Air Department I Flashcards
ALBAR
Adjustable Length Tow bar
JBD
Jet Blast Deflector
FLOLS
Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System
What constitutes a Full Flight Deck Uniform?
Cranial on and buckled
Goggles down over eyes
Flight deck jerseys on with sleeves rolled
down
Leather gloves
Flight deck pants
Float coat on and fastened
Safety shoes/steel toe boots
Whistle
Purpose of a Conflagration Station
Security of the Hangar Bay
Proper operation of all remotely controlled fire-fighting apparatus on the hangar deck
3 total – one in each hangar bay
Purpose of Hanger Deck Ballistic/Deck Edge Doors
Divide the Hangar deck into sections or bays
Isolation of fires and CBR contamination
Some ballistic integrity for incoming missiles
Define Flight Quarters
Fixed wing and helicopter ops are conducted
Condition I
Aircraft on catapult or in position affording a clear route to the catapult with crew in aircraft
Condition II
Condition I, except flight crews are not required in the aircraf
Condition III
Flight crews shall be in full flight gear, briefed, and standing by in the ready rooms
Condition IV
Similar to Condition III except that minor maintenance may be performed on the aircraft if no delay in launch is involved
Characteristics of the TA-1A/B Tie down Chain
Adjusts from 1 foot 6 inches to 9 feet 10 inches
Weighs 12 pounds
Working load of 10,000 pounds
Model 15 ALBAR
standard towbar for moving aircraft weighing 90,000 pounds
Model 8 ALBAR
9 feet long
Model 20 ALBAR
20 feet long
Number of minimum personnel required to move an aircraft
Six Director – Yellow Shirt Brake Rider Tractor/Spotting Dolly Driver Port Wing Walker Starboard Wing Walker Tail Safety Observer
Yellow
Aircraft handling officers and plane directors
Blue
Aircraft Handling crews
Red
Crash and smash crews, EOD, Ordnance
Green
Catapult/Arresting gear officers and crews
GSE troubleshooters,
Line and Maintenance LPOs
Aircraft maintenance crews and photographers
Purple
Fuels crews
Brown
Plane Captains
White
Cargo handlers Air Transfer Office QA LSO Medical, Safety
Green jersey with red cranial
Landing Signals Enlisted (LSE)