Glossary




  • A
  • AC / DC Alternative Current / Direct Current
  • B
  • BED Battery Energy Density
  • BLI Boundary Layer Ingestion
  • BPR By-Pass Ratio
  • BWB Blended Wing Body
  • C
  • CFD Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • COP21 Paris Climate Conference
  • COTS Commercial Off-The-Shelf
  • CS2 CleanSky 2
  • D
  • DEP Distributed Electric Propulsion
  • E
  • ECM Engineering Coordination Memo
  • EIS Entry Into Service
  • EMC ElectroMagnetic Compatibility
  • EMI ElectroMagnetic Interferences
  • EPU Electric Propulsion Unit (motors, power electronics and power cables)
  • EWIS Electric Wiring Interconnection System
  • EASA European Union Aviation Safety Agency)
  • F
  • FC Fuel Cell
  • G
  • GA Grant Agreement
  • GAD General Acoustics Data
  • GHG Green House Gas



  • H
  • HEP Hybrid-Electric Propulsion
  • HQ Handling Qualities
  • HP / LP High Pressure / Low Pressure
  • HTSC High Temperature SuperConductivity
  • K
  • KPI Key Performance Indicator
  • M
  • M Mach number
  • MTOW Maximum Take-Off Weight
  • O
  • OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
  • OGV Outlet Guide Vane
  • P
  • PAX Commercial passenger
  • PMC Project Management Committee
  • PMO Project Management Officer
  • R
  • REG Regional (aircraft)
  • S
  • SC Steering Committee
  • SMR Short and Medium Range
  • SRIA Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda
  • T
  • TLARs Top Level Aircraft Requirements
  • TRL Technology Readiness Level