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British Forces News (on Sky channel 212 6.30 - 7.00pm Mon - Fri) has just reported from Cosford.
They showed two Jags taxying and the CO stated they'll be flying at their 2013 air show.
One of the Jags is in striped livery whilst the other was in desert camo scheme.

?? am i dreaming?? lol

I'm sure when the Jags went in they always said they would never leave by air as the runway wasn't long enough.
When they landed they had to deploy the parachute before touching down, I'd say its highly unlikely, more likely they'll be doing a taxi run or 2.

Im waiting around for as long as it takes to be true

Cosford punched in the satnav. Rock and roll.

Lowfly11 wrote:Will be very interesting to see how this story develops..hope it's true

Theres no flying Jaguars planned, this quote is accurate!

"Although no longer flying they are still used as part of the RAF engineering and technician training schools at RAF Cosford. At the 2012 show a taxiing Jaguar was a popular feature and guests at the launch were treated to a repeat of this demonstration which will also feature in the 2013 Air Show.





Sepcat Jaguar by BMrider2012, on Flickr

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Worth mentioning is that the quote about them taxing in 13 the same as this year has been posted on the net quite a while before this british forces news report yesterday so this could be the difference.. but we'll have to wait and see i guess.

It'd be fantastic to see them in their element again

do not kid yourselves, these airframes will never fly again. The above assumption is correct in the fact they will do a taxi performance only. Regardless of the airworthiness state of these, the runway at cosford is not long enough for the Jag

They will be saying there will be a Harrier flying next, just because the fire up the aircraft on the Culdrose Dump Deck

And the afterburners have been deactivated!!

Also all of the wings are time expired. They swapped them for Omani Jaguar wings last year.

It would be great to see them in the air again, but alas not for a long time me thinks.

As to takeoff, no problem. Minimum fuel and max burners, they can be up! Also remember that the Jaguar is designed to operate from grass.

RAF cosford runway is 3,890 feet - the Jaguar has a minimum takeoff run of 1,607 feet (http://www.aircraftcompare.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;). Obviously you are not going to get a maximum payload and fuel takeoff, but just enough to get to another airfield with longer runway.

Note that even th Typhoon get get up in under 1,000 feet of runway if needed!

There will not be flying Jaguars at Cosford Airshow 2013. There will however be a taxy demonstration, which will hopefully be carried out by XX119.

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Sean

I would be so tempted to gently pull the stick back and whoops we are airborne lol