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RTP Hawk Programme

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Bluerigger1
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RTP Hawk Programme

Post by Bluerigger1 » Thu Nov 25, 2021 9:54 pm

Latest airframe for the Hawk RTP programme is XX329 which arrived from Culdrose yesterday.

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Re: RTP Hawk Programme

Post by teeonefixer » Wed Dec 01, 2021 6:21 pm

Thanks Bluerigger1

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Re: RTP Hawk Programme

Post by Doughnut » Tue Mar 22, 2022 9:13 pm

With the final drawdown of the Hawk T1 from Royal Navy service last week and Leeming 100sqn this week how many airframes will be broken for spares or stored for future return to service with Red Arrows ? Guess MOD / BAe know the fatigue index on each airframe. What percentage of parts (if any ?) from a Hawk T1 can be used on T2 ?

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Re: RTP Hawk Programme

Post by C24 » Thu Mar 24, 2022 7:51 am

🌻 🇺🇦 😷

? RTP ? Which interpretation of this acronym do you mean?

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Re: RTP Hawk Programme

Post by Mortz » Thu Mar 24, 2022 1:02 pm

RTP is the acronym for ‘Reduce to Produce.’
First used when the RAF Tornado fleet was being stripped down to create a bigger inventory of spare parts to keep the remainder flying.

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Re: RTP Hawk Programme

Post by roughcutter » Thu Mar 24, 2022 6:03 pm

In other words, canibalisation to keep The Sparrows airworthy til 2030

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Re: RTP Hawk Programme

Post by C24 » Fri Mar 25, 2022 8:06 am

🌻🇺🇦 😷
Thanks Mortz . I managed Reduced to Parts😉. Donkeys years back I effected the same policy with Triumph GT6s with 6 in various stages of demolition at one stage.
If it keeps the RAFAT going, great

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Re: RTP Hawk Programme

Post by Bluerigger1 » Fri Aug 12, 2022 4:06 pm

Quick update on the RTP Programme,
XX162 and XX205 departed Valley on the back of 4 trucks courtesy of JARTS on 9 August bound for Shawbury.
The next 2 victims are XX157 and XX332 which were brought across the airfield into Gaydon hangar the following day.
XX157 was slated for conversion for RAFAT use but would need more work than was originally envisaged by the planners. So it's the end of the road for what would have been the oldest Hawk in RAF service.

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Re: RTP Hawk Programme

Post by Bluerigger1 » Tue Oct 18, 2022 8:15 pm

XX157 and XX332 departed Valley yesterday (17-10-22) by road. The next airframe for processing is XX200 which was brought across the airfield into the AMRO hangar today

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Re: RTP Hawk Programme

Post by Vulcanone » Wed Oct 19, 2022 9:20 am

Did they go to Shawbury or a scrapyard?

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Re: RTP Hawk Programme

Post by Bluerigger1 » Wed Oct 19, 2022 2:16 pm

Don't know where they were heading but they were loaded on civvy curtain sided trucks this time rather than JARTS flat-beds.

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Re: RTP Hawk Programme

Post by Graeme » Sun Oct 23, 2022 8:01 pm

The two Hawks XX157 and XX332 are up for disposal on the Ramco UK Ltd web site

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Re: RTP Hawk Programme

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Re: RTP Hawk Programme

Post by reds1966 » Sun Oct 30, 2022 5:33 pm

I was at Caernarfon Airworld Aviation Museum yesterday and they are expecting a Hawk from Valley imminently. I guess we will know soon which one it is.

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Re: RTP Hawk Programme

Post by Bluerigger1 » Tue Nov 29, 2022 5:22 pm

XX246 arrived by road from Shawbury today for processing. XX200 was loaded onto the truck and departed 30 Nov

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Re: RTP Hawk Programme

Post by Bluerigger1 » Tue Dec 06, 2022 8:46 am

JARTS delivered XX220 late yesterday (5th Dec)

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Re: RTP Hawk Programme

Post by Bluerigger1 » Wed Dec 07, 2022 4:45 pm

XX199 arrived by road and entered the RTP line today

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Re: RTP Hawk Programme

Post by Bluerigger1 » Thu Jan 26, 2023 3:22 pm

Mark Pocklington Transport roaded XX246 away today so it could be appearing on the Ramco UK site soon.

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Re: RTP Hawk Programme

Post by Bluerigger1 » Tue Feb 21, 2023 1:58 pm

Couple of changes to the RTP line XX220 departed yesterday 20 Feb. JARTS delivered XX318 today 21 Feb

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Re: RTP Hawk Programme

Post by Bluerigger1 » Wed Feb 22, 2023 6:16 pm

XX307 arrived at Valley today to join the RTP programme

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