Glossary of Russian and USSR aviation acronyms: Engines and equipment
Introduction 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 engine: - Accessories gearbox: ''Avtomaht Tyaghi'' - auto-throttle: ''Avtomaticheskiy vint'' – automatic pitch propeller: (suffix) ''Bezredooktornyy'' - no reduction gearbox direct-drive: - surge prevention system: - booster: ''Dvigatel'' - engine: ''Dopolnityel'nyi Motor'' – supplementary motor: - diesel Novikov: - supplementary lift engine: ''Dvukhkonturnyi Turboreaktivnyi Dvigatel'' – twin-spool gas turbine engine: - : (suffix) ''Ekonomichnyi'' - economical: (suffix) ''Forseerovannyi'' - uprated: ''Gelikopternyi Turbo-Dvigatel' '' - helicopter turboshaft: - : (suffix/prefix) ''Korotkoresoorsnyi'' – short service life: ''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 engine: (suffix) ''Regoolator Toorbokompressora'' – Turbo-charger regulator:  (suffix) -: (suffix) -: - : (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):2. ''AviatsionnyFotoApparaht'' - large reconnaissance cameras): ''AeroFotoUStanovka'' – aerial camera mount): - engine driven compressor: ''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's: ''Avtomaticheskiy Regoolyator Davleniya'' – automatic pressure regulator: ''Avtomaticheskiy Regoolyator Temperatoory'' – automatic temperature regulator: ''Avtomaht Sbrosa Otrazhahteley'' – automatic chaff and flare dispenser: - 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 winch: - 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-wheel: (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
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