Red Arrows : Remaining Fatigue Life

[Gus0898uk]

US Navy must have plenty of spare T-45 Goshawks, I wouldn't have thought the airframes have had too much wear and tear.
After all, we helped the Blue Angels with Albert.

[C24]

Probably not related to the subject but yesterday they flew an eight ship mission.

[teeonefixer]

US Navy must have plenty of spare T-45 Goshawks, I wouldn't have thought the airframes have had too much wear and tear.
After all, we helped the Blue Angels with Albert.

The Structures team at Brough have had a long term program to increase the T45 fatigue life (well above the original 14,400 f.hrs!!) as they are so well used and to give a later OSD. They are such a different beast that reading that clearance across and preparing new training syllabus, flight manuals etc. would be like buying a new type anyhow.

[reaper493]

Probably not related to the subject but yesterday they flew an eight ship mission.

I think they've just got 8 serviceable jets at the moment - not had bigger than an 8 ship this week yet.

Hopefully they get to 9 by the end of the week with their practice at Coningsby

[C24]

A fountain of knowledge you are Mike

[Boneyard1]

He is the main man!!!

[reaper493]

Full 9 just taxi'd out but cancelled on the runway due to weather.

[TAFFEVANS]

XX322 ‘Vulcan82’ arrived at Valley this morning for scheduled maintenance.
‘Vulcan82’ now airborne from Valley air testing new black to red conversion XX281