What is the purpose of the “Ski Jump” at the front of the RNs aircraft carriers?
Question: What is the Fleet Air Arm? Answer: The Fleet Air Arm is the Royal Navy’s “Air Force”. It provides air support for all naval operations. Question: Are the pilots of the Fleet Air Arm in the RAF? Answer: Except for exchange pilots, they are all either Royal Navy or Royal Marine Officers. Question: What types of helicopter are there? What are their roles? Answer: The primary roles are: Merlin – Anti Submarine Warfare Sea King – Troop Carrying, Airborne Surveillance and Area Control, SAR Lynx – Anti Surface and Anti Submarine Warfare. However, helicopters are versatile and flexible platforms and each helicopter is not restricted to the roles above and can carry out any number of subsidiary roles. Question: Why do we need a ship borne aircraft capability? Answer: Ship borne aircraft, with proven availability and inherent sustainability, which are able to conduct multi-role air operations from the sea, either integrated with land based air forces or independently when out of their
