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Airmanship KnowledgeLearning Outcome 3

Part 4

No2 Group Combat Support

Part 2

Revision 2.00

Airmanship KnowledgeLearning Outcome 3

Know the aircraft in service with the

Royal Air Force

Contents

– C-17A Globemaster III– Hercules C1 / C3– Hercules C4 / C5– Tristar – VC10– Airbus A400M– Voyager

• No 2 Group – Combat Support – Part 2

C-17A Globemaster III

Reporting Name Globemaster III

Role Letters & Marks C-17A

Role Long range, strategic

heavy-lift transport

C-17A Globemaster III

C-17A Globemaster III

C-17A Globemaster III

C-17A Globemaster III

C-17A Globemaster III

C-17A Globemaster III

• Long-range, strategic heavy-lift transport aircraft.• Capable of operating into austere strips with short

runways and limited facilities.• Basic crew of two pilots and one air loadmaster.• Can carry ‘outsize’ loads up to 135,000lbs single-item

weight.• Self-supporting, needing little or no ground equipment for

offload of cargo.• Declared part of the UK’s Joint Rapid Reaction Force.

C-17A Globemaster III

WING SPAN 52M

LENGTH 53M

CREW 3

MAXIMUM SPEED Mach 0.85

ENGINES 4 x Four Pratt & Whitney F117- PW

100 turbofans

Hercules C1 / C3

Reporting Name Hercules

Role Letters & Marks C1 / C3

Role Tactical Transport

Hercules C1 / C3

Hercules C1 / C3

Hercules C1 / C3

Hercules C1 / C3

Hercules C1 / C3

Hercules C1 / C3

• This versatile work horse is intended primarily for tactical operations and can operate from short unprepared airstrips.

• It role includes supply dropping, freight carrying, trooping and air ambulance duties.

• The original RAF versions are designated Hercules C1 and C3.

Hercules C1 / C3 Technical Data

WING SPAN 40.41MLENGTH C1=29.78M C3=34.37MCREW 5MAXIMUM SPEED 335kts (621km/h) at

20,00ftENGINES Four Allison T56 turboprops

Four Allison AE2100DTurboprops - C130J

Hercules C4 / C5

Reporting Name Hercules

Role Letters & Marks C4, C5

Role Tactical Transport

Hercules C4 / C5

Hercules C4 / C5

Hercules C4 / C5

Hercules C4 / C5

Hercules C4 / C5

Hercules C4 / C5

• This versatile work horse is intended primarily for tactical operations and can operate from short unprepared airstrips.

• It role includes supply dropping, freight carrying, trooping and air ambulance duties.

• The new RAF versions are designated Hercules C4 and C5.

• Hercules C4 / C5 have up-rated engines with composite 6 bladed propellers as well as a glass cockpit and a head up display

Hercules C4 / C5Technical Data

WING SPAN 40.41MLENGTH C4=29.78M C5=34.37MCREW 5MAXIMUM SPEED 335kts (621km/h) at

20,00ftENGINES Four Allison AE2100D

Turboprops

Tristar

Reporting Name Tristar

Role Letters & Marks K1, KC1, KC2

Role Transport/Tanker

Tristar

Tristar

Tristar

Tristar

Tristar

Tristar

• These conversions of a successful Lockheed civil airliner, have given the RAF a greatly increased strategic transport and refuelling capability.

• The alterations include the fitting of an in-flight refuelling probe and centre-line hose drum unit (HDU).

• The tanker role has a close circuit television (CCTV) system fitted to allow the crew to monitor the refuelling operation.

• The interior of the aircraft has been reworked to military specifications and can take a wide variety and combinations of loads, including up to 20 pallets of equipment or 250 passengers.

Tristar Technical Data

WING SPAN 50M

LENGTH 50M

CREW 3

MAXIMUM SPEED 527kts (978km/h) at 30,000ft

ENGINES Three Rolls-Royce RB211 turbofans

VC10

Reporting Name VC10

Role Letters & Marks C1, C1K, K2, K3, K4

Role Transport/Tanker

VC10

VC10

VC10

VC10

VC10

• VC10 has been in RAF service since 1967 and has been developed to fulfill many roles over the years.

• As a transporter the C1 can carry up to 150 troops or 24,516 kg of freight on pallets using a roller conveyor system.

• The original fleet of VC10 C1 aircraft have been modified and supplemented by ex-civilian VC10s and super VC10s (4m longer).

• The tanker versions (K) are fitted with two Mk 32 in-flight refueling pods, one under each wing.

• The K 2, 3 & 4s are also fitted with a centre-line refueling hose drum unit making them 3-point tankers.

VC10 Technical Data

WING SPAN 44.5MLENGTH K2=50.59M

K3=54.55MCREW 4MAXIMUM SPEED 500kts (922km/h) at 30,000ftENGINES Four Rolls-Royce Conway

301 turbojets

Airbus A400M

Reporting Name A400M

Role Transport

Airbus A400M

Airbus A400M

Airbus A400M

Airbus A400M

Airbus A400M

WING SPAN 42.4mLENGTH 45.1mCREW 4MAXIMUM SPEED Mach 0.68 – 0.72ENGINES 4 x EuroProp

International TP400-D6

Voyager

Reporting Name Voyager

Role Letters & Marks To be confirmed

Role Tanker / Transport

Voyager

Voyager

Voyager

Voyager Technical Data

WING SPAN 60.3 MLENGTH 58.8 MCREW 3/4MAXIMUM SPEED Mach 0.82 ENGINES 2 x Trent 700 turbofans

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