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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Content: 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? Officially known as the Machynlleth Loop, the Mach Loop allows pilots carry out tactical air combat manoeuvres, tight turns and bends, in the challenging terrain of a mountainous valley that winds over a circular route between Dolgellau, on the edge of Cader Idris mountain in Snowdonia, looping around to the Welsh market town of the loop’s namesake, Machynlleth in Powys. Pilots fly fast through the skies over towns and villages such as Corris Uchaf, Ceinws, Glantwymyn, Cemmaes and Mallwyd and over areas that have become known as top spots for photographers and plane enthusiasts at Corris Corner, Cad East and Cad West because of the stunning views ‘topside’ of aircraft as onlookers gaze down the valley from high up on the hills. An F-15e Strike Eagle in the Mach Loop. Picture: JumpStory.