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Air Assault School Phase 1 study guide already passed OH Observation helicopter UH Utility helicopter AH Attack helicopter CH Cargo Helicopter LUH Light utility helicopter ACL available cargo load OH-58D Max speed 110 knots OH-58D flight time 2.5 hrs OH-58D cursing speed 90 knots OH-58D crew 2 pilots OH-58D ACL none OH-58D characteristics 1. 4 blade main rotor system 2. pencil like tail boom 3. two blade tail rotor system 4. boomerang shaped vertical stabilizer 5. mast mounter sight 6. pylons for armament 7. single turbine engine 8. skids for landing gear OH-58D armament 1. 0.50 cal = 500 rnds 2. 2.75 in FFAR = 14 rnds 3. Hellfire II missle lase guided = 4rnds 4. Stinger A2A Missile = 4 rnds OH-58D mission 1. Reconnaissance (primary) 2. security 3. target acquisition 4. defense A2A Combat AH-64A/D max speed 140-145 knots AH-64A/D crusing speed 120-130 knots AH-64A/D flight time 2 hrs OR 200 miles AH-64A/D crew 2 AH-64A/D ACL none AH-64A/D characteristics D model has fire control radar, digitalize air craft AH-64A/D Armament 1. 30mm chain machine gun = 120 rnds 2. 2.75in FFAR=76rnds 3. Hellfire II missle laser guided=16 rnds(bracket holds 4 rnds ea. AH-64A/D mission Anti Armor (Primary), Reconn, CAS, A2A combat AH-64A/D armament load out must be exactly the same on each side for distribution. UH-60 A/L/M max speed 156 knots UH-60 A/L/M cruising speed 120-145 knots UH-60 A/L/M flight time 2.5hrs UH-60 A/L/M ACL w/ seats 11 UH-60 A/L/M w/o seats 16 UH-60 A/L/M crew 4 UH-60 A mass gross weight 22,000lbs UH-60 L/M mass gross weight 23,500lbs UH-60 A/L/M mission F. Fries/spies repelling and airborne operations A. Air Assault and Air Movement C. CASEVAC S. Sling load ops and resupply ops. FRIES fast rope incursion system SPIES special patrol incursion extraction system CH-47 D/F max speed 170 knots CH-47 D/F cruising speed 120-145 knots CH-47 D/F flight time 2.5 hrs CH-47 D/F crew 4 - piolet, Co piolet, crew chief, in flight engineer CH-47 D/F combat equied ACL 33 CH-47 D/F max litter ACL 24 CH-47 D/F amblitory capacity 31 CH-47 D/F mission 1. air assault and air movement ops. 2. personel recovery. 3. waterborne ops. 4. aircraft recovery 5. airborne ops. 6. CASEVAC CH-47 D/F fore hook capacity 17,000lbs CH-47 D/F aft hook capacity 17,000lbs CH-47 D/F center hook capacity 26,000lbs CH-47 D/F dual hook load capacity 25,000lbs CH-47 D/F max gross weight 50,000lbs CH-47 F upgraded avionics, digital cockpit (fly-by-wire), upgraded engines, lighter green color LUH-72A max speed 145knots LUH-72A crusing speed 133knots LUH-72A crew 3(p/cp/cc) LUH-72A combat ACL 8 LUH-72A litter w/ med crew 2 LUH-72A cago hook 3,953lbs LUH-72A max gross weight 7903lbs LUH-72A mission 1. DHS 2. Logistics. 3. Drig interdiction 4. MEDEVAC 5. general suport AH-6J Attack "little bird" MH-6J Multi use "little bird" Large Fule pods 450 gals Small fule pods 230 gals 3 items you will have at all times ID card, ID tags, Ear pro Secure helmet/ACH Chinstrap fasten, free of twist, excess taped down Sleeves rolled down to protect from flash fires, flying debris Secure lose equipment IAW with unit SOP, grenades secured, antennas tied down or removed, unfix bayonets LUH-72A Approach direction 45 from front (running), 90 from side (when off) UH-60 Approach direction 90 from the side (away from the tail rotor) CH-47 Approach direction 45 from rear bending foward at the waist 1. added stability. 2. maintain low sillohette. 3. staying clear of main rotor blade. 3 part of the AC to stay away from main rotor blade, tail rotor blade, cargo hook types of seatbelts "dial of death" - LUH-72A & UH-60 "Arline design" - CH-47 Crash position "dial of Death" = upright, "arline design" = bend foward at the waist LUH-72A Emergency equipment 4E, 1K, 1F UH-60A/L/M emergency equipment 4E, 3K, 2F CH-47D emergency equipment 10E, 7K, 3F Emergency actions take all commansds from the crew, wait for blades to stop, exit from 3,9, or 12 (6 for CH47and CH53) and move 100m away from AC Waterborne Emergency actions wait for blades to stop and exit the AC, swim up stream or down current away from fuel spill Fire Emergency actions remove all injured from AC, first-aid kits, and fire extinguishers - fire extinguishers are for people only 9 line medevac 1. location 2. freq 3. precedence 4. equipment 5. type (A or L) 6, security or # of wounds, injuries, and illness 7. marking 8, nationality 9. CBRN or terrain. MEDEVAC en-route care CASEVAC do not receive en-route medical care MasCAS exceeds unit support capabilities MasCAL exceeds the capabilities of the medical support MTF medical treatment facility First army medevac OH-13, angle of mercy, 18k soldiers saved on battlefield in Korea OH-13 Disadvantages Noe in flight medical care, expose to weather and enemy fire Advantages of Aero medical Evacuation Flexibility, versatility, speed, and range Basic Aero Medevac Mission D-A-M-E Delivery of whole blood, Air crash rescue, Movement of medical peroneal and supplies, Evacuation of selected casualties. LUH-72A red cross markings 4 LUH-72A Aero medical crew 3 LUH-72A Aero medical acl 2L w/ 1 medic or 5A LUH-72A Aero medical loading sequence litter patients loaded in rear of AC and loaded side by side, A patients loaded throught the cargo doorand into troop seats. HH-60M red cross markings 5 HH-60M Aero Medical crew 4 HH-60M Aero Medical acl (normal) 4L 1A HH-60M Aero Medical acl (prior notification) 6L Or 6A HH-60M Aero Medical unpdated equipment air condition, oxygen generating system, truama suction, paitient vital monitoring system, crew bubble window. UH-60Q same as HH-60M just without the updates CH-47 Aero Medical Use primary use in mascas evac CH-47 red cross markings 0 CH-47 Aero Medical Use crew 4(p,cp,cc,inflight engineer) CH-47 Aero Medical medic ratio 1:6 CH-47 Aero Medical normal config 16A 12L no prior notification