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Aviation Terms

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There are currently 7 terms in this directory beginning with the letter R.
R-13/K-13/R-3/AA-2
A Soviet Union reverse engineered version of the early AIM- 9 missiles, almost completely interchangeable.
RCS
Reaction Control System, a mechanic used to direct thrust in certain directions for control. May also refer to Radar Cross Section, a metric used for determining the potential for a radar to detect the specified object.
Ripple
An indication of how many weapons will be released at certain distances or intervals in a single attack run.
RPM
Revolutions Per Minute.
Running in
Vocal indication of committing an immediate ground attack run.
RWR
Radar Warning Receiver, a device that receives radar signals and classifies them according to a known frequency database.
RWS
Range While Search, a radar mechanism that provides ranging of targets while searching for others.