Red Arrows Special Live Show - Red Arrows Synchro Pair Practicing at RAF Scampton 20.02.23
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- The famous aerobatics team of the RAF, the Red Arrows have relocated to RAF Waddington but have still been practicing over RAF Scampton. The Red Arrows’ aerobatic display changes each year. The new 2023 display will be revealed on successfully being granted Public Display Authority - usually in May.
Currently, the Red Arrows perform as a team of 7. There is in fact a Red 10, which acts as the team’s Supervisor who maintains two-way radio contact with the Team Leader. He also provides the commentary. Ted has flown in Red 10 (XX188) September 2021, in a flight from Bournemouth to RAF Scampton.
History
So, the official name of the famous Red Arrows is actually the Royal Air Force Aerobatics Teams (RAFAT). It was in 1964 when the Royal Air Force amalgamated its display teams into one, premier unit - the Red Arrows. The name was taken from the Black Arrows team and the colour scheme as a tribute to the Red Pelicans, while the aircraft chosen to be flown, the Gnat, had been used by the Yellowjacks. Now, I like to quote this almost true fact, but the Red Arrows were once yellow! Well, sort of. Before official display teams came about, there was a display team named the YellowJacks. They flew the Folland Gnat trainer aircraft. In 1965, seven of the Yellow Jacks' Folland Gnats were given to the Red Arrows and painted Red.
In the first season of 1965, the team - flying seven aircraft in a display and based at RAF Fairford - performed 65 shows. A media event at RAF Little Rissington on May 6 was the team’s first official display, with the first public performance in the UK on May 15 at Biggin Hill Air Fair. The team permanently increased to nine display aircraft in 1968 and the Diamond Nine became the Red Arrows’ trademark formation.
The Gnat, which had flown 1,292 displays, was replaced by the BAE Systems Hawk, a modified version of the RAF’s fast jet and weapons trainer, for the 1980 season. Also that year, permission was given for the team to have the motto Eclat - meaning excellence. It wasn't until the 1979 did the Red Arrow start using the BAE Hawk T1 and flew it for the 1980 season.
RAF Scampton - the station famous for its role in the 1943 Dambusters raid - became the team’s new home in 1983, moving from RAF Kemble - its base since 1966. Apart from a period at RAF College Cranwell between 1995 and 2000, the Lincolnshire station has been the Red Arrows’ permanent home ever since.
The Red Arrows are famous for their vibrant vapour trails - often known as the smoke. They are a crucial element of the team's displays, primarily for flight safety. The vapour trails allow Red 1 to judge wind speed and direction, and allow the aircraft to locate each other in the second half of the show when different sections of the formation are frequently several miles apart. The vivid and colourful smoke trails also enhance the visual impact of the display when viewed from the ground. Well known manoeuvres such as the heart, rollbacks and carousel would just not be the same without it.
The Red Arrows have a dedicated dye team who ensure the aircraft are replenished with the correct amount of diesel and dye. These engineers travel all over the country, working within tight timescales to ensure that when Red 1 makes the call it is "Smoke on, Go!"
HOW DID THEY BECOME RED ARROWS PILOTS?
RAF pilots must meet these criteria to apply for selection to the Red Arrows:
Have a minimum of 1,500 flying hours
Have completed a frontline, operational tour
Be assessed as being above average in their flying role
A shortlist of up to nine applicants are examined during a thorough selection week, and are put through a gruelling flying test, formal interview, media test and peer assessments.
Up to three new pilots are chosen each year to replace the three that have finished their tour. The Team Leader must have completed a three-year tour as a team pilot earlier in their career and is appointed in a separate selection process.
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Love the Reds top class ❤🤍💙..Thanks Ted and Nikos great job filming
Oooohhhhh yeahhhhhh
Wow just Wow this was amazing watching it live thanks to Nikos and Ted really loved those barrel roles and cross moves looks promising for another good year on the air shows. Get to relive the moments on replay double whammy Def got my 10 paddle out yesterday ❤🏹
Oiiii oiiiiu Viv 🤙🏼 Thank you so much and glad you enjoyed it. The Reds usually practice 3 times a day here but sadly it was just these two. Nevertheless, great to catch the ‘synchro pair’. We will return for more Reds action, because skies look better with a little bit of Red. Oooohhh yeah
ThAnkyou everyone for watching today hope you enjoyed the red arrows check @ted coningsby for more live shows and action you will be pleasantly surprised with what you see
Oiiii oiiii Louise thank you so much for all your support
@@TedConingsby no worrries teddy bear I got a great screen shot of wingy too
Great filming
Thanks Peter
Oii oii Wingy 👋 Air Hair Lair. A shame about Tech issues on the Red Arrows. Never mind, as I got too see some close flying with extreme moves. "Eclat" is a fitting description in my opinion. Perfect harmony with the Syncro pair. Good of the Fire crew to give you the low down. Wingy has got posher since snd a little more moody in his dialect!
Like the hoodie! Never saw the light of day though?
Appreciate you standing out in the wind.
No:- 763
Ooohhh yeah
Who is the bear in red please ?? ( hope they got enough airbus a-400 s to replace the Hercules !!! I wonder ?? Is 22 going to be enough ? Globemasters only supposed to be on lease ............) love from Wales
Oiii oiiii that was Red Ted, a cheeky chap, lol. It will be a shame to say goodbye to the Herc. A400s are lovey but wish they didn’t have to retire beauties like the Herc.
Missed the live due to work,so did a fast forward to the Synchro PairWhen they pass close to each other is that manoeuvre still called Russian Roullette? Also great to see Red Ted.
Oiiiii oiiiii thanks for tuning in for the replay. There were supposed to more but one aircraft had issues and were all grounded.
The synchro pair have manoeuvres called ‘crossbow’ and ‘boomerang’
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