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APOLLO
Named
after NASA's series of spacecraft, Apollo is one of the oldest
formations flown by the team, and one of the most regularly used.
One of the tight formations with the Hawk aircraft only six feet
apart, it
often appears in displays due to its flexibility, as it can be used as
to change from Diamond
to Typhoon, or to Eagle.
In 2005, for the first time, the formation was rolled. Prior
to
this, Apollo was generally used in bends and quarter-clovers,
demonstrating the Red Arrows' ability to fly close formation shapes
through high-g maneouvres. A short and compact formation like
Apollo isn't usually rolled as it doesn't often 'look' good from the
ground; however it still shows excellent precision aerobatic flying.
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