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Airmanship Knowledge for Air Cadets
Learning Outcome 3
Know How to Identify Military Aircraft
Part 3b: No2 Group Combat Support
Revision 3.00
Contents
1. C-17A Globemaster III
2. Hercules C1 / C3
3. Hercules C4 / C5
4. Tristar
5. VC10
6. Airbus A400M
7. Voyager
Aircraft in No 2 Group – Combat Support (Part 2):
1. C-17A Globemaster IIIReporting Name: Globemaster III
Role Letters and Marks: C-17A
Role: Long range, strategic
heavy-lift transport
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 off-load of cargo• Declared part of the UK’s Joint Rapid Reaction
Force
Technical Data
Wing Span: 52M
Length: 53M
Crew: 3
Maximum Speed: Mach 0.85
Engines: 4 x Four Pratt & Whitney F117- PW 100
turbofans
C-17A Globemaster III
2. Hercules C1 / C3
Reporting Name: Hercules
Role Letters and Marks: C1 / C3
Role: Tactical Transport
Hercules C1 / C3
• This versatile work horse is intended primarily for tactical operations and can operate from short unprepared airstrips
• Its role includes supply dropping, freight carrying, trooping and air ambulance duties
• The original RAF versions are designated Hercules C1 and C3
Technical Data
Wing Span: 40.41M
Length: C1=29.78M C3=34.37M
Crew: 5
Maximum Speed: 335kts (621km/h) at 20,000ft
Engines: Four Allison T56 turboprops or
Four Allison AE2100DTurboprops - C130J
Hercules C1 / C3
3. Hercules C4 / C5
Reporting Name: Hercules
Role Letters and Marks: C4, C5
Role: Tactical Transport
Hercules C4 / C5
• This versatile work horse is intended primarily for tactical operations and can operate from short unprepared airstrips
• Its 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
Technical Data
Wing Span: 40.41M
Length: C4=29.78M C5=34.37M
Crew: 5
Maximum Speed: 335kts (621km/h) at 20,000ft
Engines: Four Allison AE2100DTurboprops
Hercules C4 / C5
4. Tristar
Reporting Name: Tristar
Role Letters and Marks: K1, KC1, KC2
Role: Transport/Tanker
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 of loads, including up to 20 pallets of equipment or 250 passengers
Technical Data
Wing Span: 50M
Length: 50M
Crew: 3
Maximum Speed: 527kts (978km/h) at 30,000ft
Engines: Three Rolls-Royce RB211
turbofans
Tristar
5. VC10
Reporting Name: VC10
Role Letters and Marks: C1, C1K, K2, K3, K4
Role: Transport/Tanker
VC10
• VC10 has been in RAF service since 1967 and has been developed to fulfill many roles over the years
• As a transporter the VC10 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 and 4s are also fitted with a centre-line refueling hose drum unit making them 3-point tankers
Technical Data
Wing Span: 44.5M
Length: K2=50.59M K3=54.55M
Crew: 4
Maximum Speed: 500kts (922km/h) at 30,000ft
Engines: Four Rolls-Royce Conway 301
turbojets
VC10
6. Airbus A400M
Reporting Name: A400M
Role: Transport
Technical Data
Wing Span: 42.4m
Length: 45.1m
Crew: 4
Maximum Speed: Mach 0.68 – 0.72
Engines: 4 x EuroProp International TP400-D6
Airbus A400M
7. VoyagerReporting Name: Voyager
Role Letters and Marks: To be confirmed
Role: Tanker / Transport
Technical Data
Wing Span: 60.3 M
Length: 58.8 M
Crew: 3 to 4
Maximum Speed: Mach 0.82
Engines: 2 x Trent 700 turbofans
Voyager
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