Air Assault Phase 1 Written Test

Aircraft Safety: What items are needed at all times?

ID Card

ID Tags

Earplugs

How many Emergency Exits, First Aid Kits, and Fire Extinguishers are in each of these A/C? LUH-72A, UH-60, and CH-47D

4 1 1

4 3 2

10 7 3

Aircraft Safety: 3 portions to stay away from?

Main rotor blade

tail rotor blade

cargo hook (static electricity will kill you)

Windows in _________ aircraft fall out, windows in _________ helicopter fall in

wheeled / skid

What is the most secure flying formation?

Diamond

How do you approach a LUH-72A?

if engines are running 45 degrees from the front. If engines are stopped 90 degrees from the side.

How do you approach a UH-60?

90 degrees from the side away from the tail rotor and front

How do you approach a CH-47?

45 degrees from the rear away from the engine exhaust

How many NATO approved flying formations are there?

9

What are the UH-60s mission sets?

FRIES/SPIES, rappelling and Airborne ops

Air Assailt and air movement

Casualty Evacuation

Sling loads and resupply

What are the CH-47s mission sets?

air assault and air movement

personnel recovery

waterborne operations

aircraft recovery

airborne operations

casevac

What are the missions of the LUH-72A?

homeland security

logistics

medevac

drug interdiction

general support

What is FM 3-99?

Airborne and Air Assault Operations

What is ATP 4-02.2?

Medical Evacuation

What is MEDEVAC?

a vehicle that provides en-route care with proper personnel and equipment

What is CASEVAC?

vehicle that can provide care, but doesn't have the proper personnel or equipment

MTF is?

Medical treatment facility

Nickname for the OH-13 SIOUX?

Angel of Mercy

What are the advantages of Aero Medical Evacuation?

flexibility

versatility

speed

range

How long is the high performance utility hoist?

250ft are usable, 256ft total

What is the tensile strength of the high performance utility hoist and the jungle forest penetrator?

600 lbs

What is the tensile strength of the Kendricks extrication device, litter, and sked rescue system?

400 lbs

What is FM 3-04?

Army Aviation

Airspeed of a AH-64?

Max = 140-145 KTS

Cruise = 110/120

Flight time of an AH-64?

2hrs

Crew of a AH-64

2 (pilot and copilot/gunner)

What are the AH-64s mission sets?

Anti Armor (primary)

Recon

Close air support

air to air combat

Airspeed of a UH-60?

Max = 156 kts

cruise = 120-145

flight time of a UH-60?

2 hrs

crew of a UH-60?

4 (pilot, copilot, 2x crew chiefs)

UH-60 ACL

11 pax with seats

16 pac without seats

UH-60 cargo hook capacity?

UH-60A 8k lbs

UH-60L/M 9k lbs

max gross weight for UH-60

UH-60A 22k lbs

UH-60L/M 23.5k lbs

CH-47D airspeed

max-170 kts

cruise-120-145 kts

CH-47D flight time

2hrs 30 mins

CH-47D crew for tactical operations

4 (pilot, copilot, flight engineer, crew chief)

CH-47D ACL

combat equipped troops 33

max litter capacity 24

Max ambulatory capacity 31

CH-47D cargo hook capacity

fore hook 17k lbs

aft hook 17k lbs

center hook 26k lbs

dual hook 25k lbs

CH-47D max gross weight

50k lbs

LUH-72A airspeed

max 145 kts

cruise 133 kts

LUH-72A flight time

3 hrs 30 mins

LUH-72A crew

3 (pilot, copilot, crew chief)

LUH-72A acl

combat equipped troops 8

litters with a med crew 2

LUH-72A cargo hook and max gross weight

cargo hook 3306

max gross weight 7903

What is the Army SOF helicopter?

AH-6J/MH-6J Little bird

How many gallons do large and small pods hold?

large = 450 gallons

small = 230 gallons

Dash before dots

when referring to army and military regulations

CH-47 medic to casualty ratio?

6 to 1

Normal MEDEVAC configuration for CH-47?

16 ambulatory and 12 litter

CH-47 is an armed escort required for MEDEVAC missions?

yes

What are the two methods of casualty extraction?

sit down method

hoist method

What is the memory aid for the 9 line medevac request?

low flying pilots eat tacos some may nibble chalupas

What are the lines of the 9 line medevac?

1. location

2. freq

3. patient precedence

4. equipment needed

5. number of patients by type

6, security

7. method of marking

8. casualty nationality and status

9. CBRN

What two lines are different during peace time?

6 and 9

define Air assault operation

engage enemy forces or seize and hold key terrain

Air movement operation - define

operations other than air assault

What are the command levels of an air assault operation?

Division has assets

Battalion has plan/coordinate

Company can execute mission

AATF

air assault task force

What are some capabilities of an air assault operation?

attack enemy positions from any direction

What are some limitations of an air assault operation?

adverse weather

high fuel and ammunition consumption rates

define air mission brief? (AMB)

last face to face meeting of key personnel involved in the air assault operation

What are the five stages of reverse planning?

Ground tactical plan

Landing plan

Air movement plan

Loading plan

Staging plan

What are the three terrain flight modes?

Nap of the earth

contour

low level

What is tactical cross loading?

loads so key personnel are not on the same aircraft

define chalk

personnel and equipment designated to be moved by a specific aircraft

define serial

2 or more a/c seperated by other tactical groupings within the lift by time or space

define H-Hour

when the first a/c of the first lift touches down on the LZ

time from PZ to SP, and time from RP to LZ

2 mins

What does WALT stand for?

Wave off

Assume guidance

Land

Take off

TC 3-21.6 cover??

Visual Signals (hand and arm signals)

define AACFF

army attack aviation call for fire

ATP 3-04.1

Aviation Tactical employment

ATP 3-09.32

Joint application of firepower

army attack aviation call for fire 5 line

observer and warning order

friendly location and mark

target location

taget description and mark

remarks

Most critical aspect of Friendly location and mark?

pilot to identify your postion

ROZ

restricted operations zone. deconfliction of airspace

FFAR

folding fin ariel rockets

FM 3-21.38

pathfinder operations

phases of PZ/LZ operations

selecting

marking

controlling

TDP (touch down point) sizes

1. 25m oh58

2. 35m

3. 50m

4. 80m

5. 100m uknown aircraft

6. 125m

7. 150m all slingloads at night

most secure flying formation

diamond

four steps of dealing with an obstacle

remove

reduce

mark red

radio

determine ground slope:

VD x57.3 / HD = degree of slope

density altitude

Humidity

Altitude

Temperature

Inverted Y distances:

14m

14m

7m

Nato T distances:

10m

10m

10m

10m

Controlling Phase

Visual

Electronic

Verbal