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Old October 6th 03, 05:55 AM
MattWriter
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Does the letter "R" in Soviet missile designations, such as the R-7, stand for
anything?


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Old October 6th 03, 07:53 AM
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Raket (Rocket)?

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Does the letter "R" in Soviet missile designations, such as the R-7, stand

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Old October 6th 03, 08:41 AM
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Alan Erskine wrote:

Raket (Rocket)?


I think that's it...Chelomei's designs had UR prefixes for "Universal
Rocket" and the ex-German Peenemunde design bureau used G for Groettrup-
its leader....here's some data about the designations in detail:
http://www.astronautix.com/articles/rustions.htm
As one would expect from the Soviets, it's complex and convoluted.

Pat

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Old October 6th 03, 03:20 PM
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"Alan Erskine" wrote

Raket (Rocket)?


Raketa. It means both "rocket vehicle" and "reactively propelled missile."
(A cruise missile is a "krylataya raketa," "winged missile.")
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Old October 6th 03, 03:27 PM
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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."
 




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