Hawk Aircraft

(asked on 17th October 2017) - View Source
Questioner
Diana Johnson Portrait
Diana Johnson
(Labour - Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying hours the nine Hawk aircraft of the Royal Aircraft Aerobatics Team have flown since they were introduced.

Answered by
Tobias Ellwood Portrait
Tobias Ellwood
This question was answered on 20th October 2017

There are currently 14 Hawk T1 aircraft with the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT). This provides spare capacity should any display aircraft develop faults or require routine maintenance. The flying hours accrued by each individual aircraft during its lifetime are given below:

Individual Aircraft

Flying Hours

XX177

8,450

XX204

8,200

XX227

8,030

XX232

8,680

XX242

9,530

XX244

10,490

XX245

10,130

XX278

8,300

XX310

8,660

XX311

8,390

XX319

7,240

XX322

7,210

XX323

6,670

XX325

8,860

Figures provided are as at 16 October 2017.

RAFAT rotates its aircraft within the general Hawk T1 fleet of 75 aircraft and therefore the hours shown will not all have been accrued with RAFAT.

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