This is a glossary of acronyms and initials used for aero-engines and aircraft equipment in the Russian Federation and formerly the USSR. The Latin-alphabet names are phonetic representations of the Cyrillic originals, and variations are inevitable.
Aero engines
Aviadvigatel - Aircraft engineGunston, Bill. The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875 – 1995. London, Osprey. 1995.
- Accessories gearbox
Avtomaht Tyaghi - auto-throttleGordon, Yefim & Rigmant, Vladimir. Tupolev Tu-144. Midland. Hinkley. 2005.
Avtomaticheskiy vint – automatic pitch [propeller]Gordon, Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry. Antonov An-12. Midland. Hinkley. 2007.
(suffix) Bezredooktornyy - no reduction gearbox [direct-drive]
- surge prevention system
- boosterAntonov, Vladimir & Gordon, Yefim & others. OKB Sukhoi. Leicester. Midland. 1996.
Dvigatel - engine
Dopolnityel'nyi Motor – supplementary motor
- diesel Novikov
- supplementary lift engine
Dvukhkonturnyi Turboreaktivnyi Dvigatel – twin-spool gas turbine engine
(suffix) Ekonomichnyi - economicalGordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. OKB Ilyushin. Hinkley. Midland. 2004.
(suffix) Forseerovannyi - uprated
Gelikopternyi Turbo-Dvigatel' - helicopter turboshaft
(suffix/prefix) Korotkoresoorsnyi – short service lifeGordon, Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry. OKB Mikoyan. Hinkley, Midland. 2009.
Khimicheskoye Zazhigahniye – chemical ignition
Motornyi – prefix used for many piston engines prior to use of OKB names [ca. 1940]
Neftyanoy - of crude oil type (diesel engines)
Opeetnaya Raketa – experimental rocket engine
Opeetnyi Reaktivnyi Motor – experimental reaction motor
- piston engine
Porokhovoy Raketnyi Dvigatel – gunpowder rocket motor
Porokhovaya Startovaya Raketa – solid fuel rocket booster
- pulsejet
- Ramjet
(suffix) Redooktornyi - geared
Reaktivnyi – jet-propelled
- digital control unit FADEC
Reaktivnyy Dvigatel – jet engine
Reaktivnyi Dvigatel – jet engineGordon, Yefim. Early Soviet Jet Fighters. Hinkley, Midland. 2002.
(suffix) Regoolator Toorbokompressora – Turbo-charger regulatorGordon, Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry. Antonov An-2. Midland. Hinkley. 2004.
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(suffix) Sdoov [Pogranichnovo Sloya] – boundary layer blowing/control
Stendovyy – test-bed engine
Sistema Izmereniya Otnosheniya Davleniya – pressure-ratio measurement system
Startovyi Porohovoi Raketny Dvigatel – RATOG rocket-assisted take-off gear / JATO jet assisted take-off
- APU
(suffix) Toorbokompressor - turbocharger
Toorbokompressor Reaktivnyy Dvigatel – gas Turbine reaction engine
Toorboreaktivnyi [Dvigatel] – turbojet engine
- jet engine
- twin-spool turbojet
ToorboVintovoy – turboprop/turboshaft
ToorboVintovoy Dvigatel – turboprop engine
- turbofan
- Propfan
- booster
Vint F Shaga – variable-pitch propeller
Vint Izmenyayemovo Shaga – constant speed propeller
Vint Postoyannovo Shaga - fixed itch propeller
Vozdooshno-Reaktivnyy Dvigatel – air reaction engine
Vozdushno-Reaktivny Dvigatel Kompressornyi – air reaction compressor jet
Vozdooshnyy Vint - airscew / propeller
Zhidkostnyi Reaktivnyy Dvigatel – liquid fuelled rocket engine
Aero engine design bureaux
Aleksei Dmitriyevich Charomskii
Aleksandr Ivchyenko
Arkhip Mikhailovich Lyul'ka
Mikulin
Mikulin & B.S. Stechkin
Arkadiya Dmitriyevich Shvetsov
Merkulov engines
Soloviev engines
S. S. Balandin
Aleksei Mikhailovich dobrotvorskii
Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov
Soloviev [Aviadvigatel]
Dobrynin engines
Klimov engines
Equipment
1.AFA (AeroFotoApparaht – aerial camera)Gordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. OKB Yakovlev. Hinkley. Midland. 2005. 2. AviatsionnyFotoApparaht - large reconnaissance cameras)
AeroFotoUStanovka – aerial camera mount)
- engine driven compressorGordon, Yefim. Myasischev M-4 and 3M. Hinkley. Midland. 2003.
Avtomaticheskaya Kachayushchayasya AeroFotoUstanovka – automatic tilting camera mount
Aviatsionnaya Katapool'tnaya Oostnovka – aircraft mounted ejector
- hand driven cine camera
Aviasionnoye Mahslo Ghidravlicheskoye – aviation hydraulic fluid
Aviatsionnyy Protivopozharnnyy Opryskivatel – airborne fire-fighting sprayer
Aviatsionnoye Pooskovoye Oostroystvo - missile launch rail
Aviatsionnaya Pooskovay Oostanovka, Odinochnaya [dlya snaryadov kalibra] 212 milimetrov – aircraft mounted launcher, single, for 212mm HVAR'sGordon, Yefim. Lavochkin's Last Jets. Hinkley, Midland. 2004. /
Avtomaticheskiy Regoolyator Davleniya – automatic pressure regulatorGordon, Yefim. Soviet Heavy Interceptors. Hinkley, Midland. 2004.
Avtomaticheskiy Regoolyator Temperatoory – automatic temperature regulator
Avtomaht Sbrosa Otrazhahteley – automatic chaff and flare dispenserGordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. Antonov's Turboprop Twins. Hinkley. Midland. 2003.
- fire suppression system
- navigation lights
1. Bahloochnyy Derzhahtel' - beam type [weapons] rack 2. BomboDertchatel – bomb rack
- cargo winch
BL Mishen - target winch
- target winch
Booksirooyemaya Mishen – towed target
Bortovoy Obogrevahtel' – on-board [gasoline] cabin heater
Blok Vybrosa Pomekh – interference ejector 'Chuff & Fluff'
Derzhahtel' - holder
Desahntnaya Kabina – assault trooper cabin
Type D daylight reconnaissance pod
Derzhahtel' Osvetitel'nykh Sredstv – racks for means of illumination (flare bomb cassette)
DoRazvedchik – auxiliary reconnaissance drone/aircraft
Derzhatel' yahshchichnyy Sredstv Signalizahtsii – box-type rack for signal means
Elektricheskaya Kasseta Signahl'nykh Patronov - electric signal flare launcher)
Elektricheskaya Kasseta Signahl'nykh R - electric signal flare launcher
- multi-function engine indicators
Elektrichesky Sbrasyvatel – electric bomb release device
- photo-recording module
- landing/taxi light
- retractable landing/taxi lamps
- fire extinguisher bottle
Groozvaya Lebyodka - Cargo winchGordon, Yefim & Rigmant, Vladimir. Tupolev Tu-104. Midland. Hinkley. 2007.
- hydraulic pump
Ghenerahtor Odnofahznyy - generator
GhermoShlem - pressure helmet
- generator
- generator
- generator
- generator
Gelikopter Turbo-Dvigatyel – helicopter turbine engine
(suffix) Instrooktor - instructor
- electric drive system
1. Kompleks [Vo'orouzheniya] – weapons system 2. - non braking nose-wheelGordon, Yefim. Sukhoi Interceptor. Hinkley, Midland. 2004.
(suffix) Kryl'yevoy - wing-mounted)
Klapan-avtomaht Dvoynovo Deystviya – dual-action automatic safety valve
Kasseta/Konteyner Avareevyno-Spasahtel'naya – rescue capsule
Kompleksnyy Agrgaht Zaprahvki – self-contained refuelling pack
Kassetnyy Derzhahtel' - cassette-type rack
- chaff and flare dispenser
Komplekt Kislorodnovo Oboroodovaniya – oxygen equipment set
Kombinirovanny Konteiner Razvedy – combined reconnaissance pod
1. - oxygen mask 2.[katapool'tnoye] Kreslo Mikoyana – Mikoyan ejection seat
Kislorodnyy Preebor – oxygen equipment
Kislorodnyy Preebor Aviatsionny – aircraft oxygen equipment
Kormovaya Pritsel'naya Stahntsiya – Starboard beam sighting station
Kislorodnyy Preebor Zhidkosnyy – oxygen system
[katapool'tnoye] Kreslo Sukhovo – Sukhoi [ejection] seat
Koleso Tormoznoye - brake [equipped] wheel
Lodka AvareeynoSpasahtel'naya – inflatable rescue dinghy
Lodka AvareeynoSpasahtel'naya Modernizeervannaya – inflatable rescue dinghy modernised
- cargo winch
Levaya Pritsel'naya Stahntsiya – Port beam sighting station
Mnogokoolpol'naya [parashootnaya] Sistema – multi-canopy [parachute] system
M Lodka AvareeynoSpasahtel'naya-M – M single man inflatable rescue dinghy-M
- multiple ejector rack
Mekhanizm Razvorota Kolesa – [nosewheel] steering mechanism
- cockpit voice recorder
Morskoy Spasahtel'nyy Kostyum – maritime rescue suit
- flight data recorder
Nochnoy AeroFotoApparaht - night reconnaissance cameras
Nosimyy Avareeynyy Zapahs – survival kit
– Type N night reconnaissance pod
Opticheskiy Pritsel Bombardirovochnyy – optical bomb sight)
- fire extinguisher bottle
OM Pritsel - Il-10m gunners gunsight
Pritsel AN - telescopic sight
Pulemet Aviatcionny Uchebny – aircraft gun camera
Parashootnaya DSB- parachute droppable container
Parashootnaya DUR - parachute droppable package
Parashootnaya Groozovaya Sistema – parachute cargo system
1. Planeeruyushchaya Mishen – gliding target 2. Pikeeruyuschchaya Mishen – diving target
Pritsel MP - Il-10m pilots gunsight)
Preobrazovahtel' Odnofahznyy – AC converters
- pitot boom
Pritsel PD - collimating sight)
Plot spasahtel'nyy Nadoovnoy – six man life raft
Pritsel Strelkovyy Periskopicheskiy – flexible periscopic sight
1. Preobrazovahtel' Tryokhfahznyy – AC converters 2. Parashoot Tormoznoy – brake parachute
Podvesnoy Toplivnyy Bahk – metal/external drop tanks
- compressed cardboard drop tanks
Preeyomnik Vozdooshnovo Davleniya – air pressure sensor
– Type R Elint pod
Regoolaytor Davleniye – pressure regulator
Raspylitel Toornel'nyy Shirokozakhvahtnyy – wide-strip tunnel type spreader
1. - gun camera 2. - parachute
- ground power receptacle
Sistema Imitahtsii Otkahzov – malfunction simulation system
- ejection seat
Stahntsiya Kompleksnaya Aerogheofizicheskaya Tryokhmetodnaya – three method integrated airborne geophysical module
- liquid oxygen (LOX) converter
- anti collision beacon
- rotating anti-coll light
- fire warning system
- starter-generator
Topograficheskiy AeroFotoapparaht – topographic aircraft camera
ToorboGenerahtor - turbo-generator
- starter generator
Teleskopicheskiy Strelyayushchiy Mekhanizm – telescopic firing mechanism ejection gun
Toorbonasosnaya Oostanovka – [air] turbo hydraulic pump
Ttpe T TV reconnaissance pod
1. Oonifi-tseerovannyy - universal) 2. Oochenik - trainee
Oonifitseerovannyy Ballon Sharovoy – universal [fire extinguisher] spherical bottles
Oonifitseerovannyy Khvostovoy Otsek – standardised tail compartment [for ECM])
Universalny Podvesnoy Agregat Zapravki – in-flight refuelling pod
Vylivnoy Aviatsionnyy Pribor – fire-fighting module
Ventileeruyemyy Kostyum – ventilated suit
Vysotnyy Kompenseeruyuschchiy Kostyum - altitude compensation/pressure suit
- heat insulated and waterproof maritime pressure/rescue suit
Vintovoy Podyomnik - screw-jack
1. Verkhnaya Pritsel'naya Stahntsiya – dorsal sighting system 2. Vytyazhnaya Parashoonaya Sistema – parachute extraction system
Vysotnyy Spasahtel'nyy Skafandr – high altitude rescue suit
Zashchitnyy Shlem - flying helmet
References
Gordon, Yefim. Early Soviet Jet Bombers. Hinkley, Midland. 2004. Gordon, Yefim. Early Soviet Jet Fighters. Hinkley, Midland. 2002. Gordon, Yefim. Sukhoi Interceptors. Hinkley, Midland. 2004. Gordon, Yefim. Soviet Rocket Fighters. Hinkley, Midland. 2006. / Gordon, Yefim. Soviet Heavy Interceptors. Hinkley, Midland. 2004. Gordon, Yefim. Lavochkin's Last Jets. Hinkley, Midland. 2004. / Gordon, Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry & Komissarov, Sergey. OKB Ilyushin. Hinkley, Midland. 2004. Gunston, Bill. The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875 – 1995. London, Osprey. 1995. Antonov, Vladimir & Gordon, Yefim & others. OKB Sukhoi. Leicester. Midland. 1996. Gordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. OKB Yakovlev. Hinkley. Midland. 2005. Gordon, Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry. OKB Mikoyan. Hinkley, Midland. 2009. Gordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. OKB Ilyushin. Hinkley. Midland. 2004. Gordon, Yefim & Rigmant, Vladimir. Tupolev Tu-144. Midland. Hinkley. 2005. Gordon, Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry. Antonov An-12. Midland. Hinkley. 2007. Gordon, Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry & Komissarov, Sergey. Mil's Heavylift Helicopters. Hinkley, Midland. 2005. Gordon, Yefim. Tupolev Tu-160 "Blackjack". Hinkley, Midland. 2003. Gordon, Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry. Antonov's Jet Twins. Hinkley, Midland. 2005.