{"id":4283,"date":"2019-07-09T22:40:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T03:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/?p=4283"},"modified":"2019-07-09T22:40:16","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T03:40:16","slug":"the-red-arrows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/the-red-arrows\/","title":{"rendered":"The Red Arrows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Red Arrows are the British equivalent of the United\nStates Thunderbirds.&nbsp; I displayed a photo\nof them under Cool Aviation photos for the 4<sup>th<\/sup> of July.&nbsp; This is the story of the Red Arrows<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Origins <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Royal Air Force (RAF) was the first separate air force\nin the world.&nbsp; The RAF became its own branch\nof the military (apart from the Army and Navy) in 1918.&nbsp; At the time, they were the most potent air\npower in the world<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although, the RAF was the first air force, the British\nlagged behind the Americans when it came to forming an aerobatic team.&nbsp; The United States Navy spawned the Blue\nAngels in 1946.&nbsp; A year later the Air\nForce became a separate branch of the US military and six years later, in 1953,\nthe Thunderbirds were formed.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Founding and First Jet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/GNAT-XR537-e1562729236477.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4280\" width=\"301\" height=\"226\"\/><figcaption>Folland Gnat T1<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The British had a variety of demonstration teams flown by\nvarious squadrons up to 1964.&nbsp; These\nefforts were unified and in late 1964 the Red Arrows were formed.&nbsp; Seven was the initially number of jets on the\nteam.&nbsp; The Folland Gnat T1 Jet Trainer\nwas less expensive to fly than the top line British fighters of the day.&nbsp; It became the mainstay of the Red Arrows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Famous Formation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Formation.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4279\"\/><figcaption>Diamond Nine<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1966, the Red Arrows added two jets bringing the total of\nthe formation to nine.&nbsp; This is a\ndistinguishing mark for the Red Arrows vis-\u00e0-vis the Blue Angels and\nThunderbirds.&nbsp; Each of the American teams\nflies six aircraft in a show.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of nine aircraft, the Red Arrows signature move\nis the Diamond Nine formation.&nbsp; This\nstunning formation is always a crowd pleaser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Present Day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hawk-e1562729250114.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4281\" width=\"316\" height=\"187\"\/><figcaption>BAE Hawk<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1979, the team transitioned to the BAE Hawk Trainer.\u00a0 This nimble jet features upgraded engines.\u00a0 There is also a device (using diesel fuel) in order to produce the trademark red, white, and blue smoke.\u00a0 This contrasts with the US Thunderbirds who use only a white smoke.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Red Arrows perform in shows across Great Britain.\u00a0 They also cross the Channel to perform in mainland Europe.\u00a0 I recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raf.mod.uk\/display-teams\/red-arrows\/\">their website<\/a> highly.\u00a0 It contains great videos and more facts about the team.\u00a0 Cheerio!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Arrows are the British equivalent of the United States Thunderbirds.&nbsp; 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