![]() ![]() Performance: Speed Mach 0.83, range 3,915 miles. FAA Source Blocking The aircrafts flight tracking data will not be broadcast from the FAA to any aircraft tracking vendors. Power Plant: Two GE Aviation CF34 turbofans, each 9,140 lb thrust. ![]() Dimensions: Span 61.8 ft, length 68.4 ft, height 20.6 ft. CL-600-2B16 with uprated turbofans and winglets, equipped for the CFIN role. Aircraft Location: Will Rogers ANGB, Okla. An initial two aircraft will be upgraded with Block 40 LAIRCM, with a potential for additional airframes to be upgraded later.Ĭontractor: Canadair (Bombardier). Self-defensive suites for protection during forward-deployed operations.įY21 launches Large Aircraft IR Countermeasures (LAIRCM) upgrades to improve self-defensive capabilities against MANPADs/small arms fire. USAF funds support procurement and maintenance of military-specific equipment required forĬFIN, including secure anti-jam radios, IFF, Mode 4/5 transponders, and In addition to combat ops, the fleet is tasked with inspecting CONUS and OCONUS, and dual U.S.-partner-nation facilities. 1 crews from Will Rogers ANGB conduct flight checks in combat theaters, as well as forward locations including Antarctica. ![]() The FAA and USAF jointly funded replacing the aging and range-limited C-29A, and USAF procured a single airframe in FY09.ĭue to the high-risk environment, Air Force Flight Standards Agency Det. pass a proficiency flight check to Auburn Universitys End-Of-Course standard. USAF has lacked a fully organic CFIN capability since retiring the C-29A and handing flight inspection over to the FAA in 1991. air traffic controllers when a FAA aircraft is engaged in flight inspection/certification of NAVAIDs. Flight fees cover aircraft, flight simulation, flight instructor and FAA. The three-aircraft fleet is owned by the Federal Aviation Administration and operated by FAA/USAF to certify that air base NAVAIDs (Navigational Aids) such as TACAN, VOR, and ILS, as well as approach/departure procedures are safe and meet applicable standards before all-weather flight operations can begin. The C-143B is a modified Bombardier Challenger CL-600 long-range,Įxecutive-class jet equipped with specialized instrumentation for Combat ![]()
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