Aviation Specials - July 2018
rack up the same number of flight hours annually on the Tiger II as the full-timers, so with most F-5 missions lasting around an ...
underneath it. Typically, there’s an F-5 pilot on each course and one F-5N allocated to TOPGUN’s schedule in support. ‘Since the ...
Above: The F-5s on the ight line. Sun shelters give the PAE maintainers welcome respite from the searing summer heat. Below: T ...
Left: The F-5’s missions typically last 50-55 minutes due to limited fuel capacity. Below: Carrying a single AIM-9M training rou ...
The NAWDC building houses a Tactical Combat Training System (TCTS) room, which features a ‘God’s eye view’ of the range airspace ...
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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) — CSG-5 Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) NF Squadron Nickname Aircraft MoDex VFA-102 ‘Diamondbacks’ F/A- ...
AIRCRAFT OF THE US NAVY C-2A Greyhound The Grumman C-2A Greyhound is a long-range logistical support aircraft that serves in the ...
AIRCRAFT OF THE US NAVY A C-20G of VR-51 ‘Windjammers’ at MCAS Kaneohe Bay. USMC/Cpl Jesus Sepulveda Torres C-20G Gulfstream IV, ...
C-40A Clipper The US Navy operates a eet of 15 Boeing 737s under the designation C-40A. Known as the Clipper, this is based on ...
An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to VAW-113 ‘Black Eagles’ about to land on the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). US Navy/Courtney Leavitt E-2C ...
E-6B Mercury The Boeing E-6B is a dual-mission communications relay and strategic airborne command post aircraft that serves as ...
F-5N/F Tiger II The Northrop F-5 Tiger II continues to serve naval aviation in the adversary training role. The eet includes 3 ...
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet The Super Hornet was originally developed under the Hornet 2000 program and rst ew in November 1995. ...
Squadron Location Aircraft Command Tail code NFDS ‘Blue Angels’ NAS Pensacola, FloridaF/A-18A/B/C/D CNATRA NAWDC NAS Fallon, Nev ...
F-35C Lightning II First own on June 6, 2010, the carrier variant (CV) of the Joint Strike Fighter is assigned the designation ...
MH-53E Sea Dragon Known as the Sea Dragon, the MH-53E is based on the CH-53E Super Stallion. It was designed as a replacement fo ...
H-60 Seahawk: HH-60H, MH-60R, MH-60S Under its Helicopter Master Plan, the US Navy rationalized its carrier and ship-based helic ...
MH-60S Like the MH-60R, the multi- mission MH-60S was developed in support of the US Navy’s Helicopter Master Plan. It provides ...
P-3C Orion, EP-3E ARIES II The Lockheed P-3 Orion rst entered service under the designation as the P3V-1 in July 1962 and was ...
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