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roll Movement around the longitudinal axis of an
aircraft.
RPM Revolutions Per Minute -- A measure of the amount
of power being produced by an engine. (See also
thrust.)
RSAF Royal Saudi Air Force.
RSO Reconnaissance Systems Operator.
RSS Relaxed Static Stability.
rudder A vertical aircraft control surface used to rotate
the plane about its vertical axis, i.e., to turn it without
banking.
SA-6 Gainful missile A surface-to-air missile designed in
1967 and launched from SAM sites against aircraft flying
at medium heights. It is more effective than the SA-2, but
can be fooled occasionally by ECM and chaff.
SA-7 Grail missile A shoulder-launched surface-to-air
missile designed to be used against low-flying targets.
SA-8 Gecko missile A truck-mounted, short-range,
low-altitude Russian surface-to-air missile.
SAC Strategic Air Command, reorganized into Air