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Airmanship Knowledge for Air Cadets
Learning Outcome 3
Know How to Identify Military Aircraft
Part 1: Aircraft Identity
Revision 2.00

2. Contents
Aircraft Naming
Aircraft Role Letters

3. 1. Aircraft Naming Why name aircraft? To identify different aircraft
To identify different roles
To identify different equipment
A quick reference to complex systems

4. Aircraft Naming and Designations
How it works….
Reporting Name
Mark No. (this is the 1st version)
Subsequent upgrade to correct fuel issues
Role: Training
Typhoon T1A

5. Nimrod MR 2 P Reporting Name Role - Maritime Reconnaisance
Mark No. (this is the 2nd version)
Subsequent revision ‘p’ = probe

6. Role - Photographic Reconnaisance Mark No. (this is the 9th version)
Canberra PR 9
Reporting Name
Role - Photographic Reconnaisance
Mark No. (this is the 9th version)

7. Aircraft Marks
The differences between various “marks” of aircraft may be quite extensive. For example, the two seat training Typhoon T1A and the single seat fighter Typhoon F2
Sometimes the differences between various “marks” may be very minor and hardly noticeable

8. 2. Aircraft Role Letters AEW Airborne Early Warning AH Army Helicopter
AL Army Liaison
ASaC Airborne Surveillance and Control
B Bomber
C Transport (Cargo)
CC Transport (Cargo) and Comms
F Fighter
GR Ground Attack and Reconnaissance

9. HAR Helicopter, Air Rescue
HAS Helicopter, Anti-submarine
HC Helicopter, Transport (Cargo)
HCC Helicopter, Transport (Cargo) and Communications
HM Helicopter, Maritime
HMA Helicopter, Maritime Attack
HT Helicopter, Training
HU Helicopter, Utility

10. K TanKer (kerosene)
KC TanKer and Transport (Cargo)
MR Maritime Reconnaissance
MRA Maritime Reconnaissance and Attack
PR Photographic Reconnaissance
R Reconnaissance
S Strike
T Training

11. Any questions?