Air Force and Astra Flashcards
What are the eight aircraft categories?
- Combat
- Future
- Heritage
- ISTAR
- Multi Role
- Support
- Training
- Transport
Name two aircrafts in the transport category
- Atlas C1 (A400M)
- Globemaster (C-17)
Give details on the Atlas C1
- 206 and 30 Squadrons +
- RAF Brize Norton
- Entered service in 2014 and can carry 37 tonnes
Give details on the Globemaster C-17
- 99 Squadron
- RAF Brize Norton
- Used in Afghanistan for the Kabul airlift and can transport 100,000 ibs at 35,000 feet
What does ISTAR stand for?
Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance
What does ISTAR do?
Eyes and ears - provides Britain and NATO with critical information
Define air power
The application of military aviation, strategy and strategic theory to aerial warfare and close air support
Define air force
Military organisation of a nation for air warfare and operations
Not just the offensive - prevents conflict, delivers aid, combats cyber threats etc
When was the RAF formed and by who?
April 1918
Major General Sir Hugh Trenchard
What two groups was the RAF formed from?
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Naval Air Service
Who is the current Chief of Air Staff?
Sir Mike Wigston
Who is the Warrant Officer of the RAF?
Jake Alpert
Name the groups in the RAF and which one I will fall under
No.1, No.2, No.11, No.22, and No.83
No.2
What are the four RAF core values?
Respect
Integrity
Service
Excellence
What are the two stages of the fitness test?
Pre-joining fitness test
Fitness test at Cranwell for the familiarisation visit
