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R.O.A.D.
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Retired On Active Duty, refers to someone who is approaching retirement so they don't care about getting any real work accomplished.
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Ra
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Maximum aerodynamic missile range.
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RAD
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Radio (e.g., RAD 1 or RAD 2)
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Radial G
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The vectored sum of cockpit G and gravity.
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Ranch House (Altitude)
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Directive or informative indicating subject fighters will return to CAP.
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Range Wind
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That component of a wind that is parallel to the attack axisi.e., headwind or tailwind.
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Rapid City Freestyle
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Launching an aircraft as quickly as possible, disregarding normal procedure. Originally from the Alert Launches of B-52’s at Ellsworth Air Force Base (formally Rapid City AFB, Iowa). "I'm late Chief. Sure thing Captain, one Rapid City Freestlye coming up."
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RAT
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Ram-Air Turbine
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Rate Of Turn
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Rate of change of heading, normally measured in degrees per second.
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Raygun (Position/Azimuth/Altitude)
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Radar lock-on to unknown aircraft. Request Buddy Spike/Naked reply.
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RCC
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Rescue Coordination Center.
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RCFI
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Radio Channel/Frequency Indicator
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RCPU
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Replacement Central Processing Unit
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RCR
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Runway Condition Reading
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RCVV
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Rear Compressor Variable Vanes
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RDR
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Radar
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RDY
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Ready
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Recce
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Reconnaissance.
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Red (Risk Estimate Distances)
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Reference MCM 3-1, Volume VIII. These distances are reasonable figures for employing weapons near friendly forces in combat and are not minimum safe distances for peacetime training use.
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Reference (Direction)
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Directive to assume stated heading.
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Reference (Heading)
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Heading to fly as directed by the flight lead. Reference 270.
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REL
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Release
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Relative Wind
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The oncoming, instantaneous wind. For practical purposes, the direction of the relative wind is exactly opposite the flight path of the airplane.
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Reno
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Indicates that more than one radar contact is observed and aircrew is able to distinguish the assigned target from chicks. Does not imply sorted.
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REO
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Radar/Electro-Optical
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RER
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Radial Error Rate
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Reroll
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To have planned event or location changed by HHQ while airborne
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RET SRCH
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Return to Search
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Reversal
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A counter-offensive rolling maneuver designed to reverse roles on an attacker after he overshoots.
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RISC
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Reduced Instruction Set Computing
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RIT
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Reduced Idle Thrust
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RLG
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Ring Laser Gyro
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Rmax
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Maximum weapons range.
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RMFD
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Right Multi Functional Display, as opposed to the LMFD on the left.
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Rmin
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Minimum weapons range.
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RMLG
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Right Main Landing Gear
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RNDS
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Rounds (gun)
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RNG
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Ranging
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ROCC
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Regional Operations Control Center.
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Rockeye (Mk 20)
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CBU with armor-piercing capability.
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ROE
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Rules of Engagement.
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Roger
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Indicates aircrew understands the radio transmission; does not indicate compliance or reaction.
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Rolling Scissors
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A series of rolling maneuvers in which each of two opposing aircraft is attempting to roll to his opponent's 6 o'clock. An energy depleting, maximum performance situation which frequently ends up in a slow speed, high AOA descent.
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ROZ
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Restricted Operating Zone (NATO). Temporary area restricted from fighter aircraft due to specialized operations.
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rpm, RPM
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Revolutions per Minute
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RS
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Return to Search
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RSVR
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Reservoir
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RT
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Retarded
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RTB
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Return To Base
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RTWS
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Radar Threat Warning System
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Rumba
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Ownship maneuvering and ranging (OMAR), F-15 angle on ranging (AOR), F-16.
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Run/Running (Direction)
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Directive/Informative. Perform a defensive maneuver to place the threat radar/missile on the tail.
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RV
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Receive Variable
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RWD
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Right Wing Down
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RWR
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Radar Warning Receiver
