Fixed Wing Aircraft Threats(CH3)

Question 1

3 categories of fixed wing aircraft

Answer 1

Fighters, Transport and Trainer/Light Aircraft

Question 2

Different types of fixed wing missions

Answer 2

Combat & Combat support mission

Question 3

Planning considerations

Answer 3

Mission, intelligence, platform capability

Question 4

Execution of Mission

Answer 4

Flight profiles, ingressing/egressing, Attack profiles and countering threats

Question 5

factors of platform capability

Answer 5

radar capability, payload and competency

Question 6

factors affect the success of ingressing/egressing

Answer 6

range, flying height & direction of entry/exit to target area

Question 7

4 common attack profiles used by fighters

Answer 7

Pop up attack, Dive toss bombing, straight & level bombing, Dive bombing

Question 8

Countering threats

Answer 8

Flying above the effective height, use of Electronics counter measures(ECM)

Question 9

Different type of Targeting Pods

Answer 9

laser designator, Electro-optical(EO) sensor

Question 10

system to aid in locating & identifying targets in darkness?

Answer 10

Forward Looking infra-red(FLIR)

Question 11

Types of munitions

Answer 11

Guns, Aerial bombs, air-air missiles

Question 12

Self-protection Systems

Answer 12

RWR - radar locks onto the aircraft
LWR - laser locks onto the aircraft
MWR - detects UV energy

Question 13

suite of countermeasure system

Answer 13

DIRCM, DRFM

Question 14

ECM

Answer 14

jamming and deception