Air Assault Phase 1 Question and Answer
[2026] | UPDATED ACTUAL Exam | Complete
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• Flight Time of an Apache . CORRECT ANSWER: 2 hours or 200 miles
• Helicopters with only a pilot an co-pilot . CORRECT ANSWER: OH-58D and AH-64
• Single Turbine engine, Mast Mounted System (MMS) . CORRECT ANSWER:
Characteristics of an OH-58D
• Armament of OH-58D . CORRECT ANSWER: .50 Cal -- 500 rounds
2.75 in FFAR -- 14 rounds
Hellfire II missile-laser guided - 4 rounds
Stinger Air to Air - 4 rounds
• Armament of AH-64 . CORRECT ANSWER: 30mm -- 1200 rounds
Hellfire II missile-laser guided -- 16 rounds
2.75 inch FFAR -- 76 Rounds
• OH-58D Missions . CORRECT ANSWER: Primary: Recon
Secondary: security, target acquisition/designation, defensive Air to Air combat
• AH-64 Mission . CORRECT ANSWER: Primary: Anti-Armor
Secondary: CAS, Recon, Air to Air
• Max Speed: 156 Knots
Cruising Speed: 120-145 Knots . CORRECT ANSWER: UH-60 Blackhawk
• Hook capacity of a UH-60 . CORRECT ANSWER: A: 8000 lbs
L/M: 9000 lbs
Plan for 8000 lbs
• Max Gross weight of a UH-60 . CORRECT ANSWER: A/L: 22,000
M: 23,500
• ACL of a UH-60 . CORRECT ANSWER: 11 PAX w/ seats
16 PAX w/o seats
• Missions of a UH-60 . CORRECT ANSWER: FACS:
F - Fries/spies (rapelling and fast extraction)
A - Air Assault
C - Casevac
S - Sling Load and Resupply Ops
, • Max speed: 170 Knots
Cruising speed: 120-145 Knots . CORRECT ANSWER: CH-47 D/F
• Crew of a UH-60 and CH-47 . CORRECT ANSWER: CH-47: Pilot, Copilot, crew chief,
flight engineer
UH-60: Pilot, Copilot, 2 crew chiefs
• CH-47 Max litter capacity . CORRECT ANSWER: 24 Litter + 1 Ambulatory
or 16 A & 12 L, or
31 Ambulatory and 0 Litter
1 medic per 6 casualtions
• CH-47 Missions . CORRECT ANSWER: Air Assault & Movement Ops
Personnel Recovery
Waterborne Ops
Aircraft Recovery
Airborne Ops
Casevac
• CH-47 Hook Capacity . CORRECT ANSWER: Front: 17,000 lbs
Rear (Aft): 17,000 lbs
Center: 26,000 Lbs
Dual Hook: 25,000 Lbs
Max Gross weight: 50,000 lbs
• Max Speed: 145 Knots
Cruising Speed: 133 knots . CORRECT ANSWER: LUH-72A Lakota
• Crew of a LUH-72 Lakota . CORRECT ANSWER: Pilot, Copilot, Crew Chief
• ACL of a LUH-72 Lakota . CORRECT ANSWER: 8 PAX, 2 Litters w/ Medcrew
• Cargo Hook weight and Max Gross Weight of a LUH-72A Lakota . CORRECT
ANSWER: Cargo Hook: 3953 Lbs
Max Gross Weight: 7903 Lbs
• Characteristics of a LUH-72A Lakota . CORRECT ANSWER: 2 Turbo Shaft Engines
3 Vertical Stabilizers
Skids for landing gear (most light helo's)
Fly-by-Wire
• Missions of a LUH-72A Lakota . CORRECT ANSWER: Homeland Security, Drug
interdiction, General Support, Medevac, Logistics
[2026] | UPDATED ACTUAL Exam | Complete
Exam Prep
• Flight Time of an Apache . CORRECT ANSWER: 2 hours or 200 miles
• Helicopters with only a pilot an co-pilot . CORRECT ANSWER: OH-58D and AH-64
• Single Turbine engine, Mast Mounted System (MMS) . CORRECT ANSWER:
Characteristics of an OH-58D
• Armament of OH-58D . CORRECT ANSWER: .50 Cal -- 500 rounds
2.75 in FFAR -- 14 rounds
Hellfire II missile-laser guided - 4 rounds
Stinger Air to Air - 4 rounds
• Armament of AH-64 . CORRECT ANSWER: 30mm -- 1200 rounds
Hellfire II missile-laser guided -- 16 rounds
2.75 inch FFAR -- 76 Rounds
• OH-58D Missions . CORRECT ANSWER: Primary: Recon
Secondary: security, target acquisition/designation, defensive Air to Air combat
• AH-64 Mission . CORRECT ANSWER: Primary: Anti-Armor
Secondary: CAS, Recon, Air to Air
• Max Speed: 156 Knots
Cruising Speed: 120-145 Knots . CORRECT ANSWER: UH-60 Blackhawk
• Hook capacity of a UH-60 . CORRECT ANSWER: A: 8000 lbs
L/M: 9000 lbs
Plan for 8000 lbs
• Max Gross weight of a UH-60 . CORRECT ANSWER: A/L: 22,000
M: 23,500
• ACL of a UH-60 . CORRECT ANSWER: 11 PAX w/ seats
16 PAX w/o seats
• Missions of a UH-60 . CORRECT ANSWER: FACS:
F - Fries/spies (rapelling and fast extraction)
A - Air Assault
C - Casevac
S - Sling Load and Resupply Ops
, • Max speed: 170 Knots
Cruising speed: 120-145 Knots . CORRECT ANSWER: CH-47 D/F
• Crew of a UH-60 and CH-47 . CORRECT ANSWER: CH-47: Pilot, Copilot, crew chief,
flight engineer
UH-60: Pilot, Copilot, 2 crew chiefs
• CH-47 Max litter capacity . CORRECT ANSWER: 24 Litter + 1 Ambulatory
or 16 A & 12 L, or
31 Ambulatory and 0 Litter
1 medic per 6 casualtions
• CH-47 Missions . CORRECT ANSWER: Air Assault & Movement Ops
Personnel Recovery
Waterborne Ops
Aircraft Recovery
Airborne Ops
Casevac
• CH-47 Hook Capacity . CORRECT ANSWER: Front: 17,000 lbs
Rear (Aft): 17,000 lbs
Center: 26,000 Lbs
Dual Hook: 25,000 Lbs
Max Gross weight: 50,000 lbs
• Max Speed: 145 Knots
Cruising Speed: 133 knots . CORRECT ANSWER: LUH-72A Lakota
• Crew of a LUH-72 Lakota . CORRECT ANSWER: Pilot, Copilot, Crew Chief
• ACL of a LUH-72 Lakota . CORRECT ANSWER: 8 PAX, 2 Litters w/ Medcrew
• Cargo Hook weight and Max Gross Weight of a LUH-72A Lakota . CORRECT
ANSWER: Cargo Hook: 3953 Lbs
Max Gross Weight: 7903 Lbs
• Characteristics of a LUH-72A Lakota . CORRECT ANSWER: 2 Turbo Shaft Engines
3 Vertical Stabilizers
Skids for landing gear (most light helo's)
Fly-by-Wire
• Missions of a LUH-72A Lakota . CORRECT ANSWER: Homeland Security, Drug
interdiction, General Support, Medevac, Logistics
