Transcript LO3 P3 No2 Group Combat Support

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Airmanship Knowledge
Learning Outcome 3
Part 3
No2 Group Combat Support
Part1
Revision 2.00
Airmanship Knowledge
Learning Outcome 3
Part 3
Know the aircraft in service with the Royal Air Force
Contents
• No 2 Group – Combat Support – Part 1
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Sentry AEW1
Sentinel R1
Nimrod R1
Reaper
BAE 125 CC3
BAE 146 CC2
Nimrod MR2
Sentry
Reporting Name
Role Letters & Marks
Role
Sentry
AEW 1
Airborne Early Warning
Sentry AEW1
Sentry AEW1
Sentry AEW1
Sentry AEW1
Sentry AEW1
Sentry AEW 1
• Operates in air and sea surveillance and airborne
command-and-control roles.
• Crew of 18, including an 11-man mission control crew.
• Flying at 30,000ft it can scan 312 kms at ranges up to
280nmls.
• Multi-mode lookdown radar separates targets from
ground and sea clutter.
• Transmits information to ground units or ships using
digital data links.
Sentry AEW1 Technical Data
WING SPAN
LENGTH
CREW
MAXIMUM SPEED
ENGINES
44.4M
43.9M
13 to 20
460kts (853km/h) at 35,000ft
Four CFM 56
turbofans
Sentinel R1
Reporting Name
Role Letters & Marks
Role
Sentinel
R1
Reconnaissance
Sentinel R1
Sentinel R1
Sentinel R1
Sentinel R1
Sentinel R1
Sentinel R1
Sentinel R1
• Long-range, battlefield-intelligence airborne radar aircraft
for the RAF and the Army.
• Full day or night capability with a radar able to penetrate
cloud, rain or smoke.
• Stand-off capability of several hundred kilometres, at
altitudes up to 50,000ft.
• Provides high quality, radar ground image and tracks
mobile targets.
• Near-real-time, secure data-link transmissions to mobile
ground stations.
• Forms one arm of the ISTAR triad of Sentinel R1, Sentry
AEW1 and Nimrod R1.
Sentinel R1 Technical Data
WING SPAN
LENGTH
CREW
MAXIMUM SPEED
ENGINES
28.65 M
30.3 M
2 flight crew
3+ mission crew
Mach 0.88
2 x RRD BR710 turbofans
Nimrod R1
Reporting Name
Role Letters & Marks
Role
Nimrod
R1
Reconnaissance and
electronic intelligence gathering
Nimrod R1
Nimrod R1
Nimrod R1
Nimrod R1
Nimrod R1
Nimrod R1
• Jet-powered reconnaissance and electronic intelligence
gathering aircraft.
• Carries a highly sophisticated and sensitive suite of
systems.
• Able to transit at high speed and then loiter at lower
speed for long periods.
• Endurance of 10 hours, which can be extended by air
refuelling.
• Carries two inertial navigation systems and a global
positioning system.
Nimrod R1 Technical Data
WING SPAN
LENGTH
CREW
MAXIMUM SPEED
ENGINES
35M
35.86M
4 flight crew
24 mission crew
500kts (922km/h) at 30,000ft
Four Rolls-Royce
Spey turbofans
Reaper
Reporting Name
Role Letters & Marks
Role
Reaper
N/A
Reconnaissance / Attack
Reaper
Reaper
Reaper
Reaper
• Reaper is a Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS), also
known as an Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)
• Roles are long duration reconnaissance and strike
• Developed by General Atomics in the US and known as
MQ-9 in US Air Force service
• Reaper is operated by 39 Sqn at Creech Air Force Base,
Nevada.
• Crew of 2 operate the Reaper and its on-board systems
remotely from Nevada
• Weapons include Hellfire missiles and 500lb laserguided bombs
Reaper Technical Data
WING SPAN
LENGTH
CREW
MAXIMUM SPEED
ENGINES
20.1M
11M
2 (Aircraft is operated remotely)
250kts
1 x Honeywell TPE 331-10T
Turboprop
HS125 CC3
Reporting Name
Role Letters & Marks
Role
HS125
CC3
VIP Communications
HS125 CC3
HS125 CC3
HS125 CC3
HS125 CC3
HS125 CC3
HS125
HS125 CC3
• Operates in the Royal or VIP transport and
communication roles.
• Total of six aircraft, operated by No 32 (The Royal)
Squadron, at RAF Northolt.
• Crew of two pilots, one cabin attendant and up to six
passengers.
• Minimum ground time required to turn the aircraft around
after landing.
• Fitted with a defensive-aids suite to combat infrared
missile threats.
HS125 Technical Data
WING SPAN
LENGTH
CREW
MAXIMUM SPEED
ENGINES
14.33M
15.4M
3
445kts (825km/h) at 30,00ft
Two Garrett TFE
731 Turbofans
BAe 146 CC2
Reporting Name
Role Letters & Marks
Role
BAe 146
CC2
VIP/Communications
BAe 146 CC2
BAe 146 CC2
BAe 146 CC2
BAe 146 CC2
BAe 146 CC2
• Operated in the Royal or VVIP transport and
communication roles.
• Wide-bodied aircraft, equipped to promote space and
comfort.
• A strong, rugged aircraft, able to operate from
unprepared sites.
• Four high-bypass ratio turbofans, enabling short-field
performance and quiet operation.
• Fitted with a defensive-aids suite to combat infrared
missile threats.
BAe 146 CC2 Technical Data
WING SPAN
LENGTH
CREW
MAXIMUM SPEED
ENGINES
26.3M
26.1M
2
339mph at 30,000ft
4 x Avco Lycoming
ALF502 turbofans
Nimrod MR2
Reporting Name
Role Letters & Marks
Role
Nimrod
MR2
Long Range
Maritime Patrol/
Recon/Search & Rescue
Nimrod MR2 was withdrawn from service in March 2010
Nimrod MR2
Nimrod MR2
Nimrod MR2
Nimrod MR2
Nimrod MR2
Nimrod MR2
Nimrod MR2
• Nimrod MR2 was withdrawn from service in March 2010
• Nimrod was the only jet-powered maritime patrol aircraft
prior to the development of the Boeing P-8A Poseidon.
• Roles were anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare and
search and rescue.
• Endurance of 10 hours
• Crew of 13, which included ‘wet’ and ‘dry’ sensor
coordination teams.
• Carried Sting Ray torpedoes, Harpoon antiship missiles,
bombs and depth charges.
Nimrod MR2 Technical Data
WING SPAN
LENGTH
CREW
MAXIMUM SPEED
ENGINES
35M
38.63M
12
500kts (922km/h) at 30,000ft
Four Rolls-Royce
Spey turbofans