Sonic booms over Yorkshire

[Major Fallout]

Sonic booms over Yorkshire a few moments ago.

Is something interesting going on? Not normally a mistake if it happens more than once.

[Pesty]

Yes scared us all to death.

Qra typhoon to intercept an airliner flying to Newcastle that lost coms.


I thought somebody had crashed into the house


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Chey_VxW0AE5vAB.jpg

[ATTAK Z]

There's an Airbus heading back to Brize Norton from the North Sea ... could be involved ?

[MrFox123]

Living in Yorkshire, there was definately a massive noise around 9.50pm. I did think it was fireworks from Leicester supporters, but having sprung into action and opened the front door to investigate, the noise repeated, and boom the whole place shook. If it was sonic boom, then I am mighty impressed. Massive amounts of energy...

[RammyMP]

ATTAK Z said:

There's an Airbus heading back to Brize Norton from the North Sea ... could be involved ?

It's circling above Whitby. Is it a refuelling tanker? Voyager?

[saaby93]

being discussed in boats planes and those wheeled steamy things
QRA Quick response attack

[Northbloke]

Just had my young un get out of bed to ask what is going on after the first loud noise.

I went outside to have a look and BOOM the 2nd one went off. Very loud and made me jump. Never heard anything like it.

I've got nothing to compare it with but sounded bomb like to me but there was nothing visual to accompany it.

So is it confirmed it was a Sonic Boom? How far away can they be heard?

[Pesty]

Same here

Very impressed art the level of noise it made.

[Axionknight]

Noise wise, they can be heard a mile away for every one thousand feet of altitude, roughly.


25,000 feet = 25 miles etc etc.

[Stedman]

A few others have heard it


http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[cahami]

RammyMP said:

It's circling above Whitby. Is it a refuelling tanker? Voyager?

yes it is a fuel tanker in attendance v9u64

[ATTAK Z]

cahami said:

RammyMP said:

It's circling above Whitby. Is it a refuelling tanker? Voyager?

yes it is a fuel tanker in attendance v9u64

coming back down the coast now

[Killer2005]

Annoyingly I missed out on hearing it, probably because I was having a coughing fit.

Facebook is awash with comments though. Including one girl who was complaining that the RAF shouldn't authorise things like this at night as it woke her kid up.

Sigh

[cahami]

ATTAK Z said:

cahami said:

RammyMP said:

It's circling above Whitby. Is it a refuelling tanker? Voyager?

yes it is a fuel tanker in attendance v9u64

coming back down the coast now

Gone back up

[Impasse]

Drone.

[cahami]

cahami said:

ATTAK Z said:

cahami said:

RammyMP said:

It's circling above Whitby. Is it a refuelling tanker? Voyager?

yes it is a fuel tanker in attendance v9u64

coming back down the coast now

Gone back up

Nice 3 point turn

[Crush]

It's the Luftwaffe preparing to invade again after Brexit

[Rogue86]

saaby93 said:

being discussed in boats planes and those wheeled steamy things
QRA Quick response attack

Almost - Quick Reaction Alert. They're on 24/7 standby to protect UK airspace, usually from civilian aircraft that have lost comms (as was the case last night).

[ApOrbital]

cahami said:

RammyMP said:

It's circling above Whitby. Is it a refuelling tanker? Voyager?

yes it is a fuel tanker in attendance v9u64

Mate in whitby thought his windows were going to pop out,heard them go full on down south chasing another plane great sound.

[Rude-boy]

Killer2005 said:

Annoyingly I missed out on hearing it, probably because I was having a coughing fit.

Facebook is awash with comments though. Including one girl who was complaining that the RAF shouldn't authorise things like this at night as it woke her kid up.

Sigh

Please let her know that if she is interested in sterilisation there are quite a few PHers who would happily contribute towards the costs if it will save us from her having further opportunities to have a child.