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Latest airframe for the Hawk RTP programme is XX329 which arrived from Culdrose yesterday.

Thanks Bluerigger1

With the final drawdown of the Hawk T1 from Royal Navy service last week and Leeming 100sqn this week how many airframes will be broken for spares or stored for future return to service with Red Arrows ? Guess MOD / BAe know the fatigue index on each airframe. What percentage of parts (if any ?) from a Hawk T1 can be used on T2 ?

? RTP ? Which interpretation of this acronym do you mean?

Stay safe

RTP is the acronym for ‘Reduce to Produce.’
First used when the RAF Tornado fleet was being stripped down to create a bigger inventory of spare parts to keep the remainder flying.

In other words, canibalisation to keep The Sparrows airworthy til 2030

Thanks Mortz . I managed Reduced to Parts. Donkeys years back I effected the same policy with Triumph GT6s with 6 in various stages of demolition at one stage.
If it keeps the RAFAT going, great

Bye the bye, your name came up as Moets. Life is predicable
Stay safe

Quick update on the RTP Programme,
XX162 and XX205 departed Valley on the back of 4 trucks courtesy of JARTS on 9 August bound for Shawbury.
The next 2 victims are XX157 and XX332 which were brought across the airfield into Gaydon hangar the following day.
XX157 was slated for conversion for RAFAT use but would need more work than was originally envisaged by the planners. So it's the end of the road for what would have been the oldest Hawk in RAF service.

XX157 and XX332 departed Valley yesterday (17-10-22) by road. The next airframe for processing is XX200 which was brought across the airfield into the AMRO hangar today

Did they go to Shawbury or a scrapyard?

Don't know where they were heading but they were loaded on civvy curtain sided trucks this time rather than JARTS flat-beds.

The two Hawks XX157 and XX332 are up for disposal on the Ramco UK Ltd web site

I was at Caernarfon Airworld Aviation Museum yesterday and they are expecting a Hawk from Valley imminently. I guess we will know soon which one it is.

XX246 arrived by road from Shawbury today for processing. XX200 was loaded onto the truck and departed 30 Nov

JARTS delivered XX220 late yesterday (5th Dec)

XX199 arrived by road and entered the RTP line today

Mark Pocklington Transport roaded XX246 away today so it could be appearing on the Ramco UK site soon.

Couple of changes to the RTP line XX220 departed yesterday 20 Feb. JARTS delivered XX318 today 21 Feb

XX307 arrived at Valley today to join the RTP programme