NATO Helicopters Flashcards
What does Endurance mean?
Time to minimum landing allowance reported in hours and minutes and a four figure time group
What is Ramp Fuel
When on a ship
The minimum fuel state by which aircraft (fixed and rotary) are to be back on the deck.
Aircraft below RAMP fuel or likely to be below are to declare an emergency
Command may change an Aircrafts RAMP fuel while it is airborne if it considered that the factors governing the safety factor fuel have changed.
A/C captain must acknowledge this change before it becomes effective.
What is minimum landing allowance
Ashore
Calculated from the minimum useable fuel for a particular aircraft type plus additional margins.
Airborne aircraft below or likely to be airborne below MLA are to declare an emergency.
Merlin mk2/3 - 600-800kgs
Wildcat - 100kgs
Primary roles of Wildcat and Merlin
Wildcat: ASuW and ASW
Merlin: ASW and ASuW
Secondary roles of Wildcat and Merlin
Search and Rescue (SAR) Helicopter delivery service (HDS) Troop carrier Naval Gunfire Support (NGS) Vertical replenishment (VERTREP)
Operational height and speed for wildcat
Height: 400ft
Speed: 120kts
MLA for wildcat
100kgs
Endurance for WIldcat
2:00 hrs
Crew for Wildcat
1 pilot
1 Observer
1 winchman
Operational height and speed for Merlin
Height: 200ft
Speed: 120kts
MLA for Merlin
600-800kgs
Endurance for Merlin
5hrs (31/2 hrs more likely)
Crew for Merlin
2 pilots
1 observer
1 aircrewman
Operational Height and Speed Merlin Mk3
Height: 200ft
Speed: 100kts
Troop numbers for Merlin MK3
30
MLA for Merlin Mk3
400kg
What is the operational height and speed of the Dauphin
Height: 500ft
Speed: 130kts
Primary and Secondary roles of the P3 Orion
Primary: ASW
Secondary: ASuW
VECTAC height and speed or P3
Height 300ft
Speed 180kts
Secondary roles of P3
SAR Maritime Security Ops (MSO) SIGINT AWACS ISTAR Research
What is the Magnetic Anomaly Detector (MAD) for the AURORA CP-140 (Canada)
ASQ 502
What is the VECTAC Height, Speed and Endurance for the Atlantic SP-13A
Height: 250ft
Speed: 180kts
Endurance: 10 hours
What is the Cruise Speed of the P-8A Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA)
440 kts
