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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 be different. at coningsby you have the quick reaction...

Year, amazing. 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 _ requirements do you have? we fly national treasures and _ requirements do you have? we fly national treasures and safety - requirements do you have? we fly national treasures and safety and l 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 unders...

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 the summer, 40.3 celsius. behind me or some typhoon aircraft based here but what impact does the temperatures have on operations? join the station commander group captain billy cooper. let's go back to that day in july. what sort of impact does the temperatures have on coningsby? than? temperatures have on coningsby? any extremes temperatures have on coningsby? iffy} extremes of weather and particularly temperature can have an effe...

The British government has signed an agreement with Italy and Japan to develop a series of fighter jets ...

Downing Street aims for the jets, called Tempest in the UK, to take to the skies by 2035 and serve as a successor to the RAF Typhoon.