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Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 9:58 pm

REGULAR AIR FORCE

The Manokan Air Force is the aerial warfare and space warfare branch of the Manokan armed forces and one of the Manokan uniformed services. Initially part of the Manokan Army, the MAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on. It is the most recent branch of the military to be formed.

The MAF provides Global Vigilance, Global Reach, and Global Power.
In general the Air Force shall include aviation forces both combat and service not otherwise assigned. It shall be organized, trained, and equipped primarily for prompt and sustained offensive and defensive air operations. The Air Force shall be responsible for the preparation of the air forces necessary for the effective prosecution of war except as otherwise assigned and, in accordance with integrated joint mobilization plans, for the expansion of the peacetime components of the Air Force to meet the needs of war.

The air force intends to provide, in short, Aeriel domination. If Aeriel domination can be achieved, then air power can used at leisure without opposition from their enemies. This essentially allows free bombing and drop off of military styles. With a strong, dedicated air force, Aeriel domination can be achieved, which can open all kinds of transportation and unit support.

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Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 10:00 pm

AIRPLANE

A fixed-wing aircraft, typically called an airplane, aeroplane or plane, is an aircraft capable of flight using forward motion that causes air to pass over its wings to generate lift. Planes include jet engine and propeller driven vehicles propelled forward by thrust, as well as unpowered aircraft (such as gliders). Fixed-wing aircraft are distinct from ornithopters in which lift is generated by blades and rotary-wing aircraft in which wings move relative to the aircraft.

In some areas, the term "airplane" is applied to these aircraft. In many other regions, the term "aeroplane" is used. The word derives from the Greek αέρας (aéras-) ("air") and -plane. The form "aeroplane" is the older of the two, dating back to the mid-late 19th century.The spelling "airplane" was first recorded in 1907.

Most fixed-wing aircraft are flown by a pilot on-board the aircraft, but some are designed to be remotely or computer controlled.

Basic Instruments
Instruments provide information to the pilot. Flight instruments provide information about the aircraft's speed, direction, altitude, and orientation. Powerplant instruments provide information about the status of the aircraft's engines and APU. Systems instruments provide information about the aircraft's other systems, such as fuel delivery, electrical, and pressurization. Navigation and communication instruments include all the aircraft's radios. Instruments may operate mechanically or electrically, requiring 12VDC, 24VDC, or 400 Hz power systems.[4] An aircraft that uses computerized CRT or LCD displays almost exclusively is said to have a glass cockpit.

Basic instruments include:

* An airspeed indicator, which indicates the speed at which the aircraft is moving through the surrounding air.
* An altimeter, which indicates the altitude of the aircraft above mean sea level.

* A Heading indicator, (sometimes referred to as a "directional gyro (DG)") which indicates the magnetic compass heading that the aircraft's fuselage is pointing towards. The actual direction the aircraft is flying towards is affected by the wind conditions.

* An attitude indicator, sometimes called an artificial horizon, which indicates the exact orientation of the aircraft about its pitch and roll axes.

Other instruments might include:

* A Turn coordinator, which helps the pilot maintain the aircraft in a coordinated attitude while turning.
* A rate-of-climb indicator, which shows the rate at which the aircraft is climbing or descending
* A horizontal situation indicator, shows the position and movement of the aircraft as seen from above with respect to the ground, including course/heading and other information.
* Instruments showing the status of each engine in the aircraft (operating speed, thrust, temperature, and other variables).
* Combined display systems such as primary flight displays or navigation displays.
* Information displays such as on-board weather radar displays.

Jet Planes
Jet aircraft make use of turbines for the creation of thrust. These engines are much more powerful than a reciprocating engine. As a consequence, they have greater weight capacity and fly faster than propeller driven aircraft. One drawback, however, is that they are noisy; this makes jet aircraft a source of noise pollution. However, turbofan jet engines are quieter, and they have seen widespread usage partly for that reason.

Most wide-body aircraft can carry hundreds of passengers and several tons of cargo, and are able to travel for distances up to 17,000 km. Aircraft in this category are the Boeing 747, Boeing 767, Boeing 777, Boeing 787 and Airbus A350, Airbus A300/A310, Airbus A330, Airbus A340, Airbus A380, Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Ilyushin Il-86 and Ilyushin Il-96.

Jet aircraft possess high cruising speeds (700 to 900 km/h, or 400 to 550 mph) and high speeds for take-off and landing (150 to 250 km/h). Due to the speed needed for takeoff and landing, jet aircraft make use of flaps and leading edge devices for the control of lift and speed, as well as thrust reversers to direct the airflow forward, slowing down the aircraft upon landing.

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Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 10:00 pm

HELICOPTER

A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine driven rotors. In contrast with fixed-wing aircraft, this allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards and laterally. These attributes allow helicopters to be used in congested or isolated areas where fixed-wing aircraft would not be able to take off or land. The capability to hover for extended periods of time, and to do so more efficiently than other forms of vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, allows helicopters to accomplish tasks that fixed-wing aircraft cannot perform.

The word 'helicopter' is adapted from the French hélicoptère, coined by Gustave de Ponton d'Amecourt in 1861, which originates from the Greek helix/helik- (ἕλικ-) = 'spiral' or 'turning' and pteron (πτερόν) = 'wing'.

Helicopters were developed and built during the first half-century of flight, with some reaching limited production, but it was not until 1942 that a helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky reached full-scale production, with 131 aircraft built. Though most earlier designs used more than one main rotor, it was the single main rotor with antitorque tail rotor configuration of this design that would come to be recognized worldwide as the helicopter.

AirVAC
Helicopters are used as air ambulances for emergency medical assistance in situations when an ambulance cannot easily or quickly reach the scene. Helicopters are also used when a patient needs to be transported between medical facilities and air transportation is the most practical method for the safety of the patient. Air ambulance helicopters are equipped to provide medical treatment to a patient while in flight. The use of helicopters as an air ambulance is often referred to as MEDEVAC, and patients are referred to as being "airlifted", or "medevaced".

Attack
Military forces use attack helicopters to conduct aerial attacks on ground targets. Such helicopters are mounted with missile launchers and miniguns. Transport helicopters are used to ferry troops and supplies where the lack of an airstrip would make transport via fixed-wing aircraft impossible. The use of transport helicopters to deliver troops as an attack force on an objective is referred to as Air Assault. Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) helicopter systems of varying sizes are being developed by companies for military reconnaissance and surveillance duties. Naval forces also use helicopters equipped with dipping sonar for anti-submarine warfare, since they can operate from small ships.

Transportation
Helicopters are also used for transportation. These kind of transportations can include people, rations, machine parts, vehicle parts, weapons, or generally anything the helicopter can carry. Used extensively to transport units by Nearly every branch, Transport Helicopters provide and excellent source of low troop transportation by their quick landing and small landing zone, as well as their quick start up time. Helicopters can also be used to transport lightweight weaponry and all kind of devices.

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