What just screamed over my house?

[anonymous-user]

Bloody loud and traveling fast, heard it come in from the North then turn away to the east. Only caught site of the rear as it was turning east, single tail fin fighter, could have been a Eurofighter, but the air show finished last week.

Can't see anything on flight radar (I'm in Bournemouth)

[Vitorio]

digimeistter said:

Bloody loud and traveling fast, heard it come in from the North then turn away to the east. Only caught site of the rear as it was turning east, single tail fin fighter, could have been a Eurofighter, but the air show finished last week.

Can't see anything on flight radar (I'm in Bournemouth)

How many engines?

a Tornado on full afterburner isnt exactly quiet.

[droopsnoot]

digimeistter said:

Can't see anything on flight radar (I'm in Bournemouth)

I was trying to find out what came very low over a local farm a couple of weeks ago, but FR24 doesn't seem to do anything non-commercial. I did a bit of search but couldn't find anything that did. Mine was on a Friday so probably not a show.

[anonymous-user]

Vitorio said:

How many engines?

a Tornado on full afterburner isnt exactly quiet.

I couldn't tell how many, it was too far away and no burner, definitely too small for a Tornado

[breamster]

I drove past Hurn about 5:30 (very ish). A typhoon had just landed and was taxiing

Two typhoons were parked up there most of Saturday afaik.

[Dave2P]

Typhoon.

We saw it at Milford-on-Sea; running West-to-East then returned about half an hour later... pulling a bit of G and very low (looked under 100ft above the sea, under a low cloud-base) on the return. "Awesome" according to my 9-year-old! It was.

Dave

[anonymous-user]

I believe there was Typhoon display at Dartmouth yesterday, and is displaying at Dunsfold this weekend. I imagine it is based at Bournemouth for both shows.

[Zad]

droopsnoot said:

digimeistter said:

Can't see anything on flight radar (I'm in Bournemouth)

I was trying to find out what came very low over a local farm a couple of weeks ago, but FR24 doesn't seem to do anything non-commercial. I did a bit of search but couldn't find anything that did. Mine was on a Friday so probably not a show.

Try this: http://www.adsbexchange.com/

[droopsnoot]

Zad said:

Try this: http://www.adsbexchange.com/

Thanks, that's a really interesting site, though I must admit I was a little worried by the URL to start off.

[anonymous-user]

An f15 is budding about over me near York according to adsbexchange

Callsign rack42

Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 30th August 21:08

[The Nur]

I got an unexpected fly by of the Red Arrows on Sunday. Was quite the noise when you're not expecting it, don't normally get many jets here if the airshow isn't on

[Speed 3]

We were on the beach at West Wittering on Friday late afternoon when a Typhoon did a very low, slow pass coming from overland perpendicular to the beach, then a bit of a wing waggle to the crowd and powered off over to the west. That was after we'd been treated to a Spitfire and Jet Provost having fun for a good hour over the bay.

[Bincenzo]

Dave2P said:

Typhoon.

We saw it at Milford-on-Sea; running West-to-East then returned about half an hour later... pulling a bit of G and very low (looked under 100ft above the sea, under a low cloud-base) on the return. "Awesome" according to my 9-year-old! It was.

Dave

It most certainly wouldn't be under 100ft, trust me. 250' as an absolute minimum.

[djc206]

Bincenzo said:

It most certainly wouldn't be under 100ft, trust me. 250' as an absolute minimum.

I was watching one on radar, think it was the day after the OP and it was showing below 250ft pretty much the full length of the south coast, even went to 000 at one point indicating that it was below 100ft.

[Bincenzo]

djc206 said:

Bincenzo said:

It most certainly wouldn't be under 100ft, trust me. 250' as an absolute minimum.

I was watching one on radar, think it was the day after the OP and it was showing below 250ft pretty much the full length of the south coast, even went to 000 at one point indicating that it was below 100ft.

And you'll no doubt be aware that the height readout would be based upon Mode 'C' IFF, which is calibrated on the standard pressure setting of 1013mb. The actual pressure of the day will almost certainly vary from that, so don't be surprised if you see indications of extremely low level - the reality is that the aircraft will be flying on a Radalt - radar altimeter, which is extremely accurate. The ramifications of flying below 100' in a fast jet are many, not least the legalities involved. Nowadays, it's a very stupid pilot that flaunts the regulations and puts himself and his jet in danger.

[DMN]

Not quite the same speed, but my house was buzzed by a Spitfire and Hurricane on their way to Elvington Airfield last Sunday.

[djc206]

Bincenzo said:

And you'll no doubt be aware that the height readout would be based upon Mode 'C' IFF, which is calibrated on the standard pressure setting of 1013mb. The actual pressure of the day will almost certainly vary from that, so don't be surprised if you see indications of extremely low level - the reality is that the aircraft will be flying on a Radalt - radar altimeter, which is extremely accurate. The ramifications of flying below 100' in a fast jet are many, not least the legalities involved. Nowadays, it's a very stupid pilot that flaunts the regulations and puts himself and his jet in danger.

True I didn't check the pressure. Sunny day so one could assume it was highish. The yanks like to do the White cliffs tour in their F15's not sure how much of sticklers they are for the rules?

[Bincenzo]

djc206 said:

True I didn't check the pressure. Sunny day so one could assume it was highish. The yanks like to do the White cliffs tour in their F15's not sure how much of sticklers they are for the rules?

They are normally very, very tight with their rules and regs.

[djc206]

Bincenzo said:

They are normally very, very tight with their rules and regs.

I have a friend who works Anglia radar who doesn't speak too highly of them but that of course doesn't mean they aren't finding themselves in a world of st when they mess up.

[SeeFive]

DMN said:

Not quite the same speed, but my house was buzzed by a Spitfire and Hurricane on their way to Elvington Airfield last Sunday.

I seem to live almost under a Spitfire experience flight path. We get one over many times a day, coming in from the east heading out through the harbour and back, and then off east again. Lovely sound.