Air Refueling numbers and other

Question 1

KC-10 airspeed

Answer 1

285 KCAS

Question 2

KC-10 altitudes

Answer 2

12,000 ft - 31,000 ft

Question 3

KC-135 airspeed

Answer 3

265 KCAS

Question 4

KC-135 altitudes

Answer 4

3,000 ft - 31,000 ft

Question 5

KC-46 airspeed

Answer 5

275 KCAS

Question 6

KC-46 altitudes

Answer 6

5,000 ft - 31,000 ft

Question 7

How to get KC-46 guidance in the MC

Answer 7

select KC-135 on RZxx DATA 1

Overwrite refuel speed on RZxx DATA2 with 275 KCAS

Question 8

max fuel intake rate

Answer 8

JP-8 at a max rate of 7650 PPM

with all tanker air refueling pumps operating and 4 receiver tanks open

Question 9

transfer rate with only 2 tanks open

Answer 9

3500 PPM

Question 10

KC-10 boom limits

Answer 10

Left/right - 19
Upper/lower - 25/40
Boom extension - 6-21

Question 11

KC-135 boom limits

Answer 11

Left/right - 10
Upper/lower - 25/35 or 40
Boom extension - 6-18

Question 12

KC-46 boom limits

Answer 12

Left/right - 19
Upper/lower - 25/40
Boom extension - 6-21

Question 13

KC-10 boom compression required force

Answer 13

600 lbs

Question 14

KC-135 boom compression required force

Answer 14

200 lbs

Question 15

KC-46 boom compression required force

Answer 15

1200 lbs

Question 16

KC-46 bank angles limits for AR

Answer 16

30 degrees below 27,000 ft MSL

15 degrees at or above 27,000 ft MSL

Question 17

reverse flow AR normal fuel transfer rate

Answer 17

1600 PPM

Question 18

if change of a pilot control is made, where must you be?

Answer 18

astern position

Question 19

where do you move back to for a seat change?

Answer 19

100 ft in trail

Question 20

turbulence restriction

Answer 20

no forecast severe

no actual mderate

Question 21

visibility restriction

Answer 21

1NM- single ship

2NM-formation (receiver or tanker)

Question 22

what altitude do practice emergency separations terminate?

Answer 22

500 ft below tanker altitude

Question 23

required C-17 equipment for AR

Answer 23

weather radar
UHF/DF
TACAN A/A (range and bearing)
for AA->FR: radar beacon, two pulse variable width

Question 24

formatting capability def

Answer 24

the gross weight at which the receiver, for a given pressure altitude and ambient temp, has a rate of climb capability of 200 fpm at INT in the tanker downwash at the normal formatting airspeed

Question 25

at what rate can the C-17 receive fuel up to?

Answer 25

8000 ppm

Question 26

Who’s callsign is stated during a breakaway?

Answer 26

tanker CS

regardless of who initiates it

Question 27

how do you compute tanker TAS?

Answer 27

1/2 tanker altitude plus their airspeed

OR

take the receiver’s airspeed and subtract 275, then capture the receiver TAS from PROG PAGE 2 and subtract the difference in calibrated airspeeds from the receiver TAS

Question 28

when do you check “halfway through the turn” for point parallel RV?

Answer 28

1:10

Question 29

at 1:10, what should the DME equal?

Answer 29

1/3 of the turn range

Question 30

what does the receiver do for heading changes greater than 45 degrees?

Answer 30

receiver must be in contact/pre-contact OR 1000 ft below and 2NM in trail of the lead tanker throughout the entire turn

Question 31

CATS call

Answer 31

callsign
altitude
altimeter setting
A/A TACAN
timing changes effecting RV
Mode 3 squawk