Cool things seen on FlightRadar

[NM62]

benjipeg said:

osprey knife71 usa over leominster now

Looks like he might be playing with 22 Squadron

[7mike]

Lynx having a cruise up the Thames

[towser44]

Couple of A400 came over here about 20 mins ago. One at 20,000 feet heading up to Scotland and one was heading South having come over from Belfast. The latter was at 8,000 feet as it flew across my back garden and what a strange noise it made! Propeller like, but nothing like a Hercules for example and with a strange jet engine like noise mixed in.

[PRTVR]

towser44 said:

Couple of A400 came over here about 20 mins ago. One at 20,000 feet heading up to Scotland and one was heading South having come over from Belfast. The latter was at 8,000 feet as it flew across my back garden and what a strange noise it made! Propeller like, but nothing like a Hercules for example and with a strange jet engine like noise mixed in.

Quite distinctive when you hear them isn't it, I put the difference down to the new propellers.

[towser44]

PRTVR said:

towser44 said:

Couple of A400 came over here about 20 mins ago. One at 20,000 feet heading up to Scotland and one was heading South having come over from Belfast. The latter was at 8,000 feet as it flew across my back garden and what a strange noise it made! Propeller like, but nothing like a Hercules for example and with a strange jet engine like noise mixed in.

Quite distinctive when you hear them isn't it, I put the difference down to the new propellers.

Very much so, had a few of them over here but mostly at 20,000 feet so difficult to hear other than the drone of an overflying plane, so that's the first one I've really heard tonight and it certainly wasn't what I was expecting. Also, super bright strobes too so seeing them was dead easy in the night sky!

[Leptons]

towser44 said:

Couple of A400 came over here about 20 mins ago. One at 20,000 feet heading up to Scotland and one was heading South having come over from Belfast. The latter was at 8,000 feet as it flew across my back garden and what a strange noise it made! Propeller like, but nothing like a Hercules for example and with a strange jet engine like noise mixed in.

I thought the same, instantly knew it wasn’t something run of the mill.

[stevensdrs]

V22 doing the rounds at Norwich.

[Riley Blue]

First time I've bagged a F35:

[Scabutz]

Bit of mid air refuelling

[PRTVR]

Scabutz said:

Bit of mid air refuelling

Were the tanker aircraft America or British?

[BFleming]

PRTVR said:

Were the tanker aircraft America or British?

Pretty sure they were RAF ZZ331 & ZZ343.

[NM62]

7mike said:

Lynx having a cruise up the Thames

He was over my house in Stafford at 20:00 so having quite the tour!

[Scabutz]

PRTVR said:

Scabutz said:

Bit of mid air refuelling

Were the tanker aircraft America or British?

Both British, they are still up. Fighter is a Typhoon

[Daveb257]

And being watched

[PRTVR]

Scabutz said:

PRTVR said:

Scabutz said:

Bit of mid air refuelling

Were the tanker aircraft America or British?

Both British, they are still up. Fighter is a Typhoon

There is a lot going on, there is a America tanker working near the Yorkshire coast so may be American fighters up as well.

[tonyvid]

Riley Blue said:

First time I've bagged a F35:

I've just spotted that too, you beat me!

[Riley Blue]

tonyvid said:

Riley Blue said:

First time I've bagged a F35:

I've just spotted that too, you beat me!

Busiest morning I've seen over the North Sea today, plenty for everyone!

[ecsrobin]

Daveb257 said:

And being watched

That’s the D323 complex usually you will have an E3 up doing the fighter control then the jets doing the aerial dog fighting and FRA/Cobham providing aircraft to fight with. I think there’s E3 crew on here that can better explain.

[MB140]

ecsrobin said:

Daveb257 said:

And being watched

That’s the D323 complex usually you will have an E3 up doing the fighter control then the jets doing the aerial dog fighting and FRA/Cobham providing aircraft to fight with. I think there’s E3 crew on here that can better explain.

We’re U/S today we were supposed to be up. Reason for so much activity. Try googling Ex Point Blank.

[NM62]

Riley Blue said:

First time I've bagged a F35:

Did you notice where he launched from?