In my investigation I am going to be comparing aircraft from the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF), I will use comparisons to find out which of the two forces is stronger, more powerful and has a greater Air Power.

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In my investigation I am going to be comparing aircraft from the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF), I will use comparisons to find out which of the two forces is stronger, more powerful and has a greater Air Power. I have gathered information about 26 aircraft, 13 from the RAF and another 13 from the USAF; they are split into four groups. These groups are the aircrafts roles, Training, Reconnaissance, Frontline and Transport/Tanker.

The Questions

  1. Which air force is the fastest?
  2. Who has the furthest range?
  3. Who has the largest aircraft? By this I mean who has the highest average length.
  4. Who is capable of larger payloads? i.e. who has the longest average wingspan?
  5. What is the Inter-Quartile Range for the Wingspan of both Air Forces?
  6. Using the first four questions, decide who is the strongest Air Force.

My samples (Aircraft) were selected randomly; I selected 3 Training aircraft, 2 Reconnaissance, 4 Frontline and 4 Transport/Tanker aircraft. I had a list of aircraft from both the RAF and USAF and took every 4th plane scrolling down the list; I chose this method because it is quick, easy and accurate.

      To show the average speeds and ranges I will use bar graph, I will use wingspan and length averages to draw cumulative frequency graphs progressing on to box and whisker diagrams which will allow me to find the Inter-Quartile Ranges answering question 5.

When selecting my data I choose similar aircraft from each force, for example when I choose the RAF Hawk I had to chooses an American plane that was similar in role and capabilities this limited the no. of available aircraft, they also had to fit these criteria. This is one of the reasons why my sample is small; this is also due to there being a limited amount of data available that is accurate and reliable.

My Prediction

   In the first four questions the USAF will ‘win’, they will be the fastest, longest, widest! And will be able to go the furthest. This is because of the size of their country; America is one of the world’s biggest countries and has a very large population. That population need to be safe and the USAF are there for the security of their country, every person in the United States, over a certain age, pays taxes. These taxes are used to fund the Army, Navy and importantly for this project the Air force, because the USA is so much bigger than the United Kingdom they have a lot more funding and can afford powerful armed forces. The RAF on the other hand doesn’t have as much funding and hasn’t got as much money from taxes due to its small population. Therefore the answer to the final question will also be the United States Air Force. But RAF staff are trained at the highest standard and there training and today’s technology put together make one of the worlds most powerful and effective air forces in the world, the USA has an advantage in funding nothing else!

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Royal Air Force Aircraft Data:-

 Key For Colours

        = Training

        = Reconnaissance

        = Front Line Attack/Defence

        = Transport/ Tanker

United States Air Force Aircraft Data:-

Key For Colours

        = Training

        = Reconnaissance

        = Front Line Attack/Defence

        = Transport/ Tanker

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In my investigation I am going to be comparing aircraft from the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF), I will use comparisons to find out which of the two forces is stronger, more powerful and has a greater Air Power.
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