:: Flying Way :: - Standard symbols and abbreviations

+ positive
- negative

amp ampere

Btu British thermal unit
C Celsius
cal calorie(s
cal large calorie(s
cm centimetre
cos cosine
cu. cm, cc cubic centimetre(s
cu. in cubic inch(es
cu. ft cubic foot (feet
cu. m cubic metre(s
dB decibel
deg degree
ESHP equivalent shaft
horsepower
F farad
F Fahrenheit
ft foot (feet
ft-lb(s) foot-pound(s
g gram
gal gallon
HP horsepower
hr hour
Hz hertz
in inch(es
in hg inch(es) of mercury
IPS inches per second
k kilo
K kelvin
kg kilogram
kHz kilohertz
km kilometre
kW kilowatt
kW-hr kilowatt hour
l litre
lb pound
m metre
mb millibar
mf microfarad
mHz millihertz
MHz megahertz
mi mile(s
mm millimetre
MPH miles per hour
mv millivolt
neg negative
oz ounce(s
pf picofarad
pos positive
PPH pounds per hour
PPM parts per million
PSI pounds per square inch
PSIA pounds per square inch
absolute pressure
PSID pounds per square inch
differential pressure
PSIG pounds per square
inch gage
pt pint
qt quart
R Rankine
rev. revolution(s
rpm, r.p.m. revolutions per minute
sec. second
SHP shaft horsepower
sin sine
sq. cm, cm2 square centimetre(s
sq. in square inch(es
sq. ft square foot (feet
sq. m, m2 square metre
sq. mi square mile(s
sq. mil square mil
tan tangent
TEHP total equivalent
horsepower
THP total horsepower
V volt
yd(s) yard(s