Operational Conversion Unit for F-35B Lightning II
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The Operational Conversion Unit for F-35B Lightning II is the Royal Air Force training formation responsible for preparing pilots and ground crew to operate and maintain the F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force unit
ⓘ
military training unit ⓘ |
| aircraftCapability |
short take-off and vertical landing
ⓘ
stealth ⓘ |
| aircraftEngineModel | Pratt & Whitney F135 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftEngineType | turbofan ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily | F-35 Lightning II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftGeneration | fifth-generation fighter ⓘ |
| aircraftManufacturer | Lockheed Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated | Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftRole | multirole stealth fighter ⓘ |
| aircraftRoleSupported |
air defence
ⓘ
close air support ⓘ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ⓘ strike ⓘ |
| aircraftVariant | F-35B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allianceContext | NATO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doctrine | fifth-generation air combat operations ⓘ |
| equipmentType | fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| mission |
prepare ground crew for frontline F-35B squadrons
ⓘ
prepare pilots for frontline F-35B squadrons ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | UK Lightning Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personnelTrained |
F-35B engineers
ⓘ
F-35B pilots ⓘ F-35B technicians ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| role |
ground crew training
ⓘ
operational conversion unit ⓘ operational training ⓘ pilot training ⓘ type conversion ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Royal Air Force
NERFINISHED
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Royal Navy ⓘ |
| supportsOperator | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainingFocus |
F-35B maintenance
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F-35B mission systems ⓘ F-35B systems ⓘ F-35B weapons employment ⓘ carrier and amphibious operations procedures ⓘ short take-off and vertical landing operations ⓘ |
| trainingLevel | advanced ⓘ |
| trainingPhase | post-basic fast jet training ⓘ |
| usesAircraftFeature |
low observable tactics
ⓘ
network-enabled operations ⓘ sensor fusion ⓘ |
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