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The R-27 is a Soviet medium range air-to-air missile supplied by the Vympel State Engineering Design Bureau based in Moscow. The R-27 is an all-weather missile operating by day or night and is available in two configurations, the R-27R which has a semi-active radar homing head and inertial navigation control with a radio link, and the R-27T missile which is fitted with an infra-red homing head. The missile can intercept targets with speed up to 3, 500 kmh at altitudes from 0. 02 to 27 km and the maximum vertical separation between the carrier aircraft and the target is 10 kilometres.
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The R-27R1 (AA-10A Alamo-A) is a Soviet air-to-air missile with a range from 0.5 to 60 kilometres, with the aircraft flying from 20,000 to 27,000 m altitude and speeds up to 3,500 kmh.
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The R-27T1 (AA-10B Alamo-B) is a Soviet air-to-air missile with a range from 0.5 to 60 kilometres, with the aircraft flying from 20,000 to 27,000 m altitude and speeds up to 3,500 kmh.
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The R-40 (AA-6 Acrid) is a Soviet air-to-air missile equipped with infrared and radar homing heads and a range of between 2 and 60 km.
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The R-60 and R-60M (AA-8 Aphid) are Soviet air-to-air missiles. The missiles weigh 43 kg and have the capability to engage targets manoeuvring at an acceleration up to 12g. The R-60M(the modernised version of the
R-60) has a range of target designation angles to +/- 20 degrees and an infrared homing head with photodetector cooling.
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The R-73 (AA-11 Archer) is a Soviet all-aspect short range air-to-air missile. The missile is used for close combat engagement of high manoeuvrability hostile aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles. The missile has cooled infra-red homing. The missile can intercept targets at altitudes between 0. 02 and 20 kilometres, target g-load to 12g, and with target speeds to 2,500 km per hour.
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The R18 Kanya was a Hungarian single-seater glider-tug aircraft of the 1950's. The R18 Kanya was a high-wing braced monoplane of mixed construction powered by a Walter Minor 6-III six-cylinder engine providing a top speed of 175 kmh and a range of 600 km.
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The R3140 is a French light cabin monoplane aircraft.
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The Ra-Son Warrior is an American five-seater low-wing cantilever monoplane designed for short-field operation in rural areas. The Ra-Son Warrior is powered by a Lycomin O-435 six-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 225 kmh.
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The Radioplane OQ-19 is an American aerial target drone used in ground-to-air gunnery training. The Radioplane OQ-19 is powered by a McCulloch O-100-1 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 355 kmh and a flying time of 60 minutes.
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The Radioplane RP-71 (US Army designation SD-1) was an American photo surveillance drone developed by the US Army Signal Corps as a short-range battlefield surveillance device during the 1950's, and was able to be fitted with still and cine cameras. The Radioplane RP-71 was launched from a zero-length launcher and controlled remotely by radio and traced by radar. The Radioplane RP-71 was powered by a McCulloch O-100-1 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 294 kmh and a flying time of 40 minutes. Upon mission completion, the Radioplane RP-71 released a parachute and floated to earth.
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The Radioplane RP-76 is an American high-performance solid-rocket, radio-controlled, recoverable target missile for training ground-to-air missile crews. The Radioplane RP-76 is powered by an Aerojet-General 530NS-35 end-burning solid-propellant rocket engine providing a top speed of Mach 0.9 and a flying time of between eight and nine minutes. The Radioplane RP-76 is usually launched from an aircraft.
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The Radioplane RP-77D is an American radio-controlled turboprop-powered aerial target drone designed for surface-to-air gunnery training and practice by the US Army. The Radioplane RP-77D is constructed of Fiberglas and powered by a Boeing Model 502-10F free turbine turboprop engine providing a top speed of 665.6 kmh and a flying time of 60 minutes.
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The Radioplane XQ-4 is an American supersonic target drone designed in response to an a USAF requirement to serve as a high-speed target for Terrier and Genie missiles as well as Talos, Sidewinder, Sparrow III, Falcon, Nike-Hercules and Hawk missiles. The Radioplane XQ-4 is powered by a Westinghouse JB1 turbojet providing a top speed in excess of Mach 2 and a flying time of up to 60 minutes.
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The RAE Skylark was a British ramp-launched, high-altitude research rocket developed by the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough before being later sub-contracted to private industry. The Skylark was initially a single-stage, later a two-stage, solid-propellant rocket designed to carry a payload of between 45 and 68 kg to a height of 153 km, with performance being improved over the years of development.
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The Dassault Rafale is a French jet combat aircraft capable of carrying out a wide range of short and long range missions in day and night-time and in all weather conditions, previously carried out by a number of different aircraft. The missions include ground and sea attack, air defence and air superiority, reconnaissance and high accuracy strike or nuclear strike deterrence. The Rafale is produced in three variants, M, B and C. The Rafale M variant is a single seater carrier based version for the navy, B and C are a two seater and a single seater for the French Air Force. The Rafale can carry payloads of over nine tons on 14 hard points for the air force version and 13 for the naval version. The range of weapons includes Mica, Magic, Sidewinder, ASRAAM and AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, Apache, AS30L, ALARM, HARM, Maverick and PGM100 air-to-ground missiles and the Exocet/ AM39, Penguin 3, and Harpoon anti-ship missile. For a strategic mission the Rafale can deliver the Aerospatiale ASMP standoff nuclear missile. The Rafale has a twin
gun pod and a GIAT 30 mm DEFA 791B cannon The
Rafale is equipped with laser designation pods for laser guidance of air-to-ground missiles. The Rafale is powered by two SNECMA M88-2 turbofans providing a top speed of Mach 2 and a maximum range of 1850 km with four drop-tanks.
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The Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche is an American reconnaissance and attack helicopter. The first flight of the Comanche took place on the 4th of January 1996. The Comanche is designed for armed reconnaissance missions, and can locate and classify threats, recognise and identify targets and digitally transmit the information to the battlefield commander in near real-time, select the optimum force deployment and co-ordinate the attack. The Comanche is equipped with a stowable three-barrel 20 millimetre Gatling gun mounted on a Giat turret under the nose of the helicopter. The Comanche carries its missile weapons internally and has a weapons bay on each side of the fuselage. The missiles are mounted on the weapon bay doors which open sideways. The missiles fire within three seconds of the bay doors opening. Missiles which fit the internal weapon bay include the Sura D 81 mm rocket, Euromissile Hot II, AIM-92 Stinger, Oerlikon Snora 81 mm Rocket, Starstreak, TOW II, Hydra 70 rocket, Matra Bae Dynamics Mistral, the Army Counter Air Weapon System, and the Longbow Hellfire missile. The number of missiles on each door mounting varies according to the size of the missile system, for example each door will hold three Hellfire or six Stinger missiles. The helicopter can be reconfigured with optional stub wings fitted with multiple weapon pylons which carry an additional four Hellfire or eight Stinger missiles.
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The SOCATA Rallye 235 Guerrier is a French counter-insurgency and general-purpose STOL light warplane with communication capability. The
Rallye 235 first flew in 1959 and entered service in 1960. It is powered by a Textron Lycoming O-540-B4B5 flat-six piston engine providing a top speed of 275 kmh and a range of 1300 km. The Rallye 235 is manned by a crew of two and can carry two passengers or a litter in the cabin. The Rallye 235 carries no fixed armaments but has provision for 300 kg of disposable stores carried on four under-wing hard points.
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The Rawdon T-1 is an American two-seater trainer aircraft. The Rawdon T-1 is a low-wing semi-cantilever monoplane powered by a Lycoming O-320 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 221 kmh and a range of 800 km. An agricultural crop-spraying model, the Rawdon T-1S and a dusting and spraying model the Rawdon T-1SD have also been made.
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The RB-45 Tornado was an American four-engined reconnaissance aircraft developed during the late 1940's and in service until 1958, seeing service during the Korean War. The RB-45 Tornado was originally developed as a four-engine jet bomber, the B-45 Tornado which saw four years of service in Europe from bases in Great Britain, and was the first four-engined jet bomber to see service in the USAF. The RB-45 Tornado was powered by four General Electric J47-GE-13 turbojets providing a top speed of 917 kmh and a range of 4070 km. Armaments consisted of two machine-guns, the bomb-bay being modified to hold flares and additional fuel tanks. The RB-45 Tornado was manned by a crew of four and fitted with twelve cameras.
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The General Dynamics/Martin RB-57F was an American high-altitude special reconnaissance aircraft produced by modifying the B-57 tactical bomber during the mid-1960's, the first entering service in 1964 with the USAF 58th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at the Kirtland AFB in New Mexico. The conversion involved an almost total redesign of the license built B-57, including using newly available materials. The original B-57 wing was replaced with a three-spar wing of almost double the original span and a marked anhedral. New and larger tail surfaces were fitted and control surfaces had their gaps tightly filled to reduce drag. The RB-57F was powered by two Pratt and Whitney TF33-P-11 turbofan engines and two Pratt and Whitney J60-P-9 auxiliary turbojets in under-wing pods. Four under-wing hard points allowed disposable stores and equipment to be carried, two of which were usually used to carry the auxiliary engines.
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The Boeing 739 (RC-135) is an American electronic reconnaissance platform warplane that entered service during the 1960's. The RC-135 is powered by four Pratt and Whitney TF33-P-9 turbofans providing a top speed of 901 kmh and a range of 4308 km. The RC-135 carries a flight crew of three or four and a variable number of mission crew members in the cabin.
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The Reconnaissance Experimental 8 (RE 8) nicknamed the 'Harry Tate' was the most widely used British two-seater biplane on the Western Front during the Great War. A descendant of the RE7, it was initially developed for reconnaissance work but also saw service as a bomber and ground attack aircraft. It provided a stable platform for photographic missions but suffered from poor manoeuvrability which left it vulnerable to attack by enemy fighters. The RE 8 had a top speed of 103 mph and an endurance of 4.25 hours. It was manned by a crew of two and carried two or three machine-guns and could be loaded with 260 lbs of bombs.
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Red Top was a British air-to-air guided missile developed as a successor to the Firestreak, and first known as the Firestreak Mk IV. Red Top had a cruising speed in excess of Mach 3 and a range of 11 km. Unlike Firestreak, Red Top had the advantage that it could be fired from any direction, including a collision course with the target.
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The Regent Rocket was an American five-seater cabin monoplane of the 1950's built in two models: the Regent Rocket 260 powered by a 260 hp Lycoming GSO-435-C2 six-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 320 kmh; and the Regent Rocket 400 powered by a 400 hp Lycoming GO-580-D eight-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 352 kmh. The Regent Rocket was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of metal construction, identical in both models except for the engine.
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The Reggiane Re.2001 was an Italian single-seater fighter aircraft of the Second World War. The Reggiane Re.2001 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by a Daimler-Benz DB 601 12-cylinder inverted Vee liquid cooled engine providing a top speed of 557 kmh. Armaments consisted of two forward firing 12.7 mm machine-guns in the fuselage and two 7.7 mm machine-guns in the wings and a 250 kg bomb carried under the fuselage.
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The Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario was an Italian single-seat fighter/fighter-bomber aircraft of the Second World War. The Reggiane Re.2005 was powered by a 1475 hp Fiat RA.1050 RC.58 Tifone 12- cylinder inverted Vee piston engine providing a top speed of 630 kmh and a range of 1265 km. Armaments consisted of three forward-firing 20 mm cannons, two forward-firing 12.7 mm machine-guns and up to 630 kg of bombs.
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Reims Aviation is a French aircraft manufacturing company founded in 1956 and producing Cessna aircraft under license. Until 1989 Cessna owned 40% of Reims.
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The Reims F 406 Caravan II is an American-designed French short-range utility light transport aircraft developed from the Cessna Model 441 and first flown in 1983. The Reims F 406 is powered by two Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-112 turboprops providing a top speed of 455 kmh and a range of 2135 km. The Reims F 406 carries a flight crew of two and up to 12 passengers or 1563 kg of freight in the cabin.
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The Repulogpegyar Levente II was a Hungarian parasol-wing two-seat primary trainer aircraft developed in 1940 and deployed as a liaison aircraft during the Second World War. The Repulogpegyar Levente II was powered by a licence-built 105 hp Hirth HM 504A-2 4-cylinder inverted inline piston engine providing a top speed of 180 kmh and a range of 650 km.
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The Revathi is an Indian two/three-seater light aircraft developed for use as a two-seater basic trainer by civil flying clubs and first flown in 1967. The Revathiis a low-wing cantilever monoplane of mixed construction powered by a Rolls-Royce/Continental O-300-C six-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 213 kmh and a range of 640 km.
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The RF-5 is an American single-seat tactical reconnaissance aircraft.
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The RF-84F Thunderflash was an American single-seater reconnaissance aircraft first produced in 1953 and in service from 1954, being a modification of the F-84 fighter aircraft. The RF-84F Thunderflash was powered by a Wright J65-W-7 turbojet providing a top speed of 1092 kmh and a range of 3540 km. Armaments consisted of four machine-guns.
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The RFB Fantrainer is a German two-seater primary/basic flying trainer aircraft that entered service in 1982. The RFB Fantrainer is powered by an Allison 250-C20B turboshaft providing a top speed of 463 kmh and a range of 1186 km, or 4.5 hours flying time.
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The RG-5 Pescarus was a Romanian single-seater high-performance sailplane first flown in 1957. The RG-5 Pescarus was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane of wooden construction.
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The RG-6 is a Romanian two-seater light sports and training aircraft developed in the mid-1950's. The RG-6 is a low-wing cantilever monoplane of wooden construction powered by a Pgrama 'D' four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 180 kmh and a flying time of five hours.
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The RG-9 Albatros was a Romanian two-seater tandem sailplane first flown in 1958. The RG-9 Albatros was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane of wood and fabric construction.
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The Rogerson Hiller RG-1100 Hornet is an American utility light helicopter produced since 1984. The RH-1100 is powered by an Allison 250-C20R turboshaft providing a top speed of 216 kmh and a range of 632 km. The RH-1100 carries a crew of one and up to six passengers or two litters and an attendant or 1500 lbs of freight carried in the cabin.
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The Rheinmetall MK 20 is a German 20 mm calibre, gas-operated cannon developed for ground based surface-to-surface and surface-to-air applications and later adopted for use as an aircraft gun. It has a variable rate of fire of between 800 and 1000 rounds per minute and a muzzle velocity of between 1050 and 1150 m/s depending upon ammunition, giving an effective range of 2000 metres.
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The Riley 65 is an American short-range utility light transport aircraft developed as an improved modification of the Cessna Model 310 aircraft. The Riley 65 is powered by two Continental O-470M or Continental IO-470D engines providing a top speed of 386 kmh and 402 kmh respectively and a range of 2575 km and 2735 km respectively.
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The Riley Lycoming-Heron is an American modification of the De Havilland DH 114 Heron light transport, fitted with four Lycoming Io-540-G1A5 six-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engines fitted with Riley turbo-superchargers.
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The Riley Rocket is an American short-range utility light transport aircraft developed as an improved modification of the Cessna Model 310 aircraft. The Riley Rocket is powered by two Lycoming IO-540-A1A5 engines providing a top speed of 426 kmh and a range of 3138 km. A Turbo-Rocket model was also produced fitted with turbo superchargers providing a top speed of 486 kmh and a range of 2735 km.
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The Riley Turbo-Exec 400 is an American twin-engined light transport aircraft developed as a modification of the De Havilland DH 104 Dove light transport and first flown in 1963. The Riley Turbo-Exec 400 is powered by two turbo-supercharged Lycoming Io-720 eight-cylinder horizontally-opposed fuel-injection air-cooled engines providing a top speed of 402 kmh and a range of 2075 km.
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The Riley Twin-Navion was an American twin-engined four-seater cabin monoplane developed from the single-engined Navion light aircraft in 1952. The Riley Twin-Navion was a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by two Lycoming O-320 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engines providing a top speed of 288 kmh.
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The RLU-1 Breezy is an American amateur build vintage configuration, three-seater light aircraft first flown in 1964. The RLU-1 Breezy is designed to be powered by a 90hp Continental C90 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 153 kmh and a range of 320 km.
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The Robertson STOL 182 is an American STOL short-range utility light transport aircraft developed as a modification of the Cessna Model 182 Skylane aircraft during the mid-1960's. The Robertson STOL 182 has a top speed of 282 kmh and a range of 1125 km.
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The Robin HR 100 is a French primary and basic flying trainer aircraft with liaison capabilities that entered service in 1970. The Robin HR 100/250TR is powered by a Textron Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 flat-six piston engine providing a top speed of 360 kmh and a range of 2130 km. The Robin HR 100 carries a crew of two and up to three passengers.
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The Robinson Mere Merit was an American, amateur-built, two-seater tandem light sporting biplane built by Cleo Robinson and his son Howard Robinson and as a two-thirds scale version of a 1929 Ken Royce-Rearwin aircraft. The Robinson Mere Merit was a braced biplane first flown in late 1964 and powered by a Warner Scarab 50 seven-cylinder radial air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 257 kmh and a range of 965 km.
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The Robinson Model R22 is an American two-seater utility light helicopter optimised for use as a primary and basic flying trainer helicopter. The
Robinson Model R22 was first flown in 1975, and entered service in 1979. The Robinson Model R22 is powered by a Textron Lycoming O-320-B2C flat-four piston engine providing a top speed of 190 kmh and a range of 592 km with auxiliary fuel.
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The Robot Rb 04 was a Swedish air-to-surface homing missile developed to a 1949 specification for a missile to be used against seaborne targets. The Robot Rb 04 entered service with the Swedish air force in 1959 as the standard armament for the Saab 32 Lansen. The Robot Rb 04 was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane, solid-propellant rocket armed with a 300 kg high explosive warhead.
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The Rockwell Shrike Commander is an American short-range utility light transport aircraft introduced in 1958. The Rockwell Shrike Commander is powered by two Textron Lycoming IO-540-E1B5 flat-six piston engines providing a top speed of 346 kmh and a range of 1735 km. The Rockwell Shrike Commander carries a crew of one or two and up to six or seven passengers or freight in the cabin.
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The Rockwell Turbo Commander is an American short-range utility light transport aircraft first flown in 1962 and produced until 1979 in a series of improved models. The Rockwell Turbo Commander 681B is powered by two Garrett TPE331-43BL turboprops providing a top speed of 467 kmh and a range of 1710 km. The Rockwell Turbo Commander carries a crew of one or two and up to seven or eight passengers or freight in the cabin.
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The U-4 (Blue Canoe) was an American military utility aircraft, a variant of the civilian Aero Commander 680 Super series of aircraft introduced in 1955. The U-4 was used primarily for VIP transport duties. The U-4 is powered by two Lycoming GSO 480-AiA6 engines providing a maximum speed of 260 mph and a range of 2400 km.
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The Rohini-I was an Indian two-seat side-by-side training sailplane first flown in 1961. The Rohini-I was a braced high-wing monoplane of wooden construction and a top speed of 174 kmh in smooth air.
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The Rollason D31 Turbulent is a British-built version of the French Druine D31 Turbulent. The Rollason D31 Turbulent is a single-seater ultra-light low-wing cantilever monoplane with an open cockpit (a sliding canopy option was provided), powered by a Rollason Ardem 4CO2 Mk 4 or Mk 5 flat-four air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 176 kmh and a range of 400 km. The Rollason D31 Turbulent differs from the original Druine D31 Turbulent mainly in having slightly larger wheels and a tail-skid in place of a tail-wheel.
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The Rollason D62 Condor is a British two-seater light monoplane of wooden construction based upon the French Druine D62 Condor. The Rollason D62 Condor is a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a side-by-side seating cockpit powered by a Rolls-Royce/Continental O-200-A four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 204 kmh and a normal range of 560 km. A modified model, the Rollason D62B Condor was also produced in 1964 with a slight reduction in overall length, a reduction in weight and a different propeller.
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The Raab-Ambrosini Rondone II F 7 is a German four-seater light monoplane designed in Italy, and taken over by the German Raab aircraft company. The Raab-Ambrosini Rondone II F 7 is a low-wing cantilever monoplane of wooden construction powered by a Lycoming O-290-D2 four-cylinder engine providing a top speed of 270 kmh and a range of 550 km.
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The Denel Aviation Rooivalk is a South African two-seat missile armed attack helicopter, in service since 1999. The Rooivalk carries a comprehensive range of weaponry selected for the mission requirement, ranging from anti-armour and anti-helicopter missions to ground suppression and ferry missions. The aircraft can engage multiple targets at short and long range, utilising the nose-mounted cannon and a range of under-wing-mounted munitions. Target detection, acquisition and tracking are carried out using the nose mounted stabilised sight, TDATS. The TDATS sight is equipped with a low level television sensor, Forward Looking Infrared sensor (FLIR), autotracker, laser rangefinder and laser designator. A helmet mounted sight display (HMSD) provides the crew with a head-up display of information for nap-of-the-earth flight (NOE). The HMSD incorporates an integrated measurement system for directing an articulated weapon such as the cannon, or air-to-air missile seeker heads. The Rooivalk is armed with an articulated 20 mm F2
cannon chin mounted on the helicopter and is equipped to fire 70 mm Folding Fin Aerial Rockets (FFAR).
Rooivalk can also fire Mokopa, Hellfire and HOT 3 anti-tank missiles and can carry four air-to-air missiles such as the V3C Darter or the Mistral.
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The Rotor-Craft RH-1 Pinwheel was an American lightweight helicopter designed to carry a single, fully-armed soldier, and first flown in 1954. The Rotor-Craft RH-1 Pinwheel could be folded up and carried by submarine, dropped by parachute or in the boot of a car. The Rotor-Craft RH-1 Pinwheel had a cruising speed of 112 kmh.
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The Rotorcraft Minicopter was a South African single-seater ultra-light autogyro developed during the mid-1960's. The Rotorcraft Minicopter was powered by a McCulloch O-100-1 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled two-stroke engine providing a top speed of 145 kmh and a range of 240 km.
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RPV (remotely piloted vehicle) are crewless mini-aircraft used for military surveillance and to select targets in battle. RPVs barely show up on radar, enabling them to fly over a battlefield without being shot down, and they are equipped to transmit TV images to an operator on the ground.
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The RR-77 RVV-AE (AA-12 Adder) is a Soviet air-to-air missile able to intercept targets at speeds up to 3,600 km/h and altitudes from 0.02 to 25 kilometres. The minimum range in the aft hemisphere is 300 metres and the maximum vertical separation between the host aircraft and the target is 10 kilometres. The RR-77 has inertial guidance with midcourse radio updates and terminal active guidance.
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The Sereb Rubis was a French two-stage rocket research vehicle first launched in 1964, reaching an altitude of 1800 km. The Sereb Rubis was 950 cm long and capable of carrying a 38 kg payload to an altitude of 2500 km, and was used to carry satellites.
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Rufe was the Allied code name for the Japanese Nakajima A6M2-N seaplane.
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The Ryan FR-1 Fireball was an American single-seater jet fighter produced from 1944 to 1945 and used by the US Navy as a trainer until 1947. The Ryan FR-1 was powered by a Wright R-1820-72W Cyclone, 9-cylinre, radial piston engine and a General Electric J 31-GE-2 turbojet providing a top speed of 650 kmh and a range of 2606 km. Armaments consisted of four machine-guns.
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The Ryan Model 143 (US army designation XV-5A) was an American two-seater VTOL experimental aircraft of the late 1950's and 1960's. The Ryan XV-5A was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane with fans in the wings to provide VTOL abilities. The Ryan XV-5A was powered by two General Electric J85-GE-5 turbojet engines providing a top speed of 880 kmh and a range of 1610 km, and two General Electric 353-5B lift fans in the wings.
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