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RAF Hawk
RAF Hawk
Uses
Advanced flying and weapons training for new Pilots.
Red Arrows aerial displays.
Capacity
Two Pilots.
Equipment
Digital cockpit as used in front-line jets.
Equipped for use with night-vision goggles.
Three multi-function displays showing navigation, weapon and systems information.
What’s remarkable about it?
Extremely well designed, it is deployed around the world as a fighter aircraft.
Can hit the sound barrier in a dive, giving Pilots a sense of what supersonic flight is like.
Agility and manoeuvrability are ideal for precision displays.
Who does it carry?
Two Pilots in tandem formation with instructor in rear seat.
The Hawk 128 fleet
T1 used at RAF Valley for advanced flying training with the No 208 (R) Squadron.
T1A used at RAF Valley for weapons and tactical training on No 19 (R) Squadron and by No 100 Squadron at RAF Leeming.
Tech Specs
| Engines | Rolls-Royce Adour 951 turbofan |
| Thrust | 6,500 lbs |
| Max speed | 555 kts |
| Length | 12.43 m |
| Max altitude | 13,565 m (44,500 ft) |
| Span | 9.94 m |
| Aircrew | 2 |
| Armament | AIM-9 Sidewinder, Cluster Bombs |
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