NCC Syllabus Revision

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The syllabus has been revised to make it ______ friendly.

cadet

Lieutenant General ______ is the Director General of National Cadet Corps.

Rajeev Chopra

The book is the outcome of sincere devotion and relentless effort of the ______ Team.

Study

The total number of periods for General Service Knowledge is ______.

<p>12</p> Signup and view all the answers

Aero Modelling has the highest number of periods, which is ______.

<p>24</p> Signup and view all the answers

The total number of periods for Aero Engines is ______.

<p>07</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ has been ordered by HQ DG NCC.

<p>Study Team</p> Signup and view all the answers

The contents of this hard work must form the basis of ______ Training.

<p>Institutional</p> Signup and view all the answers

Mr Jai Prakash is a ______.

<p>Senior Assistant</p> Signup and view all the answers

Brigadier Ajay Kumar Mahajan is a part of the ______ Support Team.

<p>Consultative</p> Signup and view all the answers

The HAL Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) is a multirole combat helicopter being developed in India by ______ for use by the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army.

<p>Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The HAL Dhruv is a ______ helicopter developed and manufactured by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

<p>utility</p> Signup and view all the answers

The F-16 is a single engine ______ fighter both for ground attack and Air Defence.

<p>Air Superiority</p> Signup and view all the answers

The MIRAGE – 5 is a ______ Seater Ground Attack fighter aircraft.

<p>Single</p> Signup and view all the answers

The C - 130 HERCULES is a ______ duty transport aircraft.

<p>Heavy</p> Signup and view all the answers

The SIKORSKY S – 61 (SEA-KING) is a ______ Range Lift Helicopter.

<p>Medium</p> Signup and view all the answers

The HAL Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) has ______ hard-points.

<p>seven</p> Signup and view all the answers

The F-16 is manufactured by ______.

<p>USA</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to IAF the air strikes against the Pakistani infiltrators, supply camps and other targets yielded rich ______.

<p>dividends</p> Signup and view all the answers

By July all the remaining intruders had withdrawn and the operation was declared a ______ by the IAF.

<p>success</p> Signup and view all the answers

Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, DFC was born on 15 April ______.

<p>1919</p> Signup and view all the answers

He was born in the Punjab town of Lyallpur, British India, into ______ family.

<p>Aulakh</p> Signup and view all the answers

He was promoted to five-star rank, equal to a Field ______, to which he was promoted in 2002.

<p>Marshal</p> Signup and view all the answers

He was educated at Montgomery, India (now in ______).

<p>Pakistan</p> Signup and view all the answers

He was awarded the ______ Flying Cross (DFC) in 1944.

<p>Distinguished</p> Signup and view all the answers

He was awarded the ______ Vibhushan in 1965.

<p>Padma</p> Signup and view all the answers

An aircraft is considered to be in straight and level flight when it is flying at a constant ______ and speed.

<p>altitude</p> Signup and view all the answers

Force acting on aircraft at any given movement are Lift, Drag, ______ and Weight.

<p>Thrust</p> Signup and view all the answers

A force is said to do ______ on a body when it moves the body in the direction in which the force is acting.

<p>work</p> Signup and view all the answers

Lift is a positive force caused by the difference in air pressure under and above a ______.

<p>wing</p> Signup and view all the answers

The amount of work done on a body is the product of the force applied to the body and the ______ moved by that force in the direction in which it is acting.

<p>distance</p> Signup and view all the answers

Power is simply the rate of doing ______, (the time taken to do work).

<p>work</p> Signup and view all the answers

Weight is the force that causes objects to fall ______.

<p>downwards</p> Signup and view all the answers

Thrust is the force that propels an object ______.

<p>forward</p> Signup and view all the answers

The unit of energy will therefore be the same as those of ______, joules.

<p>work</p> Signup and view all the answers

A body is said to be in ______ when the algebraic sum of all the forces acting on the body is zero.

<p>equilibrium</p> Signup and view all the answers

Drag is the resistance of the air to anything moving through ______.

<p>it</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flaps are hinged surfaces mounted on the trailing edges of the ______ of a fixed-wing aircraft.

<p>wings</p> Signup and view all the answers

The point through which the weight of an aircraft acts is called the ______ of the aircraft.

<p>Centre of Gravity</p> Signup and view all the answers

Slats are aerodynamic surfaces on the leading edge of the ______ of fixed-wing aircraft.

<p>wings</p> Signup and view all the answers

An aerofoil is a body designed to produce more ______ than drag.

<p>lift</p> Signup and view all the answers

The energy possessed by mass because of its motion is called ______ energy.

<p>Kinetic</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

SD/SW (AIR) Specialised Subjects

  • The revised syllabus is designed to be cadet-friendly, removing commonalities with school/college syllabus and making it more relevant.
  • The book is the outcome of the Study Team's sincere devotion and relentless effort, with gratitude to HQ DG NCC.

Advisory Panel and Study Team

  • Advisory Panel:
    • Lieutenant General Rajeev Chopra, AVSM, DG NCC
    • Major General Sanjay Gupta, VSM, ADG (B) HQ DG NCC
  • Study Team:
    • Brigadier SP Sinha, Group Commander, Ghaziabad (UP)
    • Colonel GS Dhillon, SM UP Dte
    • Colonel Rahul Srivastava, SM TN&P Dte
    • Captain (IN) RK Saini, PHHP&C Dte
    • Group Captain Neeraj Amba, UP Dte
    • Lieutenant Colonel Narain Dass, UP Dte
    • Major R S Shekhawat, OTA, Kamptee

Block Syllabus

  • Total periods: 90
  • Subjects with periods:
    • General Service Knowledge (12)
    • Air Campaigns (12)
    • Principles of Flight (6)
    • Airmanship (7)
    • Navigation (6)
    • Aero Engines (7)
    • Basic Flight Instruments (3)
    • Aero Modelling (24)

Index

  • Subjects with page numbers:
    • General Service Knowledge (1-27)
    • Air Campaigns (28-32)
    • Principles of Flight (33-40)
    • Airmanship (41-55)
    • Navigation (56-64)
    • Aero Engines & Air Frames (65-74)
    • Basic Flight Instruments (75-79)
    • Aero Modelling (80-85)
    • Micro light Flying (86)
    • Simulator Flying (87)

Detailed Syllabus

  • Lesson 1: Armed Forces & IAF Capsule
    • Special Features of HAL Light Combat Helicopter (LCH)
    • Role and Armament of HAL Dhruv
  • Foreign Aircraft - Pakistan
    • F-16: Single engine Air Superiority Fighter, Armament, and Special Features
    • Mirage-5: Single Seater Ground Attack fighter aircraft, Armament, and Special Features
    • C-130 Hercules: Heavy duty transport aircraft, Role and Capacity
    • Sikorsky S-61 (Sea-King): Medium Range Lift Helicopter, Role and Capacity

Famous Air Heroes

  • Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, DFC
    • Born on 15 April 1919
    • Promoted to five-star rank, equal to a Field Marshal, in 2002
    • Early Life and Career
    • Commands Held

Physics

  • Unit of Work: Joule (J)
  • Work = Force x Distance (through which the force is applied)
  • Power: Unit - Watt (W), Rate of doing work
  • Energy: Unit - Joule (J), Ability to do work
  • Law of Conservation of Energy: Sum total of all energy in the universe remains constant
  • Equilibrium: Algebraic sum of all forces acting on a body is zero, and Clockwise moment is equal to the anti-clockwise moment about any point
  • Centre of Gravity (CG): Point through which the weight of an aircraft acts

Glossary of Terms

  • Aerofoil: Body designed to produce more lift than drag
  • Straight and Level Flight: Flying at a constant altitude and speed, maintaining lateral level and direction
  • Forces acting on an aircraft:
    • Lift: Positive force caused by the difference in air pressure under and above a wing
    • Drag: Resistance of the air to anything moving through it
    • Thrust: Force that propels an object forward
    • Weight: Force that causes objects to fall downwards
  • Flaps and Slats
    • Flaps: Hinged surfaces to reduce speed and increase angle of descent for landing
    • Slats: Aerodynamic surfaces on the leading edge of the wings to allow the wing to operate at a higher angle of attack

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