The air force announced this on Thursday. Interception maneuvers will be trained from May 6th to 10th and from May 21st to 24th. Two supersonic flights are planned each day between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The maneuvers are flown under real physical stress, which cannot be represented in the simulator, it said. The close and extremely time-critical coordination between military pilots, radar control officers and military and civil air traffic control is also an essential purpose of the training. The flight areas would be determined in cooperation with civil air traffic control. In order to keep the noise level as low as possible, we fly at high altitudes.
At 1,200 km/h at an altitude of 12,500 meters
There are no training flights at supersonic speeds between 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. or on weekends and public holidays. The flights are completed at an altitude of 12,500 meters in order to minimize the occurrence of a sonic boom on the ground. The supersonic speed starts at around 1,200 km/h. If a Eurofighter approaches this speed, shock waves occur on the aircraft. These shock waves can be perceived on the ground as sonic booms. The (loud) strength of the sonic boom depends, among other things, on the altitude, the terrain structure and the weather conditions.
In the event of noise complaints or damage, the Army asks you to contact the public relations department of the Styrian Military Command on the mobile number 0664 622 3304 or mailto: dominik.resch@bundesheer.at.
