What does SR stand for?

Sortie Rate

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Under these conditions it's easy to see why the Seafire's attrition rate was so high, but in terms of the sortie rate per serviceable air craft, it did exceptionally well.

Kamikaze killer: the naval version of the Spitfire had its share of ...

The new launch system is supposed to allow the new class of carriers to increase aircraft sortie rates by 25 percent, require less manpower to operate and cost less to maintain.

United States: $573M Ford launch contract comes with price cap

He led an Operation Iraqi Freedom airlift mission planning efficiency optimization, which increased the flight sortie rate an amazing 25 percent.

Analysis connection

8) First, China's principal objective in the air war would be to attack airfields in order to reduce the sortie rate of defending aircraft, not to maximize air-to-air kills.

How China might invade Taiwan

``The sortie rate for these X-aircraft is unprecedented,'' said Boeing spokesman Randy Harrison.

FIGHTER PASSES MILESTONE BOEING TESTS AERIAL REFUELING CAPABILITY

The combined features and functionality of ASIST enable the system to meet and exceed the latest requirements for high sortie rates and optimized crew size.

United States : Curtiss-Wright Controls Receives $2.4M Contract to ...

At the time, carriers were reportedly so short of ordnance that some missions were launched with half a load, just to keep the sortie rate at prescribed levels--a strategy that was understandably unpopular with aircrews.

Able dog: the Douglas AD Skyraider may have looked like a dog, but it ...

Inputs are in the form of checklists that specify the following parameters: which aircraft are bedded down at the location (or use it as an enroute location), how many of each type, their sortie rate, and mission.

Air force deployments: estimating the requirement