1. Airmanship Knowledge for Air Cadets Learning Outcome 3
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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

2. Contents Aircraft in No 2 Group – Combat Support (Part 2):
C-17A Globemaster III
Hercules C1 / C3
Hercules C4 / C5
Tristar
VC10
Airbus A400M
Voyager 2

3. 1. C-17A Globemaster III
Reporting Name: Globemaster III Role Letters and Marks: C-17A Role: Long range, strategic heavy-lift transport

4. 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

5. Technical Data
Wing Span: 52M Length: 53M Crew: 3 Maximum Speed: Mach 0.85 Engines: 4 x Four Pratt & Whitney F117- PW 100 turbofans

6. C-17A Globemaster III

7. 2. Hercules C1 / C3
Reporting Name: Hercules Role Letters and Marks: C1 / C3 Role: Tactical Transport

8. The original RAF versions are designated Hercules C1 and C3
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
The series 400 has five cabin windows on each side as opposed to six on the later 8

9. 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 AE2100D Turboprops - C130J

10. Hercules C1 / C3

11. 3. Hercules C4 / C5
Reporting Name: Hercules Role Letters and Marks: C4, C5 Role: Tactical Transport

12. The new RAF versions are designated Hercules C4 and C5
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
The series 400 has five cabin windows on each side as opposed to six on the later 12

13. 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 AE2100D Turboprops

14. Hercules C4 / C5

15. 4. Tristar
Reporting Name: Tristar Role Letters and Marks: K1, KC1, KC2 Role: Transport/Tanker

16. 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

17. Technical Data
Wing Span: 50M Length: 50M Crew: 3 Maximum Speed: 527kts (978km/h) at 30,000ft Engines: Three Rolls-Royce RB211 turbofans

18. Tristar

19. 5. VC10
Reporting Name: VC10 Role Letters and Marks: C1, C1K, K2, K3, K4 Role: Transport/Tanker

20. 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

21. 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

22. VC10

23. 6. Airbus A400M
Reporting Name: A400M Role: Transport

24. 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

25. Airbus A400M

26. 7. Voyager Reporting Name: Voyager
Role Letters and Marks: To be confirmed
Role: Tanker / Transport

27. 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

28. Voyager

29. Any questions?