Military Aircraft Recognition

180 Pages·2002·52.748 MB·English

by  Paul Eden, Rod Simpson

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MILITARY AIRCRAF
RECOGNITION
Airlife
Key Recognition Points
Toidentifytheaircraft type referto the key lettersand find possibleaircraft b>
checkingagainst the lettercodeshown in thecontents page.
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Contents
Aircraft type Recognition Code Page
t\odm\acic(hiMB.339 GHIKRPU
Ver< I-59andL-159 HKRU
AerospatialeSA341 Gazelle Helicopter
AgustaA129MangustaandScorpion Helicopter
Antono\ An-12'Cub' IKPU
AIDCF-CK-1Ching-Kuo >HPU
AleniaG222andC-27JSpartan >KPU
\\!.\InternationalAMX HJPU
Antono\ An-26,An-30andAn-32 2KPU
Antomn An-70 kPL-
\ntono\ An-28andAn-38 24
Bell209Hue>CobraandSuperCobra Helicopter 24
BoeingAH-64Apache Helicopter 24
Antomn \n-~2&"4'Coaler' BC2GKPT :
B\eSeaHarrier HJPU
BAESystemsHawk BE1HJRU
B\I SystemsNimrod
BellBoeingV-22Osprej Tilt-rotor
BoeingHelicoptersCH-47Chinook Helicopter
BoeingSikorskj R\H-66Comanche Helicopter
CessnaA-37BDragonflj BC2GKRS
BoeingB-52HStratofortress IPU
BoeingC-17AGlobemasterIII BC4JPT
BoeingE-3Sentrj IKUQ1
Boeing1-15Eagle HMPV 44
Boeing1 V-18Hornet BI2HPV
( \S\( 212 Viocar KIT
CASA( N-295 >KPU
DassaultSuper1tendard H -
DassaultMirage2000 HIR
DassaultRafale HMOQ 5
DDaassssaauulltt/(DBorrengiueert)Al\pthlaantJeitque V( HJPU
II uMrBofRigh\tleiRrryupchaonoon/Super lucano [KMROUR -
I II IndustriesI II 101 Helicopter
IurocopteiCougar Helicopter
1FuMroAcoIpAt-e6i3IP(am6p65aIigei HelicHoKptPerU 668
GrummanI-14 [bmcal
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lKia\mlan\lIIII2Seasprite He i
Iockhecd( -5Galaxj
Lockheed< 130H I
IockheedI 104Starfi
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Iockheed( 141 Starliftei
IockheedF-II7Nighthawk \
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Kamo> k.i 50andKa 52 Helicoptei
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McDonnellDouglasBAeHarriei II Bl IHJP1
MikoyanMiG-29 lulcrum' UK)
McDonnellDouglasI-4PhantomII MIKl M)2
MMiitksouybains-hiGu1re-2vichMiG-23 1logger1 lIlMllQ'FU 1m0i2:
MikoyanMiG-\l 104
Mikoyan-GurevichMiG-21 1ishbed1 1Ml 106
Mikoyan-GurevichMiG-25and-31 Bl 2HJPV
NanchangK-sKarakorum8 HKRU lio
MilMi-8andMi-17'Hip1 Helicopter 112
MilMi-24'Hind1 Helicopter 112
MilMi-28'Havoc1 Helicopter 112
Northrop1-5 rigerII bi:mu 114
NorthropGrummanB-2Spun 116
NorthropGrummanE-2Hawkeye \( 2KB lis
NPaonratvhiraopToGrrnuadmoman1-S.l-Sl \Rs BC4JNRPUU 112220
NHIndustriesNH90 Helicopter 124
Northrop r-38 Talon BI2HRU 124
NorthropGrummanEA-6BProwler BE2HJQU 124
PilatusPC-7and 9 VD1KRU 126
Raytheon(Beech)U-21,VC-6B&C-12 KRT
RaytheonT-6TexanII AD1KRL" 130
RockwellB-1BLancer BE4INRU 132
PZLSwidnikW-3Sokol Helicopter 134
RockwellT-2Buckeye BL2HKQS 134
SIU-MarchettiS.211 BFIH.IQS 134
Saab37Viggen BE1HLOR 136
SaabJAS39Gripen BE1HMOQ 138
SEPECATJaguar BE2HJPU 140
ShenyangJ-8/F-811M BF2HLQU 142
SikorskjS-65andS-80 Helicopter 144
SikoskyS-70 Helicopter 144
SukhoiSu-24"Fencer" bh:h\it 144
SukhoiS-37/Su-47Berkut bp:hoqv 146
SukhoiSu-17,-20and-22Titter' B1NQU 148
SukhoiSu-27andSu-30I'amiK BF2LIQV 150
SukhoiSu-32andSu-34 BE2IJOQV 152
Tupole\Tu-22M'Backfire' BE2HNRU 154
SukhoiSu-25'Frogfoot' BE2HKPU 156
TupolevTu-95/Tu-142'Bear' iPL- 156
WestlandSeaKing Helicopter 156
AviationasaHobby
InternationalMilitaryAircraftMarkings 162
N\TOCodenames 166
UnitedStatesAirForceUnitandBaseCodes 16^
GlossaryofAviationAbbreviations 174
ADA LCA
India
On 4 January 2001 the first Full Scale Engineering De\elopinent
(FSED) example of the ADA LCA ( TD-1. above) completed its first
flight. The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) is the result of a programme
begun in 1983. in which the Indian government strove to develop an
indigenous fourth-generation combat aircraft to replace the MiG-21.
Both MBB and Dassault have acted as consultants at one time or
another for the project, which is led by the Aeronautical Development
Agency (ADA), a division of India's Defence Research and
DevelopmentOrganisation,with Hindustan aslead partner. Initially, the
aircraft was supposed to enter service in the mid 1990s, but this soon
proved impractical, especially when GE withdrew its support for the
1404 powerplant that was chosen to power the development aircraft.
Nevertheless, work continued, with the Kaveri engine being tested in
Russia during 2001 and due to be fitted in a third FSED aircraft. All of
the aircraft's major systems, including its radar and avionics arc to be
indigenously developed, with up to SO per cent of the final production
aircraft scheduled to be o( Indian origin. A series o\ prototypes will
follow the FSED aircraft, these including two-seat training aircraft and
a single-seaterdesigned foroperation from the Indian navy's new aircraft
carrier. It seems unlikel) that the LCA will be in service b\ the VDA's
optimistic date o\' 2000.
LCA (production aircraft) Performance: max speed
Powerplant: one GTRE (estimated) Mach 1.8. service
GTX-35VS Kaveri turbofan rated ceiling (estimated) more than
at about 80.45 kN (18.078 lb st) 15240 m (50.000 ft)
with afterburning
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Dimensions: wing span 8.20 m Recognitionfeatures
(26 ft 10% in), length 13.20 m A Delta wing with cranked leading
(43 ft 3% in), height4.40 m (14 ft edge
5% in) B Single engine
C No canards
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Aermacchi MB.339
Italy
The success of the MB.326 led Aermacchi to design the MB.339. with a
pressurised cockpit, improved canopy, new ejection seats and modified
systems. It was powered by an upgraded Rolls-Royce Viper Mk 632-43
and the prototype first flew on 12 August 1976. The Italian Air Force
(AMI)ordered'a batch of 101 MB.339Asto replace MB.32&, first deliv-
eries taking place in 1980. and further orders were received from
.Argentina. Ghana. Malaysia, UAE. Peru and Nigeria. The MB.339 was
unsuccessfully entered in the American JPATS (Joint Priman Aircraft
Training System) competition. The single-seat ground-attack MB
Veltro II. which hasonly flown asadevelopment aircraft, had si\ under-
wing hardpoints and twin 30-mm DEFA 553 cannon in the forward
fuselage. The MB.339CB is an improved MB.339 with a 235-kg(520-lb)
gross weight increase, more powerful Viper Mk 680 engine, the
MB.339K wing and a HOTAS cockpit management system. Some 18
were sold to New Zealand but have since been retired from service 1 he
MB.339CD (above) has a full digital cockpit and the MB.3391 D is a
similar lead-in fighter trainer and light ground attack version with
increased power.
MB.339FD Performance: max speed
Powerplant: one 19.30-kN 902 km/h (563 mph).
(4,340-lb st) Rolls-Royce Viper cruising speed 818 km h
Mk 680-43 turbojet (505 mph). initial climb
2012 m (6.600 ft) per mm. range
1932 km (1.207 miles)