ADF Flashcards

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Air Force Training Group Air Combat Group Air Mobility Group Surveillance & Response Group

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HQ RAAF Williams HQ RAAF Williamtown (3 wings) HQ RAAF Richmond (2 wings) HQ RAAF Williamtown (4 wings)

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Williamtown Richmond Glenbrook Wagga

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East Sale Point Cook Williams, Laverton

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Pearce Learmonth Curtin

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Darwin Tindal

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Amberly Townsville Scherger

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Lockheed Martin 5th-generation stealth multi-role fighter aircraft ADF have committed to 72 F-35A aircraft for three operational squadrons at: No. 2 Sqn - Operational Conversion Unit (RAAF Williamtown) No. 3 Sqn (RAAF Base Williamtown) - Became operational in Dec 2020 No. 77 Sqn (RAAF Base Williamtown) No. 75 Sqn (RAAF Base Tindal) Australia has committed to 72 aircraft. Received 54 (Expected to be fully operational by 2023) Pratt & Whitney engines max speed 2000km/h (m1.6) Range 2,200km Payload 8000kg

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Boeing Multi-role strike fighter aircraft, capable of air-to-air and air-to-ground missions RAAF operates 24 Super Hornets at No. 1 Sqn (RAAF Base Amberley) Op 'OKRA' (Middle East - Iraq) F414-GE-400 turbofans max speed 2000km/h (m1.6) Range 2,500km Payload 8000kg

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Boeing (uses F/A-18F Super Hornet frame) Electronic warefare aircraft, allowing enhanced situational awareness and networking. (Further 1 on order) RAAF operates 11 EA-18G Growlers at No. 6 Sqn (RAAF Base Amberly) - Became operational in 2019 F414-GE-400 turbofans max speed 2000km/h (m1.6) Range 1,500km (fully armed with ex fuel tanks) Payload 8000kg

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Pilatus Pilot Training Aircraft RAAF operates 49 PC-21s at: Central Flying School (RAAF Base East Sale) No. 2 Flying Training School (RAAF Base Pearce) No. 4 Sqn (FAC Training) (RAAF Base Williamtown)

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BAE Systems Lead-In fighter training for conversion to F/A-18A and F/A-18B Hornets and F/A-18F Super Hornets. Postings: RAAF operates 33 Hawk 127s at: No. 76 Sqn (RAAF Base Williamtown) No. 79 Sqn (RAAF Base Pearce)

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C-17A Globemaster III C-27J Spartan C-130J Hercules KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport 737 Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) Dassault Falcon 7x KA350 King Air

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P-8A Poseidon E-7A Wedgetail MQ-4C Triton Loyal Wingman MQ-9B SkyGuardian MC-55A Peregrine

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AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air (AMRAAM) AIM-9X "Sidewinder" Shot Range Air-to-Air missile

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GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) Guided Bombs (GPS/Laser) Conventional Laser-Guided Bombs Hypersonic Cruise Missiles (In development by AU/US) AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off Weapons (JSOW) AGM-84 Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASMs)

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OTS - East sale (17 weeks) - leadership - air power ground defense - comms techniques - military life (law/operations/history/traditions) - weapons handling AvMed - Edinburgh (1 week) ComSurv - Townsville (3 weeks)

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Pilot Pasic Course (1FTS) - East Sale (24 weeks, 60 hrs flying) Pilot Intermediate Course (2FTS) - Pearce (30 weeks, 135 hrs flying)

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Pilot Advanced Course - Intro to fighter training (79 sqn) - Pearce (14 weeks) - Air to Air/Air to surface training (76 sqn) - Williamtown (20 weeks) F35 conversion (2OCU) - williamtown / SuperHornet conversion (82 sqn) - amberly Fighter combat instructor (FCI) Course ~700-800 hrs req 2OCU instructor

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1. Fixed Wing Operational Conversion 2. Flight Instructors Course (FIC) 3. Flight Instructor

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Course is broken up into syllabus phases and you have until the end of that phase to prove to the instructors you have passed. 1. Understand that everyone goes through hardships on the course 2. Break down the details of flights into a prep-book. Make the information manageable. 3. Chair fly different stages 4. Focus on what I can do to make the next week/flight successful? 5. Prepare for each event. Don't play catch up. Always be pre-reading

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November * US preparing to deploy up to 6 nuclear /cruise missile capable B-52 bombers to Australia (RAAF Tindal) October * 90 Protected Mobility vehicles send to Ukraine (including bushmasters) * 70 ADF personnel sent to Britain to help train Ukrainian soldiers September * Work started on RAAF base Tindal ($1.6B - runway and fuel storage) * RAAF Receive MQ-4C Triton March * 2020 Defence strategic update - ADF workforce to expand by 30% to 100,000 personnel by 2040 February * First all-female crew to fly C-27J Spartan 2021 * New contract for fast-jet training aircraft (commitment to $1.5 billion upgrade and extend RAAFs Hawk 127 Lead-in-fighter training system) * RAAF turned 100 years old (BDay - 31st March 1921)

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China Russia/Ukraine Conflict Iranian Protests New British/Commonwealth Monarch

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Operation Resolute Operation Southern Discovery - Antarctic Operation Flood Assist Operation COVID-19 Assist Operation Bushfire Assist

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Operation Accordion - Operation OKRA - Operation Manitou - Operation Slipper / Highroad

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Operation Tonga Assist - volcano & tsunami relief Operation Solania - maritime fishing and trade protection Operation Lilia - assisting Solomon islands with covid 19 outbreak Operation render safe - disposal and clearing of WWII bombs

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Operation ASLAN Operation Charter Operation Linesmen Operation Mazurka/Paladin

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Exercise Pitch Black Exercise Talisman Sabre Exercise Teak Action Exercise Diamond Seas

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RIMPAC Exercise Cope North Exercise Red Flag Exercise Global Dexterity

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Exercise BERSAMA GOLD

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Inventor of the box kite - 1894

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Wright Brothers - 1903

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1st trans pacific flights (USA to AUS) 1st non stop flight across Australia (Point Cook to Perth) 1st trans tasman flight (AUS to NZ)

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Circa 1928 1st trans pacific flights (USA to AUS) 1st non-stop flight across Australia (Point Cook to Perth) 1st trans-Tasman flight (AUS to NZ)

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1947 - First person to break the sound barrier (Bell X-1) - first rocket aircraft engine

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1990-2000 advanced avionics supersonic multirole high manouverability high weapon precision

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2000 and beyond stealth - low observability integrated systems

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1914 - duke of Ausatra assassinated Allied forces: France, Russia, Great Britain, Australia (Conscription of soldiers and Formation of the ANZACs) Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy Intro to trench warfare, gas , machine guns, accurate artillery, tanks, aircraft Western front (France) Eastern front (Russia) Southern front (Serbia) Battle of Gallipoli, Turkey (25th April 1915) Combined force of 20,000 Australians/New Zealanders joined British and French troops. Harsh terrain and Turkish resistance resulted in months of stalemate and thousands of casualties. Attempts to break through Turkish lines failed. Troops were evacuated from Gallipoli in January 2016. ~ 62,000 Australians were killed, and 155,000 Australians were wounded Armistice signed 11/11/1918

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1939 - Nazi Germany (under Adolf Hitler) invaded Poland (Intro to Blitzkrieg tactics), Great Britain and France declared war against Germany. 1940 - France defeated - allies evacuated Dunkirk 1941 - Germany invaded Russia & Japanese attacked pearl harbor 1942 - Japanese bombed Darwin. 1942/1943 - Battle of Middway / Stalingrad 1944 - D-Day Normandy 1945 - Soviet forces reach berlin, Germany surrenders. The USA drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan surrender. Australian women & indigenous enlisted Australia biggest involvement was in mediterranean, North Africa, New guinea (kokoda track)

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1950 - Communist North Korean Army crossed the boarder into South Korea and took the capital Seoul. Australia contributed fighter-bomber aircraft, infantry soldiers and Navy ships

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Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War was driven largely by the rise of communism in Southeast Asia. Australia and the United States supported South Vietnam through the early 1960’s. 1962 - communist insurgency coming from North Vietnam. 1966 - Australia introduced conscripts. Battle of Tong Tan held of Viet cong 1970 - Australia started to phase out of war 1973 - Australian forces fully withdrawn Introduction of Gorilla Tactics and the use of Napalm. ~50,000 Australians served in Vietnam 519 were killed and 2,398 were wounded

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1991 - enforce sanctions on Iraq and no-fly zones

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1975 - East Timor was invaded by Indonesia 1999 - Indonesian gov agreed to let East Timor vote for independence 1999-2013 - Australian led UN peace keeping

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2001-2021 - Post 9/11 terrorist attacks, a coalition of the willing. operation slipper - fight the Taliban 2021 - Australian withdrawal

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2003 - 2011 - Australian forces (just over 2000) joined British and US invasion of Iraq. RAAF deployed F/A-18 Hornets and some transport planes. Disarm Saddam Hussain weapons of mass destruction.

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2014 - Present - SASR deployed to Iraq to protect the Australian embassy when security of Baghdad was threatened RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets, KC-30A MRTT and E-7A Wedgetails were deployed to the UAE. Strike missions concluded 2017. Operation OKRA (17000 personnel)

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Newtons Third law: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Lift occurs when a moving flow of gas is turned by a solid object. A flow is turned in one direction and the lift is generated in the opposite direction. Bernoulli - Lift: Generated by a pressure difference across the wing. Longest path theory. Aeroplane wings are shaped to make air move faster over the top of the wing. When air moves faster, the pressure of the air decreases. four forces on an aircraft thrust (acceleration) drag lift gravity

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Ailerons - roll - adverse yaw Elevators - pitch Rudder - yaw - roll Throttle - thrust

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spiral column of air being forced back by the propeller. Slipstream is present whenever the propeller is rotating, regardless of the aeroplanes speed.

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The flaps are a controllable high lift devices. When extended/lowered they increase the camber of the wing (sometimes increasing the surface area) resulting in an increase of both lift and drag.

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The Trimmer is another controllable surface for the pilot. The trimmer is used to relieve the pilot of work in maintaining the required airspeed and attitude.

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tall is the excess angle of attack on the main wing until it reaches the critical angle characteristics Separation of laminar airflow Creation of turbulent airflow over wing Stick position of stall is always the same, regardless of speed and flight path. Stall speed goes up with weight and with increased AOB

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Turbojet Engines turboprop turbofan Ramjet Engine Piston Engines

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straight edges tapered edges swept back delta

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0500 Wake up 0530 Breakfast 0600 Planning: Plan mislsion/sortie 0800 Flight Briefing: Talk through mission 0900 Step Brief: Suit up 0940 Perform walk arounds/safety checks 1000 Getting airborne 1200 Return back to base 1220 Lunch 1300 Flight Debriefing: After action review 1400 Officer Duties: Weapons Officer, Scheduling Officer, Training Officer, Navigation Officer, Safety Officer 1800 Dinner 1830 Study 2000 Bed

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Autocratic - bear leadership alone Domocratic - free exchange of ideas Laissez-faire (Let it be) - empowering employees and being hands-off, trusting

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- As early as 10 y/o I can remember wanting to be a pilot in the RAAF - Dad/Grandad took me to airshows (Richmond & Avalon) - Extremely exciting and rewarding career - Each day would present new and challenging experiences ADF produce the best pilots in the world

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(F-35's) - Cutting edge of technology (5th Gen) - Physically and mentally demanding - Short but intense flying Considered the best of the best

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- Leader/mentor - are expected to encourage/motivate others to achieve objectives - Resource and logistical manager Critical thinker / decision maker

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- have initiative and an overwhelming desire to lead - trustworthy, loyal and honest - be decisive, but also willing to listen and learn - good communicator Inspire to motivate

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Leadership People focus Motivating people Establishment of principles Long term, high level perspective Management organizational focus Instructing and directing people Formulation of policies Short term, detailed perspective Leaders have people who follow them while managers have people who work for them. Leadership is about getting people to understand and believe in your vision and to work with you to achieve your goals. Management is more so about making sure the day-to-day tasks are completed

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* Able to execute on a task * Understand the capability of their team and can effectively delegate tasks

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I usually dont react. It's okay for somebody not to agree with an opinion. I usually end up doing a lot more listening than talking to understand their perspective

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Communicate your concerns recommend we dont ask if they understand the impact of what they are about to do Given the situation, you may ask to take control of the aircraft.

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I often reflect on the situation. Seek feedback focus on the things in my control that I could improve on

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Initially disheartened as i take a lot of pride in the things I do take the feedback on board and look to improve in most cases, there is good reason for receiving criticism.

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I possess many of the qualities the Defence Force are looking for in their young officers and hold many of the values the defence force is built on SCRIE. I also believe my personality and character would thrive in the ADF I believe I have a clear and unwavering goal that this is what I want to do and what I have always wanted to do.

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I want to make the ADF my career, if this becomes the case then I'm going to be here a lot longer than 10 years. I have almost 5 years in a job I fell into and had no intention of staying at

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Being promised opportunities for professional development and having the company not deliver on there.

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SES wanting to be a trainer early on but not demostrating the skills

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mostly in the context of sports Quite competitive also during uni - there were some subjects that I seriolsy tried my hardest and they were beyond my capability

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