Cool things seen on FlightRadar

[alangla]

Hub said:

Being empty probably makes it easier, and a nice jet stream tail wind too. Surely they all must make that journey across the Atlantic to start with.

Looks like this one was non-stop. I'd always imagined they'd do Seattle - Halifax or somewhere else in north east Canada then across the Atlantic. I know the 737 can do transatlantic non-stops (Westjet run a 737 from Glasgow to Halifax then on to Toronto), but I'm impressed that this one made it all way from Seattle without stopping.

[pushthebutton]

alangla said:

Looks like this one was non-stop. I'd always imagined they'd do Seattle - Halifax or somewhere else in north east Canada then across the Atlantic. I know the 737 can do transatlantic non-stops (Westjet run a 737 from Glasgow to Halifax then on to Toronto), but I'm impressed that this one made it all way from Seattle without stopping.

You could, just about, sneak a tanks full B737-800 into East Midlands on an average day. That was nearing the limit of what was achievable a few years ago.

Edited by pushthebutton on Friday 9th September 23:10

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kapiteinlangzaam said:

Not exactly Flight Radar, but not every day you see a B1.

I saw him at about 3 pm uk time.

[All that jazz]

pushthebutton said:

alangla said:

Looks like this one was non-stop. I'd always imagined they'd do Seattle - Halifax or somewhere else in north east Canada then across the Atlantic. I know the 737 can do transatlantic non-stops (Westjet run a 737 from Glasgow to Halifax then on to Toronto), but I'm impressed that this one made it all way from Seattle without stopping.

You could, just about, sneak a tanks full B737-800 into East Midlands on an average day. That was nearing the limit of what was achievable a few years ago.

Edited by pushthebutton on Friday 9th September 23:10

Longest 737NG delivery flight was now defunct SkyEurope 737-700 OM-NGK which flew Boeing Field to Bratislava nonstop on 16-17 March 2007 taking 10 hrs 27 mins and a total distance of 9101 km. That's the current record.

[MikeGTi]

mrtwisty said:

I wonder of you chaps will know...?

Dark green (military I presume) four engined prop plane going back and forth over the Porthcothan/Constantine Bay area on Monday afternoon - what would it likely have been?

Was quite interesting watching it (and later the Red Arrows) from my kayak off the coast

Since nobody seems to have answered - I was down that way about a month or so, it seems that Airbus have an A400M down that neck of the woods for testing and such. I saw him knocking around Carlyon Bay / Charlestown a few times.

[paulrockliffe]

Obviously something to do with the Great North Run, but what is this doing?

OOASL from Newcastle http://fr24.com/OOASL/af71d90

24,000ft and looking around the course all morning. I thought it might be the TV helicopter as that's not on FR, but the speed and altitude are all wrong.

[anonymous-user]

paulrockliffe said:

Obviously something to do with the Great North Run, but what is this doing?

OOASL from Newcastle http://fr24.com/OOASL/af71d90

24,000ft and looking around the course all morning. I thought it might be the TV helicopter as that's not on FR, but the speed and altitude are all wrong.

It's relaying The TV feed from the cameras and bikes etc at the event, they use them over loads of cycling events.

[paulrockliffe]

Nice one, cheers!

[davepoth]

kapiteinlangzaam said:

Not exactly Flight Radar, but not every day you see a B1.

Stealth technology seems a bit over-blown then.

[mrtwisty]

MikeGTi said:

mrtwisty said:

I wonder of you chaps will know...?

Dark green (military I presume) four engined prop plane going back and forth over the Porthcothan/Constantine Bay area on Monday afternoon - what would it likely have been?

Was quite interesting watching it (and later the Red Arrows) from my kayak off the coast

Since nobody seems to have answered - I was down that way about a month or so, it seems that Airbus have an A400M down that neck of the woods for testing and such. I saw him knocking around Carlyon Bay / Charlestown a few times.

Thank you, just done a quick bit of googling and that is indeed the plane I saw.

Google also told me the A400 has only been flying since 2009. Knowing very little about aircraft, I was quite surprised to find a large, modern plane still driven by propellers.

Anyone care to educate me as to why they are preferable to jet engines in these applications?

[weeboot]

davepoth said:

kapiteinlangzaam said:

Not exactly Flight Radar, but not every day you see a B1.

Stealth technology seems a bit over-blown then.

Does that look like a flightradar screen to you? Or perhaps, maybe, ATC..

[NM62]

weeboot said:

davepoth said:

kapiteinlangzaam said:

Not exactly Flight Radar, but not every day you see a B1.

Stealth technology seems a bit over-blown then.

Does that look like a flightradar screen to you? Or perhaps, maybe, ATC..

Reminds me when the RAF Regiment tracked the B-2 with a Rapier when it first displayed at an Air Show over here

[vetrof]

PD9 said:

Nasa 747 - Departs and lands at Christchurch on looping flights.

Odd looking things, Qantas used to bring them in to Wellington back in the 80s.

[red_slr]

Some strangeness today. Wonder why it was turned away?

[red_slr]

Sorry should have said its origin was Nellis.... most odd.. now at EGCC.

[NM62]

Nanook said:

davepoth said:

Stealth technology seems a bit over-blown then.

The Bone was never supposed to be stealthy.

It is just fast.

The B-1A was not supposed to be "Stealthy" but fast (Mach 2) - The B-1B was slowed, by benefitting from "Stealth Technology" to Mach 1.25 - As described on Wikipedia

[Petrus1983]

If you get points for circling in line this guy would get some!



A group of Dassault Falcons playing over the North Sea around 1am the other night - apparently RAF training from a nearby base.

[Neonblau]

Have a look at the East Coast of Florida. NASA872 is the only thing there and from the track he's looking at the weather. Not far away Hunter N335AX is heading westwards.

Edited by Neonblau on Friday 7th October 13:36

[red_slr]

Nasa872 still up at FL600..

NOAA has their bird up too FL100 @ 220kts, that must be a load of laughs. :/

[red_slr]

Wow 872 is a Global Hawk how cool is that.