Term
| What is the purpose of airspace control in a combat zone? |
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Definition
| A process used to increase combat effectiveness by promoting the safe, efficient, and flexible use of airspace |
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Term
| Airspace control is provided in order to acheive what three things? |
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Definition
Prevent fratricide
enhance air defense operations
permit greater flexibility of operations
(FM 3-52 1-1) |
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Term
| What are the elements of airspace control? |
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Definition
- Operational area considerations
- Airspace control planning
- Peacetime to combat considerations
- integration of airspace control and air defense
- airspace control methods
(FM 3-52 1-4) |
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Term
| What are the responsibilities of the joint force commander (JFC) |
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Definition
- Has overall responsibility of airspace control and defenses
- establishes airspace control objectives and priorities
- oversees planning and force integration activities
- Designates the JFACC
(FM 3-52 1-18) |
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Term
| What are the responsibilities of the Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC) |
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Definition
Plans, coordinates, and monitors Joint air operations and the allocation and tasking of joint air operations.
- develops joint air operations plan
(FM 3-52 1-18) |
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Term
| What are the responsibilities of the Airspace control authority (ACA)? |
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Definition
- Responsible for operating the airspace control system. (TAGS)
- establishes policies and procedures for airspace control
- Develops and integrates the airspace control plan (ACP)through airspace control order (ACO) |
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Term
| What are the key documents for airspace control? |
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Definition
- Airspace control plan (ACP)
- Airspace control order (ACO)
- Air tasking order (ATO)
- Air defense plan
(FM 3-52 1-19) |
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Term
what document:
- Provides general guidance on airspace control
- defines airspace control organization
- signed by the JFC |
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Definition
Airspace control plan (ACP)
(FM 3-52 1-19) |
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Term
What document:
- Is published cyclically depending on theater (normally daily) and implements airspace control procedures for specific time periods
- Defines and establishes airspace for military operations as published by ACA
- stands alone or part of ATO/SPINS
- activates/deactivates procedural airspace control methods |
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Definition
Airspace control order (ACO)
(FM 3-52 1-19/20) |
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Term
What document:
- "operation order" for all aircraft missions issued every 24 hrs
- Shows all missions operating in the operational area during effective time period.
- details on individual sorties; targets, mission times and call signs/Transpoder codes
- MUST be on this document in order to fly |
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Definition
Air tasking order (ATO)
(FM 3-52 1-20) |
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Term
| What document highlights, modifies or supplements data countained in the ATO? |
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Definition
| special instructions (SPINS) |
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Term
| What are the three types of SPINS |
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Definition
Base Line spins
weekly spins
Daily spins |
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Term
| Who is responsible for airspace control in the joint operations area? |
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Definition
Joint force commander (JFC)
(JP 3-52 II-1) |
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Term
| What are the responsibilites of component commanders? |
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Definition
component commanders advise the JFC on the employment of component forces.
- employ air defense weapons
- coordinates, deconflicts and integrates operations with other component commanders
(JP 3-52 II-2) |
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Term
| What are the four functions of AC2? |
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Definition
-Identification
-Coordination
-Integration
-Regulation
(FM 5-32 22) |
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Term
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Definition
| Airspace Command and Control |
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Term
| What are the methods of airspace control? |
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Definition
Positive and procedural or combination of both
(FM 3-52 4-1) |
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Term
| What is the definition of positive control? |
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Definition
Conducted by elements designated by the ACA. Relies on positive identification, tracking and direction of aircraft.
(FM 3-52 4-1) |
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Term
| What is the definition of procedural control? |
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Definition
relies on combination of mutually agreed and promulgated orders and procedures.
(FM 3-52 4-1) |
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Term
| Radar, sensors, and IFF are examples of what type of control? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is principally used to seperate fixed and rotary wing aircraft? |
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Definition
Coordinating altitudes
(FM 3-52 4-2) |
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Term
| What is the purpose of a ROZ? |
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Definition
- deconflict surface attacks
- prevent duplicated effort
- prevent fratricide
- commanders request, approved by ACA
(FM 3-52 4-4) |
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Term
| What are the two types of Fire support coordinating measures (FSCM) |
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Definition
Restrictive (Airspace coordination area, restricted fire line, no-fire area, restricted fire area) and Permissive (Free-Fire area, coordinated fire line, Fire supported coordination line)
(FM 3-52 4-09) |
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Term
| What is a three dimensional FSCM used to facilitate the expeditious air-to-surface lethal attack of targets, which may be augmented by or integrated with surface-to-surface indirect fires |
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Definition
Kill Box
(FM 3-9 A-6 FM 3-09.34) |
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Term
| Whats the purpose of the kill box? |
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Definition
To allow lethal attack against surface targets without further coordination with the establishing commander and without terminal attack control.
(FM 3-9 A-6 FM 3-09.34) |
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Term
| What does a purple killbox allow? |
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Definition
surface-to-surface with air-to-surface fires
(FM 3-09.34 CH1) |
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Term
| What does a blue killbox allow? |
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Definition
Air-to-surface fires
(FM 3-09.34 CH1) |
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Term
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Definition
| 30x30 min Cells, 15x15min Quadrants, 5x5 min Keypads |
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Term
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Definition
| 30x30 min cells, 10x10min keypads, 5x5min quadrants. |
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Term
| According to FM 3-52, what are the three ways for UAV's to resolve airspace conflicts? |
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Definition
Altitude, time and sector (Zones)
(FM 3-52 3-18) |
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Term
| What does MARSA stand for? |
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Definition
Military assumes responsibility for Separation of Aircraft
(FAA Order 7110.65) |
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Term
| What type of airspace separation is used laterally from other aircraft? |
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Definition
Sector (zone)
(FM 3-52 3-18) |
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Term
| What are Newton's three laws of motion? |
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Definition
Inertia, Acceleration, Action/Reaction
FM 3-04.203, 1-1 |
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Term
| A body at rest will remain at rest, and a body in motion will remain in motion is which law of motion? |
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Definition
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Term
| Force required to produce a change in motion of a body is directly proportional to its mass and rate of change in its velocity is which law of motion? |
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Definition
Acceleration
FM 3-04.203, 1-3 |
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Term
| For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction is which law of motion? |
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Definition
Action/Reaction
FM 3-04.203, 1-4 |
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Term
| What principle describes the relationship between internal fluid pressure and fluid velocity? |
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Definition
Bernoulli's Principle
FM 3-04.203, 1-5 |
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Term
| As velocity of the airflow increases, ____ decreases above and below the airfoil. |
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Definition
Static pressure
FM 3-04.203, 1-7 |
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Term
| Static pressure differential on the upper and lower surfaces produces about ____ of the aerodynamic force called Lift. |
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Definition
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Term
| The remaining ____% of lift is produced as a result of action/reaction. |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the four forces of flight? |
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Definition
Lift, Weight, Thrust, Drag
FM 3-04.203, Fig 1-8 |
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Term
| What is the definition of relative wind? |
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Definition
| Airflow relative to the movement through the air of an airfoil |
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Term
| What is the definition of a chord line? |
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Definition
| Line extending from the trailing edge to the leading edge |
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Term
| The angle measured between the resultant relative wind and chord line is? |
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Definition
Angle of Attack (AOA)
FM 3-04.203, Table 1-1 |
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Term
| What are the two types of airfoils? |
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Definition
Symmetrical and nonsymmetrical
FM 3-04.203, 1-17 |
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Term
| What is the component of the airfoil's TAF perpendicular to the resultant relative wind? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the component of the airfoil's TAF parallel to the resultant relative wind? |
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Definition
Drag; the force opposing the motion of an airfoil through the air
FM 3-04.203, 1-65 |
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Term
| What are the three types of drag? |
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Definition
Parasite, Profile, Induced
FM 3-04.203, 1-68 |
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Term
| What type of drag is incurred from the nonlifting portions of the aircraft (fuselage, engine cowlings, ect)? |
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Definition
Parasite Drag
FM 3-04.203, 1-69 |
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Term
| What type of drag is incurred from frictional resistance of the blades passing through the air? |
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Definition
Profile Drag
FM 3-04.203, 1-70 |
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Term
| Does parasite drag increase with airspeed? |
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Definition
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Term
| What type of drag is incurred as a result of production of lift? |
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Definition
Induced
FM 3-04.203, 1-71 |
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Term
| The vertical axis about which the aircraft ____ ? |
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Definition
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Term
| Lateral axis about which the aircraft ____? |
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Definition
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Term
| Longitudinal axis about which the aircraft ____? |
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Definition
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Term
| If AOA is increased beyond a critial angle, what willl be the result? |
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Definition
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Term
| What factors affect the angle of climb? |
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Definition
| Altitude, weight, and wind |
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Term
| What factors affect the rate of climb? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the two ways to change the angle of attack? |
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Definition
- change the chord line (flaps)
- increase/decrease direction of relative wind (pitch changes) |
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Term
| As speed increases ______ drag increases and ______ drag decreases |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the factors affecting Lift? |
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Definition
Wing design
angle of attack
velocity
weight and loading
air temp and humidity |
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Term
| The point at which all of the weight of the airplane is concentrated is known as what? |
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Definition
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Term
| The force which acts horizontally TOWARDS the center of the turn is known as what? |
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Definition
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Term
| What force is opposite to Centripetal force? |
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Definition
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Term
| What force causes an aircraft to turn? |
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Definition
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