Uncontrolled copy not subject to amendment Airmanship Knowledge
Uncontrolled copy not subject to amendment Airmanship Knowledge for Air Cadets Learning Outcome 3 Know How to Identify Military Aircraft Part 2: No. 1 Group Air Combat Revision 4. 00
Contents Aircraft in No 1 Group – Air Combat: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Typhoon Tornado GR 4 / GR 4 A Tornado F 3 Harrier GR 9 / T 12 Lightning II
1. Typhoon Reporting Name: Role Letters and Marks: Role: Typhoon T 1 A / F 2 / T 3 / FGR 4 Multi-Role Fighter
The Typhoon • Manufactured by Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK via the Eurofighter Consortium • High performance, single seat, multi-role fighter aircraft designed to perform air superiority and ground attack missions with a full range of air-to-air and air-to-surface weapons • Twin-engine delta wing design with canard foreplanes and fly-by-wire controls for maximum agility • Advanced avionics including ECR-90 CAPTOR Radar, Helmet-Mounted Symbology System (HMSS) helmetmounted sight and voice control input.
Technical Data Wing Span: 10. 50 M Length: 15. 96 M Crew : 1 (2 in T 1 A / T 3) Maximum Speed: 1, 147 kts (2125 km/h) or Mach 2. 0 at 36, 090 ft Engines: Two Eurojet EJ 200 Turbofans
Typhoon T 1 A
Typhoon F 2
Typhoon T 3
Typhoon FGR 4
Typhoon FGR 4
Typhoon Detail Differences – T 1 A vs T 3 Typhoon T 1 A / T 3 are primarily used for pilot conversion training but are fully combat-capable All Typhoon T 1 s had a modification to the fuel system to become T 1 As Typhoon T 3 has the PIRATE FLIR (Forward Looking Infra-Red) sensor mounted on the port-side of the nose
Typhoon Detail Differences – F 2 vs FGR 4 Typhoon F 2 and FGR 4 are the frontline combat variant of Typhoon F 2 is used in the air-toair and Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) roles only Typhoon FGR 4 has the PIRATE FLIR (Forward Looking Infra-Red) sensor mounted on the nose FGR 4 upgrade introduced air-tosurface capability to Typhoon. All F 2 s will be upgraded to FGR 4
2. Tornado GR 4 / GR 4 A Reporting Name: Role Letters and Marks: Role: Tornado GR 4 / GR 4 A Ground Attack / Reconnaissance
Tornado GR 4 / GR 4 A • Variable geometry wing, all-weather ground attack and reconnaissance aircraft • Terrain-following radar, Forward Looking Infra Red (FLIR) and night-vision goggles allow unrestricted operations day or night • LITENING III Laser Designation Pod allows selfdesignation of ground targets for laser guided bombs • Carries full range of air-to-surface weapons as well as RAPTOR pod for tactical reconnaissance • Linescan system enables the GR 4 A to conduct lowlevel, tactical reconnaissance
Technical Data Wing Span: 13. 9 M fully forward 8. 6 m fully swept Length: 16. 45 M Crew: 2 Maximum Speed: 800 kts (1480 km/h) or Mach 1. 2 at sea level Engines: Two turbo union RB 199 turbofans
Tornado GR 4 / GR 4 A
Tornado GR 4 / GR 4 A
3. Tornado F 3 Reporting Name: Role Letters and Marks: Role: Tornado F 3 Air Defence The Tornado F 3 was retired from service in March 2011
Tornado F 3 • Retired from service 31 March 2011 • Developed from the Tornado GR 1 as a long-range air defence interceptor • Variable sweep wing for high supersonic speed or high loiter duration • All-weather day/night operation with beyond visualrange engagement capability • Patrols for over 3 hours at 300 nmls from base • Carried AMRAAM and ASRAAM air-to-air missiles • Secondary air defence suppression role added in 2003 using ALARM missiles
Technical Data Wing Span: 13. 9 M fully forward 8. 6 M fully swept Length: 16. 7 M Crew: 2 Maximum Speed: 800 kts (1480 km/h) or Mach 1. 2 at sea level Engines: Two Turbo Union RB 199 turbofans
Tornado F 3
Tornado F 3
Tornado F 3
Tornado F 3 Comparing the F 3 and GR 4 Tornado GR 4 Longer nose FLIR AMRAAM Missiles on stretched fuselage
The Tornado Test 1 2 3 5 4
4. Harrier GR 9 / T 12 Reporting Name: Role Letters and Marks: Role: Harrier GR 9 / T 12 Ground Attack and Reconnaissance The Harrier GR 9 / T 12 was retired from service in December 2010
Harrier GR 9 / T 12 • Harrier GR 9 was a ground attack and Close Air Support aircraft capable of V/STOL (Vertical / Short Take-Off Landing) • Harrier T 12 was a twin-seat training variant for training new pilots and was fully combat capable • Aircraft were operated by 1 Sqn and 4 Sqn RAF and the Naval Strike Wing of the Fleet Air Arm • Operated from both land bases and Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers • Capable of operating day and night and in all weathers • Carried a full range of air-to-surface weapons
Technical Data Wing Span: 9. 24 M Length: 14. 46 M Crew: 1 (2 in T 12) Maximum Speed: 640 kts (1186 km/h) at sea level Engine: One Rolls-Royce Pegasus 105 vectored-thrust turbofan
Harrier GR 9
Harrier T 12
5. Lightning II Reporting Name: Role Letters and Marks: Role: Lightning II Not Currently Available Multi-role land- and carrier-based strike fighter
Lightning II • US-built F-35 Lightning II • Low-observable (“stealth”) fighter/attack aircraft • Planned in-service date of 2018 to replace Harrier GR 9 in RAF and Royal Navy service • It will operate from land bases and new Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers • Sophisticated avionics and weapon-targeting systems including helmet-mounted weapons cueing • UK version is based on F-35 B Short Take-off Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35 aircraft • F-35 is also available as a conventional take-off variant (F-35 A) and a Carrier variant (F-35 C)
Technical Data Wing Span: 10. 7 M Length: 15. 6 M Crew: 1 Maximum Speed: Mach 1. 6+ Engines Pratt & Whitney F 135 -PW 600 turbofan with lift-fan
Lightning II
Lightning II
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