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Explain purpose of the hydraulic fluid analysis
Check for lubrication, heat transfer and contamination
Explain purpose of tactical paint scheme
Reduces aircraft signature
Corrosion control publication
NA 01-1A-509
Three modes of wheel brakes
Park emergency and normal
Purpose of composite airframe material
Limit weight, increase strength, decrease effort of corrosion
Types of repairs
Temporary repair- until permanent can be made
One time flight- to fly to repair location
Airframe structure
Radome, forward fuselage, center fuselage, aft fuselage, wings
Flight control surfaces
Movable surfaces controlled by inputs by the pilot and computers hyds servo cylinders. Stabs rudders ailerons lef and tef
Hydraulic system
Accumulator, reservoir, lines, valves, servo cylinders pump
HS1 primary flight controls
HS2 primary flight controls and non flight controls
Electronic flight controls
All surfaces are electronically controlled. Fly by wire
Emergency landing gear extension
Uses app accumulator to force gear into the down and lock position
Purpose of launch bar
Attaches to catapult on carrier to get jet to speed for takeoff.
Purpose of landing gear safety pins
Keeps landing gear from retracting on the ground
What PPE is used for broken composite
Respirator, goggles, close weave cotton gloves
Manual for hydraulics
NA 01-1A-17
Before towing an aircraft what doors/panels should be closed
Structural doors and panels
Safe distance from intake at idle
9 ft
Safe distance from intake at mil power
25 ft
Safe distance from engine exhaust at idle
115 ft
Safe distance from exhaust at full power
925 ft
What engines are used in f18 EF
F414–GE-400
APU modes of operation
Main engine Startup, ground maintenance mode, and ecs
Purpose an location of IFR probe
Inflight refueling
Right forward fuselage
Purpose of foam lined wing tanks
Self sealing if punctured and decreasing chance of fire/ explosion hazard
Oil authorized for use
Lubricating oil, amad oil
MIL PERF 23699 / 7808
Purpose of engine anti icing system
Provides anti ice airflow to the engine front frame inlet center body and inlet device
Fuel capacity
16,900 fox
17,200 echo
30,000 lbs 5wet
What is an APU
Auxiliary power unit centrifugal flow gas turbine engine that supplies air for ecs mes and gmm
What is an AMAD
Airframe mounted accessory drive
Connected to the apu through the ats for starting engines and drives generators.
Describe the variable exhaust nozzle VEN
Fuel pressure controlled flaps at exhaust side of engine that adjust based on output requirements.
How many fuel cells
4
What is a fadec
Full authority digital electric control.
Receives aircraft and engine sensor information and determines engine fuel scheduling
System interface between amad APU and engines
APU drives the amad through the ats pneumatically transmitting power to start engines
Fuel pressurization and venting
Maintains pressure in fuel tanks and vents fuel vapor overboard.
Hot fuel recirculation
Separates fuel from motive flow pump fuel at the heat exchanger wash filters.
Purpose of air refueling store (ARS)
Allows a jet to be a tanker for in flight refueling
Safety concerns when dealing with avionics
Radiation hazard with radar. Switches and breakers in proper position before applying power.
Difference between barometric and radar altimeter
Baro uses barometric pressure to determine altitude
And radar altimeter uses radar signals for up to 5000 ft
What is VHF and UHF
Very high frequency and ultra high frequency. Frequency ranges used for radio communications
What is IAS and it’s purpose
Inter communication audio system
Communication equipment used for cockpit and ground crew comms and audible alerts
What is TACAN
Tactical air navigation
Uses tacan ground stations and other tacan aircraft to determine position
What is INS
Inertial navigation system
Self contained automatic dead reckoning system
What is GPS
Global Positioning System
Uses satellites to determine position
What is an ARI
Attitude reference indicator
Self contained pitch roll attitude reference system with an electronic gyro. Used to determine attitude of aircraft in flight
What is ILS
Instrument landing system
An all weather approach guidance system
What is radar
Radio detection and ranging
Air to air and air to ground detection of objects
What are fiber optics
High speed fiber wiring immune to electrical noise has signal security lighter and smaller than wiring. Fragile made of glass
Purpose of mission computers
Provides data conversion with non mux avionics equipment through the control converter on mux channels
What is MIDS/JITRS
Multifunctional info distribution system /joint tactical radio system
Exchanges info on air and surface tracks stores info engagement status identification status and targeting data.
What is TEWS
Tactical electronic warfare system
Provides detection of surface and airborne threats provides jamming and dispersal of chaf and flare
What is CSC
Control converter
Converts data from digital to analog and back allowing the equipment to communicate
Tactical jamming system
Protects from missile attacks and gun radar sends out different frequencies for jamming. Computer wiring and quad receivers.
What’s in the main display group (MDG)
Heads up display (HUD)
Digital display indicator (DDI)
Up front control display (UFCD)
Multipurpose color display (MPCD)
What is the HUD
Heads up display
Provides aircraft altitude navigation, anti air anti ground weapons flir video
What is displayed on the DDI
Statuses on everything. Multiple pages fuel and stores and flight surface info
Msp codes
What is the UFCD
Up front control display
Entry and display of aircraft data
What is the MPCD
Multipurpose color display
Mechanical push button imputs used as a fulfilling function display and map data
Function of digital map set
Store map data and works with the MPCD to display map data
Purpose of position lights
Determine relative position in the air at night 7 lights 3 red 3 green one white
Strobe light purpose
Guard against aircraft collision
Purpose of landing/taxi light
Used for landing and taxi of aircraft
Approach light
Displays the angle of attack of jet landing
Purpose of formation light
Indicates changes in attitude relative to position.
What is DFIRS and it’s purpose
Deployable digital incident recorder/black box. Stores flight data in case of a crash
Pitot static system
Measures static air pressure and barometric pressure sends info to the transmitter then to the instruments.
Airspeed indicator
Displays airspeed based on outside air pressure from the pitot
Standby pressure indicator
Measures altitude based on barometric pressure and Displays altitude
Vertical speed indicator
Show climb and dive rate 0-6000 feet per min based on change in air pressure
Air data pressure transmitter
Converts analog air data to digital and sends it to the displays
Angle of attack indexer (AOA).
Shows angle of attack with lighted symbols located on the hud
Angle of attack transmitter
Cone or vane type on forward fuselage measures difference between angle of aircraft and the airstream
AFCS automatic flight control system
An electro hydro mechanical system that provides inputs to the flight control system to assist the pilot in handling the aircraft.
Purpose of the nose wheel DDI
Receives and stores from the recorder and displays the codes
What is the digital memory device (DMD)
In the cockpit works with the mission computer and digital map system. Programmable computer non volatile memory device for mission and maintenance cards
Flight incident recorder and monitoring device
Monitors engine and airframe operational status for unit failures and caution advisory conditions
Joint helmet mounted cueing system(JHEMCS)
Improves situational awareness and aircraft survivability and increases the ability to acquire a visual target works with the AIM 9 displays hud information
Power supply
Consists of two generators two transformer rectifiers one battery with a charger and PDPs
Maintenance battery
Supplies 28 VDC to the essential and main/start buses
Generators
Two 115 VAC 3 phase 400 hz
Objective of explosive handling certification
To ensure all personnel have demonstrated the ability to properly and safely perform all functions and tasks involving explosive devices
What is the purpose of suspension accessory equipment
To suspend and release stores bombs and missiles
Purpose of cartridge actuated devices CADS
To fire other explosives and stores.
Define AIM
Air launched aerial guided missiles
Air to air
Define AGM
Air to ground missiles
Define CATM
Captive air training missiles used for pilot training in arial target acquisition
Define hero
Hazards of electro magnetic radiation to ordinance
To prevent accidental detonation from radio frequencies
Retarded bombs
Used during low level drops fins open to slow decent
Non retarded bombs used for high level drops
used for high level drops
Yellow banding
High explosive
Brown banding
Rocket motor
Blue banding
Inert / training
Active guidance
Target Illumination is supplied by the missile
Semi active guidance
Missile sets target from external source
(Laser designation)
Passive guidance
Obtained from the target. Heat seeking
Purpose of chaff / flares
Flares used during evasive maneuvers against heat seeking missiles
Chaff is fine metal strips radar and radar guided missile deterrent
Hazards of forward firing ordinance
Auto ignition, toxic chemicals, inadvertent separation, high heat on protruding surfaces, and motor detonation
Types of bomb/ ejector racks
Bru 32, 33, 42, 41 used for single stores and weapons
Bru 32 fuel tank
Bru41 training bombs
Location and purpose of the ICM switch
Forward fuselage. Allows release of chaff flares
Armament control processor set
Provides electrical interface between weapons stations aircraft switching and related systems includes ACP and up to 9 SDCCs
Command launch computer
Used to control and monitor the high speed anti radiation missile (HARMS) in 13R
AN/ALE-47
Provides aircraft protection in sophisticated threat environments holds chaff and flare
AN/ALE-50/55
Provides off board countermeasures ability
Basic armament configuration
Setup for all stations
LAU 127- 9, 11
SUU78- , 6
SUU79/BRU32-3,4,8,9
SUU80/BRU32-2,10
Bru 41 imer small bombs
M61A1
AIM 7
Sparrow
Guided missile solid fuel rocket propelled air to air conventional warhead semi active guidance
AIM 9X/M
Sidewinder
Supersonic air to air missile passive IR target detection proportional guidance and torque balance control system
AIM 120
AMRAAM
Supersonic air to air active radar target detection and onboard inertial NAV guidance
M61A1
Gun fire control system enables selection arming and firing of the gun air to air or air to ground 4k-6k rpm
AGM 65
Maverick
Air to ground rocket solid fuel conventional warhead anti ship
AGM 84D
Harpoon
Active radar seeking
AGM 84E
Slam
Uses ins gps and ir for guidance
AGM 84H
Slam-er
Improved control range and penetration over the slam
AGM 88
Harm
Solid fuel air to ground proportional guidance to home in on threat radar emissions
ALSS/egress ppe
Flight suit
Aviator boots
Anti g garment
Helmet
Survival radio
Beacon
Gloves
Anti exposure suit
I’d tags
Knife
Personal survival kit
Signal device
Flashlight
Life preserver
Environmental control 12 sub systems
Bleed air control
Bleed air leak detection
Air cycle conditioning
Cabin cooling
Avionics cooling
Cabin pressure
Anti g suit
OBOGS
Windshield anti ice and rain
Radar liquid cooling
Canopy seal
Waveguide pressurization
Oxygen mask
Designed for use with a regulator and provides breathing oxygen on demand at a pressure schedule dependent on altitude
Oxygen regulator
Chest mounted positive pressure regulator that provides on demand oxygen flow
Life preserver
Low profile flotation collar equipped with auto/manual inflation assembly
Anti g suit
Bladder system invaded in fire resistant cloth. As Gs increase bladders fill applying pressure to extremities to keep blood in the upper body reducing blackouts
Objective of egress seat checkout certification
Familiarize personnel working in and around the cockpit with the ejection seat and hazards associated
Purpose of the ejection seat
Provides aircrew with a place to sit in normal conditions and a way to quickly exit the aircraft in an emergency.
What is hypoxia
A decrease in the amount of oxygen entering the bloodstream causing eyes body and muscles to fail unless oxygen is added
What is anoxia
Death due to lack of oxygen
What are the two types of aviation breathing oxygen
Type 1 Gaseous oxygen mil-0-2727100
Type 2 liquid oxygen
Purpose of dry bay fire suppression system DBFSS
To suppress fire in the belly of the jet in the event of ballistic damage using 14 optical sensors and 6 extinguishing cartridges
Purpose of harness release unit
Backup automatic mode for separating parachute from aircrew
A/A24A-56 helmet
Mounting platform for HDU and protects pilot from impact and wind during ejection
What is the HDU
Helmet mounted display unit
Miniature display projected on visor which allows symbology to be displayed in pilots view
Normal Canopy operation
Opened by electrical means using internal and external means
Opened mechanically with internal crank and external attaching point
Emergency canopy operation
Automatically ejected when seat ejection is activated pyrotechnically operated
Fire detection system
Monitors AMAD APU and engine bays for fires or overheat conditions provides pilot with audible and visual indicators
Fire extinguishing system
Single fire bottle with 3 distribution lines
Bleed air system
Clamped insulated ducts directing hot high pressure air for ecs obogs and external fuel tank pressure
Air cycle conditioning system
Cools and conditions engine bleed air for cooling avionics aircrew ecs
Anti gravity system
Tubing and a valve that provides regulated air to the g suit
OBOGS
Series of lines and valves and a concentrator that regulates pressure and controls flow and distributes oxygen to the aircrew
Ejection seat system
Operated by ballistic gas pressure produced by ejection seat initiators that fire when seat handle is pulled
Emergency oxygen system
Located in seat pan. Automatically activated during ejection
Ejection seat safety precautions
Ensure safety pins are in place and seat handle is in the safe position
Canopy operation precautions
Fully open or fully closed
Do not operate in motion
Check sills before closing
Canopy jettison system precautions
Ensure pin is in place
SEAD
Suppression of enemy air defenses
WAS
War at sea
Destroy enemy vessels and amphibious forces
CAS
Close air support. Call for fire
MAS
Maritime air superiority
Maintain air superiority around battle group
ACM
Air combat maneuvering dog fighting
CAP
Combat air patrol
Intercept and destroy enemy aircraft
FCF
Functional check flight
FCLP
Field carrier landing practice
VMC
Visual meteorological conditions
IMC
Instrument meteorological conditions
VFR
Visual flight rules
IFR
Instrument flight rules
CATCC
Carrier air traffic control
FLOLS
Ferensel lense optical landing system
Provides pilot with visual indication of relative position to the glide slope
MOVLAS
Manually operated visual landing aid system
Emergency signaling system to aid when primary is down
AAW
Anti air warfare
Detection and tracking destruction or neutralization of enemy aircraft and weapons launched from air surface subsurface or land
AMW
Amphibious warfare
Attacks launched from the sea by naval forces
CCC
Command control and communication
MIW
Mine warfare
Use of mines to defend harbor areas and countermeasures for mines on the surface or sub surface
MOB
Mobility
Ability of naval forces to maneuver and maintain themselves in all situations over under or on the surface
NCO
Non combatant operations
Medical or humanitarian operations
Not categorized in any other warfare mission area
STW
Strike warfare
Destruction or neutralization of enemies ashore.
Purpose of the SORM
Dictates organizational responsibilities and provides guidance to squadron personnel in executing assigned duties
Contents of the sorm
Covers departments and positional responsibilities chain of command and policies
Discuss dual chain of command
Administrative
Sec NAV chief of naval operations
Operational
President secdef commanders of joint specified commands
Operational chain of command
Specified/unified
Unified are joint commands of 2 or more branches
Specified are singular service commands
Fleet commands
Pacific - pacflt
Atlantic - Lantflt
Europe - usnaveur
Task force commander
In charge of a smaller group in the fleet
Task unit commander
In charge of a group within the task force
Secnav
Carlos del toro
Civilian in charge of the department of the navy. policies organization admin operational efficiency
CNO
Admiral gilday
Senior naval officer advisor to the president and secnav
Fleet commander in chief
Commands one of the three fleets
CINCPACFLT
CINCLANTFLT
CINCUSNAVEUR
Naval Air Force commander
Vice admiral whitsell
Type commander for all naval air forces
Air boss
Functional wing commander
In charge of aircraft material readiness
Type squadron commander
Responsible for maintenance and condition of aircraft and operational readiness
Commander and chief
Joe Biden
President head of the armed forces accountable to congress
Vice President
Kamala Harris
Second in line to the President President of the senate
Secretary of defense
Lloyd Austin
Advisor to the President works on defense policies and dod policy
Secretary of the navy
Carlos del toro
Civilian in charge of the DON
Chief of naval operations CNO
Admiral gilday
Member of the joint chief of staff senior officer in the navy
MCPON
James Honea
Senior enlisted in the navy reports to the CNO
Fleet master chiefs
5 of them
Enlisted advisor to the fleet commanders
Force master chief
Enlisted advisor to the force group commanders
CMC command master chief
Charles eakly
Advisor to the commanding officer of a command
Duties of the CO
Responsible for command safety and command performance
Duties of the xo
Carry out the policies of the co and keep them informed
Duties of the chiefs
Enlisted Advisors to the officers
Department head
Representative of the CO for departmental matters
CMEO/ CCS
Equal opportunity training and awareness for the command.
Division officers
Administering training and supervising personnel
LCPO/LPO
Management of the work center
Work center supervisor
Deals with management of work center functions
CACO
Provides resources and info to PNOK / SNOK
SAPR
Prevent and respond to sexual assault
Ombudsman
Command family coordinator
Financial specialist
Provides training on managing finances
DAPA
Provides training on drug and alcohol prevention
Security manager
Keeps the CO/XO informed on all matters of security
CCC command career councilor
Career information program
OPREP
Operational report
Provides the chain of command with information about incidents
MOVREP
Shops movement report
LOGREP
Provided by the ship before entering the port for logistics information
SORTS
Ships status readiness conditions
SITREP
Provides operational commanders and higher information on incidents not meeting oprep 3 criteria
Significance of ROC and POE
Used for projection of needed assets in areas
PACOM
Hawaii
Asian pacific region
USARPAC
MARFORPAC
USPACFLEET
PACAF
EUCOM
Germany
Europe
Build partner capacity
USARUER-AF army
NAVEUR- NAVAF navy
USAFE-AFAFRICA airforce
MARFOREUR/AF marines
SOCEUR-SOCAF
SOUTHCOM
Miami
Central South America Caribbean
ARSOUTH army
AFSOUTH airforce
USNAVSO navy
USMARFORSOUTH marines
SOCSOUTH
CENTCOM
Tampa bay
Middle East / Northern Africa
USARCENT
USAFCENT
USMARCENT
USNAVCENT
USSOCCENT
NORTHCOM
Colorado
Homeland defense
Air land and sea approaches around the us
ARNORTH
AFNORTH
MARFORNORTH
SOCNORTH
SOCOM
Tampa
JSOC
MARSOC
USASOC
NAVSOC
AFSOC
TRANSCOM
Illinois
Deployment and distribution
Global joint mobility operations
AMC airforce
MSC navy
SDDC army
JOSAC soc
JECC
JCSE
JPASE
STRATCOM
Nebraska
Nuclear deterrence global strike
Global information grid
SMDC army
MARFORSTRAT
USFF Navy
AFGSC Air Force
AFRICOM
Stutgart
Africa
USAREUR-AF
NAVAF
AFAFRICA
MARFORAF
3rd fleet
Eastern pacific
San Diego
4th fleet
Mayport Florida
Caribbean central South America
5th fleet
Bahrain
Arabian gulf Indian Ocean Persian gulf
6th fleet
Italy
Mediterranean and Black Sea
7th fleet
Japan
Western pacific and Indian Ocean