• Aircraft:

  British Aerospace Hawk T.1A

• Reg: XX245 photos
• Serial #:

  312081/081

• Airline: United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)
• Photo Date: Sep 02, 2012
• Uploaded: Sep 24, 2012
• Other Location - Chatsworth, United Kingdom

Normally the Red Arrows perform passing manoeuvres such as this with the belly of the aircraft towards the crowd. I was on the far side of the display line for this show, which had 3 benefits - avoiding the crowds, having the light in the right direction, and seeing the formation 'canopy on'. This photo also shows well how Reds 6 and 7, behind the front 5, sit below those aircraft, so avoiding their jet efflux, which would impact on flying stability. This formation is called 'Phoenix'.

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John Richard XX245

214 0 0 British Aerospace Hawk T.1A

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629 3 0 British Aerospace Hawk T.1A

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733 1 0 British Aerospace Hawk T.1A

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1,641 0 0 British Aerospace Hawk T.1A

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