Download or read book AC 130H U Gunship written by John Hamilton and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title explores the development and use of the AC-130H/U Gunship. Readers will follow the history of the aircraft and learn about its military and performance specifications, as well as its advantages in the field. Features such as side-firing weapons, sophisticated television and infrared sensors, navigation and fire control systems and synthetic aperture strike radar are detailed. Readers will learn about the AC-130's navigational devices, which include inertial navigation systems and global positioning systems. Readers will discover the aircraft's operational use in the Vietnam War, Operation Urgent Fury, and Operation Desert Storm and learn about its weapon systems including cannons and autocannons. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. A&D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book AC 130H U Gunship written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book AC 130h U Gunship written by John Hamilton and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the weapons and features of the ground-attack airplane that the military uses to provide close air support to soldiers on the ground.
Download or read book AC 130H U Gunships written by Carlos Alvarez and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get close to the battlefield in one of the most heavily armed gunships in the world. The AC-130 has enough firepower to take out enemy tanks and other armored vehicles. Learn about the history of the AC-130, its weapons and features, and how it supports ground troops in their missions.
Download or read book Night Attack Gunships written by Michael Green and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2008 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the AC-130H gunships, their specifications, weapons, missions, and future in the Air Force.
Download or read book 21st Century U S Military Documents written by Department of Defense and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-23 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three Air Force documents provide unique information about USAF operations of this aircraft. Operations Procedures - This AFI provides guidelines and restrictions for AC-130 operations and applies to AC-130 aircrews at all management levels concerned with operation of the AC-130. It is a compilation of information from aircraft flight manuals, Flight Information Publications (FLIP) and other Air Force directives, and is an original source document for many areas. Chapter 1 * GENERAL INFORMATION * 1.1. General * 1.2. Applicability * 1.3. Key Definitions * 1.4. Deviations and Waivers * 1.5. Distribution * 1.6. Supplements * 1.7. Requisitioning Procedures * 1.8. Improvement Recommendations * 1.9. Definitions * 1.10. Aircrew Operational Reports * Chapter 2 * COMMAND AND CONTROL * 2.1. Operational Control (OPCON) * 2.2. 23rd Air Force (23 AF) * 2.3. Waiver and Approval Authorities * 2.4. Mission Commander * 2.5. Pilot in Command Responsibility and Authority * 2.6. Airborne Mission Commander (AMC) * 2.7. Deputy Mission Commander (DMC) * 2.8. Mission Clearance Decision * 2.9. Support to Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies * 2.10. AFSOC C2 agencies * Chapter 3 * CREW COMPLEMENT AND MANAGEMENT * 3.1. Aircrew Qualification * 3.2. Crew Complement * 3.3. Additional Crewmembers (ACM) * 3.4. Interfly * 3.5. Alert Crew Procedures * 3.6. Flight Duty Period and Crew Rest Restrictions * 3.7. Scheduling Restrictions * 3.8. Alert Procedures * 3.9. AFSOC Alert Aircraft * Chapter 4 * AIRCRAFT OPERATING GUIDELINES * 4.1. Objectives * 4.2. Policy * 4.3. Aircraft Operating Guidelines * Chapter 5 * AIRLAND OPERATIONS * 5.1. Aircraft Maximum Gross Weight Policy * 5.2. Checklists * 5.3. Duty Station * 5.4. Flight Deck Entry * 5.5. Takeoff and Landing Policy * 5.6. Copilot Landing Policy * 5.7. Landing Gear and Flap Operation In-flight * 5.8. Use of Outside Observers * 5.9. Seat Belts * 5.10. Aircraft Lighting * 5.11. Advisory/Required Calls * 5.12. Communications Policy * 5.13. Pilot Proficiency with Munitions * 5.14. Wind Limitations * 5.15. Runway Condition Reading (RCR) and Runway Surface Condition (RSC) * 5.16. Wake Turbulence Avoidance * 5.17. Runway and Taxiway Requirements * 5.18. Aircraft Taxi and Taxi Obstruction Clearance Criteria * 5.19. Reverse Taxi * 5.20. Buddy and Windmill Taxi Starts * 5.21. Takeoff and Landing Obstruction Criteria * 5.22. Intersection Takeoffs * 5.23. Reduced Power Operations * 5.24. Three-Engine Takeoffs * 5.25. Aircraft Recovery from Unprepared Surfaces * 5.26. Engines Running Onload or Offload (ERO) AC-130H/U * 5.27. Arrival * more AC-130 Aircrew Evaluation Criteria - The Aircrew Standardization and Evaluation Program is the commander's tool to validate mission readiness and the effectiveness of unit flying, to include documentation of individual aircrew member qualifications and capabilities. AC-130 Aircrew Training Flying Operations - Training policy, guidance, and requirements are set forth for each phase of aircrew training. The objective of training should be the progressive development of aircrew combat readiness.
Download or read book AC 130 Employment written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 3 The primary missions for the AC-130 are close air support, air interdiction, and armed reconnaissance. Other missions include perimeter and point defense, escort, landing, drop and extraction zone support, forward air control, limited command and control, and combat search and rescue. During the last few years, Marines have found the AC-130H/U gunship to be the favored aircraft used for close air support. This is especially true for Operation Iraqi Freedom II, in which Marines found most of the fighting to be in urban settings. A few reasons for this favoritism include: accurate and sustained firepower, time on station, and advanced optics. AC-130s carry a lethal mix of firepower that varies slightly depending on whether it is an AC-130(H) Spectre, or AC-130(U) Spooky model. Both models are equipped with a L60 40mm Bofors cannon capable of firing up to one hundred rounds per minute as well as a M102 105mm howitzer capable of shooting six to ten rounds per minute. Spectre models are equipped with two M61 20mm GAU-4 Vulcan cannons capable of firing four or six thousand rounds per minute, where the Spooky model3 The primary missions for the AC-130 are close air support, air interdiction, and armed reconnaissance. Other missions include perimeter and point defense, escort, landing, drop and extraction zone support, forward air control, limited command and control, and combat search and rescue. During the last few years, Marines have found the AC-130H/U gunship to be the favored aircraft used for close air support. This is especially true for Operation Iraqi Freedom II, in which Marines found most of the fighting to be in urban settings. A few reasons for this favoritism include: accurate and sustained firepower, time on station, and advanced optics. AC-130s carry a lethal mix of firepower that varies slightly depending on whether it is an AC-130(H) Spectre, or AC-130(U) Spooky model.
Download or read book Shadow and Stinger written by William Pace Head and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2007-02-26 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicknamed “the truck killer,” the AC-119K gunship and its counterpart, the AC-119G, were developed in the late 1960s in response to the needs of the U.S. military in Vietnam. This important book examines the evolution of these aircraft and their role within Vietnam, military policy, and geopolitical realities. Drawing on unpublished studies and a host of primary materials, William Head discusses the events that led to the birth of the AC-119, the planning and modification processes that followed, and its operational history. The G model, or “Shadow,” focused on air support and anti-personnel missions. “Stinger,” the K model, which could carry more cargo for longer distances, was suited for destruction of enemy vehicles. Though the AC-119 was only an interim asset, its descendants—the AC-130E, H, and U—have played an active role in the recent conflict in Iraq. A narrative of the crews and pilots who executed the missions and the engineers, designers, and the politicians responsible for the aircraft, Shadow and Stinger will be of interest to Vietnam veterans, historians, and scholars, as well as aviation enthusiasts.
Download or read book C 130 Hercules written by Martin W. Bowman and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-07-30 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An engaging retrospective on the long-lived and ubiquitous C-130 Hercules tactical airlifter . . . Sweeping in its scope . . . an invaluable reference.” —Aviation History Designed in response to a 1951 requirement, the C-130 Hercules is the most successful military airlifter ever built. Since it first flew in prototype form on August 23, 1954, more than 2,100 have been produced in over eighty different versions. Across its variants, the Hercules serves more than sixty air forces, as well as many civilian cargo operators, in a multiplicity of roles, including air-to-air refueller, gunship, airborne command post, flying hospital, and firefighter. This rugged and easily maintained aircraft entered service in 1956 with the USAF Tactical Air Command. Ten years later, the “Charlie 130” was providing essential logistical support in Vietnam. This period in Southeast Asia was the Hercules’ finest hour. Paradrops, airlift, and evacuation operations were completed around the clock, often at low level, usually under fire and nearly always in bad weather. A generation later, this “Mr. Dependable” was serving with equal distinction in the Gulf War in the role of airlifter, radio-countermeasures, and “psy-ops” platform, gunship and, once again, “block-buster bomber.” The “Herky Bird” or “Fat Albert,” as the C-130 is fondly known, has proved a key component in humanitarian relief operations, as well, in all parts of the world. “Martin’s technical and informative look at their creation and use is absolutely fascinating. An iconic aircraft gets Martin’s VIP treatment in this wonderful book.” —Books Monthly “A history of an aviation great, from the pen of a popular and well-established author of aviation history.” —Firetrench
Download or read book The Mammoth Book of Inside the Elite Forces written by Nigel Cawthorne and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to American and British special forces, covering all aspects of their equipment, training and deployment in the Iraq age of warfare. It takes a special kind of person to join the Special Forces and those to pass the stringent entrance requirements are subjected to the most rigorous training. They're trained to be super-fit, taught to survive in the most adverse conditions, and turned into killing machines. This book reveals what makes these men tick, and everything you need to know to become one of them. It covers all the types of training required - for fitness, combat, survival, navigation, communication, infiltration, interrogation, extraction and evasion. And it details the full array of weapons used, from small arms and knives to explosives and air back-up. Also included are full listings of all the units - including the SAS, Green Berets, SBS, Navy SEALs, Delta Force, Army Rangers - and their deployment in present-day conflicts such as Desert Storm, Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq and anti-terrorist operations.
Download or read book Introduction to Aircraft Flight Mechanics written by Thomas R. Yechout and published by AIAA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a 15-year successful approach to teaching aircraft flight mechanics at the US Air Force Academy, this text explains the concepts and derivations of equations for aircraft flight mechanics. It covers aircraft performance, static stability, aircraft dynamics stability and feedback control.
Download or read book Night Hunters written by William P. Head and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Night Hunters written by William Pace Head and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Night Hunters, air power historian William P. Head provides the first detailed study of the development and deployment of the AC-130 gunship. While other airframes and other types of close air support (CAS) and interdiction weapon systems preceded or flew with the AC-130s, this four-engine cargo airframe proved to be not only the longest serving fixed-wing gunship but also the most effective by far. During the Vietnam War, the US military developed new tactics and weapons systems to counter a diversity of enemy tactics and geographic features, the difficult climate, and the shifting diplomatic context. One of the most important was the development of the AC-130. Its ability to transport heavier payloads at higher altitudes across longer distances made it the logical choice to be the final Vietnam-era fixed-wing gunship and the only one that continues to fly missions in the twenty-first century. In addition, it employed many of the most advanced weapons, sensors, targeting devices, and fire control systems of the 1970s or of any era. By recounting both the technical development and the combat operations of the plane, and by looking at the proposed alternatives for its use in the War on Terror, Night Hunters offers a clear view of the role of gunships and of close air support in US wars. In today’s never-ending brushfire wars, the AC-130s continue to uphold their reputation for excellence.
Download or read book To Be a U S Air Force Pilot written by Henry Holden and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beretter om pilotuddannelsen og livet som pilot i det amerikanske flyvevåben.
Download or read book Joint Force Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Attack Aircraft Since 1926 written by E.R. Johnson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-05-28 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a concise historical survey of the various types of aircraft used by the United States Army Air Corps, Army Air Forces, and Air Force, and the Navy and Marine Corps to accomplish air attack missions since 1926. The text covers four types of fixed-wing aircraft: designated attack aircraft; light, medium, and tactical bombers; fighter-bombers; and adapted attack aircraft. Reports on individual aircraft types include the aircraft's original military requirements, production history, and operational record, usually accompanied by photographs, illustrations, and technical specifications. Four appendices detail aircraft designations and nomenclature used throughout the military, the organizational structure of various military air units, aircraft designs that never made it into official service, and the evolution of attack aircraft weapons and tactics.
Download or read book Manuals Combined U S Marine Corps Basic Reconnaissance Course BRC References written by and published by Jeffrey Frank Jones. This book was released on with total page 5351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 5,300 total pages .... MARINE RECON Reconnaissance units are the commander’s eyes and ears on the battlefield. They are task organized as a highly trained six man team capable of conducting specific missions behind enemy lines. Employed as part of the Marine Air- Ground Task Force, reconnaissance teams provide timely information to the supported commander to shape and influence the battlefield. The varying types of missions a Reconnaissance team conduct depends on how deep in the battle space they are operating. Division Reconnaissance units support the close and distant battlespace, while Force Reconnaissance units conduct deep reconnaissance in support of a landing force. Common missions include, but are not limited to: Plan, coordinate, and conduct amphibious-ground reconnaissance and surveillance to observe, identify, and report enemy activity, and collect other information of military significance. Conduct specialized surveying to include: underwater reconnaissance and/or demolitions, beach permeability and topography, routes, bridges, structures, urban/rural areas, helicopter landing zones (LZ), parachute drop zones (DZ), aircraft forward operating sites, and mechanized reconnaissance missions. When properly task organized with other forces, equipment or personnel, assist in specialized engineer, radio, and other special reconnaissance missions. Infiltrate mission areas by necessary means to include: surface, subsurface and airborne operations. Conduct Initial Terminal Guidance (ITG) for helicopters, landing craft, parachutists, air-delivery, and re-supply. Designate and engage selected targets with organic weapons and force fires to support battlespace shaping. This includes designation and terminal guidance of precision-guided munitions. Conduct post-strike reconnaissance to determine and report battle damage assessment on a specified target or area. Conduct limited scale raids and ambushes. Just a SAMPLE of the included publications: BASIC RECONNAISSANCE COURSE PREPARATION GUIDE RECONNAISSANCE (RECON) TRAINING AND READINESS (T&R) MANUAL RECONNAISSANCE REPORTS GUIDE GROUND RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS GROUND COMBAT OPERATIONS Supporting Arms Observer, Spotter and Controller DEEP AIR SUPPORT SCOUTING AND PATROLLING Civil Affairs Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures MAGTF Intelligence Production and Analysis Counterintelligence Close Air Support Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) Convoy Operations Handbook TRAINING SUPPORT PACKAGE FOR: CONVOY SURVIVABILITY Convoy Operations Battle Book Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Training, Planning and Executing Convoy Operations Urban Attacks
