"Red Arrows" banking left in "short diamond nine" formation
"Red Arrow" [display team flying] in [short diamond nine formation] banking in a [left turn] sun lighting them in red against a blue sky with [cumulus cloud] at the [Farnborough International Airshow 2006] while [streaming white vapour trails] . The [vapour trails] are formed by injecting diesel into the [exhaust flow] . "The Red Arrows" operate 12 [BAe Hawk 1 or 1a advanced trainer aircraft] nine being used for each [air display] with one held in reserve when [away from their base] at "RAF Scampton" in Lincolnshire with supervision and support at Cranfield . The aircraft they fly are made from mostly [British components] and [foreign trips] are funded by [British Industry] . The "Red Arrows" have always flown whichever aircraft is in service as the "RAF" advanced [fast jet trainer] currently the [BAE SYSTEMS Hawk T Mk 1] . The Team now costs over 15 million pounds per year to run mainly for fuel . The aircraft team pull about 5g force in [group displays] rising to the 8g aircraft limit on occasions with the [synchro pair] . The pilots are all serving [Royal Air Force] "RAF officer" volunteers who have all served on [operational duties] in [fast jets] . The "Red Arrows badge" of "diamond nine formation" bears the motto "Eclat" meaning "excellence" . "Hawk T1" Specifications Engines One "Rolls Royce" [Turbomeca Adour Mk 151 turbofan] of 5200 [pounds thrust] Length "39 feet 2 inches" or "11 point 96 metres" Wingspan "30 ft 9 point 75 in" or "9 point 39 m" "Top Speed" 622 mph or 1000 kmph Max Crew a [Student pilot] and instructor when used for [RAF training]
Size: 5007px × 3333px
Location: Farnborough Airfield Hampshire England Great Britain United Kingdom GB UK
Photo credit: © Christopher Barnes - Aviation / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 1, ace, air, aircraft, airshow, arrows, aviation, bae, banking, british, diamond, display, eclat, excellence, exhibit, exhibition, farnborough, fia, fly, force, formation, hawk, international, kingdom, mk, promotion, raf, red, royal, short, show, symbol, symbolic, systems, team, trainer, uk, united, vapour
