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Glossary of Russian and
USSR aviation acronyms

This is a glossary of acronyms and initials used for miscellaneous items, materials and nicknames in the Russian Federation and formerly the USSR. The Latin-alphabet names are phonetic representations of the Cyrillic originals, and variations are inevitable.

Miscellaneous[edit]

1923 All-Union Glider Meet
Koktebel, Ukraine[1]
1924 All-Union Glider Meet
Koktebel, Ukraine[2]
AK
Azotnaya Kislota – nitric acid[1]
AMG
Aviatsionnoye Mahslo Ghidravlicheskoye – hydraulic fluid[3]
AP
Aviatsionnye Pravila – aviation regulations[4]
AS
Enamel [surface finish][5]
BDD
Bombardirovshchik Dal'nevo Deystviya – bomber long range specification
Bespilotnaya Tekhnika
unmanned air vehicles[1]
Burlaki
Towed escort fighter research programme[6]
BV
[stend] Bombovovo Vo'oroozheniya – bomb-loading test stand[5] Myasischev Izdeliye M test stand.
СССР
Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik – USSR union of soviet socialist republics
Dubler
understudy (second prototype)[2]
Dozapravka
refuelling[1]
EKh
aircraft ramp launcher[1] for SM-30
eksportny
for export[1]
etalon
pre-production[1]
Forsahzhem
with afterburning[1]
Gosudarstvennye Isputaniya
state acceptance tests
IKAR
Izmeritel'nyy Kompleks Aerogheograficheskoy Razvedki – aerogeographical prospecting measurement suite[7]
Izmenyonnoye
altered[1]
Katapool'teeruyennyy
catapult launched[1]
KME
Komsomol'sko-Molodyozhnyy Ekipazh – Komsomol youth crew[1]
Komsomolyets
communist
Kryl'ya
wings (aviation technical clubs[2]
krylo pervoy redaktsii
first edition wings[1] (for MiG-23)
KShM
Kommandno-Shtabnoy Modool – command and headquarters module[7]
KVLT
Klimovskiy Vektor Tyaghi – Klimov's vectored thrust[1]
Letayuschchiye Leghendy
flying legends[2] airshow – Monino
LFI
Lyohkiy Frontovoy Istrebitel – light tactical fighter[2] requirement
LSSh
Lyohkiy Samolyot-Shtoormovik – light attack aircraft) requirement[1]
MFI
Mnogofunktsion-al'nyy Istrebitel – multifunctional fighter[1] requirement
MS-21
Maghistrahl'niy Samolyot Dvadtsat' Pervogo Veka – airliner of the 21st century[2] short haul airliner family/projects
Muskulolyet
muscle-power-driven aircraft
MVL
Mesnye Vozdooshnyye Linii – civilian air routes[2]
Moskva
Moscow
NTTM
Naoochno-Tekhnicheskoye Tvorchestvo Molodyozhi – Scientific and Technical Achievements of Young Specialists[4] Science fair
OTTT
Obshchiye Taktiko-Teknicheskiye Trebovaniya – general operational requirement[2] military specification
PAK DA
(Russian: Перспективный авиационный комплекс дальней авиации, Perspektivnyi Aviatsionnyi Kompleks Dalney Aviatsyi - Future Air Complex for Strategic Air Forces)
PAK FA
(Russian: Перспективный авиационный комплекс фронтовой авиации, Perspektivny aviatsionny kompleks frontovoy aviatsii - Future Frontline Aircraft System for Frontal Aviation),[2] 5th generation fighter programme Su-57
Perestroika
[2]
PFI
Perspektivnyy Frontovoy Istrebitel' – advanced tactical fighter[1] GOR general operational requirement
PLMI
Perspektivnyy Lyohkiy Massovyy Istrebitel' – advanced mass-produced light fighter[1] GOR general operational requirement became LFI
PT
Perekhvahtchik s Treugol'nym [Krylom] – delta-wing interceptor[8] In-house sukhoi project prefix
PU
Pooskovoye Oostroystvo [dlya SM] tridtsat – ramp launcher [for Izdeliye SM-30][1]
Pushka
cannon[1]
Redahnnaya Komponovka
step arrangement[1]
RNS
Raketa-Nositel' Samolyotnaya – air-launched space launch vehicle[1] MiG-31
Roosskiye Vitazi
Russian Knights[7] Aerobatic Team
S
(prefix) Strelovidnoye [krylo] – swept/arrow wings[8] Sukhoi Project prefix
Salon Glavno Passazheera
main passenger cabin[9]
Sdoov Pogranichnovo Sloya
boundary layer blowing/control[1]
Sekretno
classified
Severnyy Zavod
northern plant/factory[10]
SOK-UBD
Sistema Obyektivnovo Kontrolya Oochebno-Boyevykh Deystviy – combat training objective assessment system[1] test equipment for MiG-31
Sparennoye Oopravleniye
dual controls[1]
Spetspodveski
special external stores (externally carried nuclear weapons)
Spetspodveska
special slung load (nuclear)[2]
SPS-1
Sverkhzvookovoy Passazheerskiy Samolyot Pervovo Pokoleniya – first-generation supersonic airliner[10]
SM
Stend Morornyy – engine test rig[5] section of Izdeliye M wing and fuselage with two engines and representative fuel system for ground running and fuel system tests.
Strelovidnoye Krylo
swept wings[1]
SZ
Stalinskoye Zadanye – Stalins assignment[11]
T
(prefix) Treugol'noye [Krylo] – delta wings[8] Sukhoi projects prefix
TG
Toplivo Ghipergolicheskoye – hypergolic fuel (self igniting)[1]
TTT
Taktiko-Teknicheskiye Trebovaniya – tactical/technical requirements[2] military specification
Obogrev [Oroozhiya]
Weapons Heating[1]
UAK
Ooniversahl'nyy Aviatsionnyy Konteyner – cargo container[7]
UTS
Oochebnotrenirovochnyy Samolyot – conversion/proficiency trainer[2] requirement
Oopravleniye
guidance[1]
Oopravlyayemoye Oroozhiye
movable armament[1]
PKU
Pogroozochnokozlovoye Oostroystvo – cargo handling gantry crane[5]
Val'ozhka
low altitude Val'ozhka was sudden wing drop due to asymmetric torsional stiffness of the wings, high altitude Val'ozhka was caused by aerodynamic asymmetry (called Phantom Diver in RAF – un-commanded wing drop at high speeds[1]
VDNKh
Vystavka Dostizheniy Narodnovo Khozlaystva – national economy achievements exhibition[7]
VNLGSS
Vremennyye Normy Lyotnoy Godnosti Sverkhzvookovykh Samolyotov – airworthiness regulations for supersonic aircraft[10]
Zavodskiye ispytaniya
manufacturers development tests
Znamya truda
Banner of Labour[1]
Zvyozdnyy Gorodok
Star Town[7]

Materials[edit]

AB
Aviatsionnaya Bronya – aviation armour[12] Nickel/Molybdenum/Steel alloy
AK4
Aluminium alloy[10]
AK6
Aluminium alloy[5]
AL
Aluminiy Liteynyy – Aluminium Alloy [optimised for casting][1]
D16T
Duralumin [Aluminium Alloy][5]
D16A-TV
Duralumin [Aluminium Alloy][5]
Delta drevesina
Birch veneers, impregnated with phenolic resin, layered in a mould and formed under pressure at 150degC[12]
Enerzh
stainless steel[12]
KhGSA
Nickel/Chrome/steel alloys[12]
KhMA
Chromium/Molybdenum/steel alloys[12]
KhNZA
Chromium/Manganese/Silicon/steel alloys[12]
M
mild steel[12]
MA8
Magnesium alloy[5]
ML
Magnesium alloy[10]
ML5-T4
Magnesium alloy[5]
MS
mild steel[12]
OT
Titanium alloy[10]
Shpon
Birch veneers layered and glued over a mould using casein or albumen glues[12]
V93
Aluminium alloy forgings[10]
V95A-T
Aluminium alloy)
VT
V high-strength Titanium alloy[10]

Nicknames[edit]

These nicknames are used for aircraft, and/or aircraft equipment, either officially in the case of avionics or unofficially for other equipment.

Aist
Stork[1]
Akula
Shark
Almaz
Diamond[1]
Ametist
Amethyst[1]
Amur
[1]
Analog
Analogue[1]
Argon
Argon[1]
Arlekin
Harlequin[12]
Atlant
Atlas[5]
Azaliya
Azalea[5]
Baget
Picture frame[1]
Bahboochka
Butterfly[1]
Baklan
Cormorant[2]
Baku
[7]
Bar'yer
Barrier[9]
Barometr
Barometer
Bars
Snow Leopard
Bary
Barium[1]
Baza
Base[12]
Bereg
Shore[7]
Berkut
Russian: Беркут, romanized: Berkut, lit. 'Golden Eagle'[13]
Beryoza
Birch Tree[1]
Biryuza
Turquoise[10]
Bizon
Bison[7]
Blokha
Flea
Booket
Bouquet[2]
Boonker
Bunker[5]
Boorya
Storm[3]
Bulet
Damask steel[2]
Buran
"Бура́н" meaning "Snowstorm" or "Blizzard"[14]
Buratino
[Pinocchio][1]
Burlaki
[2]
Chaika
Seagull[15]
Chemodan
Suitcase[1]
Chornoye More
Black Sea[9]
Dooglasyonok
baby Douglas[2]
Doroga
Road[1]
Droozhba
Friendship[1]
Dub
Oak
Dyatel
Woodpecker[7]
Dyevushkovaya Mashina
Girls Machine (Grigorovich E-2 (DG-55)[12]
Efir
Ether[12]
Ekrahn
Screen[1]
Ekrahnoplan
Screen Wing
Emblema
Emblem[7]
Evkalipt
Eucalyptus[3]
Fantazmagoriya
Phantasmagoria[12]
Fasol'
String Bean[2]
Filin
Horned Owl[2]
Fleyta
Flute[15]
Fone
Background[12]
Fregat
Frigate Bird?
Fregaht
Frigate[7]
Gagara
Loon[7]
Gardeniya
Gardenia[1]
Gastronom
Food store/Pantry[1]
Gheliy
Helium[9]
Geran
Geranium[12]
Globus
Globe
Golovastik
Tadpole[16]
Gorbatyy
Hunchback[7]
Gorizont
Horizon[12]
Grad
Hail[1]
Gratch
Rook[4]
Groza
Thunderstorm[2]
Gyunesh
(Azerbaijani) Sun[9]
Igla
Needle[1]
Ilem
Elm[12]
Ingool
[river][1]
Initsiativa
Initiative[12]
Inzheer
Fig[9]
Iskra
Spark[12]
Ivolga
Golden Oriole[1]
Izumrud
Emerald[12]
Kaira
Great Auk[9]
Kalibrovshchik
Calibrator[9]
Kaplya
Drop of liquid[9]
Kara
retribution[12]
Karas
Crucian
Kaskad
Cascade[1]
Katyusha
"Катюша" meaning 'little Katy'[17]
Kedr
Cedar[5]
Khod
motion[12]
Kholod
Cold[1]
Khrizantema
Chrysanthemum[12]
Khrom
Chrome[1]
Khrom-Nikel
Nickel-Chromium[1]
Khvadrat
Square
Kinzhal
Dagger[12]
Klen
Maple[12]
Klyon
Maple[1]
Kobal't
Cobalt[16]
Komar
Mosquito[1]
Kometa
Comet[1]
Kommunar
Commune Worker[10]
Konus
Cone[1][12]
Koob
Cube[1]
Koopol
Cupola[7][12]
Koors
Heading[10]
Kop'yo
Spear[1]
Korall
Coral[1]
Korshoon
Kite (bird[12]
Krahsnyy Krest
Red Cross[2]
Krahsnyy Oktyaby
Red October[1]
Krechyet
Gerfalcon[1]
Kremniy
Silicon[18]
Kristall
Crystal[10]
Kukurachka
Kukurooza
Corn[4]
Kukurooznik
[slang] Corn-Duster[4]
Kur'yer
Courier
Kvant
Quantum[12]
Kvadraht
Square[7]
Kvitok
Receipt (colloquial – Kvitahntsiya[9]
Landysh
Lily of the Valley[2]
Lastochka
Swallow[1]
Latyshskiy Strelok
Latvian Rifleman[2]
Lazur
Azure/Prussian Blue[1]
Ledoboy
Ice Smasher[9]
Leera
Lyre[1]
Letayushchaya Trooba
flying tube[8]
Liana
Liana Creeper[7]
Limuzin
Limousine[12]
Lira
[5]
Litiy
Lithium[16]
Lotos
Lotus[12]
Luch
Beam
Luna
Lunar[1]
Lyutik
Buttercup[1]
Magniy
Magnesium[1]
Mak
poppy[12]
Makaka
Macaque (monkey[2]
Makhovik
Flywheel[1]
Malyutka
Little one / baby[18]
Mangoosta
Mongoose[7]
Manyovr
Manoeuver[1]
Marshroot
Route[12]
Materik
Continent[2]
Mayak
Beacon[1]
Mech
Sword[1]
Merkur
Mercury[12]
Metel
Snowstorm
Meteor
Meteor[12]
Meteorit
Meteorite[12]
Mikron
micron[10]
Mindahl'
Almond[1]
Mir
world[12]
Molniya
Lightning[1]
Morskoy Zmey
sea dragon[7]
Moskva
Moscow[9]
Moskit
Mosquito[2]
Mozhzhevel'nik
Juniper
Naooka
[10]
Nel'mo
[9]
Neon
Neon[9]
Nit'
Thread[7]
Nozhee
Knives[1] trim tabs
Ogonyok
Little Light[9]
Oka
a Russian river[7]
Okean
Ocean[3]
Ol'kha
Alder[2]
Opyt
Experience / experiment[19]
Orbita
[1]
Orel
Eagle[12]
Oryol
Eagle[2]
Osa
Wasp[1]
Pantera
Panther
Parol
Password[1]
Paroos
Sail[6]
Peleng
Bearing[1]
Pelikahn
Pelican[3]
Persey
Perseus[7]
Pion
Peony[12]
Pionyer
Pioneer*Pchel – Bee[12]
Pionerskaya Pravda
Pioneers Truth[2]
Plamya
Flame[1]
Pogahnka
Toadstool[7]
Pogoda
Weather[9]
Polyot
Flight[1]
Potok
Stream[1]
Preriya
Prairie[1]
Pritok
Tributary[5]
Privod
Drive[1]
Prizma
Prism[1]
Promor
person who lives by the sea
Prostor
Expanse[1]
Prozhektor
Searchlight[9]
Ptchel
Bee[12]
Ptchelka
Little Bee[12]
Puma
Puma[1]
Put'
Path/Way[3]
Pyatidesyatka
the Fifty[20]
Quantum
Quantum
Radal'
a contraction of Rahdiodal'nomer (radio rangefinder[3]
Radikal
Radical[1]
Rahdooga
Rainbow[12]
Rech
Speech[12]
Redhan
Planing Step
Relyef
Terrain[12]
Rezeda
Mignonette[1]
Rhoomb
compass point[10]
Rodina
Motherland[1]
Romb
Rhombus[1]
Rubin
Ruby[1]
Ruslan
Ruslan (Russian legendary warrior)
Rosseeya
Russia[9]
Sablya
sabre[1]
Sapfeer
Sapphire[1]
Samotsvet
Gem (old Russian[1]
Seeren
Lilac[2]
Serpey
(meaning not known – used for airborne delivered mine[7]
Sfera
Sphere[9]
Shar
Ball/Balloon[1]
Shestikrylyy Serafim
six-winged Seraph[7]
Shkval
Squall[12]
Shompol
Ramrod[1]
Shpil
Spire[12]
Shtik
Bayonet[12]
Shtyr
Rod[9]
Skal'pel
Scalpel[9]
Sibiryak
Siberian Inhabitant[9]
Sirena
Siren[1]
Skif
Scythian[1]
Skvorets
Starling[8]
Smerch
Tornado/Whirlwind[1]
Sobol
Sable
Sokol
Falcon[12]
Sopka
Hill[1]
Sorbitsiya
break-off/mis-carry/abort[12]
Soyuz
Union[1]
Sparka
twin/coupled/tandem probably derived from Sparennoye Oopravleniye – dual controls[1]: p. 56 
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Rescue Worker[9]
Spektr
Spectrum[1]
Standart
Standard[9]
Strela
Arrow[1]
Stroona
String[3]
Svod
Vault/dome[1]
Tabletka
Pill/Tablet[9]
Taifun
Typhoon[12]
Tangazh
Pitch [angle][12]
Tarahn
Ramming attack[9]
Tigr
Tiger[7]
Topaz
Yopaz[1]
Toros
Ice Hummock[9]
Tochnost'
Accuracy[1]
Ton
Tone[12]
Toriy
Thorium[20]
Trapetsiya
Trapeze[1]
Trassa
Route[12]
Tropik
Tropic[12]
Troyanda
(Ukrainian)Rose[9]
Tsifra
number[12]
Tsiklon
Cyclone[7]
Urugan
Hurricane[12]
Utka/Ootka
Duck[1]
Ookraïna
Ukraine[9] (Ukrainian?)
Ookrop
Dill[1]
Ootyonok
Duckling[2]
Uzel
Knot[1]
V'yuga
Blizzard[1]
Veyer
Fan
Vezdelyot
fly anywhere aircraft/omniflyer[4]
Vikhr
Vortex[12]
Virazh
Turn[1]
Vishnya
Cherry[7]
Vita
Life(Ukrainian?[9]
Voskhod
Sunrise[1]
Vostok
East[7]
Vozdukh
Air[1]
Vozdooshnyy Ford
Aerial Ford[2] Yakovlev AIR-5 with cabin
Vstrecha
Rendezvous[5]
Vyaz
Elm
Vysota
Altitude[1]
Yakor
Anchor[10]
Yantar
Amber[1]
Yedinorog
Unicorn[1]
Yupiter
Jupiter[1]
Yadro
Kernel[12]
Yolka
Fir[12]
Zagon
Coral[7]
Zarevo
Glow[1]
Zarya
Dawn[1]
Zaslon
Shield/barrier[1]
Zebra
Zebra
Zhuk
Beetle[1][12]
Zhuravl
Crane [bird][12]
Zima
Winter[12]
Zlotoi Orel
Golden Eagle
Znamya Truda
Banner of Labour[15]
Zvezda
Star[1]

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