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Glossary of Russian and USSR aviation acronyms: Aircraft designations

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This is a Glossary of acronyms used for aircraft designations in the Russian federation and formerly the USSR. The Latin-alphabet names are phonetic representations of the Cyrillic originals, and variations are inevitable.

Contents

  • Glossary of Russian and USSR aviation acronyms: Aircraft designations
  • Glossary of Russian and USSR aviation acronyms: Avionics and instruments
  • Glossary of Russian and USSR aviation acronyms: Engines and equipment
  • Glossary of Russian and USSR aviation acronyms: Miscellaneous
  • Glossary of Russian and USSR aviation acronyms: Organisations
  • Glossary of Russian and USSR aviation acronyms: Weapons and armament

    • Aircraft designations

    2I-N1
    2MG
    AK
    AO
    AP
    ARK
    ARK-Z
    ASh
    ASK
    BB
    BDD
    BDP
    BI
    BMP
    BOK
    BOP
    BPB
    BS
    BSB
    BskhS
    BSh
    CCB
    D
    DB
    DB-A
    DB-LK
    DBSh
    DD
    DDBSh
    DDI
    DG
    DI
    DIP
    DIS
    DIT
    DKL
    DKPV
    DP
    DPT
    DR
    DSB
    DVB
    E
    EA
    ED
    EG
    EI
    EOI
    FI
    FS
    G
    GASN
    GLL
    GM
    GST
    I
    IB
    IDD
    IgA
    IKh
    IL
    IOP
    IP
    IS
    ISh
    IT
    ITP
    IVS
    I-Z
    K
    KhB
    KOR
    KPIR
    KR
    KSM
    KT
    LAKM
    LAL
    LB
    LB-2LD
    LBS
    LBSh
    LEM
    LIG
    LK
    LKhS
    LL
    LM
    LNB
    LR
    LS
    LSh
    LT
    LTDD
    M
    MA
    MAK
    MB
    MBR
    MDR
    MDRT
    MER
    MG
    MGS
    MI
    MIIT
    MK
    MM
    MMN
    MMSh
    MP
    MPI
    MR
    MRL
    MS
    MSh
    MT
    MTB
    MTBT
    MU
    MUR
    N
    NAK
    NB
    NBB
    NK
    OBSh
    ODB
    ODBSh
    OKB
    OKO
    OPB
    OPO
    OSGA
    OSh
    OSO
    P
    P-Z
    PB
    PBSh
    PD
    PI
    PL
    PM
    PR
    PS
    PSN
    PT
    PVRD
    R
    RB
    RD
    RDD
    RD-VV
    RF
    RG
    RGP
    RK
    RK-I '
    RM
    RMK
    ROM
    RP
    RShR
    RSR
    RV
    RVZ
    R-Z
    S
    SB
    SBB
    SB-RK
    SDB
    SE
    SEN
    SG
    Sh
    ShB
    ShBM
    ShM
    Sh-MAI
    ShON
    ShR
    ShS
    SI
    SK
    SKB
    SKF
    SKh
    SKIP
    SL
    SM
    SON
    SP
    SPB
    SPB/D
    SPBP
    SPBBSB
    SPD
    SPL
    SPS
    SR
    SRB
    SS
    SSS
    STI
    SUVP
    SVB
    T
    TA
    TAF
    TB
    TI
    TIS
    TISMA
    TK
    TOM
    TPK
    TRD
    TS
    TSh
    TShB
    TSK
    U
    ULK
    UPB
    UPO
    UPS
    UR
    USB
    UT
    UTB
    UTI
    UTPB
    VAT
    VB
    VEK
    VI
    VIGR
    VIT
    VM
    VM-T
    VNP
    VO
    VOP
    VP
    VS
    VSI
    VT
    VVA
    Ye
    Z
    ZIG

    OKB / Constructor Prefixes

    ACh
    AIR
    An
    Ar
    Be
    BI
    -
    Chye
    DG
    Gu
    Il
    KTs
    La
    LaGG
    Li
    MiG
    Mi
    Mya
    NK
    NV
    Pe
    Po
    RAF
    Sh
    Shchye
    Su
    Ts
    Tu
    Ya
    Yak
    Yer

    Designation suffixes & prefixes

    A
    AK
    AKS
    ALK
    AS
    AT
    AT-RD
    AT-U
    B
    BI
    BK
    BM
    BN
    BS
    BT
    B/R
    D
    DB
    DI
    DM
    DORR
    DP
    DSR
    DTS
    DU
    DV
    DZ
    E
    F
    FE
    FG
    FK
    FKM
    FKP
    FL
    FN
    FT
    FZ
    GGO
    G
    GK
    Gr
    GrM
    GN
    GT
    I
    IB
    IS
    ISh
    K
    KABB
    Kh
    KR
    KU
    KUB
    KVP
    L
    LIK
    LL
    LL-PLO
    LNB
    LP
    LPL
    LR
    LS
    LSh
    MF
    M
    MD
    ME
    MF
    MGA
    MK
    ML
    MLA
    MLD
    MLDG
    MLG
    MLS
    MM
    MMSh
    MP
    MR
    MS
    MSh
    MT
    MV
    MZ
    N
    NAK
    NUB
    OB
    OES
    ON
    OP
    ORR
    OS
    OVT
    P
    PA
    PD
    PDS
    PDZ
    PF
    PFS
    PFU
    PFV
    PL
    PLO
    PM
    PMU
    Polyarnyi
    PP
    PPA
    PRT
    PS
    PT
    PVO
    PVRD
    PU
    PU-SOTN
    PuVRD
    R
    RB
    RBK
    RBN
    RBS
    RBSh
    RBT
    RBV
    RBVDZ
    RBShDZ
    RR
    RD
    REB
    REO
    REP
    RLD
    RM
    RP
    RR
    RRV
    RT
    RTL
    RTR
    RU
    RV
    S
    SAU
    SD
    SDB
    SDK
    SE
    Sh
    ShS
    ShT
    SIP
    SK
    SKh
    SL
    SM
    SMT
    SMV
    SO
    SOLF
    SP
    (СР, Скоростной разведчик – high-speed reconnaissance)
    SSS
    stk
    SU
    T
    TB
    TBK
    TD
    TG
    TK
    TKGK
    TM
    TS
    TP
    TV
    U
    UD
    UF
    UB
    UBT
    UBM
    US
    USh
    ULL
    UM
    US
    UT
    UTG
    UTI
    UV
    UVP
    V
    V-TKGK
    VB
    VI
    VK
    VKP
    VP
    VPU
    VRD
    VRDK
    VS
    VT
    VZPU
    ZA
    Zh
    ZIG

    References

    Glossary of Russian and USSR aviation acronyms: Aircraft designations Wikipedia
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