Air Refueling numbers and other Flashcards
KC-10 airspeed
285 KCAS
KC-10 altitudes
12,000 ft - 31,000 ft
KC-135 airspeed
265 KCAS
KC-135 altitudes
3,000 ft - 31,000 ft
KC-46 airspeed
275 KCAS
KC-46 altitudes
5,000 ft - 31,000 ft
How to get KC-46 guidance in the MC
select KC-135 on RZxx DATA 1
Overwrite refuel speed on RZxx DATA2 with 275 KCAS
max fuel intake rate
JP-8 at a max rate of 7650 PPM
with all tanker air refueling pumps operating and 4 receiver tanks open
transfer rate with only 2 tanks open
3500 PPM
KC-10 boom limits
Left/right - 19
Upper/lower - 25/40
Boom extension - 6-21
KC-135 boom limits
Left/right - 10
Upper/lower - 25/35 or 40
Boom extension - 6-18
KC-46 boom limits
Left/right - 19
Upper/lower - 25/40
Boom extension - 6-21
KC-10 boom compression required force
600 lbs
KC-135 boom compression required force
200 lbs
KC-46 boom compression required force
1200 lbs
KC-46 bank angles limits for AR
30 degrees below 27,000 ft MSL
15 degrees at or above 27,000 ft MSL
reverse flow AR normal fuel transfer rate
1600 PPM
if change of a pilot control is made, where must you be?
astern position
where do you move back to for a seat change?
100 ft in trail
turbulence restriction
no forecast severe
no actual mderate
visibility restriction
1NM- single ship
2NM-formation (receiver or tanker)
what altitude do practice emergency separations terminate?
500 ft below tanker altitude
required C-17 equipment for AR
weather radar
UHF/DF
TACAN A/A (range and bearing)
for AA->FR: radar beacon, two pulse variable width
formatting capability def
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
at what rate can the C-17 receive fuel up to?
8000 ppm
Who’s callsign is stated during a breakaway?
tanker CS
regardless of who initiates it
how do you compute tanker TAS?
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
when do you check “halfway through the turn” for point parallel RV?
1:10
at 1:10, what should the DME equal?
1/3 of the turn range
what does the receiver do for heading changes greater than 45 degrees?
receiver must be in contact/pre-contact OR 1000 ft below and 2NM in trail of the lead tanker throughout the entire turn
CATS call
callsign altitude altimeter setting A/A TACAN timing changes effecting RV Mode 3 squawk
