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OH

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Observation Helicopter

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UH

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Utility helicopter

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AH

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Attack Helicopter

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CH

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Cargo helicopter

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LUH

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Light Utility Helicopter

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ACL

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Available Cargo Load

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AH-64A/D max speed

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140-145 knots

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AH-64A/D cruising speed

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110 - 120 knots

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AH-64A/D flight time

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2 Hours

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AH- 64A/D crew

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2
Pilot
Co-pilot/gunner

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AH-64A/D ACL

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None

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AH-64A/D armament

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‎1. 30mm chain machine gun = 1200 rnds

  1. 2.75in FFAR=76rnds
  2. ‎Hellfire II missle laser guided=16 rounds (bracket holds four rounds each)
  3. 2.75in AGR 19/20 APKWS- 76rounds
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AH-64A/D mission

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Anti Armor (Primary), Reconn, CAS, A2A combat

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UH-60 A/L/M max speed

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156 knots

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UH-60 A/L/M cruising speed

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120-145 knots

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UH-60 A/L/M flight time

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2 hours

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UH-60 A/L/M ACL with seats

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11

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UH-60 A/L/M ACL without seats

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16

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UH-60 A/L/M crew

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4
Pilot
Co-pilot
2 x crew chiefs

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UH-60 A

mass gross weight

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22,000 lbs

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UH-60 L/M mass gross weight

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23,500lbs

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UH-60 A/L/M mission

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F. FRIES/SPIES repelling and airborne operations
A. Air Assault and ‎Air Movement
C. CASEVAC
S. Sling load ops and resupply ops.

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FRIES

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Fast 
Rope
Incursion
Extraction
System
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SPIES

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Special 
Patrol
Incursion 
Extraction 
System
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CH-47 D/F max speed
170 knots
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CH-47 D/F cruising speed
120-145 knots
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CH-47 D/F flight time
2 hours
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CH-47 D/F crew
``` 4: Pilot Co pilot Crew chief Flight engineer ```
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CH-47 D/F combat equipped ACL
33 passengers
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CH-47 D/F max litter ACL
24 casualties
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CH-47 D/F ambulatory capacity
31 casualties
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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
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CH-47 D/F fore hook capacity
17,000lbs
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CH-47 D/F Aft hook capacity
17,000lbs
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CH-47 D/F center hook capacity
26,000lbs
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CH-47 D/F dual hook load capacity (fore and aft combined)
25,000lbs
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CH-47 D/F max gross weight
50,000lbs
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LUH-72A max speed
145 knots
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LUH-72A cruising speed
133 knots
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LUH-72A crew
3 - pilot - co pilot - crew chief
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LUH-72A combat ACL
8
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LUH-72A litter w/ medical crew
2
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LUH-72A cargo hook capacity
1500kilograms | 3306lbs
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LUH-72A max gross weight
7903lbs
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LUH-72A mission
1. Homeland security 2. Logistics. 3. Drug interdiction 4. MEDEVAC 5. general suport‎
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AH-6J‎
Attack “little bird”
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MH-6J
Multi use “little bird”
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Large fuel pods
450 gallons
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Small fuel pods
230 gallons
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Secure helmet/ACH
Chinstrap fasten, free of twist, excess not taped
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Sleeves rolled down
to protect from flash fires, flying debris ‎
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Secure loose equipment
IAW with unit SOP, grenades secured, antennas tied down or ‎removed, unfix bayonets ‎
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LUH-72A Approach direction ‎
45 from front (engine running), 90 from side (when off)‎
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UH-60 Approach direction ‎
90 from the side (away from the tail rotor) and front)
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CH-47 Approach direction ‎
45 from rear‎ (away from engine exhaust)
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bending foward at the waist when approaching aircraft
1. added stability. 2. maintain low sillohette. 3. staying clear of main ‎rotor blade. ‎
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3 part of the Aircraft to stay away from ‎
main rotor blade, tail rotor blade, cargo hook (static electricity)
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types of seatbelts
“dial of death" - LUH-72A & UH-60 “Arline design" - CH-47‎
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Crash position
Magazine well facing away from body - UH-60L/M: sit upright, muzzle pointed down - CH-47D/F: Bend forward at waist, muzzle pointed down - LUH-72A: sit upright, muzzle pointed down
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LUH-72A Emergency equipment‎
4 emergency exits 1 first aid kit 1 fire extinguisher
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UH-60A/L/M emergency equipment‎
4 emergency exits (windows fall out) 3 first aid kits 2 fire extinguishers
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CH-47D emergency equipment‎
10 emergency exits 10 windows fall out 7 first aid kits 3 fire extinguishers
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Emergency actions | Hard surface
take all commansds from the crew, wait for blades to stop, exit from 3,9, or ‎‎12 o’clock (6 for CH47and CH53) and move 100m away from crash site
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Waterborne Emergency actions
wait for blades to stop and exit the AC, swim up stream or ‎down current away from fuel spill
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Fire Emergency actions
remove all injured from AC, first-aid kits, and fire extinguishers - ‎fire extinguishers are for people only ‎
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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.
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MasCAS
exceeds unit support capabilities
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MasCAL
exceeds the capabilities of the medical support
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MTF
medical treatment facility
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First army medevac
OH-13, angle of mercy, 18k soldiers saved on battlefield in Korea‎
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OH-13 Disadvantages
No in flight medical care, expose to weather and enemy ‎fire
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Advantages of Aero medical Evacuation
Flexibility, versatility, speed, and range‎
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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.
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LUH-72A red cross markings
4 Each cargo door, top and belly
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LUH-72A Aero medical‎ crew
``` 4 Pilot Co-pilot Crew chief In flight medic ```
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LUH-72A Aero medical‎ acl
2L w/ 1 medic or 5A‎
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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
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HH-60M red cross markings
5 Each cargo door, top, nose and belly (Same as UH-60Q)
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HH-60M Aero Medical‎ crew
``` 4 Pilot Co-pilot Crew chief In flight medic ``` (Same as UH-60Q)
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HH-60M Aero Medical‎ acl (normal) ‎
4L 1A‎
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HH-60M Aero Medical‎ acl (prior notification)‎
6L Or 6A‎
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HH-60M Aero Medical‎ updated equipment
air condition, oxygen generating system, ‎truama suction, paitient vital monitoring system, crew bubble window. ‎
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UH-60Q‎ prior notification
W/out hoist - 6L 1A or 7A | W/hoist - 3L 1A or 4A
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CH-47 Aero Medical Use
primary use in mascas evac
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CH-47 red cross markings
0
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CH-47 Aero Medical Use‎ crew
4(p,cp,cc,inflight engineer)‎
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CH-47 Aero Medical medic ratio
1 medic per 6 patients
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CH-47 Aero Medical ACL
24L 1A or 31A
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UH-60 A/L/M cargo hook capacity
``` A = 8,000lbs L/M = 9,000lbs ```
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UH-60 limitations
Cannot sling load a HMMWV equipped with TOW missile. Cruise speed is greatly decreased by light, bulky sling loads. (Less than 80 knots) External storage support system greatly reduces access to cargo doors
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CH-47 D/F limitations
-cruise speed is greatly decreased by light, bulky sling loads (less than 80 knots)
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LUH-72A flight time
2.5 hours
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AH-6J/MH-6J max speed
152 knots
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AH-6J/MH-6J cruise speed
135 knots
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AH-6J/MH-6J crew
2 pilots
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AH-6J/MH-6J ACL
Up to 6 personnel on outboard seats
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AH-6J/MH-6J mission
- infiltration - ex-filtration - CAS
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AH-64 characteristics
- Four blade main rotor - four blade tail rotor - wheels for landing - 2 turbine engine - swept back vertical stabilizer - winglets for armament - chin mounted chain gun
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UH-60 characteristics
- 4 blade tail rotor - 4 blade main rotor - 2 turbine engine - swept back vertical stabilizer - large taper horizontal stabilator - dual shape fuselage - wheels for landing
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Stabilizer vs stabilator
Stabilizer controls side to side Stabilator controls up and down
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CH-47 characteristics
- bus shaped fuselage - wheels for landing - 3 blade rotor X2
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LUH-72A flight time
2.5 hours
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FM for army aviation
FM 3-04
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Aircraft safety FM
FM 3-99 (airborne and air assault operations)
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Aero medical evacuation ATP
ATP 4-02.2
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UH-60Q normal ACL
4L and 1A (same as HH-60M)
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CH-47 when in a mass call roll
And armed escort is needed
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Ch-47 ambulatory and litter configuration
A. L 31. 0 25. 4 19. 8 16. 12 10. 16 4. 20 1. 24
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Methods of casualty extraction
- sit down method: when AC has a suitable LZ | - hoist method: no suitable LZ
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High performance Utility Hoist Hoist tensile strength? Cable tensile strength?
Hoist: 600lbs Cable: 600lbs
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Hoist cable length
256 ft however usable length is 250ft
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Fast speed hoist ACL and speed
ACL: 300lbs | Speed 250ft/min
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Slow speed hoist ACL and speed
ACL: 600lbs | Speed 125 ft/min
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Jungle forest penetrative ACL and tensile strength
ACL: 3A casualties | Tensile strength: 600lbs
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Combat assault FM
FM 3-99 (airborne and air assault operations)
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What are air assault operations
Movement to engage and destroy enemy forces or to seize and hold key terrain
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What are air movement operations
Anything other than air assault
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Levels of air assault
Division: lowest level with RESOURCES for AASLT Battalion: lowest level AASLT can be PLANNED Company: lowest level to EXECUTE AASLT
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Air assault task force
Temporary group of integrated forces tailored to a specific mission under command of a single HQ
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Goal o air assault ops
To achieve an unopposed landing
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Flight time considerations PZ-SP RP-LZ Load time H-Hour
PZ-SP: typically 3-5K (2min flight time for UH-60 and CH-47) RP-LZ: typically 3-5K (2min flight time for UH-60 and CH-47) Load time: 3min during day (0600-1759) 5min during night (1800-0559) H-Hour: is when first AC of first lift touches down on LZ
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5 stages of the reverse planning sequence
- G: ground tactical plan - L: landing plan - A: air movement plan - L: loading plan - S: staging plan

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