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USN NFM-000-FA18E-100

USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 FORWARD First, a disclaimer: This pocket checklist was developed purely for entertainment purposes. It contains data compiled from multiple sources, including Janes F/A-18 Simulator Flight Manual, Graphic Simulations F/A-18 Korea Pilots Operating Handbook, information from the U.S. Navys CHINFO web site, as well as numerous other web sources. The data contained herein is not represented to be accurate in any way, and is provided for the enjoyment of the reader. I was inspired to compile this checklist by two things. Firstly, Im a real-world Naval Aviator. Im used to checklists. They give me a warm and fuzzy feeling. Secondly, after downloading and installing the SuperPak 2 for Falcon 4, I was thoroughly impressed with the detail contained in the manual and checklists. I wanted the same for my beloved F/A-18E. I hope you enjoy using this checklist while flying your missions. Hopefully it will help you succeed where previously you may have failed. This simulation continues to surprise me every time I play it. Im always learning something new. And now that the talented folks associated with Team Super Hornet have released their upgrade, things are getting even more interesting. Thanks TSH!

F/A-18E SUPERHORNET PILOTS POCKET CHECKLIST

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USN NFM-000-FA18E-100
CALLSIGN MISSION BRIEF CARD TAKEOFF TIME LAND TIME SKED: SKED: ACTUAL: ACTUAL: TARGET DATA WEAPON TOT

USN NFM-000-FA18E-100
MUNITION AGM-154C GBU-12D GBU-16B GBU-24A GBU-24B GBU-29 GBU-30 GBU-31 MK 82 MK 82R MK 82SE MK 83 MK 83R MK 84 MK 84R MK 20 MK 77 CBU-59B CBU-72 LAU-10 LAU-68 MK 60 MK 65 AAR-50 ATFLIR AWW-13 ADM-141 330 GAL 480 GAL 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

TARGET

STP

DESCRIPT

NAVIGATION DATA TOS DIST HDG

SPD

ALT

WEAPON LOADOUT MUNITION AIM-7F AIM-7M AIM-7MH AIM-9L AIM-9M AIM-9X AIM-120 AGM-65E AGM-65F AGM-65G AGM-84A AGM-84H AGM-88 AGM-123 AGM-62 AGM-154A 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

THREAT EVALUATION:

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HOMEPLATE TCN: DIVERT TCN: DIVERT FIELD:

NOTES

9-LINE BRIEF 1. IP/AP 2. HDG 3. DISTANCE 4. TGT ELEV 5. TGT DESC 6. TGT LOC 7. MARK TYPE 8. FRIENDLIES 9. EGRESS ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________

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USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 SHORE BASED TAKEOFF 3 CARRIER BASED TAKEOFF 3 SHORE BASED LANDING 3 CARRIER BASED LANDING 4 MODE 1 ACL 4 MODE 2 MANUAL 4 BOLTER 4 WAVEOFF 5 AFTER TAKEOFF CHECKS 5 FUEL CHECKS 5 FENCE IN 5 INITIAL POINT 6 TARGET EGRESS 6 FENCE OUT 6 MID-AIR REFUELING 6 AFTER LANDING CHECKS 7 AIR TO AIR RADAR REFERENCE 8 RANGE WHILE SEARCH (RWS) 8 VELOCITY SEARCH (VS) 9 TRACK WHILE SCAN (TWS) 10 SINGLE TARGET TRACK (STT) 11 AUTOMATIC ACQUISITION SUB MODES 11 AUTO (AACQ) 11 BORESIGHT (BST) 11 VERTICAL (VACQ) 11 GUN (GACQ) 11 WIDE (WACQ) 11 AIR TO GROUND RADAR REFERENCE 12 REAL BEAM GROUND MAP (MAP) 12 GROUND MOVING TARGET (GMT) 13 SEA SURFACE SEARCH (SEA) 13 TERRAIN AVOICANCE (TA) 13 FIXED TARGET TRACK (FTT) / GROUND MOVING TARGET (GMTT) 13 A/G ATFLIR POINTING MODES 14 AIR TO AIR WEAPON EMPLOYMENT 15 AIM 120 AMRAAM 15 03 MAR 02 Page 1 of 31

USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 AIM 7 SPARROW AIM 9 SIDEWINDER INTERNAL A/A GUN AIR TO GROUND WEAPON EMPLOYMENT UNGUIDED MUNITIONS GUIDED MUNITIONS LASER GUIDED OPTICALLY GUIDED GPS GUIDED AGM-84 HARPOON AGM-88 HARM 9 LINE BRIEF EMERGENCY PROCEDURES EMERGENCY LANDING SHORE EMERGENCY LANDING SHIP LOW FUEL BATTLE DAMAGE EJECTION TAKEOFF ABORT SHORE TAKEOFF ABORT SHIP SINGLE ENGINE LANDING SHORE SINGLE ENGINE LANDING SHIP REFERENCE DATA AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS FLIGHT ENVELOPE WARNINGS/CAUTION ADVISORY LIGHTS LEFT PANEL RIGHT PANEL LANDING DIAGRAM SHORE LANDING DIAGRAM SHIP NON-COMPLIANT THREAT RECOGNITION WEAPONS LOAD CAPABILITY SURFACE THREAT EMITTER CODES AIR THREAT EMITTER CODES FUEL DATA ENGINE DATA AND LIMITATIONS 03 MAR 02

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USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 SHORE BASED TAKEOFF 1. FLAPS FULL 2. BRAKES SET 3. ENGINE MIL/AFTERBURN AS REQD 4. ENGINES CHECK 5. BRAKES RELEASE 6. AT 120 150 KIAS a. SET PITCH TO 12 NOSE UP 7. ONCE AIRBORNE a. GEAR RAISE PRIOR TO 250 KIAS b. FLAPS AUTO PRIOR TO 250 KIAS CARRIER BASED TAKEOFF 1. FLAPS FULL 2. BRAKES SET 3. ENGINE MIL/AFTERBURN AS REQD 4. ENGINES CHECK 5. CONTROLS CHECK 6. POSITION LIGHTS STEADY 7. BRAKES RELEASE 8. AT END OF CAT STROKE a. SET PITCH TO 12 NOSE UP b. GEAR RAISE PRIOR TO 250 KIAS c. FLAPS AUTO PRIOR TO 250 KIAS SHORE BASED LANDING 1. MASTER ARM SAFE 2. AT MID-FIELD a. BREAK TURN b. AIRSPEED DECREASE TO 250 KIAS c. GEAR EXTEND d. FLAPS FULL 3. AT THE ABEAM a. CHECK GEAR DOWN 4. ON TOUCH DOWN a. WHEELBRAKES AS REQUIRED 03 MAR 02 Page 3 of 31

USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 CARRIER BASED LANDING MODE 1 ACL 1. SELECT ACL MODE ON MDI 2. AT PUSH a. DESCEND TO 5000 FT AGL b. MAINTAIN 250 KIAS 3. AT 10 NM a. ILS ACTIVATE b. SET AUTOPILOT MODE TO CPL ACL c. GEAR EXTEND d. FLAPS FULL e. HOOK DOWN 4. AT 5 NM AND ACL LOCK-ON a. AUTOPILOT ENGAGE 5. AT NM a. CALL THE BALL / CLARA b. MONITOR CONTROLS MODE 2 MANUAL 1. SELECT ACL MODE ON MDI 2. AT PUSH a. DESCEND TO 5000 FT AGL b. MAINTAIN 250 KIAS 3. AT 10 NM a. ILS ACTIVATE b. GEAR EXTEND c. FLAPS FULL d. HOOK DOWN 4. AT NM a. CALL THE BALL / CLARA BOLTER 1. THROTTLE MIL / AFTERBURN AS REQUIRED 2. SPEED BRAKE - RETRACT 03 MAR 02 Page 4 of 31

USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 3. PITCH SET 12 NOSE UP 4. FLAPS AUTO 5. ESTABLISH POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB 6. CLIMB TO 600 FT AGL 7. TURN TO DOWNWIND 8. DO NOT EXCEED 250 KIAS WAVEOFF 1. THROTTLE MIL / AFTERBURN AS REQUIRED 2. SPEED BRAKE RETRACT 3. PITCH SET 12 NOSE UP 4. FLAPS AUTO 5. ESTABLISH POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB 6. CLIMB TO 600 FT AGL 7. TURN DOWNWIND 8. DO NOT EXCEED 250 KIAS AFTER TAKEOFF CHECKS 1. LANDING LIGHTS OFF 2. ENGINE GAUGES CHECK 3. COMMS SET AS REQUIRED 4. FUEL CHECK FUEL CHECKS 1. NOTE FUEL 2. NOTE TIME 3. REVISE BINGO AS REQUIRED FENCE IN 1. MASTER MODE SET AS A/A OR A/G REQUIRED 2. MASTER ARM ARM 3. RADAR AS REQUIRED 4. CHAFF / FLARES AUTO / MAN AS REQUIRED 5. ECM JAMMER AS REQUIRED 03 MAR 02 Page 5 of 31

USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 6. DECOY DEPLOY AND ACTIVATE AS REQUIRED INITIAL POINT 1. MASTER ARM CHECK ARM 2. WEAPONS CHECK SET 3. LASER ON AS REQUIRED 4. ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED CHECK 5. RADAR AS REQUIRED 6. COUNTERMEASURES AS REQUIRED TARGET EGRESS 1. HEADING TURN TO EGRESS HEADING 2. CAUTION PANEL CHECK FOR ADVISORIES 3. MASTER MODE A/A AS REQUIRED 4. RADAR AS REQUIRED 5. ECM JAMMER AS REQUIRED 6. DECOY DEACTIVATE AND RETRIEVE AS REQUIRED FENCE OUT 1. MASTER ARM SAFE 2. LASER OFF 3. MASTER MODE AS REQUIRED 4. RADAR AS REQUIRED 5. ECM JAMMER OFF 6. DECOY RETRIEVE 7. COUNTERMEASURES OFF 8. FUEL CHECK COMPLETE MID-AIR REFUELING 1. TCN SET TO BRIEFED CHANNEL 2. TCN MODE A/A 3. HEADING COURSE TO INTERCEPT 4. ALTITUDE 500 FT BELOW TANKER ALTITUDE 5. MASTER ARM SAFE 03 MAR 02 Page 6 of 31

USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 6. RADAR OFF 7. REFUELING PROBE EXTEND 8. ON CONTACT CHECK FUEL FLOW 9. ON DISCONNECT REFUELING PROBE RETRACT AFTER LANDING CHECKS 1. SPEED BRAKE CLOSE 2. LANDING LIGHTS OFF 3. WINGS FOLD AS REQUIRED 4. HOOK UP AS REQUIRED 5. RADALT OFF

USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 AIR TO AIR RADAR REFERENCE RANGE WHILE SEARCH (RWS) Basic Search RADAR Range Scales: 5, 10, 20, 40, 80 nm Elevation Bars: 1, 2, 4, 6 Azimuth Scan Setting (PB 19): 20, 40, 60, 80, 140 Pulse Repitition Frequency (PRF) (PB 1): HI, MED, INT AOT Zone: Displays Angle Only Tracks (AOT) Radar Reset (RST) (PB 14): Undesignates L&S target NCTR Option (PB 15): Toggles Non-Cooperative Target Recognition MSI Option (PB 16): When boxed, data link targets and A/A FLIR targets are added to the display. RADAR Declutter (DCLTR) (PB 17): DCLTR1 removes horizon line and velocity vector. DCLTR2 removes DCLTR1 symbology and tgt differential alt, hdg, and closing velocity

4B OPR RWS

SIL 270/1 7 160

ERASE 300

2 AM 4 40

0.9 22

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34 16.0 12 R S T N C T R 40 MENU DCLTR 5976 MSI

INT 377 M0_63

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USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 VELOCITY SEARCH (VS) Secondary search mode. Detects and displays targets based on closing speed and azimuth. Elevation Bars: 1, 2, 4, 6 Azimuth Scan Setting (PB 19): 20, 40, 60, 80, 140 PRF Setting: Locked at HI Velocity Scale: 800 KTS or 2400 KTS. Each horizontal tick mark represents of selected velocity.

4B OPR VS

SIL 270/1 7 160

ERASE 300

2 AM 4 2400

USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 TRACK WHILE SCAN (TWS) Antenna Azimuth Scan/Elevation Bar limited to: 20 / 2 bar, 20 / 4, 20 / 6, 40 / 2, 40 / 4, 60 / 2, 80 / 2 Up to 8 tracks simultaneously, ranked Primary Designated Target (DT1): The L&S target is the primary target (DT1). If a second target is designated, the new target becomes DT1 and the previous target becomes DT2. Selecting RST (PB 14) will cause DT1 and DT2 to swap. RAID Option: RAID is a zoomed TWS display centered on the L&S target. Useful for breaking out targets in tight formation. When activated, radar enters 3 bar 22 high data rate scan centered on the L&S target. Antenna Scan Centering (PB 13): Selects automatic or manual scan centering.

999

34 12 R S T HI 7 377 M0_63 5976 MENU DCLTR 16.0 0.9 22 AUT MAN 999 4B OPR TWS SIL 330/5 160 R A I D 2 1 6 0.9 22 44 ERASE 300 M29 87% 2 AM 4 40

40

R S T

INT 7 377 M0_63 SHOOT 22 MENU DCLTR 5976

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USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 SINGLE TARGET TRACK (STT) Provides the fastest target updates. STT is activated by manually designating the L&S target using the TDC controls or by using any automatic Acquisition sub mode. When in STT, the RADAR locks on to the L&S target, and no other targets will be displayed. Manual control of the antenna settings is disabled. AUTOMATIC ACQUISITION SUB MODES AUTO (AACQ) Allows rapid transition from any search or TWS sub mode to STT. If there is an L&S target, that target will be locked on to. If there is not an L&S target, AACQ will attempt to lock on to the closest target to the RADAR cursor position. BORESIGHT (BST) BST commands the RADAR to lock on to the first target it encounters within a 3.3 circle centered on the aircrafts waterline. Maximum range in BST is 10 nm. VERTICAL (VACQ) Designed for use during turning engagements with target located above the aircrafts nose. The RADAR antenna scans vertically up and down vice side to side. Maximum range in VACQ is 5 nm. GUN (GACQ) Automatically initiated when GUN selected in A/A Master mode. Locks first target within 5 nm. WIDE (WACQ) Uses a 6 bar, 600 scan setting. Locks first target within 10 nm. 03 MAR 02 Page 11 of 31

USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 AIR TO GROUND RADAR REFERENCE REAL BEAM GROUND MAP (MAP) Basic A/G RADAR mode. Terrain displayed based on altitude. Man-made features show as brighter dots or boxes. Azimuth scan widths: 20, 45, 90, 120 Range: 5, 10, 20, 40, 80 nm Range and Azimuth Grid: 0, +/- 30, +/- 60 Expand 1/2/3: Zooms in to selected portion of map display. Freeze (FRZ): Freezes the RADAR video display. Silent (SIL): When selected, RADAR does not transmit. Declutter (DCLTR): Removes the artificial horizon and velocity vector from the display.

EXP 1 OPR MAP

EXP 2

EXP 3 189 99REL 40

F R Z R S T S I L

377 M0_63

5976 120 MENU DCLTR

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USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 GROUND MOVING TARGET (GMT) Provides synthetic display of target returns which are moving. Ground and fixed targets are not displayed unless interleaved (INT) is selected. Azimuth Scan Widths: 20, 45, 90, 120 Range: 5, 10, 20, 40 nm

USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 SEA SURFACE SEARCH (SEA) Optimized for detecting discrete targets on large bodies of water. Sea and land mass return is automatically rejected. Coastlines are displayed. TERRAIN AVOIDANCE (TA) Designed to help avoid rising terrain. Terrain above aircrafts altitude is displayed in intermediate intensity. Terrain at aircrafts altitude is displayed in lower intensity. Terrain below aircraft is not displayed. Azimuth scan fixed at 70, range between 5 and 10 nm. FIXED TARGET TRACK (FTT)/GROUND MOVING TARGET TRACK (GMTT) Moving and fixed ground targets are tracked using either FTT or GMTT. Similar to A/A RADAR STT mode. A/G ATFLIR POINTING MODES Ground Stabilized: FLIR POD will remain pointing at same spot on the ground. Aircraft Stabilized: Maintains the current azimuth and elevation settings for the POD as the aircraft maneuvers. (Often referred to as snowplow mode) TGT Slave Pointing: When selected, the ATFLIR slews to the target LOS. If no A/G target is designated, ATFLIR slews to waypoint LOS. Slewing via TDC in this mode will switch the FLIR to GND STAB mode. Velocity Vector (VV) Slave Pointing: When selected, ATFLIR commanded to aircraft boresight unless a CCIP release mode is selected, in which case the FLIR LOS slews to the computed impact point. If slewed via the TDC, the FLIR will enter SNPLOW mode. Snowplow (SNPLOW) Pointing: Commands the FLIR to maintain a fixed azimuth and elevation with respect to the aircraft boresight. 03 MAR 02 Page 14 of 31

INT OPR GMT

189

99REL 40

F R Z R S T S I L

377 M0_63

5976 90 MENU DCLTR

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USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 AIR TO AIR WEAPON EMPLOYMENT AIM 120 AMRAAM 1. SELECT A/A MASTER MODE 2. MASTER ARM ARM 3. MISSILE SELECT AM 4. TARGET DESIGNATE VIA RADAR NOTE: ENSURE DESIGNATED TARGET IS WITHIN MISSILE FIELD OF VIEW CIRCLE ON RADAR DISPLAY. NOTE: IF UNCAGE IS SELECTED, MISSILE WILL LAUNCH IN VISUAL MODE, 15 FIELD OF VIEW. 5. ON SHOOT CUE MISSILE RELEASE AIM 7 SPARROW 1. SELECT A/A MASTER MODE 2. MASTER ARM ARM 3. MISSILE SELECT 7M 4. TARGET DESIGNATE VIA RADAR NOTE: ENSURE DESIGNATED TARGET IS WITHIN MISSILE FIELD OF VIEW CIRCLE ON RADAR DISPLAY. 5. SELECT LAUNCH MODE CUE HOJ, FLOOD, LOFT AS REQUIRED 6. ON SHOOT CUE MISSILE RELEASE AIM 9 SIDEWINDER 1. SELECT A/A MASTER MODE 2. MASTER ARM ARM 3. MISSILE SELECT 9L/9M/9X AS REQUIRED 03 MAR 02 Page 15 of 31

USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 4. MISSILE UNCAGE 5. ON TONE RELEASE INTERNAL A/A GUN 1. SELECT A/A MASTER MODE 2. MASTER ARM ARM 3. GUN SELECT 4. GUN FIRE RATE SELECT HIGH/LOW AS REQUIRED 5. AGUN OPTION SELECT AS REQUIRED 6. FNNL OPTION SELECT AS REQUIRED 7. ON SHOOT CUE FIRE GUN AIR TO GROUND WEAPON EMPLOYMENT UNGUIDED MUNITIONS 1. SELECT A/G MASTER MODE 2. MASTER ARM ARM 3. TARGET DESIGNATE VIA RADAR AS REQUIRED 4. WEAPON SELECT 5. MODE SELECT AUTO, CCIP, MAN AS REQUIRED 6. DRG SELECT DRAG AS REQUIRED 7. QTY SELECT RELEASE QUANTITY AS REQUIRED 8. MULT SELECT MULTIPLE RELEASE AS REQUIRED 9. INT SET INTERVAL AS REQUIRED 10. WEAPON PICKLE WHEN RETICLE ON TARGET GUIDED MUNITIONS LASER GUIDED 1. SELECT A/G MASTER MODE 2. MASTER ARM ARM 3. TARGET DESIGNATE VIA RADAR/FLIR 4. WEAPON SELECT 03 MAR 02 Page 16 of 31

USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 5. LASER ACTIVATE 6. WEAPON PICKLE OPTICALLY GUIDED 1. SELECT A/G MASTER MODE 2. MASTER ARM ARM 3. TARGET DESIGNATE VIA RADAR 4. WEAPON SELECT 5. FIELD OF VIEW AS REQUIRED 6. WEAPON UNCAGE AS REQUIRED 7. ON IN RANGE CUE PICKLE GPS GUIDED 1. SELECT A/G MASTER MODE 2. MASTER ARM ARM 3. MODE (LAUNCH MODE) PB OR TOO AS REQUIRED 4. FLT (FLIGHT PROFILE/SLAM-ER ONLY) HIGH, MED, LOW AS REQUIRED 5. TRM (TERMINAL MODE/SLAM-ER ONLY) SKIM, POP AS REQUIRED 6. TGT (PREBRIEFED TARGET SELECT) SELECT DESIRED TARGET USING UP/DWN SELECTORS (PB12/PB13) 7. ON IN ZONE CUE PICKLE AGM 84 HARPOON 1. SELECT A/G MASTER MODE 2. MASTER ARM ARM 3. MODE (LAUNCH MODE) R/BL OR BOL AS REQUIRED 4. FLT (FLIGHT PROFILE) HIGH, MED, LOW AS REQUIRED 5. TRM (TERMINAL MODE) SKIM, POP AS REQUIRED 6. SEK (SEARCH PATTERN SELECT) LRG, MED, SML AS REQUIRED 03 MAR 02 Page 17 of 31

USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 7. SRCH (ACTIVE SEARCH RANGE) ADJUST AS REQUIRED 8. ON IN ZONE CUE PICKLE AGM 88 HARM 1. SELECT A/G MASTER MODE 2. MASTER ARM ARM 3. WEAPON LAUNCH MODE SP, TOO, PB AS REQUIRED 4. TGT (TARGET LIMIT) SELECT AS REQUIRED 5. PRIORITY TARGET DESIGNATE 6. ON IN RANGE CUE PICKLE 9-LINE BRIEF 1. IP/AP 2. HDNG 3. DISTANCE 4. TGT ELEV 5. TGT DISC 6. TGT LOC 7. MARK TYPE 8. FRIENDLIES 9. EGRESS

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USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES EMERGENCY LANDING SHORE 1. IFF SQUAWK EMERG 2. MAY DAY TRANSMIT 3. STORES EMERG JETTISON ALL 4. MASTER ARM SAFE 5. HOOK DOWN 6. HOOK BYPASS FIELD 7. HARNESS LOCK 8. GEAR EXTEND 9. FLAPS FULL 10. ON TOUCHDOWN a. WHEELBRAKES MAXIMUM BRAKING b. SPEED BRAKE EXTEND 11. WHEN ALL MOTION STOPS EMERGENCY EGRESS EMERGENCY LANDING SHIP 1. IFF SQUAWK EMERG 2. MAY DAY TRANSMIT 3. STORES EMERG JETTISON ALL 4. MASTER ARM SAFE 5. HOOK DOWN 6. HOOK BYPASS CARRIER 7. HARNESS LOCK 8. GEAR EXTEND 9. FLAPS FULL 10. WHEN ALL MOTION STOPS EMERGENCY EGRESS LOW FUEL 1. ESTABLISH MAX ENDURANCE PROFILE 2. IFF SQUAWK EMERG 3. MAY DAY TRANSMIT 4. STORES EMERG JETTISION ALL 5. TURN TO NEAREST FIELD 03 MAR 02 Page 19 of 31

USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 BATTLE DAMAGE 1. STABILIZE AIRCRAFT 2. CAUTION ADVISORY/WARNING CHECK 3. STORES EMERG JETTISON ALL 4. MASTER ARM SAFE 5. DETERMINE MINIMUM CONTROLLABLE AIRSPEED WARNING: ENSURE ALTITUDE PERMITS RECOVERY IN CASE OF DEPARTURE FROM CONTROLLED FLIGHT. IF BELOW 10,000 FEET AND NOT RECOVERED, INITIATE EJECTION 6. EMERGENCY LANDING SHIP/SHORE PROCEDURES COMPLETE EJECTION 1. EJECTION SEAT HANDLE PULL 2. PARACHUTE CHECK INFLATED 3. SEAT PAN RELEASE 4. ON WATER ENTRY KOCH FITTINGS RELEASE TAKEOFF ABORT SHORE 1. THROTTLE IDLE 2. SPEED BRAKE EXTEND 3. WHEELBRAKES MAXIMUM BRAKING 4. IF RUNWAY INSUFFICIENT EJECT TAKEOFF ABORT SHIP 1. SIGNAL SUSPEND 2. BRAKE SET 3. ENGINE IDLE SINGLE ENGINE LANDING SHORE 1. ESTABLISH SINGLE ENGINE PROFILE 03 MAR 02 Page 20 of 31

USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 2. IFF SQUAWK EMERG 3. MAY DAY TRANSMIT 4. STORES EMERG JETTISON ALL 5. MASTER ARM SAFE 6. HOOK DOWN 7. HOOK BYPASS FIELD 8. HARNESS LOCK 9. GEAR EXTEND 10. FLAPS FULL 11. ESTABLISH STEEPER THAN NORMAL APPROACH 12. ON TOUCHDOWN a. WHEELBRAKES MAXIMUM BRAKING b. SPEED BRAKE EXTEND 13. WHEN ALL MOTION STOPS EMERGENCY EGRESS SINGLE ENGINE LANDING SHIP 1. ESTABLISH SINGLE ENGINE PROFILE 2. IFF SQUAWK EMERG 3. MAY DAY TRANSMIT 4. STORES EMERG JETTISON ALL 5. MASTER ARM SAFE 6. HOOK DOWN 7. HOOK BYPASS CARRIER 8. HARNESS LOCK 9. GEAR EXTEND 10. FLAPS FULL 11. WHEN ALL MOTION STOPS EMERGENCY EGRESS

USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 REFERENCE DATA AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS


Wing span over missiles Wing aspect ratio Width wings folded Length overall Height overall Wings, gross Weight, empty Design target Specification limit Maximum fuel weight: Internal External (JP5) Maximum external stores load (JP5) T-O weight, attack mission Maximum wing loading Maximum power loading Maximum level speed at altitude Combat ceiling Minimum wind over deck: Launching Recovery 30 knots 15 knots 6.531 kg 4.436 kg 8.051 kg 29.937 kg 620.0 kg/m2 147.1 kg /kN more than Mach 1.8 13,865 m 13.387 kg 13.865 kg 13.62 meters 4.00 9.32 m 18.31 m 4.88 m 46.45 sq. meters

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USN NFM-000-FA18E-100
Combat radius specification: Interdiction with four 1,000 lb bombs, two Sidewinders, and two 1,818 liter (480 U.S. gallon: 400 Imp gallon) external tanks, navigation FLIR and targeting FLIR: Forward Looking Infra-Red hi-lo-lo-hi Fighter escort with two Sidewinders and two AMRAAMs Combat endurance: maritime air superiority, six AAMs, three 1,818 liter external tanks, 150 nm from aircraft carrier. 410 nm 390 nm

USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 FLIGHT ENVELOPE

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WARNING/CAUTION ADVISORY LIGHTS LEFT PANEL L BLEED / R BLEED BLEED AIR LEAK ON SPECIFIED ENGINE SPD BRK SPEEDBRAKE DEPLOYED L BAR LAUNCH BAR IS EXTENDED DUMP FUEL DUMP IS OPEN REC THE ASPJ INTERNAL JAMMER IS IN RECEIVE ONLY MODE XMIT THE ASPJ INTERNAL JAMMER IS TRANSMITTING AUTO AUTOPILOT IS ACTIVE RIGHT PANEL LASER TARGETING FLIR LASER DESIGNATOR IS ACTIVE 03 MAR 02 Page 23 of 31 03 MAR 02 Page 24 of 31

USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 DPLY ALE-50 DECOY IS DEPLOYED AI A THREAT AIRBORNE INTERCEPTOR HAS BEEN DETECTED CW CONTINUOUS WAVE ILLUMINATION FROM THREAT RADAR HAS BEEN DETECTED DISP THE ALE-47 CMDS IS DISPENSING CHAFF/FLARES DCOY ON THE ALE-50 DECOY IS TRANSMITTING SAM SAM LAUNCH DETECTEDD AAA ANTI AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY DETECTED MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN ANY NEW SYSTEM FAILURE IS DETECTED. PRESS TO RESET. HOLD FOR 3 SECONDS TO BRING UP BIT MDI PAGE ENGINE FIRE LIGHT FIRE DETECTED IN INDICATED ENGINE. PRESS ONCE TO RAISE GUARD. SECOND PRESS SHUTS OFF FUEL FROM ENGINE. APU FIRE LIGHT FIRE DETECTED IN APU. PRESS ONCE TO ARM FIRE EXTINGUISHER. FIRE EXTINGUISHER READY LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN ARMED. PRESS TO RELEASE AGENT. DISCH LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN AGENT RELEASED. MASTER MODE PUSHBUTTONS SELECT A/A OR A/G MASTER MODE MASTER ARM SWITH ENABLES OR DISABLES RELEASE OF WEAPONS

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USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 LANDING DIAGRAM SHIP (CAT I)

USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 NON-COMPLIANT THREAT RECOGNITION AIRCRAFT NCTR ID


AGM 84A HARPOON AGM 84 H SLAM ER+ B-52G B-707 BGM-109 TOMAHAWK C-17 C-130 EA-6B E-2C E-3 AWACS E-8 JSTARS F-14 F-15C F-15E F-16 F/A-18C F/A-18E F-22 F-117A MV-22 S-3B SH-60 TORNADO IDS A-50U AS-4 KITCHEN AS-16 KICKBACK IL-76 MI-17 MI-24 MIG-21 MIG-29 MIG-31 MOSKIT SS-N-12 SANDBOX SS-N-19 SHIPWRECK SS-N-22 SUNBURN SU-24 SU-25 SU-27, SU-33 SU-35 TU-142 BEAR F TU-22M ASM ASM B52 707 ASM C17 C130 EA6 E2 E3 E8 F14 F15 F15 F16 F18C F18E F22 F117 V22 S3 H60 TORN A50 ASM ASM IL76 MI17 MI24 M21 M29 M31 ASM ASM ASM ASM S24 S25 S27 S35 T142 T22

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USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 WEAPONS LOAD CAPABILITY


MDI ABRV 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 AIR TO AIR MISSILES AIM-7F 7F 1 AIM-7M 7M 1 AIM-7MH 7H 1 AIM-9L 9L 1 1 AIM-9M 9M 1 1 AIM-9X 9X 1 1 AIM-120 AM 1 AIR TO GROUND MISSILES AGM-65E MAVE 1 AGM-65F MAVF 1 AGM-65G MAVG 1 AGM-84A HRPN AGM-84H SLAM AGM-88 HARM 1 AGM-123 SKPR AIR TO GROUND UNPOWERED GUIDED BOMBS AGM-62 WE AGM-154A JSWA AGM-154C JSWC GBU-12D 82LG 1 GBU-16B 83LG GBU-24A P24A GBU-24B P24B GBU-29 JD29 GBU-30 JD30 GBU-31 JD31 AIR TO GROUND UNGUIDED BOMBS MK 82 MK82 1 MK 82R 82R 1 MK 82SE 82SE 1 MK 83 MK83 MK 83R 83R MK 84 MK84 MK 84R 84R MK 20 MK20 1 MK 77 MK77 1 CBU-59B APAM 1 CBU-72 FAE 1 AIR TO GROUND UNGUIDED ROCKET PODS LAU-10 R10 1 LAU-68 R68 1 ANTI SHIP MINES MK 60 CPTR MK 65 QSTK SENSORS AND DATALINK PODS AAR-50 NFLIR ATFLIR FLIR AWW-13 DL13 AIR LAUNCHED DECOYS ADM-141 TALD 1 EXTERNAL FUEL TANKS 330 GAL 330F 480 GAL 480F

USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 SURFACE THREAT EMITTER CODES


GROUND MSL SA-8 SA-10B SA-10C SA-11 SA-11 SA-13 SA-15 SA-19 AAA AAA I-HAWK I-HAWK NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA SEA MSL SA-N-4 SA-N-6 NA SA-N-7 NA NA SA-N-9 SA-19 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA RIM-7 RIM-7 RIM7RTC RIM-7M SM-2ER SM-1MR NA

1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1

1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1

1 1 1

1 1 1

1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

CODE 8 10 11 SD 13 15 S6 23 AA HA HA TS 55 TI

NATO ID GECKO GRUMBLE GADFLY SNOW DRIFT GOPHER GAUNLET 2S6 SHILKA AAA I-HAWK I-HAWK TIN SHIELD 55K6-3 SPY-1D SPS-40D SPS-48E SPS-49 SKY WATCH SEA SPARROW

1 1 1

ILLUM LAND ROLE FLAP LID TOMB STONE FIRE DOME (ACQUISITION) SNAP SHOT GAUNTLET HOT SHOT GUN DISH FIRE CAN HPI PAR SEARCH RADAR SEARCH RADAR NA NA NA NA NA NA

ILLUM POP GROUP TOP DOME NA FRONT DOME NA NA CROSS SWORD CADS-N-1 NA NA NA NA NA NA SEARCH RADAR SEARCH RADAR SEARCH RADAR SEARCH RADAR SEARCH RADAR TAS MK 23 MK 91 SPQ-91 MK 95 SPG-62 MK 92 SURFACE SEARCH

PLAT SLAVA, KRIVAK SLAVA NA SOVREMENNY NA NA KUZNETSOV KUZNETSOV NA NA NA NA NA NA TICONDEROGA SPRUANCE NIMITZ, LPD-17 PERRY KUZNETSOV NIMITZ NIMITZ LPD-17 SPRUANCE TICONDEROGA PERRY ALL

SP NI PY KU

2 2 2 1 1

2 2 2 2

2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1

1 1 1

SS

SM 1 1 1 1 1 1 SU

STANDARD SURFACE SEARCH

NA NA NA

NA NA NA

AIR THREAT EMITTER CODES


CODE 14 15 16 18 18 21 22 27 29 31 35 50 72 E2 E3 AIR EMITTER F-14B F-15C/E F-16C F/A-18C F/A-18E MIG-21 TU-22M SU-27, SU-33 MIG-29 MIG-31 SU-35 A-50U TORNADO IDS E-2C E-3 RADAR SYSTEM AWG-9 AN/APG-70 AN/APG-68 AN/APG-65 AN/APG-73 SPIN SCAN TAIL GUN RADAR SLOT BACK 2 SLOT BACK 1 FLASH DANCE ZHUK-PH SHMEL-M DOPPLER 72 AN/APS-145 AN/APY-1/2

1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1

GROUND-BASED THREAT AIRCRAFT EMITTER

A 29

10 10

MISSILE EMITTER NAVAL SHIP EMITTER

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USN NFM-000-FA18E-100 FUEL DATA


INTERNAL TANKS TANK 1 LEFT FEED TANK (TANK 2) RIGHT FEED TANK (TANK 3) TANK 4 LEFT WING TANK RIGHT WING TANK TOTAL MAXIMUM INTERNAL FUEL EXTERNAL TANKS 330 GALLON TANK 480 GALLON TANK TOTAL MAXIMUM EXTERNAL FUEL (5X480 GAL TANKS) TOTAL MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF FUEL (INTERNAL+EXTERNAL) 2,340 LBS 2,560 LBS 2,580 LBS 3,720 LBS 1,640 LBS 1,640 LBS 14,480 LBS 2,210 LBS 3,120 LBS 16,050 LBS 30,530 LBS

ENGINE DATA AND LIMITATIONS


N1 RPM IDLE POWER = 50% +/- 1% MIL/MAX POWER = 100% +/- 1% N2 RPM IDLE POWER = 70% +/- 1% MIL/MAX POWER = 100% +/- 1% EGT IDLE POWER = 350 +/- 8 MIL POWER = 800 +/- 8 MAX POWER = 925 +/- 8 MAX ALLOWABLE EGT = 950 FF (FUEL FLOW) IDLE POWER = 750 LBS/HR MIL POWER = APPROX 11,000 LBS/HR MAX POWER = APPROX 47,500 LBS/HR NOZ POS IDLE POWER = 80% +/- 3% MIL POWER = 30 % +/- 5% MAX POWER = 50-100% OIL PRESS IDLE POWER = 35-85 PSI MIL/MAX POWER = 80-150 PSI THRUST IDLE POWER = 0% MIL POWER = 75% MAX POWER = 100% FAN VIB ENGINE OFF = 0.0 UNDAMAGED ENGINE LIMITS = 1.0 +/- 0.3 EPR IDLE POWER = 1.0 +/- 0.1 MIL POWER = 1.5 +/- 0.2 MAX POWER = 1.8 +/- 0.2 CDP IDLE POWER = 60 +/- 2 MIL/MAX POWER = 120 +/- 0.2 AMAD OIL TEMP NORMAL = 60 +/- 5 ENG OIL TEMP IDLE POWER = 60 +/- 5 MIL/MAX POWER = 115 +/- 10

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