FlightGlobal.com
Home
Premium
Archive
Video
Images
Forum
Blogs
Jobs
Shop
RSS
Email Newsletters
You are in:
Home
Aviation History
1996
1996 - 1867.PDF
A JII rUIiUBij Ur I 1B VJUJ1LD 133 319 8 57 29 125 5 4 3 2 trng trng trng trng trng trng trng trng utility utility T-2C Buckeye T-34C Turbo-Mentor T-38A Talon T-44A (King Air) T-45A Goshawk TA-4J Skyhawk TA-7C Corsair II TC-4C Gulfstream U-21A (King Air) U-6A Beaver US MARINE CORPS The active-duty USMC aviation arm is divided into three Marine Air Wings (MAWs), each with an average of 160 fixed-wing and 155 rotary-wing aircraft, which support ground forces. Marine fighter/attack squadrons have completely re- equipped with the F-18 and AV-8B. All-weather attack squadrons have transitioned from the A-6E to the two- seat, night-attack, F-18D and remanufacture of AV-8Bs to radar-equipped Harrier II Plus standard is under way. The USMC plans to replace both the F-18 and the AV- 8B with 642 STOVL Joint Strike Fighters, beginning around 2007. The Marine helicopter force consists of heavy, medium and light-attack (HMLAs) squadrons. The heavylift force has four CH-53D and six CH-53E squadrons. The CH- 53D units and the 15-squadron CH-46E medium-lift force \'i!l re-equip with 425 MV-22 tilt-rotor transports begin- . ^ng around 2000. Attack AH-lWs and utility UH-lNs operated by the six composite HMLAs are to receive new four-blade-rotor dynamic systems to extend their service lifesto2020. Each MAW, including the fourth Reserve Wing, has one KC-I30 tanker/transport squadron assigned. Reserve KC- 130Fs have been upgraded to KC-130Ts, while two two AH- 1J squadrons have re-equipped with AH-1 Ws and UH- lNs to mirror the active-duty HMLAs. (active-duty fleet only, includes Reserve) Type No Role AH-1W SuperCobra 180+ escort/attack UH-1N Huey 108 trans/utility AV/TAV-8B Harrier II 160 attack C-9B Skytrain II 2 trans/VIP F/A-18A/C/D Hornet 273 attack/AD/recce F-5E/F Tiger II 13 aggressor CH-53D Sea Stallion 56 heavylift CH-53E Super Stallion 96 heavylift CH-53D/E Sea Stallion 22 trng CH-46E Sea Knight 220 trans CT-39A/D/G Sabreliner 3 comms/VIP KC-130F/R/T Hercules 68 tanker UC-12B/F King Air 18 comms/VIP VH-3D Sea King 1 VIP VH-60N Black Hawk 8 VIP US ARMY The US Army's rotary-wing fleet of more than 8,000 air craft, includes about 3,300 combat helicopters of five differ ent types: OH-6 and OH-58 scouts; AH-1 and OH-58D armed reconnaissance and attack machines; and the AH-64 heavy attack helicopter. Two special-operations helicopters are operated, the MH-47E and MH-60K. The Army also operates some 450 fixed-wing aircraft. Some of the 2,900 UH-1 light-utility helicopters may yet be modernised, but, meanwhile, delivery of UH-60 tactical transports continues. Upgrading of all heavylift Chinooks to CH-47D standard is compete. The TH-67A is used for ini tial rotary training. About 380 OH-58A/Cs will eventually be modified to the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior standard and remanufacture of entire fleet of over 750 Apaches to radar-euipped AH-64D Longbow standard is under way, for redelivery beginning in March 1997. Production plans for the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche scout/attack helicopter, now in proto type flight-test, are still unclear. ACTIVE ARMY Type AH-64A Apache AH-1E/F/G/P/S Cobra 0H-58A/C Kiowa OH-58D Kiowa AH/MH/OH-6 Cayuse UH-60A/L Black Hawk EH-60A Black Hawk MH-60K Black Hawk UH/EH-1 Iroquois CH-47D Chinook F27-400 C-12 (King Air) RC-12D/H/K U-21A/F/G/H RU-21B/C/D/H TH-67A (Bell 206) No 590 431 341/540 289 60+ 934 66 46 1,223 472 2 94 31 51 21 157 NATIONAL GUARD AND ARMY C-12 King Air 27 U/RU-21 63/8 T-42A Baron 14 UV-18A Twin Otter 6 U-8F Seminole 48 AH-lE/F/G/P/S,Cobra 498 AH-64A Apache ~ 165 CH^17 Chinook 98 CH-54 Tarhe 45 UH-1B/H/V Iroquois 1,651 OH-6A Cayuse 228 0H-58A Kiowa 632 UH-60 Black Hawk 170 *delivery in progress Uruguay Role anti-armour anti-armour scout/FAC armed scout special ops utility tactical ECM special ops utility/ECM trans para demo comms ELINT comms ELINT trng RESERVE comms comms/ELINT trng utility comms anti-armour anti-armour heavylift heavylift utility observation observation medium lift T-28 T-34B Mentor T-34C-1 Turbo-Mentor Wessex 60 Bell 47G 2 armed observation 2 trng/liaison 2 trng/liaison 3 SAR 2 trng FUERZA AEREA URUGUAYA (AIR FORCE) The service has two flying commands. Tactical Command has two Brigada Aereas. BA-1 at Carrasco has four groups: GA-3 with C-212 Aviocars and Queenairs; GA-4 with F27s; GA-5 with UH-ls and Bell 212s; and GA-6 with EMB-13 0 Bandeirantes. BA-2 at Durazno has two groups: GA-1 with IA-58 Pucaras, and GA-2 with A-37s and T- 33s. The air force received six ex-USAF A-37s and six T- 33s in 1989. Type No Role A-37B Dragonfly 12 COIN T-33A 7 COIN IA-58B Pucara 5 COIN EMB-110 Bl Bandeirante 1 survey EMB-110C Bandeirante 3 trans C-212 Aviocar 3 trans Fokker F27 1 trans C-130B 3 trans Cessna 182. 3 liaison Queenair 80 liaison U-17 5 liaison T-34A/B Mentor 12 trng T-41D 5 trng PC-7U trng Bell 212 2 SAR UH-1H Iroquois 3 SAR COMANDO DE AVIACION NAVAL (ARMADA DE URUGUAY) All navy aircraft are operated from Base Aeronaval Capitan Curbelo, at Laguna la Sauce, including S-2 Trackers in the ASW and SAR roles, a single maritime-patrol King Air 200. Pilots are trained on T-28s, T-34s and turboprop T-34Cs. Type Piper Seneca II C-182 Skylane S-2A/G Tracker King Air 200T No 2 3 4 1 Role Patrol/ASW trng/liaison ASW MR Uzbekistan (CIS Republic) Around 300 aircraft have been declared Uzbek property, of which about 200 are believed to be operational. The Uzbek armed forces will be 25,000-30,000 strong. The status of CIS forces on Uzbek territory is regulated by a bilateral agreement between the republic and the CIS High Command. Units in Uzbekistan include a fighter-bomber regiment of MiG-27s in Chirchik and an air-transport regi ment of An-12s near Tashkent. Uzbek combat helicopters were reported to be used in air operations supporting Government forces in the civil war in Tadjikistan. Venezuela FUERZA AEREA VENEZOLANAS (AIR FORCE) Venezuela awarded Singapore Aerospace a contract in 1990 to upgrade its ex-Canadian CF-5s. The air force also pur chased a further six ex-Netherlands, Canadian-built NE-5s to be refurbished by Fokker. The first refurbished aircraft flew in February 1992. The F-5 contract followed a March 1988 deal with Dassault for seven Mirage 50s, plus the modernisation of the air force's surviving Mirage Ills and 5s to Mirage 50 standard. Deliveries of the new aircraft began in mid-1990 and the first modernised aircraft was handed over in October 1990. Type No Role F-16A/B 18/6 int/trng CF-5A/D 14/3 nt/attack/trng NF-5A 6* int/attack Mirage 50EV/DV 12/3 int/attack/trng OV-10E Bronco 4/18* COIN T-2D Buckeye 20 trng/COIN EMB-312 Tucano 30 trng T-34A Mentor 12+ trng C-130H Hercules 5 trans Alenia G222 8 trans Boeing 707-320C 1 tanker/trans 737-200/DC-9-15 1/1 VIP Gulfstream ll/lll/IV 1/1/1 VIP Falcon 20D 3 VIP/ECM Learjet 24D 2 VIP Citation l/ll 1/3 VIP King Air 200/200C 2/2 comms/VIP Queenair 65/80 2/6 comms PA-31 Navajo 1 comms Travel Air 2 comms Cessna 182N 12 liaison AS.332M-1 Super Puma 8 trans Bell 412/214ST 2/2 VIP/utility Bell 212 (UH-1N) 2 VIP UH-1D Iroquois 12+ SAR/utility Alouette III 15 liaison ^delivery in progress AVIACION DE LA MARINA VENEZOLANA (NAVAL AVIATION) IAI was awarded *a contract in June 1992 to upgrade the first two of the navy's 12 AB.212s with new avionics and elec tronic-warfare equipment. Type Dash 7 C-212-200AS Aviocar C-212-200 Aviocar • King Air 90 Cessna 402C Cessna 310R PA-23 Aztec Bell 412 AB-212ASW No 1 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 12 Role trans/MR ASW/MR/SAR trans/VIP VIP liaison liaison comms utility ASW FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 24 - 30 July 1996 59
Sign up to
Flight Digital Magazine
Flight Print Magazine
Airline Business Magazine
E-newsletters
RSS
Events
