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Learn to identify military aircraft in No. 1 Group including the Typhoon, Tornado GR4/GR4A, Harrier GR9/T12, and Lightning II. Understand their roles, specifications, and differences. Knowledge key for air cadets.

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  1. 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

  2. Contents Aircraft in No 1 Group – Air Combat: Typhoon Tornado GR4 / GR4A Tornado F3 Harrier GR9 / T12 Lightning II

  3. Typhoon Reporting Name: Typhoon Role Letters and Marks: T1A / F2 / T3 / FGR4 Role: Multi-Role Fighter

  4. 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) helmet-mounted sight and voice control input.

  5. Technical Data Wing Span: 10.50M Length: 15.96M Crew : 1 (2 in T1A / T3) Maximum Speed: 1,147kts (2125km/h) or Mach 2.0 at 36,090ft Engines: Two Eurojet EJ200 Turbofans

  6. Typhoon T1A

  7. Typhoon F2

  8. Typhoon T3

  9. Typhoon FGR4

  10. Typhoon FGR4

  11. Typhoon Detail Differences – T1A vs T3 Typhoon T1A / T3 are primarily used for pilot conversion training but are fully combat-capable All Typhoon T1s had a modification to the fuel system to become T1As Typhoon T3 has the PIRATE FLIR (Forward Looking Infra-Red) sensor mounted on the port-side of the nose

  12. Typhoon Detail Differences – F2 vs FGR4 Typhoon F2 and FGR4 are the frontline combat variant of Typhoon. Typhoon F2 is used in the air-to-air and Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) roles only Typhoon FGR4 has the PIRATE FLIR (Forward Looking Infra-Red) sensor mounted on the nose FGR4 upgrade introduced air-to-surface capability to Typhoon. All F2s will be upgraded to FGR4

  13. 2. Tornado GR4 / GR4A Reporting Name: Tornado Role Letters and Marks: GR4 / GR4A Role: Ground Attack / Reconnaissance

  14. Tornado GR4 / GR4A 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 self-designation 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 GR4A to conduct low-level, tactical reconnaissance

  15. Technical Data Wing Span: 13.9M fully forward 8.6m fully swept Length: 16.45M Crew: 2 Maximum Speed: 800kts (1480km/h) or Mach 1.2 at sea level Engines: Two turbo union RB199 turbofans

  16. Tornado GR4 / GR4A

  17. Tornado GR4 / GR4A

  18. 3. Tornado F3 Reporting Name: Tornado Role Letters and Marks: F3 Role: Air Defence The Tornado F3 was retired from service in March 2011

  19. Tornado F3 Retired from service 31 March 2011 Developed from the Tornado GR1 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 visual- range engagement capability Patrols for over 3 hours at 300nmls from base Carried AMRAAM and ASRAAM air-to-air missiles Secondary air defence suppression role added in 2003 using ALARM missiles

  20. Technical Data Wing Span: 13.9M fully forward 8.6M fully swept Length: 16.7M Crew: 2 Maximum Speed: 800kts (1480km/h) or Mach 1.2 at sea level Engines: Two Turbo Union RB199 turbofans

  21. Tornado F3

  22. Tornado F3

  23. Tornado F3

  24. Comparing the F3 and GR4 Tornado F3 Longer nose AMRAAM Missiles on stretched fuselage FLIR Tornado GR4

  25. The Tornado Test 1 2 3 5 4

  26. 4. Harrier GR9 / T12 Reporting Name: Harrier Role Letters and Marks: GR9 / T12 Role: Ground Attack and Reconnaissance The Harrier GR9 / T12 was retired from service in December 2010

  27. Harrier GR9 / T12 Harrier GR9 was a ground attack and Close Air Support aircraft capable of V/STOL (Vertical / Short Take-Off Landing) Harrier T12 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

  28. Technical Data Wing Span: 9.24M Length: 14.46M Crew: 1 (2 in T12) Maximum Speed: 640kts (1186km/h) at sea level Engine: One Rolls-Royce Pegasus 105 vectored-thrust turbofan

  29. Harrier GR9

  30. Harrier T12

  31. 5. Lightning II Reporting Name: Lightning II Role Letters and Marks: Not Currently Available Role: Multi-role land- and carrier-based strike fighter

  32. Lightning II US-built F-35 Lightning II Low-observable (“stealth”) fighter/attack aircraft Planned in-service date of 2018 to replace Harrier GR9 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-35B Short Take-off Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35 aircraft F-35 is also available as a conventional take-off variant (F-35A) and a Carrier variant (F-35C)

  33. Technical Data Wing Span: 10.7M Length: 15.6M Crew: 1 Maximum Speed: Mach 1.6+ Engines Pratt & Whitney F135-PW- 600 turbofan with lift-fan

  34. Lightning II

  35. Lightning II

  36. Any questions?

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