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Aircraft Flashcards

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Aircraft Reporting Names have a letter to indicate its role which proceeds the variant type.

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eg Hawk T2

Hawk is the aircraft

T indicates it is a Trainer

2 indicates it is Mark 2 (the newer updated version)

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What does AEW stand for?

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Airborne Early Warning eg Sentry

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What does C stand for?

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Transport (think of C for Cargo) eg C130 Hercules

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What does E stand for?

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Electronic

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What does F stand for?

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Fighter eg F35 Lightening

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What does GR stand for?

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Ground Attack Reconnaissance eg Tornado GR4

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What does HAR stand for?

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Helicopter Air Rescue

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What does HC stand for?

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Helicopter Cargo eg Chinook

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What does HT stand for?

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Helicopter Training eg Griffin or Squirrel

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What does MR stand for?

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Marine Reconnaissance eg Nimrod MR2

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What does R stand for?

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Reconnaissance eg Sentinel R1, Shadow R1

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What does K stand for?

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Tanker eg. Voyager KC.Mk 2

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13
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What role/initials would apply for a Prefect

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T - Trainer

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What role/initials would apply for a Chinook?

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HC _ Helicopter Cargo

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What role/initials would apply for a Squirrel?

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HT - Helicopter Trainer

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What role/initials would apply for a Hercules?

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C - Cargo/Transport

17
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What role/initials would apply for a Voyager?

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K - Tanker

18
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What role/initials would apply for a Typhoon?

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FGR4 - Full Spectrum Air Capabilities (Fighter, Ground Attack, Reconnaissance, 4th Gen) - Really 4.5

19
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What role/initials would apply for a Globemaster?

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C - Transport/Cargo

20
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What role/initials would apply for a Sentinel or Shadow?

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R - Reconnaissance

21
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3 Examples of combat aircraft, their key roles/capabilities and where their based

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  • FGR4 Typhoon: Multi-Role Aircraft - Full Spectrum Air Opps
    (Predominantly Air policing)
  • RAF Conningsby and Lossiemouth
  • F35b Lightening: Multi-Role (Stealth tech and STOVL)
  • RAF Marham
  • MQ-9 Reaper: MALE UAV (ISTAR w/ attack capabilities)
  • RAF Waddington
22
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Give 5 Examples of ISTAR Aircraft their key roles/capabilities

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  • 3E-D Sentry: Arial Radar (AEW&C system)
  • Shadow R1: Recon
  • Rivet Joint: Intercept, interpret and exploit emissions
    from the electromagnetic spectrum
  • Sentinel R1: Long-range, wide-area battlefield
    surveillance / recon.
  • MQ-9A Reaper: full spectrum ISTAR and Attack
23
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10 Examples of transport Aircraft

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  • C-17 Globe Master: Long-Range Heavy Lift
  • Voyager KC.Mk 2: AAR, Strategic AT
  • C130-J Hercules: TAT
  • A400M Atlas: TAT
  • Chinook: AT, Trooping, Casevac, SAR, Attack (w/payload)
  • Griffin: SAR (Search and Rescue)
  • Puma HC.Mk 2: Trooping, Resupply, Casevac
  • Leonardo AW109SP: Command Support Air Transport (Senior
    Officials)
  • BAe 146: CSAT- Command Support Air Transport
    (Tasked with the transport of Senor Officials, MoD
    ministers, high ranking military leaders, and the Royal
    Family)
24
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Tell me more about the Chinook

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Extremely Capable and Highly Versatile Support Helicopter

STATIONED AT: RAF ODIHAM

KEY ROLE(S): TROOPING, RESUPPLY & CASEVAC

SEC… ROLE(S): COMBAT SUPPORT (WHEN EQUIPED SELF-DEFENCE SUITE)

25
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Tell me more about the Typhoon

A

Highly Capable, Extremely Agile, Forth-generation Multirole Combat Aircraft

STATIONED AT: RAF LOSSIEMOUTH, CONNINGSBY, MOUNT PLEASANT.

KEY ROLE(S): FULL SPECTRUM AIR OPS (QRA, AIR POLICING, PEACE SUPPORT, AIR-TO-AIR, AIR-TO-SURFACE)

CAPABILITY: AIR-TO-AIR (ASRAAM, AMRAAM), HOTAS, ADVANCED COCKPIT, HEA, CAS (GPS/LASER GUIDED PAVEWAY II AND IV WEAPONS, INTERNAL 27MM GUN)

26
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Tell me more about the F35-b

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Stealth, Fifth-generation, Multirole Combat Aircraft

STATIONED AT: RAF MARHAM (will also operate from QE-C carriers)

KEY ROLE(S): AIR-TO-SURFACE, ELECTRONIC WARFARE, INTELLIGENCE GATHERING AND AIR-TO-AIR (simultaneously)

CAPABILITY: ADVANCED SENSORS AND STEALTH TECH; STOVL; INTEGRATED SENSORS, SENSOR FUSION AND DATA LINKING = UNPRECEDENTED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

27
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Tell me more about Voyager

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Multi-Role Transport Tanker

STATIONED AT: RAF Brize Norton

KEY ROLE(S): AAR & SAT

28
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Tell me more about the UK’s new maritime patrol aircraft.

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The P8-A Poseidon is a multi-role maritime patrol aircraft, equipped with sensors and weapons systems. Filling the capability gap that was left by the redundancy of the nimrod.

STATIONED AT: RAF Lossiemouth

KEY ROLE(S): Anti-submarine warfare, Surveillance, and search and rescue.

CAPABILITY: APY-10 radar with modes for high-resolution mapping; acoustic sensor system (including passive and multi-static sonobuoys); electro-optical/IR turret and electronic support measures (ESM). This equipment delivers comprehensive search and tracking capability, while the aircraft’s weapons system includes torpedoes for engaging sub-surface targets.

RAF Selection (2) (23 decks)

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