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	Bambooweb: British military aircraft designation systems
		Generally, aircraft in British military service were known by names assigned by their manufacturer, or (for various imported types) bestowed upon them by the first military service to bring them into service.
		From about 1910, it was decided that all aircraft for British Army use would be designed at the Royal Aircraft Factory, Farnborough, although they might be built elsewhere.
		Aircraft with a long service life may find that their function changes from time to time and a change in the designation letters and sometimes the following digit will reflect such new roles.
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/b/r/British_military_aircraft_designation_systems.html (340 words)

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	Tactical Electronic Warfare Aircraft In The Twenty-First Century
		A clear understanding of the nature of the problem and a detailed analysis of both aircraft's capabilities will enable the reader to better understand how logical and appropriate the solution is. A central theme throughout the development of tactical EW aircraft is that they evolved along parallel lines, only crossing paths periodically.
		A digital tape recording system enables the ECMO to record all electronic emission data during a flight, enabling the construction and analysis of the EOB by intelligence personnel.
		Military leaders must identify our critical requirements to operate as an effective fighting force and take the appropriate action to ensure we do what is best for America.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1993/MRA.htm (4564 words)

	Aerospaceweb.org \| Ask Us - UK & Canada Aircraft Designation Systems
		Military designation systems we have already discussed include the US systems for aircraft and missiles as well as the codenames given to Soviet aircraft.
		The British aircraft designation system is similar to that used by the US except that the plane's official name is used within the designation system.
		The designation consists of the letter "C" for Canada, a letter to indicate the aircraft's role, a dash, and a number.
	www.aerospaceweb.org /question/history/q0205.shtml (694 words)

	Aircraft designations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Aircraft were designed by an OKB (experimental construction bureau), which consisted of a head designer (or group of designers), a small technical staff, and unskilled workers.
		Once they had designed the aircraft and readied it for production, if it was chosen, their task was limited to developing the aircraft and passing on any medications to the manufacturing plant.
		Designs that were direct follow-ons to a previous aircraft were often so designated by adding 100 (or a multiple of 100) to the previous designation; i.e.
	www.historic-battles.com /Articles/Aircraft_Designations_WW2.htm (9696 words)

	Auxiliary Systems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Additives in the form of anti-corrosion agents and anti-icing agents are also used.For design reasons related to the efficient use of space in the aircraft, the fuel tanks are normally built into the wings as these have the greatest area of space which cannot be used for other purposes.
		The main components of the fuel system are, apart from the tanks themselves, the loading system (refuelling) and distribution (fuel feed system).
		Aircraft designers have been trying for many years to reduce the amount of fuel which aircraft burn in regular use.
	members.aol.com /lingfra/courses/auxiliar.htm (2557 words)

	Military Aircraft Database (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Here is the new and improved database of military aircraft types.
		If you are uncertain about the correct name of an aircraft, you can refer to the description of aircraft designation systems below.
		Usually, such systems have exceptions and inconsistencies, but a better understanding of them makes it easier to find information on a particular aircraft type.
	www.csd.uwo.ca /~pettypi/elevon/gustin_military (182 words)

	A400M Future Large Aircraft - FLA
		The A400M is a military transport aircraft designed to meet the requirements of eight European Air Forces (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom) to replace their fleets of C-130 Hercules and C-160 Transall.
		The new designation denotes that the aircraft is the first of a new series of military transports, complementary to the existing range of civil airliners produced by Airbus Industrie.
		The British have four C-17 aircraft on lease from Boeing, ostensibly as a stopgap until the A400M is delivered.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/europe/fla.htm (1359 words)

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		This is a simple, easy to remember system, which also tends to allow citizens to sort of identify with their aircraft.
		Until the services were forced to adopt the same designation system in the 1960's, the Navy had a completely different way to designate their aircraft, which was very confusing for those who were not too familiar with the military way of doing things!
		Designations for Air Force and Navy planes would be the same, and later most of the numbering systems were "sort of" reset to zero.
	www.mindspring.com /~cramskill/navyname.htm (723 words)

	Jaguar
		The RAF originally intended to use the aircraft purely as an advanced trainer, but this was later changed to the offensive support role on cost grounds.
		In April 1964, the Aeronautics Technical Bureau invited French aeronautics companies to respond to a preliminary design in a programme for a twin-engined aircraft to equip ECAT (Ecole de combat and d’appui tactique, or School of Combat and Tactical Support).
		It quickly became apparent that the RAF also needed an aircraft that corresponded rather closely to the characteristics of the Br 121.
	fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/jaguar.htm (1054 words)

	AIM-132 ASRAAM
		Many combat aircraft are currently equipped with radar-guided AIM-120 AMRAAM for long range engagements and the AIM-9 Sidewinder for close combat.
		In January 1995 British Aerospace Dynamics, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, was awarded a letter contract with a ceiling amount of $10,933,154 for foreign comparative testing [FCT] of the ASRAAM Missile.
		In February 1998 the British-French Matra British Aerospace consortium [formed in 1996] won a multi-million dollar contract to supply the ASRAAM missile to the Australian Air Force to be used on the F/A-18 Hornet.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/missile/aim-132.htm (581 words)

	Airplanes Service 1
		The aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for para-dropping troops and equipment into hostile areas.
		Its original design called for the use of a 1,100 hp Allison V-1710-39 engine, but this version proved to have limitations in combat operations at higher altitudes.
		Designed as an interceptor, it found its true role as a hard-hitting ground-attack aircraft.
	www.airplane-world.addr.com /history.htm (2080 words)

	GI -- World War II Commemoration
		The British agreed not only with the concept but also with a War Department proposal, code named Bolero, for a great buildup of American forces in Britain, with approximately 1 million men to be equipped and trained to carry out air operations in 1942 and a major invasion of the Continent in 1943.
		Though the over-all mission of destroying the German military and economic system remained, the particular mission was to deplete the German Air Force and destroy the facilities serving it, to destroy the German oil industry, and to disrupt rail communications, especially those that might serve the Germans in moving reinforcements to the Overlord lodgment area.
		Designed originally to protect the Ninth Army's flank, the attack was expanded on March 1, and swept rapidly toward the Rhine against disintegrating resistance.
	www.grolier.com /wwii/wwii_5.html (18839 words)

	BatHead
		New designs, both official and unofficial, flourished during WWII and were placed on aircraft, ships, submarines, and even Army tanks and vehicles.
		Ironically, their scout aircraft were so poorly suited to observation duties that both pilots and the observers complained of being "blind as bats".
		Like the Navy, once a design is chosen (e.g., a bat) it may be shared among related squadrons in the same air group or combat wing, retained by a squadron for many years despite changes in their assigned mission (e.g., fighter to attack squadron), or reused by another squadron after the original unit is disestablished.
	biomicro.sdstate.edu /pederses/insignia.html (2926 words)

	Jane's All The World's Aircraft Entry - Boeing 757-200 - Jane's Civil Aerospace News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		First aircraft (98-0001) flew 11 February 1998 and was delivered to 89th AW on 19 June.
		Design goals also included multimarket performance, fuel efficiency, low noise and emissions, employment of advanced, digital avionics and `dark' flight deck.
		Hydraulic system maximum flow rate 140 litres (37.0 US gallons; 30.8 Imp gallons)/min at T-O power on engine-driven pumps; 25.4 to 34.8 litres (6.7 to 9.2 US gallons; 5.6 to 7.7 Imp gallons)/min on electric motor pumps; 42.8 litres (11.3 US gallons; 9.4 Imp gallons)/min on ram air turbine.
	www.janes.com /aerospace/civil/news/jawa/boeing_757-200.shtml (1188 words)

	[4.0] ASTOR & The Future Of Battlefield Surveillance
		New electronic reconnaissance systems are lighter and more compact than those of a decade ago, allowing them to be carried on smaller aircraft, and such new systems are more automated, reducing the number of crew needed to operate them.
		The EC-37 concept envisions an aircraft with accommodations for 12 to 15 battle staff and EW operators, with payloads stowed in blisters or attached to underwing pylons.
		The aircraft is less than half the size of a Gulfstream V, and is normally sold as an eight to twelve seat executive jet.
	www.faqs.org /docs/air/avbtsv4.html (5221 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: P-39 Airacobra Aces of World War 2 (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 36) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series combines full colour artwork, the best archival contemporary photography, and first hand accounts from aces to bring history's greatest airborne conflicts to life.
		Most of the aircraft in the batch that was scheduled for the RAF were sent to Australia, where they were used in combat under the designation P-400.
		It will be a worthy addition to the library of aviation and military history buffs and builders of scale model aircraft.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1841762040?v=glance (1347 words)

	Haze Gray & Underway Frequently Asked Questions
		Section D.7: Why do USAF aircraft have tailhooks?
		Section D.10: The composition of an aircraft carrier's air wing
		American electronic systems designations * Updated 1998 Mar 25 *
	www.hazegray.org /faq (722 words)

	Aerospaceweb.org \| Aircraft Museum - Atlantique
		The Atlantic, or Atlantique in French, is a patrol aircraft designed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) similar to the American P-3 Orion and the British Nimrod.
		The aircraft is also suitable to a number of other missions, including anti-ship, reconnaissance, air-sea rescue, fleet escort, transport, and mine warfare.
		The Encyclopedia of Modern Military Weapons: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 1,000 Weapon Systems from 1945 to the Present Day.
	www.aerospaceweb.org /aircraft/maritime/atlantique (218 words)

	Military Periscope - Military Abbreviations, Acronyms and Terms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Military Periscope - Military Abbreviations, Acronyms and Terms
		RSRA -- Rotor System Research Aircraft (NASA) (X-wing)
		Redistribution of content is prohibited without prior consent of Military Periscope.
	www.periscope.ucg.com /terms (1444 words)

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