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1.2.14
O
Item
Description
Explanation
Offboard
Used to describe simulator equipment not located on the motion
platform
Onboard
Used to describe simulator equipment located on the motion
platform
OpenPlot
Software Tool
OS
Operating
System
OVHD
Overhead
Panels on the flightdeck above the window.
1.2.15
P
Item
Description
Explanation
PA
Passenger
Address
Aircraft communications system
PAF
Pilot Applied
Force
Term used in control loading to describe the force applied to a
control
PAI
PMC ARINC
Interface
Board used in the modular Input/Output system.
PC
Personal
Computer
A general-purpose microcomputer
PCI
Peripheral
Component
Interconnect
A local bus standard
PCU
Pre-charge Unit
Gives the (EM2K) motion system pressure by charging the
accumulators in the system with hydraulic fluid.
PGG
PCI Graphics
Generator
PE
Protective Earth Part of the simulator earthing system
PED
Pedestal
That part of the flightdeck between the captain and first-officer
typically has the throttles.
Pentium
-
A 32-bit microprocessor. Pentium is a trademark of the Intel
Corporation
PMA
Power
Monitoring
Assembly
An assembly used to monitor power for the diagnostic system
PMC
PCI Mezzanine
Card
A daughter board on a PCI board