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Friday, December 07, 2007

SI terrain tests RAAF supersonic jets' radar


F-111 Pig


A squadron of fighter-bomber pilots is winding up a week-long training session among the South Island's mountains.

The Royal Australian Air Force has been testing two of its F-111 supersonic long-range strike aircraft for the past week.

No. 1 squadron leader Rob Kelly said they were specifically testing Terrain Following Radar (TFR) equipment. "Back home you don't see the level of what the Terrain Following Radar can do. Here you can be in a valley and see what the jet does to climb over mountains," he said.

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