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Airmanship Knowledge for Air Cadets
Learning Outcome 3 Know How to Identify Military Aircraft
Part 5: Training Aircraft
Revision 3.00
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Contents
1. Viking T1
2. Vigilant T1
3. Tutor T1
4. Firefly T67
5. Tucano T1
6. Hawk T1/1A
7. Hawk T2
8. King Air B200
9. Dominie T1
10. Griffin HT1
11. Squirrel HT1
1. Viking T1
Reporting Name: Viking
Role Letters and Marks: T1
Role: Cadet Training
Viking T1
• The Viking T Mk1 is the mainstay of the Air Cadet Organisation’s glider fleet
• It has two seats in tandem, with dual controls allowing it to be flown from either seat
Technical Data
Wing Span: 17.5M
Length: 8.18M
Crew 2
Operating Speed: 50-55kts
(93-102km/h)
Range Speed: 57kts (105km/h)
Engines: None
Viking T1
2. Vigilant T1
Reporting Name: Vigilant
Role Letters and Marks: T1
Role: Cadet Training
Vigilant T1
• The Vigilant has been in service with the ACO since early 1990 and equips many of the Volunteer Gliding Squadrons (VGS)
• It is a self-launching, piston-engined motorised glider which requires no winch or cable to get airborne
• The cockpit has seating for 2, side by side
Technical Data
Wing Span: 17.4M
Length: 7.9M
Crew: 2
Operating Speed: 60kts (111km/h)
Range Speed: 62kts (115km/h)
Engine: One Grob G2500 piston engine
Vigilant T1
3. Tutor T1Reporting Name: Tutor
Role Letters and Marks: T1
Role: Primary Trainer
Tutor T1
• The Grob 115E aircraft entered Royal Air Force service in 1999 as the Tutor T1, replacing the Bulldog at UAS and AEFs
• The RAF Tutor has dual controls and the 2 seats are in side-by-side format
• The Tutor T1 replaced the final Firefly T67s in UK military service in 2010, becoming the primary training aircraft for all UK armed forces
Technical Data
Wing Span: 10M
Length: 7.4M
Crew: 2
Maximum Speed: 150kts at Sea Level
Engine: One Lycoming 4-cylinder piston engine
Tutor T1
4. Firefly T67
Reporting Name: Firefly
Role Letters and Marks: T67
Role: Primary Trainer
Firefly T67
Used for elementary flying training at the Joint Elementary Flying Training School (JEFTS) until replaced by the Tutor T1 in 2010
Technical Data
Wing Span: 10.6M
Length: 7.6M
Crew: 2
Maximum Speed: 157mph (252km/h) at sea level
Engine: One Lycoming piston engine
Firefly T67
5. Tucano T1Reporting Name: Tucano
Role Letters and Marks: T1
Role: Basic Jet Trainer
Tucano T1
• Shorts of Belfast produce the Tucano T1 • It is a development of the Brazilian EMB-312
Tucano (Toucan)• The canopy is in two sections and is bird
strike-resistant for pilot protection • The cockpit layout has been designed to
mimic that of the Hawk advanced trainer as much as possible, to aid continuity in training
• The instructor’s rear seat is raised to allow a clear view over the student’s head; this gives the aircraft a hump-backed appearance
Technical Data
Wing Span: 11.3M
Length: 9.8M
Crew: 2
Maximum Speed: 273kts (507km/h) at sea level
Engine: 1 Garrett TPE 331 turboprop
Tucano T1
6. Hawk T1 / T1AReporting Name: Hawk
Role Letters and Marks: T1 & T1A
Role: Advanced Jet Trainer
Hawk T1 / T1A
• The Hawk is the standard aircraft for advanced fast-jet pilot training and weapon training
• Some training Hawks were modified to T1A standard and have an emergency Air Defence war role with AIM-9L Sidewinder air-to-air missiles
• It has a large ventral airbrake underneath the rear fuselage
• There are two air intakes, one on each side of the fuselage forward of the wing leading edge. However there is only one engine
Technical Data
Wing Span: 9.4M
Length: 11.2M
Crew: 2
Maximum Speed: 560kts (1038km/h) at sea level
Engine: 1 Rolls-Royce Turbomeca ADOUR turbofan
Hawk T1 / T1A
7. Hawk T2Reporting Name: Hawk
Role Letters and Marks: T2
Role: Advanced Jet Trainer
Hawk T2• The Hawk T2 is the new advanced jet trainer
for the RAF• Developed from the next-generation 100-
series BAE Systems Hawk• The Hawk T2 uses simulated weapons
systems for training rather real weapons• Like the T1, it has a large ventral airbrake
underneath the rear fuselage • Like the T1, there are two air intakes, one on
each side of the fuselage forward of the wing leading edge. However there is only one engine
• The Hawk T2 can be fitted with wingtip missile launchers
Technical Data
Wing Span: 9.9M
Length: 12.4M
Crew: 2
Maximum Speed: 560kts (1038km/h) at sea level
Engine: 1 Rolls-Royce Turbomeca ADOUR turbofan
Hawk T2
8. King Air B200Reporting Name: King Air
Role Letters and Marks: B200
Role: Advanced Multi-Engined Pilot
Trainer
• The Beech King Air B200 is a twin-engine turboprop monoplane, which first entered RAF service in 2004
• It is used as an advanced, multi-engine pilot trainer by No 45(R) Squadron, which is part of No 3 Flying Training School based at RAF Cranwell
• The King Air course is split into basic and advanced phases. In the basic phase, students learn essential multi-engine techniques such as general handling, asymmetric flying, emergency handling and radio-aids navigation. In the advanced phase, the emphasis shifts towards developing captaincy, crew resource management, and managing the King Air's advanced avionics systems
• On completion of the course students are awarded their coveted pilot’s wings, and then undertake conversion to their frontline aircraft type at an Operational Conversion Unit
King Air B200
Technical Data
Wing Span: 16.61M
Length: 13.36M
Crew: 3
Maximum Speed: 259kts (546km/h)
Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney PT6A-42
Turboprops
King Air B200
9. Dominie T1Reporting Name: Dominie
Role Letters and Marks: T1
Role: Navigation Trainer
The Dominie was withdrawn from service in 2011
Dominie T1
• The Dominie T1 was developed originally as a civilian twin jet executive aircraft (HS 125)
• It was modified and adopted for RAF use in 1965
• The Dominie T1 was used as an advanced navigation trainer, providing students with experience of navigation at high speed
Technical Data
Wing Span: 14.33M
Length: 15.4M
Crew: 2
Maximum Speed: 445kts (825km/h) at 30,000ft
Engines: Two Rolls-Royce Vipers
Dominie T1
10. Griffin HT1
Reporting Name: Griffin
Role Letters and Marks: HT1
Role: Helicopter Trainer
Griffin HT1
• The Griffin HT1, a training helicopter, it is operated within the Defence Helicopter Flying School, a combined operation by FR Aviation, Bristow Helicopters and SERCO, to train helicopter pilots for all three services
• First entered service in 1997 • The Griffin HT1 is civilian contractor owned
and operated• Manufactured by Bell Helicopter Textron,
Fort Worth, Texas, the Griffin is a development of the civilian Bell 212
Technical Data
Rotor Diameter: 14.02M
Length: 12.92M
Crew: 2
Maximum Speed: 258km/h (161mph)
Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney PT6T-3D turboshafts
Griffin HT1
11. Squirrel HT1
Reporting Name: Squirrel
Role Letters and Marks: HT1
Role: Helicopter Training
Squirrel HT1• Manufactured by Aerospatiale (now Eurocopter) in France• The Squirrel HT1 is used by the Defence Helicopter Flying School
(DHFS) at RAF Shawbury, in Shropshire, for Single Engine Basic Rotary Wing (SEBRW) training and Single Engine Advanced Rotary Wing (SEARW) training with No 660 and 705 Squadrons
• The initial flying-training course, teaches basic rotary-wing skills and emergency handling, culminating in a first solo and a handling check prior to SEARW training
• The SEARW phase of the course, is where basic skills are consolidated and developed into more applied techniques and includes nonprocedural instrument flying, basic night flying, low-level and formation flying, mountain flying and an introduction to winching for RN students
• In addition to DHFS, the Squirrel HT1 is used by the Central Flying School (Helicopter) Squadron at RAF Shawbury for instructor training, and by 670 AAC Squadron, based at Middle Wallop, in Hampshire, for operational training
Technical Data
Rotor Diameter: 10.69M
Length: 12.94M
Crew: 2
Maximum Speed: 144mph
Engine: 1 x Turbomeca Arriel turboshaft
Squirrel HT1
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