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RAF Aircrafts Flashcards

1
Q

ISTAR

A

Intelligence
Surveillance
Target Acquisition
Reconnaissance

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Typhoon

A

Combat
Multirole fighter
Lossiemouth, Coningsby
139 in service

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3
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F-35B Lightning

A

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

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4
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How many aircrafts can the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier hold?

A

Maximum of 72

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5
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Hawk T1

A

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

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6
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Hawk T2

A

Trainer
Valley
28 in service

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7
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Prefect T1

A

Elementary Flying Training
College Cranwell
23 in service
Replacing the Tutor

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Order of training?

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Prefect T1, Texan T1, Hawk T2

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9
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Texan T1

A

Trainer
Valley
14
Replacement for Tuscano

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10
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Tutor T1

A

Elementary Flying Training
Wittering
91
Being replaced by Prefect

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Training Plane Replacements?

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

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12
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Viking T1

A

Glider Trainer

52

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13
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Globemaster C-17

A

Transport
Brize Norton
8

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14
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Atlas C1

A

Transport
Brize Norton
20 + 2 on order

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15
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Hercules

A

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

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16
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BAe 146

A

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

17
Q

Reaper MQ-9A

A 
Unmanned Combat and Surveillance
Waddington
9
Operated remotely by 3-man crew
To be replaced by Protector in 2024
18
Q

Shadow R1

A

ISTAR
Waddington
6

19
Q

Sentinel

A 
ISTAR/Long range surveillance
Waddington
4
Currently deployed on Operation Shader
Out of Service - 2021
20
Q

3-ED Sentry

A 
ISTAR
Airborne Early Warning/Command and Control
Waddington
4
Will remain until 2035
21
Q

Poseidon

A

ISTAR
Maritime Air Patrol
Lossiemouth
4

22
Q

ISTAR Aircrafts?

A

Shadow R1
3-ED Sentry
Sentinel
Poseidon

23
Q

Chinook

A

Support Helicopter
Resupply, Trooping, CASEVAC
Odiham, Benson
60

24
Q

Puma HC2

A

Support Helicopter
Includes combat roles, CASEVAC
Benson
23

25
Q

Griffin HAR2

A

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

26
Q

Future Aircrafts?

A

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’
27
Q

Team Tempest?

A 
Rolls Royce
BAE Systems
Leonardo
MBDA
UK MoD
RAF Rapid Capabilities Office
28
Q

Voyager

A

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

RAF Filter Interview (7 decks)

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