FMF Photos Flashcards
Venom
UH-1Y
UH 1-Y
Venom
mission of HMLA
OAS
utility support
armed escort
airborne supporting arms coordiation
Huey
Huey was the UH-1N
- the UH-1Y (Venom) has fully replaced it)
speed of HMLA
cruise = 139 knots
maximum = 170 knots
ceiling of UH-1Y
20,000
but max operational altitude is 10K
max endurance of UH-1Y
3.3 hours
range of UH-1Y
129 nm (mission radius with a combat load)
UH-1Y Venom
UH-1Y Venom
UH-1Y Venom
CH-53E
Super Stallion
aka Super Stallion
CH-53E
CH-53K
King Stallion
aka King Stallion
CH-53K
benefit of CH-53K over CH-53E
CH-53K (King Stallion) operates better in degraded enviornments
head/heavy,gigh
speed of the King Stallion
Cruise = 150 knots
Max = 170 knots
passengers that can fit on the CH-53K
30 passengers
litters that can fit on the CH-53k
24 litters
payload of CH-53k
30 passengers
24 litters
King Stallion
ceiling of CH-53K
King Stallion
justy shy of 10K ft
F/A-18
Hornet
mission statement of the FA-18
supporting arms coordination
multi-sensor imagery reconaissance
destroy air to air and surface to air
in all weather conditions
speed of FA-18
Hornet
cruise = 0.78 MACH
MACH 1.8
MACH that is the max of a F/A-18
MACH 1.8
AIM-9
Sidewinder
AIM = Air Intercept Missile
- one of hte oldest cheapest short range air to air missile
size of a Sidewinder
AIM-9
(Air Intercept Missile)
just shy of 10 ft
5in diameter
11 inch wingspan
188lbs
operational range of a Sidewinder
0.6-22 miles
maximum speed of a Sidewinder
MACH 2.5
warhead weight of a Sidewinder
20.8lbs
detonation mechanism of a Sidewinder
IR proximity fuse
- a fuze that detonates an explosive device automatically when it approaches within a certain distance of its target. Proximity fuzes are designed for elusive military targets such as airplanes and missiles, as well as ships at sea and ground forces. This sophisticated trigger mechanism may increase lethality by 5 to 10 times compared to the common contact fuze or timed fuze
AIR (missile)
air intercept missile
(like Sidewinder = short)
(like Sparrow = medium)
example of a short-range air to air missile
Sidwinder
example of a medium range air to air missile
Sparrow
difference between the Sparrow and Sidewinder
both = AIM Air Intercept Missile
Sparrow = medium range air to air missile (14-38 nmi)
Sidewinder = short range air to air missile (0.6-22 miles)
aka Sea Sparrow
RIM-7 Sea Sparrow
size of AIM Sparrow
510 lbs
12ft long
8 in diameter
wingspan 2ft 8 in
warhead 88 lbs
what is AIM-7 Sparrow
medium-range semi-active radar honing air to air missile
infrared homing
passive weapons guidance system that uses infrared lgiht emission from a target to track and follow it seemlessly
- passive devises which, unlike radar, provide no indicatino they are tracking a target
- so used for sneak attacks
- aka “heat-seakers” but technically just infared seeking since infared is radiated strongly by hot bodies
what are heat seeking missiles really…
one way to defeat a missile that works via infrared light emissoin (heat seeking)
drop flares behind the target to create false heat sources BUT only works if teh pilot is aware of the missle and has time to deploy countermeasures
brevity code used by NATO pilots to signal release of air to air munitions
Fox 1 = release of a semi-active radar homing missile like the Sparrow
Fox 2: launch of an infard homing missile like the Sidewinder
Fox 3 = launch o an active radar homing missile like a AIM Phionex