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AAR Flashcards

1
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AARA

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AAR Area

a defined area encompassing both a racetrack shape AAR track and its protected airspace

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AAR Element

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One tanker and one or more receivers

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ALTRV

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Altitude Reservation

  • An area of airspace reserved for AAR with the appropriate ATC authority
  • A moving ALTRV encompasses en route activities and advances coincident with the mission progress
  • A static ALTRV consists of a defined geographic area, specific altitude(s) and time period(s)
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BDA

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Boom Drogue Adapter

Equipment used to convert the boom for use with probe equipped receivers

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5
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Dry Contact

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AAR engagement for aircrew proficiency during which fuel is not transferred

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6
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Nose Cold

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RADAR selected to standby

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Spokes

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The receiver had damaged the drogue

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Switches Safe

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All weapons switches selected to safe/off

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Yardstick

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Directive to use A/A TACAN for ranging

number +- 63 / X

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ARCP

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AR Control Point

The planned geographic point over which the receivers arrive in the observation astern position with respect to the assigned tanker

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ARCT

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AR Control Time

The planned time that the receiver and tanker will arrive over the ARCP

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ARIP

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AR Initial Point

A planned geographic point prior to the ARCP to which tankers and receivers time independently to effect an arrival at the RV control time.
This point may be a designated position established at the planning or briefing stage, or as directed by the tanker/GCI/AEW controlling the RV

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ORBIT

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Pattern is a left-hand racetrack

the standard leg is 50NM

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14
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Alert Tanker

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Quick reaction launch to support contingencies:

  • Missed refuelling
  • Adverse weather
  • Battle damage
  • Excessive times engaged with the enemy
  • Emergency carrier operations
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15
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Reliability Tanker

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Ground spares (Alert) may be to far to refuel in a timely manner
Airborne tanker unable to complete mission
Receivers missed AAR
Operate in a given area with no scheduled receivers
“Flying Spares”
Can accept fuel of departing tankers to extend endurance

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16
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Tanker Cell

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  • Multi-tanker formations
  • Fly Echelon right from lead tanker
  • Receivers join from left, and manoeuvre accordingly

separated by 4000ft (3000ft is the minimum)

17
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HVAA

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High Value Airborne Asset

  • Loss of HVAAs is detrimental to operations
  • C2, AAR, EW, ISR, and Air mobility assets
  • Usually assigned close protection
  • Slide when threat approaches
  • Retrograde when at risk
18
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EMCON Options

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EMCON Option 1: All emitters authorized

EMCON Option 2: Restricted R/T Communications

EMCON Option 3: Silent R/T

EMCON Option 4: Emissions out

19
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Rendezvous Types

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RV Alpha Receiver Turn-on

RV Bravo Heading Based

RV Charlie Receiver Controlled

RV Delta Point-parallel

RV Echo Timing

RV Foxtrot Sequenced

RV Golf En-route

20
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Standard Rv Types

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RV A and RV D

all others Rv’s provide assistance as needed

21
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Refuling System

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Probe and drogue
Boom and Spine
boom and Drogue Adapter (BDA)

22
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Probe and Drogue Receiver

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Canadian
CF-18

US Navy
F-18
Growler

European Allies
Tornado
Mirage

23
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Boom and Spine Receiver

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US Air Force
F15
F16
F22

24
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Purpose Of AAR

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Air refuelling (AR) is the capability to refuel aircraft in flight. Air refuelling facilitates the rapid movement of fixed-wing assets responding to contingencies when and where required.

Air-to-air refueling allows air power to increase levels of versatility, surprise, flexibility, and mobility, and can concentrate more air assets for operations.

Versatility: Ability to adapt.

25
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Canadian Air Power

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Canadian Sovereignty:
Missions
Central fighter locations

Global Air Expeditionary Operations:
Rapid deployment and redeployment of assets

26
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Strategic vs Tactical

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Strategic:
Extends range to reach distant locations or on station time
Minimizes maintenance and servicing problems
Enables aircraft to use shorter runways

“FORCE ENABLER”

Tactical
Enhances aircraft capabilities
Option for multiple sorties without returning to base
Increase in Endurance, on-station time

“FORCE MULTIPLIER”

27
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AAR Themes

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1- AAR will always be a limiting factor in real-world operations
2- Carriage of fuel will always be a limiting factor in strategic AAR
3- Number of contact points will be a limiting factor in tactical AAR

28
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Transferable Fuel

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Fuel available for passing to receivers
Total fuel minus tanker requirements to recover
Also referred to as “Instantaneous”

29
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Fragged Plus

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Fuel not allocated to tanker or receivers

Can be used for Ad Hoc or Emergencies

30
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Offload/On-load

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Tanker fuel assigned to receivers

31
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Burn Rate

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Rate at which tanker uses it fuel

Reduces Transferable fuel available

32
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Fuel Management

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Must maintain awareness of the amount of fuel available

Be prepared to respond to emergency situations

33
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Manage Fuel Logs

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Write callsign, time, and transferable fuel for each tanker

Enables forecasting and decision making

ABM (8 decks)

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