From November 6 to 17, the Austrian Air Force will be conducting its second supersonic training this year. Two supersonic flights are planned each day between 8.00 am and 4.00 pm.
Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner: “This training is indispensable for our air force. The security policy developments in Europe, but also in Israel, show us every day how fragile peace can be. This makes it all the more important to be in a position to protect our homeland. Maintaining air sovereignty is of central importance for a sovereign state. This must be practiced on an ongoing basis, including in the supersonic range.” Indispensable for functioning airspace surveillance
Flying supersonic is an indispensable part of pilot training and education. It is essential for a functioning Austrian airspace surveillance system. Safe flight operations and flight safety also have the highest priority in the supersonic range. The pilots train under real physical stress, which cannot be simulated in a simulator. The close and extremely time-critical coordination between military pilots, radar control officers and military and civilian air traffic control is one of the most important aspects of the training. https://militaeraktuell.at/schiebel-camcopter-s-100-bei-nato-marineuebung/ Flights are conducted over almost the entire federal territory with the exception of conurbations and the federal states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg. The flight areas are determined in cooperation with civil air traffic control. In order to keep the noise level as low as possible, flights are flown at high altitudes. Measures to reduce the spread of noise
To reduce the spread of noise close to the ground, the Armed Forces the following measures:
- The acceleration phases of the Eurofighter are kept as short as possible.
- The sound distribution is continuously documented in order to minimize multiple sound exposure in the same rooms.
- The conurbations around the state capitals and the federal capital are excluded from supersonic flights. However, flights in the subsonic range can take place over these areas at any time.
- There are no training flights at supersonic speed between 12:00 and 13:00 or on weekends or public holidays.
- The flights are completed above an altitude of 12,500 metres in order to minimize any sonic boom on the ground.
Supersonic speed
The supersonic speed starts at approx. 1,200 km/h. If a Eurofighter approaches this speed, shock waves are generated on the aircraft. These shock waves can be heard on the ground as a sonic boom. The (loud) strength of the sonic boom depends, among other things, on the flight altitude, the terrain structure and the weather conditions.
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