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
Koktebel, UkraineGordon, Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry. OKB Mikoyan. Hinkley, Midland. 2009.
Koktebel, UkraineGordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. OKB Yakovlev. Hinkley. Midland. 2005.
Azotnaya Kislota – nitric acid
Aviatsionnoye Mahslo Ghidravlicheskoye – hydraulic fluidGordon, Yefim. Soviet Heavy Interceptors. Hinkley, Midland. 2004.
Aviatsionnye Pravila – aviation regulationsGordon, Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry. Antonov An-2. Midland. Hinkley. 2004.
Enamel [surface finish]Gordon, Yefim. Myasischev M-4 and 3M. Hinkley. Midland. 2003.
Bombardirovshchik Dal'nevo Deystviya – bomber long range specification
unmanned air vehicles
Towed escort fighter research programmeGordon, Yefim. Early Soviet Jet Fighters. Hinkley, Midland. 2002.
[stend] Bombovovo Vo'oroozheniya – bomb-loading test stand Myasischev Izdeliye M test stand.
Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik – USSR union of soviet socialist republics
understudy (second prototype)
refuelling
aircraft ramp launcher for SM-30
for export
pre-production
with afterburning
state acceptance tests
Izmeritel'nyy Kompleks Aerogheograficheskoy Razvedki – aerogeographical prospecting measurement suiteGordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. OKB Ilyushin. Hinkley. Midland. 2004.
altered
catapult launched
Komsomol'sko-Molodyozhnyy Ekipazh – Komsomol youth crew
communist
wings (aviation technical clubs
first edition wings (for MiG-23)
Kommandno-Shtabnoy Modool – command and headquarters module
Klimovskiy Vektor Tyaghi – Klimov's vectored thrust
flying legends airshow – Monino
Lyohkiy Frontovoy Istrebitel – light tactical fighter requirement
Lyohkiy Samolyot-Shtoormovik – light attack aircraft) requirement
Mnogofunktsion-al'nyy Istrebitel – multifunctional fighter requirement
Maghistrahl'niy Samolyot Dvadtsat' Pervogo Veka – airliner of the 21st century short haul airliner family/projects
muscle-power-driven aircraft
Mesnye Vozdooshnyye Linii – civilian air routes
Moscow
Naoochno-Tekhnicheskoye Tvorchestvo Molodyozhi – Scientific and Technical Achievements of Young Specialists Science fair
Obshchiye Taktiko-Teknicheskiye Trebovaniya – general operational requirement military specification
(Russian: Перспективный авиационный комплекс дальней авиации, Perspektivnyi Aviatsionnyi Kompleks Dalney Aviatsyi - Future Air Complex for Strategic Air Forces)
(Russian: Перспективный авиационный комплекс фронтовой авиации, Perspektivny aviatsionny kompleks frontovoy aviatsii - Future Frontline Aircraft System for Frontal Aviation), 5th generation fighter programme Su-57
Perspektivnyy Frontovoy Istrebitel' – advanced tactical fighter GOR general operational requirement
Perspektivnyy Lyohkiy Massovyy Istrebitel' – advanced mass-produced light fighter GOR general operational requirement became LFI
Perekhvahtchik s Treugol'nym [Krylom] – delta-wing interceptorGordon, Yefim. Sukhoi Interceptors. Hinkley, Midland. 2004. In-house sukhoi project prefix
Pooskovoye Oostroystvo [dlya SM] tridtsat – ramp launcher [for Izdeliye SM-30]
cannon
step arrangement
Raketa-Nositel' Samolyotnaya – air-launched space launch vehicle MiG-31
Russian Knights Aerobatic Team
(prefix) Strelovidnoye [krylo] – swept/arrow wings Sukhoi Project prefix
main passenger cabinGordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. Antonov's Turboprop Twins. Hinkley. Midland. 2003.
boundary layer blowing/control
classified
northern plant/factoryGordon, Yefim & Rigmant, Vladimir. Tupolev Tu-144. Midland. Hinkley. 2005.
Sistema Obyektivnovo Kontrolya Oochebno-Boyevykh Deystviy – combat training objective assessment system test equipment for MiG-31
dual controls
special external stores (externally carried nuclear weapons)
special slung load (nuclear)
Sverkhzvookovoy Passazheerskiy Samolyot Pervovo Pokoleniya – first-generation supersonic airliner
Stend Morornyy – engine test rig section of Izdeliye M wing and fuselage with two engines and representative fuel system for ground running and fuel system tests.
swept wings
Stalinskoye Zadanye – Stalins assignmentAntonov, Vladimir & Gordon, Yefim & others. OKB Sukhoi. Leicester. Midland. 1996.
(prefix) Treugol'noye [Krylo] – delta wings Sukhoi projects prefix
Toplivo Ghipergolicheskoye – hypergolic fuel (self igniting)
Taktiko-Teknicheskiye Trebovaniya – tactical/technical requirements military specification
Weapons Heating
Ooniversahl'nyy Aviatsionnyy Konteyner – cargo container
Oochebnotrenirovochnyy Samolyot – conversion/proficiency trainer requirement
guidance
movable armament
Pogroozochnokozlovoye Oostroystvo – cargo handling gantry crane
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
Vystavka Dostizheniy Narodnovo Khozlaystva – national economy achievements exhibition
Vremennyye Normy Lyotnoy Godnosti Sverkhzvookovykh Samolyotov – airworthiness regulations for supersonic aircraft
manufacturers development tests
Banner of Labour
Star Town
Materials
Aviatsionnaya Bronya – aviation armourGunston, Bill. The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995. London, Osprey. 1995. Nickel/Molybdenum/Steel alloy
Aluminium alloy
Aluminium alloy
Aluminiy Liteynyy – Aluminium Alloy [optimised for casting]
Duralumin [Aluminium Alloy]
Duralumin [Aluminium Alloy]
Birch veneers, impregnated with phenolic resin, layered in a mould and formed under pressure at 150degC
stainless steel
Nickel/Chrome/steel alloys
Chromium/Molybdenum/steel alloys
Chromium/Manganese/Silicon/steel alloys
mild steel
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
mild steel
Titanium alloy
Birch veneers layered and glued over a mould using casein or albumen glues
Aluminium alloy forgings
Aluminium alloy)
V high-strength Titanium alloy
Nicknames These nicknames are used for aircraft, and/or aircraft equipment, either officially in the case of avionics or unofficially for other equipment.
Stork
Shark
Diamond
Amethyst
Analogue
Argon
Harlequin
Atlas
Azalea
Picture frame
Butterfly
Cormorant
Barrier
Barometer
Snow Leopard
Barium
Base
Shore
*Gordon, Yefim. Sukhoi S-37 and Mikoyan MFI. Midland. Hinkley. 2001.
Birch Tree
Turquoise
Bison
Flea
Bouquet
Bunker
Storm
Damask steel
"Бура́н" meaning "Snowstorm" or "Blizzard"Buran program
[Pinocchio]
SeagullGordon, Yefim. & Dexter, Keith. Polikarpov's Biplane Fighters. Hinkley. Midland Publishing. 2002.
Suitcase
Black Sea
baby Douglas
Road
Friendship
Oak
Woodpecker
Girls Machine (Grigorovich E-2 (DG-55)
Ether
Screen
Screen Wing
Emblem
Eucalyptus
Phantasmagoria
String Bean
Horned Owl
Flute
Background
Frigate Bird?
Frigate
Loon
Gardenia
Food store/Pantry
Helium
Geranium
Globe
TadpoleGordon, Yefim. Early Soviet Jet Bombers. Hinkley, Midland. 2004.
Hunchback
Horizon
Hail
Rook
Thunderstorm
(Azerbaijani) Sun
Needle
Elm
[river]
Initiative
Fig
Spark
Golden Oriole
Emerald
Great Auk
Calibrator
Drop of liquid
retribution
Crucian
Cascade
"Катюша" meaning 'little Katy'BM-14
Cedar
motion
Cold
Chrysanthemum
Chrome
Nickel-Chromium
Square
Dagger
Maple
Maple
Cobalt
Mosquito
Comet
Commune Worker
Cone
Cube
Cupola
Heading
Spear
Coral
Kite (bird
Red Cross
Red October
Gerfalcon
SiliconGordon, Yefim. Soviet Rocket Fighters. Hinkley, Midland. 2006. /
Crystal
Corn
[slang] Corn-Duster
Courier
Quantum
Square
Receipt (colloquial – Kvitahntsiya)
Lily of the Valley
Swallow
Latvian Rifleman
Azure/Prussian Blue
Ice Smasher
Lyre
flying tube
Liana Creeper
Limousine
Lithium
Lotus
Beam
Lunar
Buttercup
Magnesium
poppy
Macaque (monkey)
Flywheel
Little one / baby
Mongoose
Manoeuver
Route
Continent
Beacon
Sword
Mercury
Snowstorm
Meteor
Meteorite
micron
Almond
world
Lightning
sea dragon
Moscow
Mosquito
Juniper
Neon
Thread
Knives trim tabs
Little Light
a Russian river
Ocean
Alder
Experience / experimentGordon, Yefim & Rigmant, Vladimir. Tupolev Tu-104. Midland. Hinkley. 2007.
Eagle
Eagle
Wasp
Panther
Password
Sail
Bearing
Pelican
Perseus
Peony
Pioneer*Pchel – Bee
Pioneers Truth
Flame
Toadstool
Weather
Flight
Stream
Prairie
Tributary
Drive
Prism
person who lives by the sea
Expanse
Searchlight
Bee
Little Bee
Puma
Path/Way
the FiftyGordon, Yefim. Lavochkin's Last Jets. Hinkley, Midland. 2004. /
Quantum
a contraction of Rahdiodal'nomer (radio rangefinder
Radical
Rainbow
Speech
Planing Step
Terrain
Mignonette
compass point
Motherland
Rhombus
Ruby
Ruslan (Russian legendary warrior)
Russia
sabre
Sapphire
Gem (old Russian
Lilac
(meaning not known – used for airborne delivered mine
Sphere
Ball/Balloon
six-winged Seraph
Squall
Ramrod
Spire
Bayonet
Rod
Scalpel
Siberian Inhabitant
Siren
Scythian
Starling
Tornado/Whirlwind
Sable
Falcon
Hill
break-off/mis-carry/abort
Union
twin/coupled/tandem probably derived from Sparennoye Oopravleniye – dual controls
Rescue Worker
Spectrum
Standard
Arrow
String
Vault/dome
Pill/Tablet
Typhoon
Pitch [angle]
Ramming attack
Tiger
Yopaz
Ice Hummock
Accuracy
Tone
Thorium
Trapeze
Route
Tropic
(Ukrainian)Rose
number
Cyclone
Hurricane
Duck
Ukraine (Ukrainian?)
Dill
Duckling
Knot
Blizzard
Fan
fly anywhere aircraft/omniflyer
Vortex
Turn
Cherry
Life(Ukrainian?
Sunrise
East
Air
Aerial Ford Yakovlev AIR-5 with cabin
Rendezvous
Elm
Altitude
Anchor
Amber
Unicorn
Jupiter
Kernel
Fir
Coral
Glow
Dawn
Shield/barrier
Zebra
Beetle
Crane [bird]
Winter
Golden Eagle
Banner of Labour
Star
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. Gordon, Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry. Kamov Ka-27/-32 Family. Hinkley, Midland. 2006. Gordon, Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry. Antonov An-2. Midland. Hinkley. 2004. Gordon, Yefim & Rigmant, Vladimir. Tupolev Tu-114. Midland. Hinkley. 2007.