki.2 |
| LOM |
Compass Locator at Outer Marker |
| Lombard |
[UK] Opération de diversion sur la Norvège, Juin 1944. |
| LOMEZ |
[USA] Low Missile Engagement Zone |
| LONG |
Longitude |
| LONG |
Longitudinal |
| Long Thrust |
[USA] Exercice. Pendant Long Thrust II, en 1962, 5273 soldats ont été transportés d'USA en Germany en sept jours. |
| Long Track |
[NATO] Radar de surveillance des SA-4 et SA-6 |
| LONGL |
Longitudinal |
| LONGN |
Longeron |
| Looking Glass |
[USA] Boeing KC-135B, EC-135A, EC-135C et EC-135P, appareils ABNCP (airborne command posts for the nuclear forces). |
| Loon |
[USA] Version navale du JB-2, version américanisée du German V-1. Jamais opérationnel, mais testé à plusieurs reprises depuis deux sous-marins. |
| LOP |
Low Oil Pressure |
| LORAD |
[USA] Long-Range Active Detection |
| LORAN |
Long Range Aid to Navigation |
| Lorna |
[USA] Nom de code du Kyushu Q1W Tokai |
| LOROP |
Long-Range Oblique Photography |
| LOTEX |
Life-Of-Type Extension |
| Louise |
[USA] Nom de code du Mitsubishi Ki.2 bomber |
| Low Blow |
[NATO] Radar du SA-3 |
| LOX |
Liquid Oxygen. |
| LP |
Low Pressure |
| LP VALVE |
Low Pressure Valve |
| LPA |
[USA] USN: Amphibious Transport |
| LPD |
[USA] USN: Amphibious Transport Dock |
| LPC |
Low Compressor Rotor and Stator Assembly |
| LPC |
Low Pressure Compressor |
| LPE |
Laissez-Passer Exceptionnel |
| LPFEV |
Long Power Failure Event |
| LPH |
[USA] Amphibious Assault Ship. |
| LPI |
Low Probability of Intercept |
| LPO |
[USA] Leading Petty Officer (USN) |
| LPSS |
[USA] USN: Amphibious Transport Submarine |
| LPT |
Front Compressor Drive Turbine Rotor Assembly |
| LPT |
Low Pressure Turbine |
| LPTACC |
Low Pressure Turbine Active Clearance Control |
| LPTC |
Low Pressure Turbine Clearance |
| LPTR |
Low Pressure Turbine Rotor |
| LRBM |
Long-Range Ballistic Missile |
| LRCA |
[USA] Long Range Combat Aircraft. Le B-1B. |
| LRDMM |
[USA] Long-Range Dual-Mission Missile. Un programme de missile lancé depuis un navire contre navires et avions à la fois. |
| LRE |
List of Radioactive and Hazardous Elements |
| LRGB |
Long-Range Glide Bomb |
| LRI |
Line Remplacable Item |
| LRIP |
Low-Rate Initial Production |
| LRIX |
[USA] Long-Range Interceptor Experimental; le projet F-108. Ce projet de chasseur Mach 3+ fut annulé. |
| LRM |
Line Rempacable Module |
| LRMP |
[USA] Long-Range Maritime Patrol |
| LRMTS |
[UK] Laser Range Meter and Target Seeker, equipement de désignation de cible installé sur Jaguar et Harrier. |
| LRP |
[Allied] Long-Range Penetration, opérations de petites unités derrières les lignes ennemies. |
| LRPA |
Long-Range Patrol Aircraft |
| LRRA |
Low Range Radio Altimeter |
| LRU |
Line Replaceable Unit |
| LS |
[USA] USN: Landing Ship |
| LS |
Landing System |
| LS |
Line Select Key |
| LS |
Loudspeaker |
| LS |
Low Speed |
| LSA |
Low Specific Activity Radioactive Material |
| LSA |
Low Speed Aileron |
| LSB |
Least Significant Bit |
| LSC |
Least Significant Character |
| LSD |
[USA] USN: Landing Ship, Dock |
| LSI |
[USA] USN: Landing Ship, Infantry |
| LSI |
Large Scale Integrated/Integration/Integrator |
| LSM |
[USA] USN: Landing Ship, Medium |
| LSM(R) |
[USA] USN: Landing Ship, Medium, rockets |
| LSP |
Low Speed |
| LSR |
Last Significant Bit |
| LSR |
Load Shedding Relay |
| LST |
[USA] Landing Ship, Tank |
| LSU |
[USA] USN: Landing Ship, Utility |
| LT |
Light |
| LT |
Teleloading |
| LTD |
Limited |
| LTD |
Laser Target Designator |
| LTF |
[UK] Lightning Training Flight |
| LTG |
[Germany] Lufttransportgeschwader - escadre de transport aérien |
| LTG |
Lighting |
| LTK |
Load Tonne Kilometre |
| LTM |
Livestock Transportation Manual |
| LTP |
Left Top Plug |
| LTS |
Lights |
| LTWA |
[USA] Long Trailing Wire Antenna. Pour le E-6 Mercury TACAMO. Antenne d'une longueur de 8530m. |
| Luke |
[USA] Nom de code du Mitsubishi J4M |
| Lulu |
[USA] Charge nucléaire de fond lancé par air. |
| Luftwaffe |
[Germany] Force Aérienne. |
| LV |
Low Voltage |
| LVA |
[Netherlands] Luchtvaartafdeling, Corps Aérien, nom de l'armée de l'air avant et pendant la seconde guerre mondiale. |
| LVA |
[Czechoslovakia] Letecka Vojenscka Akademie - Académie de l'Armée de l'Air |
| LVDT |
Linear Variable Differential Transducer |
| LVL |
Level |
| LVL/CH |
Level Change |
| LVR |
Lever |
| LVR |
Louver |
| LVT |
[USA] USN: Landing Vehicle, Tracked |
| LW |
Landing Weight |
| LWF |
[USA] LightWeight Fighter, le programme qui créa les F-16 et F-17. |
| LWR |
Laser Warning Receiver |
| LWR |
Lower |
| LZ |
Landing Zone |
| LZC |
[USA] Landing Zone Construction - Dégagement de zones au sol par largage de tapis de bombes. |
| LZP |
[USA] Landing Zone Preparation - Suppression de l'action ennemie pour rendre les aterrissages d'hélicos ou d'avions possibles. |
