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Uncontrolled copy not subject to amendment. Airmanship Knowledge Learning Outcome 3 Part 2 No 1 Group Air Combat. Revision 2.00. Airmanship Knowledge Learning Outcome 3 Know the aircraft in service with the Royal Air Force. Contents. N o 1 Group – Air Combat Typhoon Tornado GR4 / GR4A
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Uncontrolled copy not subject to amendment Airmanship KnowledgeLearning Outcome 3Part 2No 1 Group Air Combat Revision 2.00
Airmanship KnowledgeLearning Outcome 3Know the aircraft in service with the Royal Air Force
Contents No 1 Group – Air Combat Typhoon Tornado GR4 / GR4A Tornado F3 Harrier GR9 / T12 Joint Combat Aircraft
Typhoon Reporting Name Typhoon Role Letters & Marks T1A / F2 / T3 / FGR4 Role Multi-Role Fighter
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
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
Typhoon Manufactured by the 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.
Typhoon Technical Data WING SPAN 10.50M LENGTH 15.96M CREW 1 (2 in T1A / T3) MAXIMUM SPEED 1,147kts (2125km/h) (Mach 2.0) at 36,090ft ENGINES Two Eurojet EJ200 Turbofans
Tornado GR4 / GR4A Reporting Name Tornado Role Letters & Marks GR4 / GR4A Role Ground Attack / Reconnaissance
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.
Tornado GR4/A Technical Data WING SPAN 13.9M fully forward 8.6m fully swept LENGTH 16.45M CREW 2 MAXIMUM SPEED 800kts (1480km/h) (Mach 1.2) at sea level ENGINES Two turbo union RB199 turbofans
Tornado F3 Reporting Name Tornado Role Letters & Marks F3 Role Air Defence Tornado F3 was retired from service in March 2011
Tornado F3 • Retired from service March 31st 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 ASRAAMair-to-air missiles • Secondary air defence suppression role added in 2003 using ALARM missiles
Tornado F3 Technical Data WING SPAN 13.9M fully forward 8.6M fully swept LENGTH 16.7M CREW 2 MAXIMUM SPEED 800kts (1480km/h) (Mach 1.2) at sea level ENGINES Two Turbo Union RB199 turbofans
Comparing F3 & GR4 Tornado F3 Longer nose AMRAAM Missiles on stretched fuselage FLIR Tornado GR4
The Tornado Test 1 2 3 5 4
Harrier GR9 / T12 Reporting Name Harrier Role Letters & Marks GR9 / T12 Role Ground Attack & Reconnaissance Harrier GR9 / T12 was retired from service in December 2010
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 under Joint Force Harrier 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
Harrier GR9 / T12 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
Joint Combat Aircraft Reporting Name Joint Combat Aircraft Role Letters & Marks Role Multi-role land- and carrier- based strike fighter
Joint Combat Aircraft JCA is UK designation for US-built F-35 Lightning II Low-observable multirole fighter/attack aircraft Planned in-service date of 2020 to replace Harrier GR9 in RAF and Royal Navy service and operate from land bases and new Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers Sophisticated avionics and weapon-targeting systems including helmet-mounted weapons cueing UK JCA is based on F-35C carrier variant. F-35 is also available as a conventional takeoff variant (F-35A) and Short Takeoff & Vertical Landing STOVL variant (F-35B)
Joint Combat Aircraft Technical Data WING SPAN 13.1M (9.1M folded LENGTH 15.52M CREW 1 MAXIMUM SPEED Mach 1.8 ENGINES Pratt & Whitney F-135 turbofan