[Milsurplus] Acronyms

[Joe Foley]

--- BSugarberg <bsugarberg at core.com> wrote:

> BMEP =  Brake Mean Effective Pressure
> KNIAS = Knots Indicated Air Speed
> PRT =   ? (Provisioning Review Team)?
> MAC =   Military Airlift Command
+++++++++
No, Military Assistance Command, as in MACV, Military
Assistance Command Viet Nam.

They were the MP's, etc.

Joe


> SEA =   South East Asis
> FTAS =  Forward? Tactical Airlift Squadron
> AFB =   Air Force Base
> 
> 73, Bruce WA8TNC
> ====================
> David Stinson wrote:
> > 
> >>On the 1049H Connie we never let the BMEP drop
> below 100 to prevent the 
> >>prop from driving the engine. We never used
> hi-blower, climb at minimum 
> >>of 140 KNIAS for cooling and we got an average of
> over 2000 hours on the 
> >>wing with the 3350's. With double shorted
> secondary it was an immediate 
> >>feather of the engine, which meant a jug change
> and PRT at the next stop 
> >>in support of MAC in SEA FTAS Based at Clark AFB
> for 2 years.
> > 
> > Acronym attack!!  I need a glossary....
> 
> 
> 
>
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