They impressed the crowd of citizens who rushed to the beach of Palaio Faliro to watch their air show, the Red Arrows
They “torn the sky” of the southern suburbs and gave a very impressive sight to the red arrows, more commonly known as “Red Arrows”.
It is an aerobatic squadron of the Royal British Air Force (RAF).
Formed in 1964 from the amalgamation of several unofficial RAF aerobatic groups.
Their “trademark” is the trick they call Diamond.
They have gone on to perform worldwide in more than fifty countries and are considered the most popular and skilled together with the Blue Angels.
In this case, they held a demonstration in our country, which was made possible to watch by those who were earlier in the area of ​​Old Faliro.
With their spectacular maneuvers, which “took the breath away”, the pilots thrilled the audience, raising the adrenaline, even for the simple spectator, to the heights.
It is worth noting that in the context of the spectacular formations in the air, they also formed a heart to greet the citizens.
From 1966 onwards the Red Arrows are a crew of nine.
The pilot must have participated in at least one cycle of front-line combat missions in a combat aircraft, one of Tornado, Harrier or Jaguar, be rated above average and have more than 1500 flying hours.
Even if you meet these criteria, it will be difficult to choose someone, as each year there are about forty applications. The pilot stays with the team for three years.
The team does not have a spare pilot and if someone is unable to fly, the demonstration is performed with eight pilots.
The head of the team this season is the Greek-born British coach Dicky Patounas.
The demonstration aircraft is a BAE Hawk type.
Characteristics:
Engine: 1 Rolls-Royce/Turbomeca Adour turbofan
wingspan: 9.39 m
length: 11.85 m
height: 4.0 m
speed (at sea level): about 1000km/h
maximum altitude: 40,000 feet (15,900 m)
weight (unladen): 3,630 kg
maximum weight: 8,330 kg
The Red Arrows have so far done around 4000 shows in 52 countries.
The demonstration lasts 22 minutes and includes a total of 23 figures.
The best known figures are the diamond and the heart with an arrow passing through it.
( with information from wiki)
Source: Skai
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