Part 2: Aircraft Roles and Abbreviations

Question 1

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

Answer 1

eg Hawk T2

Hawk is the aircraft

T indicates it is a Trainer

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

Question 2

What does AEW stand for?

Answer 2

Airborne Early Warning eg Sentry

Question 3

What does C stand for?

Answer 3

Transport (think of C for Cargo) eg C130 Hercules

Question 4

What does E stand for?

Answer 4

Electronic

Question 5

What does F stand for?

Answer 5

Fighter eg Tornado F3

Question 6

What does GR stand for?

Answer 6

Ground Attack Reconnaissance eg Tornado GR4

Question 7

What does HAR stand for?

Answer 7

Helicopter Air Rescue

Question 8

What does HC stand for?

Answer 8

Helicopter Cargo

Question 9

What does HT stand for?

Answer 9

Helicopter Training eg Griffin or Squirrel

Question 10

What does MR stand for?

Answer 10

Marine Reconnaissance eg Nimrod MR2

Question 11

What does R stand for?

Answer 11

Reconnaissance eg Sentinel R1, Shadow R1

Question 12

What does T stand for?

Answer 12

Trainer eg Hawk T1/T2

Question 13

What does K stand for?

Answer 13

Tanker

Question 14

What role/initials would apply for a Grob Tutor?

Answer 14

T Trainer

Question 15

What role/initials would apply for a Chinook?

Answer 15

HC Helicopter Cargo

Question 16

What role/initials would apply for a Squirrel?

Answer 16

HT Helicopter Trainer

Question 17

What role/initials would apply for a Hercules?

Answer 17

C Cargo/Transport

Question 18

What role/initials would apply for a Puma?

Answer 18

HC Helicopter Cargo

Question 19

What role/initials would apply for a Voyager?

Answer 19

K Tanker

Question 20

What role/initials would apply for a Griffin?

Answer 20

HT Helicopter Trainer

Question 21

What role/initials would apply for a Tornado?

Answer 21

GR

Ground Attack Reconnaissance (if GR4 Variant)

F

Fighter (if F3 Variant)

Question 22

What role/initials would apply for a Seaking?

Answer 22

HAR Helicopter Air Rescue

Question 23

What role/initials would apply for a Sentry?

Answer 23

AEW Airrbone Early Warning

Question 24

What role/initials would apply for a Typhoon?

Answer 24

FGR Fighter and Ground Attack Reconnaissance (Multi-Role)

Question 25

What role/initials would apply for a Tucano?

Answer 25

T Trainer (used before the Hawk for fighter pilot training)

Question 26

What role/initials would apply for a Hawk?

Answer 26

T Trainer (used for Jet Training after Tucano)

Question 27

What role/initials would apply for a Globemaster?

Answer 27

C Transport/Cargo

Question 28

What role/initials would apply for a Merlin?

Answer 28

HC Helicopter Cargo

Question 29

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

Answer 29

R Reconnaissance