Defence written question – answered at on 18 October 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the flying time is of Typhoon aircraft stationed at RAF Leuchars to each of the training ranges currently used; and what estimate he has made of the flying time of Typhoon aircraft to training ranges when that aircraft is stationed at RAF Lossiemouth.
holding answer
The table provides the distance and flying time from RAF Leuchars and RAF Lossiemouth to the most commonly used air-to-air, air-to-ground and electronic warfare ranges for the Scottish-based Typhoon fleet. Air-to-air range complexes can be very large, therefore the distance and flying time provided is to the approximate geographic centre of each range complex.
The majority of Typhoon routine training sorties are currently conducted in D613 and D323 training areas. The distance from an operating base to a range area does not determine the overall training value of the sortie as other training objectives can be achieved while in transit.
Range complex | Straight line distance from Leuchars (nautical miles) | Flying time from Leuchars (Mach 0.7) (minutes) | Straight line distance from Lossiemouth (nautical miles) | Flying time from Lossiemouth (Mach 0.7) (minutes) |
Routine Air-to-Air | ||||
D613 North sea | 90 | 13 | 112 | 16 |
D323 North sea | 180 | 26 | 250 | 36 |
Electronic Warfare | ||||
RAF Spadeadam | 76 | 11 | 157 | 22 |
Air-to-Ground live weapons | ||||
D703 Tain | 95 | 14 | 22 | 3 |
D803 Garvie Island | 150 | 21 | 73 | 10 |
Air-to-Air live weapons | ||||
D201 Aberporth | 226 | 33 | 300 | 43 |
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