Title: What Is The Mach Loop And Why Is It Ideal For RAF Fighter Jets?
Headings: What Is The Mach Loop And Why Is It Ideal For RAF Fighter Jets?
What Is The Mach Loop And Why Is It Ideal For RAF Fighter Jets?
What Is The Mach Loop?
Where Is The Mach Loop?
How Fast Do Jets Fly Through The Mach Loop And At What Altitude?
Where Else Do RAF Pilots Train?
What Aircraft Fly Around The Mach Loop?
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What Is The Mach Loop? The Mach Loop is one of the United Kingdom’s three Tactical Training Areas (TTA) of the country that are mapped out for routine operational low flying training by fast jets and Hercules transport aircraft of the Royal Air Force and other allied nations. Following a circular route through the Welsh valleys, the route provides an ideal location to train in the art of low flying – an essential skill that is practiced by fixed wing aircraft between 100 feet and 250 feet. This is an altitude at which a pilot might fly in a combat scenario. The US Air Force, which refers to the same route as The Roundabout, also uses the area for training as the loop has become known as an unrivalled space in which to fly for six minutes or more at top speeds for an uninterrupted run of low altitude / high speed flying through the twists and turns of a steep valley. It is one of the few places in the world where this can be carried out in a controlled, protected airspace and terrain. The Welsh valleys provide an ideal training area for fighter pilots. Picture: JumpStory
Where Is The Mach Loop?