Question

What is the operational technique in combat mission aircraft?

(a) Minimizing the time required to increase the total energy of the aircraft to its combat height

(b) Maximizing the time required to decrease the total energy of the aircraft to its combat height

(c) Minimizing the time required to decrease the total energy of the aircraft to its combat height

(d) Minimizing the time required to increase the total energy of the aircraft to its combat height

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Answer 1

The correct choice is (a) Minimizing the time required to increase the total energy of the aircraft to its combat height

The explanation is: The operational technique in combat mission aircraft is to minimize the time required to increase the total energy of the aircraft to its combat height. The gain in advantage of air to air combat mission is gained by accelerating to the operational height in a short time and obtaining an optimum mach number in that short span of time.