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 5: Training Aircraft Revision 3. 00
Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Viking T 1 Vigilant T 1 Tutor T 1 Firefly T 67 Tucano T 1 Hawk T 1/1 A 7. Hawk T 2 8. King Air B 200 9. Dominie T 1 10. Griffin HT 1 11. Squirrel HT 1
1. Viking T 1 Reporting Name: Role Letters and Marks: Role: Viking T 1 Cadet Training
Viking T 1 • The Viking T Mk 1 is the mainstay of the Air Cadet Organisation’s glider fleet • It has two seats in tandem, with dual controls allowing it to be flown from either seat
Technical Data Wing Span: 17. 5 M Length: 8. 18 M Crew 2 Operating Speed: 50 -55 kts (93 -102 km/h) Range Speed: 57 kts (105 km/h) Engines: None
Viking T 1
2. Vigilant T 1 Reporting Name: Role Letters and Marks: Role: Vigilant T 1 Cadet Training
Vigilant T 1 • The Vigilant has been in service with the ACO since early 1990 and equips many of the Volunteer Gliding Squadrons (VGS) • It is a self-launching, piston-engined motorised glider which requires no winch or cable to get airborne • The cockpit has seating for 2, side by side
Technical Data Wing Span: 17. 4 M Length: 7. 9 M Crew: 2 Operating Speed: 60 kts (111 km/h) Range Speed: 62 kts (115 km/h) Engine: One Grob G 2500 piston engine
Vigilant T 1
3. Tutor T 1 Reporting Name: Role Letters and Marks: Role: Tutor T 1 Primary Trainer
Tutor T 1 • The Grob 115 E aircraft entered Royal Air Force service in 1999 as the Tutor T 1, replacing the Bulldog at UAS and AEFs • The RAF Tutor has dual controls and the 2 seats are in side-by-side format • The Tutor T 1 replaced the final Firefly T 67 s in UK military service in 2010, becoming the primary training aircraft for all UK armed forces
Technical Data Wing Span: 10 M Length: 7. 4 M Crew: 2 Maximum Speed: 150 kts at Sea Level Engine: One Lycoming 4 -cylinder piston engine
Tutor T 1
4. Firefly T 67 Reporting Name: Role Letters and Marks: Role: Firefly T 67 Primary Trainer
Firefly T 67 Used for elementary flying training at the Joint Elementary Flying Training School (JEFTS) until replaced by the Tutor T 1 in 2010
Technical Data Wing Span: 10. 6 M Length: 7. 6 M Crew: 2 Maximum Speed: 157 mph (252 km/h) at sea level Engine: One Lycoming piston engine
Firefly T 67
5. Tucano T 1 Reporting Name: Role Letters and Marks: Role: Tucano T 1 Basic Jet Trainer
Tucano T 1 • Shorts of Belfast produce the Tucano T 1 • It is a development of the Brazilian EMB-312 Tucano (Toucan) • The canopy is in two sections and is bird strike-resistant for pilot protection • The cockpit layout has been designed to mimic that of the Hawk advanced trainer as much as possible, to aid continuity in training • The instructor’s rear seat is raised to allow a clear view over the student’s head; this gives the aircraft a hump-backed appearance
Technical Data Wing Span: 11. 3 M Length: 9. 8 M Crew: 2 Maximum Speed: 273 kts (507 km/h) at sea level Engine: 1 Garrett TPE 331 turboprop
Tucano T 1
6. Hawk T 1 / T 1 A Reporting Name: Role Letters and Marks: Role: Hawk T 1 & T 1 A Advanced Jet Trainer
Hawk T 1 / T 1 A • The Hawk is the standard aircraft for advanced fast-jet pilot training and weapon training • Some training Hawks were modified to T 1 A standard and have an emergency Air Defence war role with AIM-9 L Sidewinder air-to-air missiles • It has a large ventral airbrake underneath the rear fuselage • There are two air intakes, one on each side of the fuselage forward of the wing leading edge. However there is only one engine
Technical Data Wing Span: 9. 4 M Length: 11. 2 M Crew: 2 Maximum Speed: 560 kts (1038 km/h) at sea level Engine: 1 Rolls-Royce Turbomeca ADOUR turbofan
Hawk T 1 / T 1 A
7. Hawk T 2 Reporting Name: Role Letters and Marks: Role: Hawk T 2 Advanced Jet Trainer
• • • Hawk T 2 The Hawk T 2 is the new advanced jet trainer for the RAF Developed from the next-generation 100 series BAE Systems Hawk The Hawk T 2 uses simulated weapons systems for training rather real weapons Like the T 1, it has a large ventral airbrake underneath the rear fuselage Like the T 1, there are two air intakes, one on each side of the fuselage forward of the wing leading edge. However there is only one engine The Hawk T 2 can be fitted with wingtip missile launchers
Technical Data Wing Span: 9. 9 M Length: 12. 4 M Crew: 2 Maximum Speed: 560 kts (1038 km/h) at sea level Engine: 1 Rolls-Royce Turbomeca ADOUR turbofan
Hawk T 2
8. King Air B 200 Reporting Name: Role Letters and Marks: Role: King Air B 200 Advanced Multi. Engined Pilot Trainer
King Air B 200 • The Beech King Air B 200 is a twin-engine turboprop monoplane, which first entered RAF service in 2004 • It is used as an advanced, multi-engine pilot trainer by No 45(R) Squadron, which is part of No 3 Flying Training School based at RAF Cranwell • The King Air course is split into basic and advanced phases. In the basic phase, students learn essential multi-engine techniques such as general handling, asymmetric flying, emergency handling and radio-aids navigation. In the advanced phase, the emphasis shifts towards developing captaincy, crew resource management, and managing the King Air's advanced avionics systems • On completion of the course students are awarded their coveted pilot’s wings, and then undertake conversion to their frontline aircraft type at an Operational Conversion Unit
Technical Data Wing Span: 16. 61 M Length: 13. 36 M Crew: 3 Maximum Speed: 259 kts (546 km/h) Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney PT 6 A-42 Turboprops
King Air B 200
9. Dominie T 1 Reporting Name: Role Letters and Marks: Role: Dominie T 1 Navigation Trainer The Dominie was withdrawn from service in 2011
Dominie T 1 • The Dominie T 1 was developed originally as a civilian twin jet executive aircraft (HS 125) • It was modified and adopted for RAF use in 1965 • The Dominie T 1 was used as an advanced navigation trainer, providing students with experience of navigation at high speed
Technical Data Wing Span: 14. 33 M Length: 15. 4 M Crew: 2 Maximum Speed: 445 kts (825 km/h) at 30, 000 ft Engines: Two Rolls-Royce Vipers
Dominie T 1
10. Griffin HT 1 Reporting Name: Role Letters and Marks: Role: Griffin HT 1 Helicopter Trainer
Griffin HT 1 • The Griffin HT 1, a training helicopter, it is operated within the Defence Helicopter Flying School, a combined operation by FR Aviation, Bristow Helicopters and SERCO, to train helicopter pilots for all three services • First entered service in 1997 • The Griffin HT 1 is civilian contractor owned and operated • Manufactured by Bell Helicopter Textron, Fort Worth, Texas, the Griffin is a development of the civilian Bell 212
Technical Data Rotor Diameter: 14. 02 M Length: 12. 92 M Crew: 2 Maximum Speed: 258 km/h (161 mph) Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney PT 6 T-3 D turboshafts
Griffin HT 1
11. Squirrel HT 1 Reporting Name: Role Letters and Marks: Role: Squirrel HT 1 Helicopter Training
Squirrel HT 1 • • • Manufactured by Aerospatiale (now Eurocopter) in France The Squirrel HT 1 is used by the Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) at RAF Shawbury, in Shropshire, for Single Engine Basic Rotary Wing (SEBRW) training and Single Engine Advanced Rotary Wing (SEARW) training with No 660 and 705 Squadrons The initial flying-training course, teaches basic rotary-wing skills and emergency handling, culminating in a first solo and a handling check prior to SEARW training The SEARW phase of the course, is where basic skills are consolidated and developed into more applied techniques and includes nonprocedural instrument flying, basic night flying, lowlevel and formation flying, mountain flying and an introduction to winching for RN students In addition to DHFS, the Squirrel HT 1 is used by the Central Flying School (Helicopter) Squadron at RAF Shawbury for instructor training, and by 670 AAC Squadron, based at Middle Wallop, in Hampshire, for operational training
Technical Data Rotor Diameter: 10. 69 M Length: 12. 94 M Crew: 2 Maximum Speed: 144 mph Engine: 1 x Turbomeca Arriel turboshaft
Squirrel HT 1
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