Difference between revisions of "Aerospace Service (UKIN)"

Revision as of 16:58, 21 July 2006

The Royal Isselmere-Nieland Aerospace Force (RINAF) is a recent creation formed by the rejoining the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Air Force (established in 1927 from the Royal Isselmere-Nieland Flying Corps) with its offshoot, the Isselmere-Nieland Orbital Defence Force (established in 2003).

Organisation

The RINAF is a massive organisation with comprising many smaller units. The smallest independent unit is a wing, comprised of two or more squadrons. Squadrons vary in size depending on the aircraft type and mission from twenty-two aircraft in a fighter squadron to four aircraft in a heavy bomber squadron. With few exceptions, both squadrons and wings all fly the same basic aircraft for the same basic mission.

Operationally, squadrons of smaller aircraft such as fighters and attack aircraft break down into smaller formations. Typically, these are flights of four aircraft, which sub-divide further into two-plane elements.

At higher levels, two or more wings coalesce into a group. Groups likewise have the same basic mission as their component wings, although additional units may be drafted in as detachments to perform essential support functions. Above the groups are air divisions that perform a variety of functions, albeit for a primary purpose; i.e., air defence, expeditionary, etc. Next come the numbered air forces that defend massive sectors of air and space.

The last unit is an air fleet.

• Squadron
• Wing
• Group
• Air Division
• (Numbered) Air Force
• Air Fleet

Aircraft of the RINAF

• Angrboda B.1 strategic bomber
• Spectre FG.3, FGR.4, and EF.12 multirole fighter
• Swordfish S.2 interdiction strike aircraft
• Tiger F.1 interceptor

See also

• Rank structure for the RINAF