we were with the station commander earlier chatting about the typhoons and their technology but this is historic aircraft so what sort of weather requirements do you have? we fly national treasures and safety and preservation at the forefront of what we do and weather plays a big part. before we go near the aircraft planning starts with weather and getting a good understanding of what is out there, we ask an awful lot of the met office, i know they do not have a crystal ball but we fly around the country, it is not an exact science, we know. but our limits are less than a typhoon and we need to have an understanding of it before we take flight. what sort of impact did the record heat have on your operations? the engines create a huge amount of heat and on the ground they get hot quickly which back in the 40s was great. you want the engine to get up to temperature quickly but for us, the aeroplane behind me on a normal
of what we do and weather plays a big part. before we go near the aircraft planning starts with weather and getting a good understanding of what is out there, we ask an awful lot of the met office, i know they do not have a crystal ball but we fly around the country, it is not an exact science, we know. but our limits are less than a typhoon and we need to have an understanding of it before we take flight. what sort of impact did the record heat have on your operations? the engines create a huge amount of heat and on the ground they get hot quickly which back in the 40s was great. you want the engine to get up to temperature quickly but for us, the aeroplane behind me on a normal summer day probably from starting the engine on the ground you have eight minutes before she overheats. with the temperatures we have had it makes the problem worse. back in the day they
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