Well for the past hour they have been coming past over our house every 5 mins, i live just under mile from Kent International Airport so i assume they are praticing sumin.
Quite intresting becuase they are 12 of them? that more than useal?
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Well for the past hour they have been coming past over our house every 5 mins, i live just under mile from Kent International Airport so i assume they are praticing sumin.
Quite intresting becuase they are 12 of them? that more than useal?
Well there should be ten. The extra ones could be training or something. Also, not sure why they are there. Maybe just practicing for the coming air show events.
no air shows, they often pratice there as its second longest runway in britian and right on coast.Quote:
Originally Posted by MattGarner
When I meant air shows, i meant it like the red arrows like to practice for the upcoming displays in the next few months. Just because it's the second longest runway in Britain and is right on the coast, is really nothing to do with it. They practice all around the country and around the world at times. But you do have a point in ways :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Glen-Powers
There are 10 red arrows but they usually fly with 9 of them.
You been out to see them?
They start doing there events in May, so they are probable practicing.
Are you sure that they are Red Arrows?
There are only ten hawks painted with that livery in existance so it's impossible for there to be 12.
I live about 5 minutes from where the reds are (currently) based.
They could be practising for something or just simply creating new routines, they do it around here all the time but are restricted due to large objects.
The other ones may have not been red arrows, possibly leaders who watch or do what they do :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Anarchco
Yeah, but there aren't really any other bright red jets :PQuote:
Originally Posted by .:Jack120:.
Nope :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Anarchco
Maybe Bright Red planes, but not jets.
Wouldn't you love to know how to fly one without getting called to bomb places :p
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Originally Posted by .:Jack120:.
haha thats the brilliant thing about the reds, they're hardly gonna get called into war "SEND THE REDS, THEY WONT BE SEEN!"
Most the pilots are only there for about 3-4 years (There on a tour or something) so when they have finished the tour, they go back to the front line.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anarchco
You can't have any good career without any of the defence taking over.
Well, there were 12 planes, 10 were defintaly red arrows, the other 2 seemed to be flying just under them and we not flying in formations like the others. We quite often have they training here so i recongnized em str8 away.
There is 12 planes made for the "Red Arrows", he could be right. The extra ones could be technical flights, training flights etc. I suppose they use the extra ones in case they have problems with the others.
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The Red Arrows use a distinctive type of aircraft in their displays – the BAE Systems Hawk T Mk1/1a. There are 12 of these British-made aircraft in use with the Red Arrows.
lucky you! i love the red arrows
I've seen these onessss... however I think they are in black livery.Quote:
Originally Posted by MattGarner
Thats correct:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Anarchco
There are in fact 12 red arrows :)
http://www.raf.mod.uk/reds/rafcms/me...0025_small.jpg
I did tell people this lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by .:Jack120:.
i love the red arrows, i always used to see them as a kid, i think i saw them land at filton airport once :P
I don't think any one else went to the red arrow website :pQuote:
Originally Posted by MattGarner
Red arrows are kl! :)
I've seen the red arrows tonnes :D Love em'.