Eastbourne International Airshow 2017
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STRIKE<br />
MASTER<br />
‘425’ was the very last<br />
Strikemaster. It was<br />
intended as one part of a<br />
contract to supply ten to<br />
Sudan. However, due to an<br />
arms embargo only three<br />
got delivered.<br />
During 1984, the SOAF (Sultan of<br />
Oman’s Air Force) lost one of its<br />
Strikemaster aircraft in a flying<br />
accident, and it later placed an<br />
order for a replacement with BAe<br />
(British Aerospace). A new plane<br />
was constructed using various<br />
stored components left over from<br />
the embargoed Sudan and other<br />
previous orders. The result was a<br />
complete Strikemaster without a<br />
set construction number or date.<br />
Strikemaster Mk.82A ‘425’ was<br />
born, with the airframe taking<br />
on its military identity as its<br />
construction number.<br />
It commenced service with<br />
1 Sqn. based at RAFO Masirah,<br />
alongside the Air Force’s other<br />
Strikemaster airframes and<br />
remained in service until 1999. It<br />
was acquired by UK-based North<br />
Wales Military Aviation Services<br />
in 2004, restored and returned to<br />
the air on the airshow circuit.<br />
FLYING TIMES<br />
Thurs 15:45; Fri 14:18; Sat 14:02; Sun 15:00<br />
DIMENSIONS<br />
Height: 3.34m; Length: 10.27m<br />
Wingspan: 11.23m<br />
PERFORMANCE<br />
Max Speed: 518mph<br />
POWERPLANT<br />
1 x Rolls-Royce Viper<br />
MK535 Turbojet engine<br />
DID YOU KNOW?<br />
The Strikemaster is<br />
essentially an armed version<br />
of the Jet Provost T Mk 5.<br />
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EASTBOURNE INTERNATIONAL aIR S HOW <strong>2017</strong>
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