The Austrian armed forces have planned supersonic training again from Monday. The pilots will fly twice a day over seven states until November 15. Tyrol and Vorarlberg, as well as the metropolitan areas, are excluded.
The Ministry of Defense announced this in a broadcast on Saturday. The exact flight areas would be determined together with civil air traffic control. To keep the noise level as low as possible, they fly at high altitudes (12,500 meters), it is said. The supersonic training for the Eurofighter pilots is scheduled from November 4 to 15 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Two flights are scheduled per day, excluding lunchtime (12 noon to 1 p.m.) and weekends.
“This training is essential for our Air Force. The terrible war in Ukraine has clearly shown us how important reliable air protection is for a sovereign state. This must be practiced continuously, including in the supersonic range,” Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner (ÖVP) said in a broadcast.
Not everything can be displayed in the simulator
The supersonic speed starts at about 1200 km/h. When a Eurofighter approaches this speed, shock waves are created on the aircraft, which can be perceived as a sonic boom on the ground.
According to the armed forces, the training is to practice under “real physical stresses” that could not be displayed in the simulator. It involves time-critical coordination between military pilots, radar control officers and military and civilian air traffic control.
According to the army website, Austria has 15 Eurofighter pilots. They monitor the airspace, identify invading aircraft and force them to land if necessary.
Source: Krone
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