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Friday, April 23, 2010

RAF: Jet training temporarily suspended..[ 1025 ]

RAF suspends jet training over ash

Evening Standard.,22.04.10

Flight training on RAF Typhoon jets has been "temporarily suspended" after deposits of ash were found in one of the fleet's engines.

Eurofighter Typhoon - RAF

Eurofighter Typhoon - RAF

A "precautionary measure" to check all the Eurofighter jets based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire was taken after post-flight checks on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence said.

The jets - costing £69 million each - were still available for operational use however.

The MoD said training flights were suspended until technicians could ensure the ash had not caused any engine damage.

Flight training on RAF Typhoon jets has been suspended after ash was found in an engine.

Flight training on RAF Typhoon jets has been suspended after ash was found in an engine.

A spokesman added: "These are very high-performance jets so they are just being extra cautious.

"They were flying as normal yesterday. Operational flying will continue."

The Typhoon is a multi-role combat aircraft, capable of being deployed for air policing and high-intensity conflict.

The MoD said it was "unable to say" whether airlines carried out the same post-flight checks. But a spokeswoman added: "I would imagine that they would."

The Typhoon Squadrons at RAF Coningsby were launched in July 2005 after a multibillion-pound contract was agreed.

Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain formally agreed to start development of the aircraft in 1988, with contracts for a first batch of 148 aircraft - of which 55 are for the RAF - signed 10 years later.

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