Four Ship Tac Formation?

[jonesthepilot]

Saw from some distance today a 4 ship formation comprising a central pair fairly close together(fighting wing?) with the other 2 a/c either side in a more traditional battle position ..A AA A..Get my gist? Whats that all about then? Also is the Typhoon allowed to fly proper low level? Every time I see them they are mincing along at 2-3000' at very gentle speeds. I see plenty of other fast jets hooning around in my neck of the woods, so why not the Typhoon?

[Wader2]

Just guessing:

Air Defence fighter
Look down shoot down
Keep out of the weeds avoids bullets and gives a good view.

They will tell you Eagles soar.

Only Interceptors need to fly at Warp speed.

[PPRuNeUser0211]

Eagles may soar high, but weasels dont get sucked into jet engines!;)

[Background Noise]

Probably like this?.........A
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Thats escort. Perspective makes it look a bit odd at times and it can get a bit squiffy if they are reacting to a threat. Sometimes the formation is down to what the 'fighters' want eg if they are trialling something or other. As for the Typhoon, I expect that it is cleared low level but is not working up in that role yet so you might not see many low levelling at the mo.

[DownloadDog]

I'm guessing that Typhoon isn't seen much at low-level in case of a birdstrike, can't imagine it would be able to take much of an impact with all those composites etc....

[raytofclimb]

Maybe it was supposed to be 'wall-4' but the number three had dodgy eyes and didn't want to go blind on #2. i.e

4......3..2......1

Or maybe #3 had taken a reaming from some angry QWI about going blind so flies 0.15nm battle instead of 1.5. Not that that ever happened to me.........

Ray

[Razor61]

Typhoon has been photographed in Wales down the loop and various other places quite a few times this year and very low level.

[threepointonefour]

Just guessing:
Keep out of the weeds avoids bullets and gives a good view.


Guessing like that gets the **** shot out of you by every SAM and MANPAD going. Who needs a good view of the AMRAAM dropping into the cockpit of the target?

[Pontius Navigator]

Guessing like that gets the **** shot out of you by every SAM and MANPAD going.

True but I was assuming cold war DCA mission, given that it is a cold war fighter.:}

Friendly airspace, hostile air threat.

As sweep or escort you are quite right.

[threepointonefour]

Every time I see them they are mincing along at 2-3000' at very gentle speeds.

I like this quote on so many levels ...!

[RIDIM]

I'm guessing that Typhoon isn't seen much at low-level in case of a birdstrike, can't imagine it would be able to take much of an impact with all those composites etc....

We have had a few bird strikes on Typhoon's, nothing worse than a red smudge and that lovely odour though. No real damage as yet! [touch wood]

[vecvechookattack]

Was it potato formation..... Potatos check in...
" One potato"
"two potato".....etc etc


or maybe the fourship was "skin" formation....


I'll get me coat