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Red Arrows to fly with fewer jets to preserve ageing fleet
The RAF said the change will help preserve the ageing Hawk T1 fleet and prepare the team for a future aircraft type, with at least 40 displays planned.
- The Royal Air Force Red Arrows will fly with seven aircraft instead of nine for most displays this season to preserve their ageing Hawk T1s fleet.
- Maintenance demands for the ageing Hawk T1s forced the transition, as spare parts for engines have become increasingly difficult to source.
- Pilots will maintain a nine-aircraft formation for The King's Birthday Flypast and the 250th anniversary commemorations in the USA.
- British aerospace company Aeralis entered administration last week, disrupting development of a potential replacement trainer jet for the Red Arrows.
- Known globally for "world-class precision, speed, and teamwork," the RAF stated the team will appear at 13 events across seven states this season.
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The Red Arrows are said to be operating with a reduced seven-jet formation for the majority of their performances through to at least 2030, due to ageing engines of aircraft.The advanced age of the engines fitted to the Red Arrows' Hawk T1 aircraft are no longer manufactured, meaning the RAF Aerobatic Team must now rotate engines between planes.Air force commanders took the decision earlier this year to scale back from the traditional nine-aircr…
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