Appendix
AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATIONS AND RAMP
REQUIREMENTS
This appendix provides some additional detail on the aircraft configurations and parking-space calculations used in Chapter Three.
AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATIONS
Tables A.1 through A.4 depict the detailed aircraft configurations
used to determine weight and drag profiles.
RAMP SPACE REQUIREMENTS
Fighter parking space requirements were based on AFH 32-1084,
Table 2.6. For example, each F-15C requires a block 54 × 75 feet, or
4050 square feet. Eighteen aircraft require 4050 × 18 = 72,900 square
feet. Assuming the aircraft are parked in two lines of nine aircraft
facing each other, the taxiway between them must be 90 feet wide
and 675 feet long for a total of 60,750 square feet. This gives a total
required ramp space of 133,650 square feet for the 18 F-15Cs. Space
requirements for the other fighters were computed using the same
method. Figure A.1 shows how the 360,000-square-foot area is divided among the various fighters of a typical AETF. Similar calculations were done for the support aircraft, with the results shown in
Figure A.2.
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Table A.1
A-10 Configurations
Item
Weight (lb)
Fuel (lb)
Drag Index
A-10
Internal fuel
Chaff/flares
1 × DRA + 2 LAU-105
2 × AIM-9
1 × ALQ-184-7
2 × LAU-88/A
6 × AGM-65G
Drag due to asymmetric load
Total
28,000
10,700
328
161
382
631
930
3,990
0
45,122
0
10,700
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10,700
0
0
0
0.23
0.40
0.99
1.00
4.92
0.10
7.24
1 × 600-gallon tank
Total
4,403
49,525
3,961
14,661
1.80
9.44
Table A.2
F-15C Configurations
Item
F-15C
Internal fuel
20-mm ammo
4 × AIM-120
4 × AIM-9L/M
4 × LAU-128/A
3 × 610-gallon tanks
Total
Weight (lb)
Fuel (lb)
Drag Index
29,500
13,500
531
1552
780
444
12,855
59,162
0
13,500
0
0
0
0
11,895
25,395
0
0
0
5.2
8.4
4.8
33.1
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Table A.3
F-15E Configurations
Item
F-15E
Internal fuel
2 × CFT
20-mm ammo
2 × AIM-120
2 × AIM-9L/M
2 × LAU-128/A
2 × 610-gallon tanks
LANTIRN pods
Total
2 × GBU-12
Total
4 × GBU-12
Total
4 × GBU-24
Total
Weight (lb)
34,600
12,915
13,738
289
676
390
222
8,570
1,141
72,541
1,220
73,761
2,440
74,981
9,292
81,833
Fuel (lb)
0
12,915
9,352
0
0
0
0
7,930
0
30,197
0
30,197
0
30,197
0
30,197
Drag Index
0
0
21.3
0
3.4
4.2
2.2
24.6
16.9
72.6
8.6
81.2
17.2
89.8
24.8
97.4
Table A.4
F-16C Configurations
Item
F-16C
Internal fuel
20-mm ammo
Chaff/flares
2 × AIM-120
2 × 370-gallon tanks
1 × ALQ-184-5
Pylon/adapter
Total
1 × LANTIRN pod
2 × GBU-12
2 × TERa
Total
1 × LANTIRN pod
2 × GBU-24
Total
2 × CBU-87
Total
a Triple-ejector rack.
Weight (lb)
18,700
7,162
287
130
682
5,982
471
217
33,631
429
1,222
818
36,100
429
4,708
39,586
1,900
36,349
Fuel (lb)
0
7,162
0
0
0
4,800
0
0
11,962
0
0
0
11,962
0
0
11,962
0
11,962
Drag Index
0
0
0
0
0
35
18
11
64
32
14
34
144
32
40
136
36
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RAND MR1216-A.1
400,000
12 x A-10
350,000
8 x F-16CJ
10 x F-15E
Square feet
300,000
18 x F-15C
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
Total ramp space base case
Figure A.1— Fighter Parking Ramp Space Required
1,000,000
900,000
800,000
Square feet
700,000
RAND MR1216-A.2
3 x C-21
6 x KC-135
4 x KC-10
8 x C-130
3 x HH-60
3 x E-3
600,000
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
Figure A.2—Support Aircraft Parking Ramp Space Required