Air Assault Phase 1 Test with Verified Solutions

Air Assault Phase 1 Test with Verified Solutions AH-64D Apache Airspeed Max: 140-145 knots Cruise 110-120 knots AH-64D Flight Time 2 Hours. 30 Min. or 260Km Limitations Thread identification; infrared crossover; adverse weather may inhibit Hellfire engagements Overwater operations severely degrade nav system Pilot night vision system cannot detect wires or other small obstacles AH-64 Missions Anti-armor (primary) Close Air Support Recon Air to Air Combat AH-64 Crew 2; Pilot, Copilot/Gunner UH-60A/L/M Airspeed Max: 156 knots Cruise: 120-145 knots UH-60A/L/M Flight time 2 hours, 30 min UH-60A/L/M crew for tactical ops 4; pilot, copilot, 2 crew chiefs UH-60A/L/M ACL (combat equipped troops) 11 PAX w seats 16 PAX w/o seats UH-60A Cargo Hook Capacity and Max Gross Weight 8,000 lbs 22,000 lbs UH-60L/M cargo hook capacity and max gross weight 9,000 lbs 23,500 lbs UH-60 Limitations Can't sling load TOW missile equpped HMMWV Cruise speed is reduced by light bulky load to less than 80 knots ESSS greatly reduces access to cargo doors UH-60 Missions Air Assault and Air Movement (primary) CASEVAC FRIES/SPIES Rappelling Airborne Ops Sling Loads Resupply Ops UH-60M Unique Characteristics Upgraded Engine and Avionics Fly by Wire system Main rotors are angled down at ends for better lift component CH-47D/F Airspeed Max: 170 knots Cruise: 120-145 knots CH-47 Flight time 2 hours, 30 minutes CH-47 Crew for tactical ops 4; pilot, copilot, flight engineer, crew chief CH-47 ACL 33 Combat equipped troops 24 max litter capacity 31 max ambulatory capacity CH-47 Cargo Hook Capacity and Max Gross Weight Fore Hook: 17,000 lbs Aft Hook: 17,000 lbs Center Hook: 26,000 lbs Dual Hook Load (Fore and Aft): 25,000 lbs Max Gross Weight: 50,000 lbs CH-47 Limitations Cruise speed reduced by light bulky loads down to less than 80 knots CH-47 Missions Troop and Cargo transport (primary) Air Assault and Air movement ops personnel recovery airborne ops casevac waterborne ops LUH-72A Lakota Airspeed Max: 145 knots Cruise: 133 knots LUH-72A Lakota Flight time 3 hours, 30 min LUH-72A Lakota Crew for tactical ops 3; pilot, copilot, crew chief LUH-72A Lakota ACL Combat equipped troopsL: 8 PAX Number of litters carried w med crew: 2 PAX LUH-72A Cargo Hook Capacity and max gross weight Cargo Hook Capacity: 3306 lbs Max Gross Weight: 7903 lbs LUH-72A Characteristics 2 turbine engines 4 main rotor blades 2 tail rotor blades 3 vertical stabilizers skids for landing gear fly by wire LUH-72A missions homeland security drug interdiction general support logistics medevac AH-6J/MH-6J Airspeed max: 152 knots cruise: 135 knots AH-6J/