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Glossary of USSR Russian aviation acronyms – Aero-Engines and Equipment

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This is a glossary of acronyms and initials used for aero-engines and aircraft equipment in the USSR/Russia. The Arabic letter names are phonetic representations of the Cyrillic originals and variations are inevitable.

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  • Glossary of USSR Russian aviation acronyms – Aero-Engines and Equipment

Aero-Engines[]

APD
- Accessories gearbox[1]
AT
Avtomaht Tyaghi - auto-throttle[2]
AV
Avtomaticheskiy vint – automatic pitch [propeller][3]
BR
(suffix) Bezredooktornyy - no reduction gearbox [direct-drive][4]
BSP
- surge prevention system
BU
- booster[5]
D
Dvigatel' - engine[1]
DM
Dopolnityel'nyi Motor – supplementary motor[1]
DN
- diesel Novikov[1]
DPD
- supplementary lift engine[1]
DTRD
Dvukhkonturnyi Turboreaktivnyi Dvigatel – twin-spool gas turbine engine[5]
DV
- [1]
E
(suffix) Ekonomichnyi - economical[6]
F
(suffix) Forseerovannyi - uprated[6]
GTD
Gelikopternyi Turbo-Dvigatel' - helicopter turboshaft[1]
GTE
- [1]
K
(suffix/prefix) Korotkoresoorsnyi – short service life[7]
KhZ
Khimicheskoye Zazhigahniye – chemical ignition
M
Motornyi – prefix used for many piston engines prior to use of OKB names [ca. 1940][1]
MG
- [1]
MM
- [1]
MV
- [1]
NII
- [1]
OR
Opeetnaya Raketa – experimental rocket engine[1]
ORM
Opeetnyi Reaktivnyi Motor – experimental reaction motor[1]
P
- [1]
PD
- piston engine[1]
PRD
Porokhovoy Raketnyi Dvigatel – gunpowder rocket motor[7]
PSR
Porokhovaya Startovaya Raketa – solid fuel rocket booster[6]
PuVRD
- pulsejet[1]
PVRD
- Ramjet[1]
R
(suffix) Redooktornyi - geared[7]
R
Reaktivnyi – jet-propelled [1]
RED
- digital control unit[7] FADEC
RD
Reaktivnyy Dvigatel – jet engine[7]
RDA
- [1]
RDK
- [1]
RMZ
-
RTD
Reaktivnyi Dvigatel – jet engine[8]
RTK
(suffix) Regoolator Toorbokompressora – Turbo-charger regulator[9]
RN
(suffix) -
RNV
(suffix) -
RTWD
- [1]
S
(suffix) Sdoov [Pogranichnovo Sloya] – boundary layer blowing/control[7]
S
Stendovyy – test-bed engine[8]
SIOD
Sistema Izmereniya Otnosheniya Davleniya – pressure-ratio measurement system[2]
SPRD
Startovyi Porohovoi Raketny Dvigatel – RATOG rocket assisted take off gear / JATO jet assisted take-off[5]
TA
- APU[2]
TK
(suffix) Toorbokompressor - turbocharger[5]
TKRD
Toorbokompressor Reaktivnyy Dvigatel – gas Turbine reaction engine
TR
Toorboreaktivnyi [Dvigatel] – turbojet engine[5]
TRD
- jet engine[1]
TRDD
- twin-spool turbojet[1]
TV
ToorboVintovoy – turboprop/turboshaft[1][6]
TVD
ToorboVintovoy Dvigatel – turboprop engine[5]
TvRDD
- turbofan[1]
TVVD
- Propfan[1]
U
- booster[7]
VFSh
Vint F Shaga – variable pitch propeller[1]
VISh
Vint Izmenyayemovo Shaga – constant speed propeller[5]
VPSh
Vint Postoyannovo Shaga - fixed itch propeller[1]
VRD
Vozdooshno-Reaktivnyy Dvigatel – air reaction engine)[8]
VRDK
Vozdushno-Reaktivny Dvigatel Kompressornyi – air reaction compressor jet[5]
VV
Vozdooshnyy Vint - airscew / propeller[4]
ZhRD
Zhidkostnyi Reaktivnyy Dvigatel' – liquid fuelled rocket engine[8]

Aero-Engine Design Bureaux[]

ACh
Aleksei Dmitriyevich Charomskii[1]
AI
Aleksandr Ivchyenko[1]
AL
Arkhip Mikhailovich Lyul'ka[1]
AM
Mikulin[1]
AMBS
Mikulin & B.S. Stechkin[1]
ASh
Arkadiya Dmitriyevich Shvetsov[1]
DM
Merkulov engines[1]
PS
Soloviev engines[1]
BD
S. S. Balandin[1]
MB
Aleksei Mikhailovich dobrotvorskii[1]
NK
Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov[1]
PS
Soloviev [Aviadvigatel][1]
VD
Dobrynin engines[1]
VK
Klimov engines[1]

Equipment[]

AFA
1.AFA (AeroFotoApparaht – aerial camera)[10]
2. AviatsionnyFotoApparaht - large reconnaissance cameras)[5]
AFUS
AeroFotoUStanovka – aerial camera mount)[9]
AK
- engine driven compressor[11]
AKAFU
Avtomaticheskaya Kachayushchayasya AeroFotoUstanovka – automatic tilting camera mount[10]
AKU
Aviatsionnaya Katapool'tnaya Oostnovka – aircraft mounted ejector[7]
AKS
- hand driven cine camera[6]
AMG
Aviasionnoye Mahslo Ghidravlicheskoye – aviation hydraulic fluid
APO
Aviatsionnyy Protivopozharnnyy Opryskivatel – airborne fire-fighting sprayer[9]
APU
Aviatsionnoye Pooskovoye Oostroystvo - missile launch rail[7]
APU-O
Aviatsionnaya Pooskovay Oostanovka, Odinochnaya [dlya snaryadov kalibra] 212 milimetrov – aircraft mounted launcher, single, for 212mm HVAR's[12]
ARD
Avtomaticheskiy Regoolyator Davleniya – automatic pressure regulator[13]
ART
Avtomaticheskiy Regoolyator Temperatoory – automatic temperature regulator[13]
ASO
Avtomaht Sbrosa Otrazhahteley – automatic chaff and flare dispenser[14]
AZS
- fire suppression system[11]
BANO
- navigation lights[12]
BD
1. Bahloochnyy Derzhahtel' - beam type [weapons] rack[5]
2. BomboDertchatel – bomb rack[5]
BL
- cargo winch[14]
BLM
BL Mishen - target winch[6]
BLT
- target winch[6]
BM
Booksirooyemaya Mishen – towed target[6]
BO
Bortovoy Obogrevahtel' – on-board [gasoline] cabin heater[9]
BVP
Blok Vybrosa Pomekh – interference ejector[7] 'Chuff & Fluff'
Der
Derzhahtel' - holder[4]
DK
Desahntnaya Kabina – assault trooper cabin[6]
Dnevnaya Fotorazvedka
Type D daylight reconnaissance pod[7]
DOS
Derzhahtel' Osvetitel'nykh Sredstv – racks for means of illumination (flare bomb cassette)[14]
DR
DoRazvedchik – auxiliary reconnaissance drone/aircraft[7]
Dya-ss
Derzhatel' yahshchichnyy Sredstv Signalizahtsii – box-type rack for signal means[11]
EKSP
Elektricheskaya Kasseta Signahl'nykh Patronov - electric signal flare launcher)[14]
EKSR
Elektricheskaya Kasseta Signahl'nykh R - electric signal flare launcher[11]
EMI
- multi-function engine indicators[2]
Esbr
Elektrichesky Sbrasyvatel – electric bomb release device[5]
FARM
- photo-recording module[11]
FS
- landing/taxi light[12]
FRS
- retractable landing/taxi lamps[6]
FUGOG
- fire extinguisher bottle[11]
GL
Groozvaya Lebyodka - Cargo winch[15]
GNP
- hydraulic pump[6]
GO
Ghenerahtor Odnofahznyy - generator[14]
GSh
GhermoShlem - pressure helmet[2]
GSK
- generator
GSN
- generator
GSR
- generator[7]
GT
- generator[6]
GTD
Gelikopter Turbo-Dvigatyel – helicopter turbine engine
I
(suffix) Instrooktor - instructor[7]
IUS
- electric drive system[2]
K
1. Kompleks [Vo'orouzheniya] – weapons system[10]
2. - non braking nosewheel[16]
K
(suffix) 'Kryl'yevoy - wing-mounted)[9]
KADD
Klapan-avtomaht Dvoynovo Deystviya – dual-action automatic safety valve[12]
KAS
Kasseta/Konteyner Avareevyno-Spasahtel'naya – rescue capsule[6]
KAZ
Kompleksnyy Agrgaht Zaprahvki – self-contained refuelling pack[11]
KD
Kassetnyy Derzhahtel' - cassette-type rack[11]
KDS
- chaff and flare dispenser
KKO
Komplekt Kislorodnovo Oboroodovaniya – oxygen equipment set[7]
KKR
Kombinirovanny Konteiner Razvedy – combined reconnaissance pod[7]
KM
1. - oxygen mask[7]
2.[katapool'tnoye] Kreslo Mikoyana – Mikoyan ejection seat[7]
KP
Kislorodnyy Preebor – oxygen equipment[10]
KPA
Kislorodnyy Preebor Aviatsionny – aircraft oxygen equipment
KPS
Kormovaya Pritsel'naya Stahntsiya – Starboard beam sighting station[11]
KPZh
Kislorodnyy Preebor Zhidkosnyy – oxygen system[15]
KS
[katapool'tnoye] Kreslo Sukhovo – Sukhoi [ejection] seat[16]
KT
Koleso Tormoznoye - brake [equipped] wheel[14]
LAS
Lodka AvareeynoSpasahtel'naya – inflatable rescue dinghy[6]
LASM
Lodka AvareeynoSpasahtel'naya Modernizeervannaya – inflatable rescue dinghy modernised[11]
LPG
- cargo winch[14]
LPS
Levaya Pritsel'naya Stahntsiya – Port beam sighting station[11]
MKS
Mnogokoolpol'naya [parashootnaya] Sistema – multi-canopy [parachute] system[6]
MLAS-M
M Lodka AvareeynoSpasahtel'naya-M – M single man inflatable rescue dinghy-M
MLAS
- multiple ejector rack[7]
MRK
Mekhanizm Razvorota Kolesa – [nosewheel] steering mechanism[7]
MS
- cockpit voice recorder[6]
MSK
Morskoy Spasahtel'nyy Kostyum – maritime rescue suit[6]
MSRP
- flight data recorder[6]
NAFA
Nochnoy AeroFotoApparaht - night reconnaissance cameras[10]
NAZ
Nosimyy Avareeynyy Zapahs – survival kit[6]
Nochnaya fotrazvedka
– Type N night reconnaissance pod[7]
OPB
Opticheskiy Pritsel Bombardirovochnyy – optical bomb sight)
OS
- fire extinguisher bottle[6]
OMP
OM Pritsel - Il-10m gunners gunsight[6]
PAN
Pritsel AN - telescopic sight[10]
PAU
Pulemet Aviatcionny Uchebny – aircraft gun camera[8]
PDSB
Parashootnaya DSB- parachute droppable container[14]
PDUR
Parashootnaya DUR - parachute droppable package[14]
PGS
Parashootnaya Groozovaya Sistema – parachute cargo system[14]
PM
1. Planeeruyushchaya Mishen – gliding target[7]
2. Pikeeruyuschchaya Mishen – diving target[6]
PMP
Pritsel MP - Il-10m pilots gunsight)
PO
Preobrazovahtel' Odnofahznyy – AC converters[13]
PPD
- pitot boom[14]
PSK
Pritsel PD - collimating sight)
PSN
Plot spasahtel'nyy Nadoovnoy – six man life raft[6]
PSP
Pritsel Strelkovyy Periskopicheskiy – flexible periscopic sight
PT
1. Preobrazovahtel' Tryokhfahznyy – AC converters[13]
2. Parashoot Tormoznoy – brake parachute[7]
PTB
Podvesnoy Toplivnyy Bahk – metal/external drop tanks[5]
PLGB
- compressed cardboard drop tanks
PVD
Preeyomnik Vozdooshnovo Davleniya – air pressure sensor[7]
Rahdiotekhnicheskaya razvedka
– Type R Elint pod[7]
RD
Regoolaytor Davleniye – pressure regulator[12]
RTSh
Raspylitel Toornel'nyy Shirokozakhvahtnyy – wide-strip tunnel type spreader[9]
S
1. - gun camera[10]
2. - parachute[6]
ShRAP
- ground power receptacle[2]
SIO
Sistema Imitahtsii Otkahzov – malfunction simulation system[13]
SK
- ejection seat[7]
SKAT
Stahntsiya Kompleksnaya Aerogheofizicheskaya Tryokhmetodnaya – three method integrated airborne geophysical module[9]
SKG
- LOX converter[13]
SMI
- anti collision beacon[6]
SPM
- rotating anti-coll light[14]
SSP
- fire warning system
STG
- starter-generator[6]
TAFA
Topograficheskiy AeroFotoapparaht – topographic aircraft camera[9]
TG
ToorboGenerahtor - Turbo-generator[6]
TS
- starter generator[14]
TSM
Teleskopicheskiy Strelyayushchiy Mekhanizm – telescopic firing mechanism[7] ejection gun
TNU
Toorbonasosnaya Oostanovka – [air] turbo hydraulic pump[2]
TV Razvedka
Ttpe T TV reconnaissance pod[7]
U (suffix)
1. Oonifi-tseerovannyy - universal)[9]
2. Oochenik - trainee[7]
UBSh
Oonifitseerovannyy Ballon Sharovoy – universal [fire extinguisher] spherical bottles[2]
UKhO
Oonifitseerovannyy Khvostovoy Otsek – standardised tail compartment [for ECM])[11]
UPAZ
Universalny Podvesnoy Agregat Zapravki – in-flight refuelling pod[5]
VAP
Vylivnoy Aviatsionnyy Pribor – fire-fighting module[6]
VK
Ventileeruyemyy Kostyum – ventilated suit[7]
VKK
Vysotnyy Kompenseeruyuschchiy Kostyum - altitude compensation/pressure suit[7][13]
VMSK
- heat insulated and waterproof maritime pressure/rescue suit[13]
VP
Vintovoy Podyomnik - screw-jack[2]
VPS
1. Verkhnaya Pritsel'naya Stahntsiya – dorsal sighting system[11]
2. Vytyazhnaya Parashoonaya Sistema – parachute extraction system[6]
VSS
Vysotnyy Spasahtel'nyy Skafandr – high altitude rescue suit[7]
ZSh
Zashchitnyy Shlem - flying helmet[7]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 Gunston, Bill. The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875 – 1995”. London, Osprey. 1995. ISBN 1-85532-405-9
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 Gordon,Yefim & Rigmant, Vladimir. Tupolev Tu-144. Midland. Hinkley. 2005. ISBN 1-85780-216-0 ISBN 978 185780 216 0
  3. ↑ Gordon,Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry. Antonov An-12. Midland. Hinkley. 2007. ISBN 1-85780-255-1 ISBN 978 1 85780 255 9
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Gordon,Yefim. & Dexter, Keith. Polikarpov's Biplane Fighters. Hinkley. Midland Publishing. 2002. ISBN1 85780 141 5
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 Antonov,Vladimir & Gordon, Yefim & others. OKB Sukhoi”. Leicester. Midland. 1996. ISBN 1-85780-012-5
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 Gordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. OKB Ilyushin”. Hinkley. Midland. 2004. ISBN 1-85780-187-3
  7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 7.30 7.31 7.32 Gordon, Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry. OKB Mikoyan”. Hinkley, Midland. 2009. ISBN 978-1-85780-307-5
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Gordon, Yefim. Early Soviet Jet Fighters”. Hinkley, Midland. 2002. ISBN 1-85780-139-3
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 Gordon,Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry. Antonov An-2. Midland. Hinkley. 2004. ISBN 1-85780-162-8
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 Gordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. OKB Yakovlev”. Hinkley. Midland. 2005. ISBN 1-85780-203-9
  11. ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 Gordon, Yefim. “Myasischev M-4 and 3M”. Hinkley. Midland. 2003. ISBN 1-85780-152-0
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Gordon, Yefim. Lavochkin's Last Jets”. Hinkley, Midland. 2004. ISBN 1-85780-253-5 / ISBN 978-1-85780-253-5
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 Gordon, Yefim. Soviet Heavy Interceptors”. Hinkley, Midland. 2004. ISBN 1-85780-191-1
  14. ↑ 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 14.11 14.12 Gordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. Antonov's Turboprop Twins. Hinkley. Midland. 2003. ISBN 1-85780-153-9
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Gordon,Yefim & Rigmant, Vladimir. Tupolev Tu-104”. Midland. Hinkley. 2007. ISBN 978-1-85780-265-8
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Gordon, Yefim. Sukhoi Interceptor. Hinkley, Midland. 2004. ISBN 1-85780-180-6
  • Gordon, Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry & Komissarov, Sergey. OKB Ilyushin”. Hinkley, Midland. 2004. ISBN 1-85780-187-3
  • Gunston, Bill. The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875 – 1995”. London, Osprey. 1995. ISBN 1-85532-405-9
  • Antonov,Vladimir & Gordon, Yefim & others. OKB Sukhoi”. Leicester. Midland. 1996. ISBN 1-85780-012-5
  • Gordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. OKB Yakovlev”. Hinkley. Midland. 2005. ISBN 1-85780-203-9
  • Gordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. OKB Ilyushin”. Hinkley. Midland. 2004. ISBN 1-85780-187-3
  • Gordon, Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry & Komissarov, Sergey. Mil's Heavylift Helicopters”. Hinkley, Midland. 2005. ISBN 1-85780-206-3
  • Gordon, Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry. Antonov's Jet Twins”. Hinkley, Midland. 2005. ISBN 1-85780-199-7
  • Gordon,Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry. Antonov An-2”. Midland. Hinkley. 2004. ISBN 1-85780-162-8
  • Gordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. Antonov's Turboprop Twins”. Hinkley. Midland. 2003. ISBN 1-85780-153-9
  • Gordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry. Mil Mi-8/Mi-17”. Hinkley. Midland. 2003. ISBN 1-85780-161-X
  • Gordon, Yefim & Dexter, Kieth Polikarpov's I-16 Fighter”. Hinkley. Midland. 2001. ISBN 1-85780-131-8
  • Gordon, Yefim & Dexter, Kieth Mikoyan's Piston-Engined Fighters”. Hinkley. Midland. 2003. ISBN 1-85780-160-1
  • Gordon,Yefim & Rigmant, Vladimir. Tupolev Tu-4”. Midland. Hinkley. 2002. ISBN 1-85780-142-3
  • Gordon, Yefim. Khazanov, Dmitry. Yakovlev's Piston-Engined Fighters”. Hinkley. Midland. 2002. ISBN 1-85780-140-7
  • Gordon,Yefim. & Dexter, Keith. Polikarpov's Biplane Fighters. Hinkley. Midland Publishing. 2002. ISBN 1-85780-141-5
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