Thread: "R" in Soviet missile numbering?
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Old October 6th 03, 03:27 PM
Allen Thomson
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Default "R" in Soviet missile numbering?
As one would expect from the Soviets, it's complex and convoluted.


BTW, the R in RD (as in RD-170) doesn't stand for Raketnyy. It's
Reaktivnyy Dvigatel', "reaction engine."