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We have to be aware of what the weather conditions are notjust here at coningsby but across the uk and europe and we've been particularly concerned about thunderstorms, if any areas were particularly cloudy, which might make it difficult for us to intercept other aircraft. it's notjust modern—day aircraft in operation here, it's home to the battle of britain memorial flight and these priceless artefacts are kept in airworthy condition and can be seen in the skies above all sorts of events during the summer keeping their rich history alive. and here we are in the hangar of the battle of brita...

In the uk ever recorded was the summer, 40.3 celsius. behind me are some typhoon aircraft based here but what impact does the temperatures have on operations? joining me, the station commander group captain billy cooper. let's go back to that day injuly. what sort of impact does the temperatures have on coningsby? any extremes of weather and particularly temperature can have an effect even on modern aircraft. in particular the engine performance, and very high altitude or temperature. we find the density of the fuel will change so the way in which the maintainers operate with the aircraft can ...

Ian wreaks havoc in florida. welcome back to raf coningsby. this base has a special place in my heart, it is where i started forecasting and it is the place with the highest temperature in the uk ever recorded was this summer, 40.3 celsius. behind me are some typhoon aircraft based here but what impact does the temperatures have on operations? joining me is station commander group captain billy cooper. let's go back to that day injuly. what sort of impact does the temperatures have on coningsby? any extremes of weather and particularly temperature can have an effect even on modern aircraft. in...

We were with the station commander earlier chatting about the typhoons and their technology but this is historic aircraft so what sort of weather requirements do you have? we fly national treasures and safety and preservation at the forefront of what we do and weather plays a big part. before we go near the aircraft planning starts with weather and getting a good understanding of what is out there, we ask an awful lot of the met office, i know they do not have a crystal ball but we fly around the country, it is not an exact science, we know. but our limits are less than a typhoon and we need t...

Concerned about thunderstorms, if any areas were particularly cloudy, which might make it difficult for us to intercept other aircraft. it's notjust modern—day aircraft in operation here, it's home to the battle of britain memorial flight and these priceless artefacts are kept in airworthy condition and can be seen in the skies above all sorts of events during the summer keeping their rich history alive. and here we are in the hangar of the battle of britain memorial flight. behind me just one of only two operational lancaster bombers in the world and it is here with other aircraft and in ch...