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As in "it will take 30mins to scramble a jet? (Been watching dodgy spy movies!)
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'Scramble' is the term used by airforces to get aircraft airbourne as quickly as possible.The word was probably first used in the early years of aviation, when a squadron would literally sit around waiting for orders, then run to their plane. The confusion surounding a squadron getting into planes, getting engines started, taxiing and getting airbourne is one which today involves a lot of rules. Originally it must have been a recipe for disaster, and this is probably where the word scramble comes from.
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A modern jet fighter takes a lot of time and effort to be redied for flight. Its not like a car where you jump in and turn the engine on.
During the cold war there used to be several front line bases where fighters would be kept at 'standby' to intercept any Russian bombers. It would take the whole effort of an airbase, many hundreds of personal to keep a couple of aircraft at rediness to be in the air within 5 minutes of being scrambled.
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During the September 11th Attacks on the U.S. in 2001 it took 1 1/2 hours from recieving a request for aircraft to be scrambled, before any fighters appered over New York.
The main things that need to be done to an airplane before it is scrambled is
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Scramble is military talk for getting a plane in the air and on route to its destination.getting it air borne
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as a guess from the word scramblewhen they waited for the bell they were all sitting around etc
the bell goes off and they all scramble, scurry, break like rats, etc for their aircraft which were dispersed to avoid German strafing
the pilot has to put his g suit on and the ground crew has to ready the plane for takeoff and then it has to taxi out and take off.
scramble - to move quickly.
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If you watch The Battle of Britain you will see. When called to action, the fighter pilots literally 'scrambled' to their planes to get airborne.how can i fixt the date on my reservation?
get everything ready,and up in the air... i thinki love dodgy spy movies too...but what kind of airforce takes 30 minutes to scramble a jet? Pretty dodgy...
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"Scramble, or scrambled" refers to a need to get the aircraft airborne as soon as is possible. Generally, it isn't going to take 30 minutes to get an aircraft off the ground. Any military base assigned the duty to have aircraft in the air at a moments notice, that is, to scramble a flight, will have an aircrew on standby, and the aircraft fueled and ready for flight. Try, 10 minutes or less, to get an emergency interdiction in the air.what size is the engine that powers a tomahawk cruise missile? length? diameter?
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There has to be a maximum time to scamble jets , so that they know how long it will take to intercept an enermy attack. and they userley do a scramble at least once a week to keep them on there toes and to make sure there not slacking. to late when an enemy has attacked and dropped an atomic bomb, to say we should have practisedThe term "scramble," as applied to fighter operations, originated with RAF Spitfire and Hurricane squadrons during the Battle of Britain in WWII. The squadrons would be on alert, sitting in or around their alert huts in full flight gear, with the aircraft fueled, armed, preflighted and warmed up, with canopies open. When the coastal radar or ground observers spotted incoming German aircraft, the squadrons would be notified, and had to get airborne as rapidly as possible to intercept the approaching enemy force. The pilots would then run to their aircraft, start up, and take off, forming up shortly after takeoff. They described this as "a mad scramble," and the term scramble came about to describe a very rapid deployment of aircraft on a mission. Thus, a Scramble is a call for almost instantaneous deployment of a unit already standing alert to get them in the air and started on their mission. The spy movie you referenced, with the "Hollywood" dialogue, was just a typical misuse of aviation terminology by the film industry, trying to inject a dose of intrigue by using "real aviation slang" to mystify the audience, without actually realizing that the use of that term was completely contradictory to the message - it would take 30 minutes to "scramble" a jet. BTW, during the Cold War, SAC (Strategic Air Command) had at least 1/2 of its total B-52 force on alert at all times, and the crews were usually allowed no more than 3 minutes to get airborne after sounding the scramble order. Now THAT's what scramble means!
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Usually a squadron will be standing by every day at every base. So the only thing that has to be done is get the pilot to the plane. The pilot starts the plane does a quick flight check and taxi out to the runway and then take off. The p[lane would have already been fueled and armed and ready to go for this day. Total time from the alarm to the time to get in the air about 5 minutes then you have the travel time to the target. If their are no planes ready to go then you will have to fuel arm and get the pilot and take off this could easily take a half hour.How to take off properly using VNAV in a B744?
It involves having the pilots dress and ready, getting the planes out of the hanger, and ready to go. The planes should already be fueled and armed, otherwise it would never happen in thirty minutes.Who believes the hype about the Airbus A380?
I find it ironic your name is Beanie and you asked that question. You see, we always called my sister Beanie, but when she became a lawyer and joined the air force, whe insisted we did'nt call her that any more. She was "too mature", lol.
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In the USAF, aircraft are put on alert status. When this is done, all preflight checks have been complied with, the aircraft is loaded with fuel, and loaded for bear if it's a fighter or attack vehicle. All the pilot does is start the engine and pretty much get the SOB off the deck.More Questions & Answers ...
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