This is a glossary of acronyms and initials used for avionics and aircraft instruments in the Russian Federation and formerly the USSR. The Latin-alphabet names are phonetic representations of the Cyrillic originals, and variations are inevitable.
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Avionics and instruments
- navigation display/drift sightGordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. OKB Ilyushin. Hinkley. Midland. 2004.
- integrated automatic control systemGordon, Yefim & Rigmant, Vladimir. Tupolev Tu-144. Midland. Hinkley. 2005.
- chronometer
- artificial horizons and situation displayGunston, Bill. The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995. London, Osprey. 1995.
Avia-gorizont Istrebitel'nyy – artificial horizon for fighter aircraftAntonov, Vladimir & Gordon, Yefim & others. OKB Sukhoi. Leicester. Midland. 1996.
- artificial horizon0
- optical bombsightGordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. Antonov's Turboprop Twins. Hinkley. Midland. 2003.
- astro-inertial navigation system
1. - directional GyroGordon, Yefim. Early Soviet Jet Bombers. Hinkley, Midland. 2004. 2. - autopilots pre1960
- secure digital data-links
- magnetic anomaly detectors MAD
- automatic control systems for dispensers ('chuff and fluff' - Chaff and Flare countermeasures)
Avtomaht Pereklahdki Stabilizahtora – automatic stabiliser incidence adjusterGordon, Yefim & Komissarov, Dmitry. OKB Mikoyan. Hinkley, Midland. 2009.
Automatcheskiy RadioKompass - automatic radio compass ADF
- analogue FM secure data-links and beacon rx
- analogue FM secure data-links and beacon rxGordon, Yefim. Soviet Heavy Interceptors. Hinkley, Midland. 2004.
Avtomat Regulirovaniya Usily – artificial feel device
Avtomat Regulirovaniya Zagruzki - artificial feel system
Avtomaticheskiy Navigatsionnyy Pribor – automatic navigation device
Avtomaht Passivnykh Pomekh – automatic passive ECM/IRCM device
1. Aviacionny Strelkovy Pritsel – aerial gun-sight 2. Avtomaticheskiy Strelkovyy Pritsel – computing gun-sight
- airborne automatic thermo-anemometer
- GCI receivers
Avtomaht Oosiliy – automatic artificial feel unitGordon, Yefim. Myasischev M-4 and 3M. Hinkley. Midland. 2003.
Avtomaht Ooglov Atahki, Snosa i Peregroozki – automatic AOA/sideslip/g limiter
- chronometer0
Bortovaya Avtomaticheskaya Registreeruyushchaya Sistema – on-board automatic recording system
- integrated defence electronics complex
Blok Krenovykh Popravok – bank compensation moduleGordon, Yefim. Komissarov, Dmitry & Sergey. OKB Yakovlev. Hinkley. Midland. 2005.
- weather research RADAR
- telemetry receiver
Bortovoy Tsifrovoy Kompleks – on-board digital suite
Blok Oopravleniya - control moduleGordon, Yefim. Soviet/Russian Aircraft Weapons. Midland. 2004.
- Dutch roll damper
- combined VSI & turn and bank indicator
Distantsionnyy AstroKompass – DAB – remote celestial compass
Distantsionnyy Gheeromagnitnyy Kompass – gyro-magnetic compass
- flux-gate compass
Doplerovskiy Izmeritel' Skorosti i Snosa - doppler speed/drift sensor system
- secure data link
- pitch damper
Elektricheskiy Distantsionnyy Gheeromagnitnyy Kompass – electro-gyro-magnetic compass
Elektronnaya Sistema Upravleniya Vozduhozabornika – inlet ramp control system
Elektrischeskiy Ooskazahtel' Povorota – electric turn and bank indicator
(suffix) Grazahnskiy - civilGordon, Yefim & Rigmant, Vladimir. Tupolev Tu-104. Midland. Hinkley. 2007.
GheeroIndooktsionnyy Kompass - earth inductor/gyro flux compass
GLObahl'naya NAvigatsionnaya Spootnikovaya Sistema – global navigation satellite system
- compass system
- directional gyro
GheeroPoluKompas - gyro-compass
- exhaust gas temperature indicator
Izmeritel'nyy Kompleks Vysokovo Razresheniya – high resolution measurement system
Izmeritel'nyy Kompleks Vysokovo Razresheniya – high resolution measurement system
- advanced HUD no relation to ILS
Izmeritel'-Registrahtor Impool'snykh Signahlov – [electro-magnetic] pulse signal measurement and recording device
- inertial navigation system
- tachometer
Indikahtor Vertikahl'nykh Rezheemov – vertical modes indicator
Kompleks [Vo'orouzheniya] – weapons system
Korrekteeruyemaya Avia P - autopilot roll only
- compass
Kompleks Navigahtsii/Navigatsionnyy – navigation system
Kol'tsevoy Pritsel - ring sightGordon, Yefim. & Dexter, Keith. Polikarpov's Biplane Fighters. Hinkley. Midland Publishing. 2002.
Kompleks Polunatoornovo Modeleerovaniya – testrig/combat simulator
Komanhdnoye Rahdio'upravleniye - radio command guidance system
Komanhdnoye Rahdio'upravleniye Oopravlyayemoy Bomboy - radio command guidance system for UB guided bombs
Koorsovaya Sistema – compass system
Koorsavaya Sistema Istrebiel'naya – course indicator system for fighters
Kombineerovanny oozkazahtel' Skorosti – airspeed indicator
- Mach meter
MnogoFoonktsionahl'nyy Blok Oopravleniya – multi-function missile control module
Markernyy RahdioPreeyomnik - marker beacon receiver
Navigatsionnyy Bombardirovchnyy Avtomaht – automatic navigation/bomb release module
Navigatsionnyy Indikahtor - ground position indicatorGordon, Yefim. Early Soviet Jet Fighters. Hinkley, Midland. 2002.
Navigatsionnyy Kompleks – navigation suite
Nochnoy Kollimahtonyy Pritsel Bombardirovochnyy – night capable collimator bombsight
Navigatsionnoye Vychislitel'noye Oostroystvo - navigation computer
Optika-Elektronnoya Pritselnaya Sistema – electro-optical search and track system
Optika-Elektronnoya Pritsel'no-navigatsionnyy Kompleks – electro-optical weapons aiming and navigation system
Optiko-Lokatsionnaya Stahntsiya – Modernizeerovannaya – combined IR/TV search and track/laser ranger unit
Opticheskiy Pritsel - optical gunsight
Opticheskiy Pritsel bombardirovochnyy – optical synchronised bombsight
Oboroodovaniye Slepoy Posahdki - instrument/blind landing system
(suffix) Pomekhozashchishchonnost – ECM resistant
Poluaktivnaya Rahdiolokatsionnaya Golovka [samonavedeniya] – semi-active radar seeker head
Pritsel Dlya Bombometahniya s Kabreerovaniya – bomb sight for nbomb delivery in a climb [toss/loft bombing sight]
Parashootno-desahntnaya Sistema Pelengahtsii – parachute dropping system receiver
Proyektsionnyy Indikahtor Navigatsionnoy Obstanovki – navigation head up display
Pritsel KI - collimator sight
Pritsel'no-navigatsionnaya Sistema - nav attack system
Pritsel P – high altitude sight
Poluaktivnaya Rahdiolokatsionnaya Golovka Samonavedeniya – semi-active radar seeker
Pritsel'no-Navigatsionnyy Kompleks – nav/attack system
Pritsel Rahdiolokatsionnyy Strelkoyy - gunners RADAR sight
Pritsel'naya stahntsiya – sighting station
Pribor Slepovo Bomometahniya I Navigahtsii – search/bomb-aiming RADAR
Pritsel Strelkovyy Periskopicheskiy – flexible periscopic sight
Pritsel Torpednyy Nizko-vysotnyy – low altitude torpedo sight
- video recording system
Pritsel'no-Vychislitel'noye Oostroystvo – computing sightGordon, Yefim. Sukhoi Interceptors. Hinkley, Midland. 2004.
- radio transmitter
Rahdiolokatsionnyy Bombardirovochnyy Pritsel – RADAR bomb sight
RahdioGhidroakoosticheskiy Booy – sonobuoy
Rechevoy Informahtor – automatic voice annunciator
Rahdio'iskhatel Samolyotov – radio device for detecting aircraftGordon, Yefim. Soviet Rocket Fighters. Hinkley, Midland. 2006. / early name for RADAR in USSR
Reghistreeruyushcheye Indikahtornoye oostroystvo – display and recording unit
RahdioLokatsionnyy Pritsel'nyy Kompleks – radar targeting system
Radiolokahtor Obzora Zemlee - weather/navigation radar
Rahdiolokatsionnyy Pritsel – radio[RADAR] sight
Rahdiolokatsionnyy Pritsel - SA – radio[RADAR] sight
– translusency recorder
RahdioPoluKompas - direction finderGordon, Yefim. Lavochkin's Last Jets. Hinkley, Midland. 2004. /
RahdioPoluKOmpas - direction finder
Rahdiolohkatsionnyy Pribor Slepoy Navigahtsii – blind navigation radar device
Radio Stahntsiya Bombardirovochnaya – bomber aircraft radio station
Radio Stahntsiya Blizhnei Navigatsii - short range radio navigation system SHORAN
Radio Stahntsiya Istrebitelnaya – fighter radio system
Radio Stahntsiya Istrebitelnaya Ultrakorotkovolnovaya – fighter V/UHF radio system
- data-link system
Radio Stahntsiya Ultrakorotkovolnovaya – UHF radio system
RahdiotelemeTricheskaya Stahntsiya – radio telemetry station
Reshayushcheye Oostroystvo Posahdki – landing computer ILS
RahdioUstroystvo Slepoy Posahdki – blind landing radio device ILS
RahdioVysotomer – radio altimeter
RahdioVysotomer UM – radio altimeter UM
Sistema Avtomaticheskoy Balansirovki – automatic longitudinal trim system
- airborne automatic weather research module
Sistema Avtomaticheskoy Registratsii Poletnykh Parametrov/Parametrov Polyota – in-flight recorder
Sistema Avtomaticheskogo Upravleniya - autopilot
- phased array, pulse-doppler radar
- Svoy/Choozkoy - IFF IFF
- distance measuring equipment
Sistema Distancionnogo Upravleniya – fly by wire control system
Samolyotnoye Gromkogovoryashcheye Oostroystvo – airborne loudspeaker system
Sheeroko'ugol'nyy Kollimahtornyy Aviatsionnyy Indikahtor – wide angle collimated display for aircraft wide angle HUD
Samolyotnyy Infrakrahsnyy Vizeer – aircraft mounted Infra-Red sight
Sistema Navigahtsii - navigation system
Samoletny Otvetchik – aircraft transponder
Stahntsiya Opredeleniya Dahl'nosti - radio rangefinder DME
Sistema otobrazheniya Informahtsii – data presentation system
Samolyotnyy Otvetchik Mezhdunarodnyy – aircraft mounted international transponder
Sistema Organicheniya Oogla Atahki – angle of attack limiter system
Sistema Organichitel'nykh Signahlov – AOA limiter
[sistema / apparatoora] Slepoy Posahdki - ILS
Samolotnoye Preeyomnoye Avtomaticheskoye RahdioUstroystvo – airborne automatic radio receiver device [sono-buoy receiver]
Samolyotnaya peregovornaya Gromkogovoryashchaya Sistema – intercom system
- LORAN
Sistema Preduprezhdeniya ob Obluchenii – irradiation warning system[RWR]
- heading radar
Stahntsiya Pomekhovykh Signahlov – [lit. interference emitter] active jammer
Samolyotnoye Peregovornoye Oostroystvo - intercom
Samolyotnyy RahdioDahl'nomer – aircraft radio rangefinder[gun ranging radar]
Samolyotnyy Rahdiolokatsionnyy Otvetchik – airborne IFF transponder
Shchotno-reshayushchiy Pribor – counting and computing device
Stahntsiya Razvedki Svyazi – signals intelligence pack
Sistema/Samolyotnyy Radio[lokatsionnyy] Zaproschik Otvetchik – IFF airborne / system
Sistema Signalizahtsii Pozhara – fire warning system
- approach/landing system
- fuel metering system
Sistema Oostoychivosti I Oopravlyayemosti - stability and control system
Sistema Oopravleniya Vo'oruzheniyem – weapons control system
- medium wave radio
Sistema Vozdushnyh Signahlov – air data computer
Sistema Yedinovo Vremeni – time synchronisation system
Televizionnyy Aviatsionnyy Razvedyvatel'nyy Kompleks – TV reconnaissance system
TeleKodovaya Sistema – encrypted data-link system
1. TeploPelengahtor – FLIR sensor 2. Televizionnyy Pritsel - television sight
Tablo Signalizahtsii – warning/caution light panel
Televizionnyy Strelkovyy Ptritsel - television sighting system
- Gyro-flux gate
- fire control RADAR
Tsifrovoy Pilatzhno-Navigatsionnyy Kompleks – digital flight avionics/navigation suite
- central air data system
Tsifrovaya Vychislitel'naya Mashina – digital computer
Rahdio-Ghidroakoosticheskiy Booy N - sonobuoy
- combined ASI/machmeter
- combined ASI/machmeter
1. - nozzle position indicator 2. Ookazahtel' Povorota – turn indicator
Ookazahtel Polozheniya Stabilizahtora – tailplane incidence indicator
1. - radio receiver 2. Ookazahtel' skorosti - combined airspeed indicator
Ukazatel Uglov Ataki i Peregruzki – combined AOA and g indicator indicator
Ookazaht' Oogla Tangazha – pitch angle indicator