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Salthill Air Show 2000 "Red Arrows" Page
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Read more about the Red Arrows, their Display and the British Aerospace Hawk in the 1999 Souvenir Brochure
 
 
 
Pictures taken at the 2000 Salthill Air Show
 
 
A selection of photographs from the official photo gallery
 
 
The Hawk 100 series retains the highly-acclaimed design qualities of the original Hawk trainer.  The raised rear cockpit combines excellent forward visibility for the instructor, with the capability to demonstrate all of the aircraft's functions to the student pilot in the front seat. It excels as an advanced flight trainer and operational aircraft. The Hawk 100 has also been developed into an advanced weapon systems trainer with enhanced ground attack capability.  

It introduces pilots to modern combat avionic systems with multi-purpose displays linked to an avionic/weapons systems digital databus. A high performance navigation system and head-up display/weapon aiming computer are combined with a forward looking infra-red (FLIR) sensor and laser rangefinder to give a highly accurate poor weather and night operational capability. 

Pilot workload is reduced by hands-on-throttle-and-stick (HOTAS) controls for the selection of weapons, sensors and defensive aids. 
 
The Display
 
The name "Enid" relates to the "Famous Five" in children's books written by the late and much-loved author, Enid Blyton.   The name "Gypo", used to refer to Reds 6, 7, 8 and 9 when flying as a separate entity, is based on the nickname of a pilot who flew as Red 6 with the Team in the late 60s. We 
would like to make it quite clear that there are no racist connotations and the pilot concerned was quite happy to be referred to as Gypo. 

1. Big Battle arrival and Canopy Bend from crowd left.your first opportunity to photograph or film the     upper surfaces of the Hawks.  

2. Change to 9-Arrow then to Diamond for the Arrival Loop  

3. Concorde Bend  

4. Fred Roll (Fred is our abbreviation for Feathered Arrow)  

5. Quarter Cloverleaf pattern in Eagle formation  

6. Delta Bend  

7. Big Vixen Roll  

8. Short Diamond quarter cloverleaf leading to the Five-Four split - and marking the transition from the     first half to the second half of the show.  

9. Goose (Red 8, at high speed, flies towards Enid who are flying relatively slowly, and then shoots     underneath and climbs away to rejoin the rest of the formation, hopefully in time for the Vertical Split.

10. Synchro Heart (outlined by red or white smoke depending on the atmospheric conditions on the day)       followed by Synchro Opposition Barrel Rolls.  

11. Vertical Split (Reds 1 to 5, 8 and 9)  

12. Shotgun (Synchro Pair)  

13. Caterpillar (Enid) - replaced by the Whirlpool in the Rolling and Flat shows  

14. Double Corkscrews (Gypo)  

15. Rollbacks (Enid)- first singly and then in pairs  

16. Gypo Break  

17. Double Rolls (Synchro Pair)  

18. Twizzle (Enid)  

19. Opposition Loop (Synchro Pair)  

20. 4-point rolls (Synchro Pair)  

21. Vixen Loop (Reds 1-5, 8 and 9)leading to...  

22. Vixen Break  
 
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