Commercial property. The term commercial property (also called commercial real estate, investment or income property) refers to buildings or land intended to generate a profit, either from capital gain or rental income.
Flight management system. A flight management system (FMS) is a fundamental component of a modern airliner's avionics. An FMS is a specialized computer system that automates a wide variety of in-flight tasks, reducing the workload on the flight crew to the point that modern civilian aircraft no longer carry flight engineers or navigators. A primary function is in-flight management of the flight plan.
Beginning with a customer countryâs request, the FMS process is a complex one that for a major weapon system sale may last for more than seven years. It is outlined in Figure 5-1 and discussed in this chapter and later in Chapter 6, âForeign Military Sales Casesâ. The USG acquisition, logistics, ï¬ nancial, and training elements of the FMS process are further discussed in subsequent chapters in this textbook. This chapter addresses the entire FMS process starting with the preliminary stages when the