RAF Aircrafts

Question 1

ISTAR

Answer 1

Intelligence
Surveillance
Target Acquisition
Reconnaissance

Question 2

Typhoon

Answer 2

Combat
Multirole fighter
Lossiemouth, Coningsby
139 in service

Question 3

F-35B Lightning

Answer 3

Combat
Stealth multirole fighter
Marham
Can take off from Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier

Question 4

How many aircrafts can the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier hold?

Answer 4

Maximum of 72

Question 5

Hawk T1

Answer 5

Trainer
Leeming
56 in service
To be replaced fully by the Hawk T2 by 2030

Question 6

Hawk T2

Answer 6

Trainer
Valley
28 in service

Question 7

Prefect T1

Answer 7

Elementary Flying Training
College Cranwell
23 in service
Replacing the Tutor

Question 8

Order of training?

Answer 8

Prefect T1, Texan T1, Hawk T2

Question 9

Texan T1

Answer 9

Trainer
Valley
14
Replacement for Tuscano

Question 10

Tutor T1

Answer 10

Elementary Flying Training
Wittering
91
Being replaced by Prefect

Question 11

Training Plane Replacements?

Answer 11

Hawk T1 -> Hawk T2
Tutor T1 -> Prefect T1
Tuscano -> Texan T1

Question 12

Viking T1

Answer 12

Glider Trainer

52

Question 13

Globemaster C-17

Answer 13

Transport
Brize Norton
8

Question 14

Atlas C1

Answer 14

Transport
Brize Norton
20 + 2 on order

Question 15

Hercules

Answer 15

Tactical Transport
Brize Norton
14
Meant to be replaced by Atlas, but 14 will remain in service until 2030.

Question 16

BAe 146

Answer 16

Transport (of important people)
Northolt
4
Out of service - 2022

Question 17

Reaper MQ-9A

Answer 17

Unmanned Combat and Surveillance
Waddington
9
Operated remotely by 3-man crew
To be replaced by Protector in 2024

Question 18

Shadow R1

Answer 18

ISTAR
Waddington
6

Question 19

Sentinel

Answer 19

ISTAR/Long range surveillance
Waddington
4
Currently deployed on Operation Shader
Out of Service - 2021

Question 20

3-ED Sentry

Answer 20

ISTAR
Airborne Early Warning/Command and Control
Waddington
4
Will remain until 2035

Question 21

Poseidon

Answer 21

ISTAR
Maritime Air Patrol
Lossiemouth
4

Question 22

ISTAR Aircrafts?

Answer 22

Shadow R1
3-ED Sentry
Sentinel
Poseidon

Question 23

Chinook

Answer 23

Support Helicopter
Resupply, Trooping, CASEVAC
Odiham, Benson
60

Question 24

Puma HC2

Answer 24

Support Helicopter
Includes combat roles, CASEVAC
Benson
23

Question 25

Griffin HAR2

Answer 25

Support Helicopter
Akrotiri
3
Due for withdrawal in 2018 for replacement by Airbus Helicopter

Question 26

Future Aircrafts?

Answer 26

LANCA - Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft

Tempest - Due to replace Typhoon in 2015.

• Will combine manned, unmanned and optionally manned
• Will incorporate VR controls to provide a ‘wearable cockpit’

Question 27

Team Tempest?

Answer 27

Rolls Royce
BAE Systems
Leonardo
MBDA
UK MoD
RAF Rapid Capabilities Office

Question 28

Voyager

Answer 28

Air to Air refuelling and Strategic Transport
Brize Norton
Always 1 available on Falkland Islands.