Cool things seen on FlightRadar
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MrBig said:
Couple of G550s making their way west across the Atlantic seemingly in convoy right now. No registration details though?
Could be the same family. My uncle was a Gulfstream IV pilot in the 90's and told me that often prominent families wouldn't all travel together incase the plane went down. He always thought it was BS and they just didn't want to be on the same plane as the kids and nanny. gotoPzero said:
Dublin was madness yesterday. The United ended up going back to the gate as the crew timed out. Must have been on the tarmac about 2 hours in the end waiting for the winds to drop. They had one attempted take off but rejected before they even got to 20kts due to winds being >40kts. Finally got back to the gate but there was no ground crew so they waited even longer.
I've now added to my geeky and installed LiveATC and Dublin is on it - watching the live stream and listening in is a game changer.
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hstewie said:
hstewie said: Just watching a BA flight from Haneda coming into LHR on Big Jet TV.
I thought it would have flown west from Japan as that's the route the flight took when I went there but it looks like it's flown some sort of "great circle" type route east from Japan?
It's literally 50% around the world so I imagine weather forecasts would play a major factor with wind patterns. Also I seem to have noticed that some airlines are needing to traverse the West to East route - ie no flying over Russia etc (which Emirates can). I thought it would have flown west from Japan as that's the route the flight took when I went there but it looks like it's flown some sort of "great circle" type route east from Japan?
57Ford said:
Plenty of Police vehicles as well as the obvious fire trucks attending this diverted flight from Newcastle to Cape Verde
How strange - the same thing happened to the same flight back in February. https://www.manchesterworld.uk/news/tui-manchester...
I think the Doomsday plane has been spotted on this thread. I've just seen this -
The USAF has officially awarded Nevada-based Sierra Nevada Corporation a contract to develop and produce a new “Doomsday” aircraft to replace the E-4B.
Officially known as the Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC), the new aircraft will be hardened to withstand a nuclear attack and have all the secure communications equipment required to command the USA’s nuclear arsenal while airborne.
It is widely expected that the new platform will be based on a current commercial airliner design.
Boeing had previously considered bidding for this contract but withdrew in 2023, leaving Sierra Nevada as the sole bidder.
The USAF has officially awarded Nevada-based Sierra Nevada Corporation a contract to develop and produce a new “Doomsday” aircraft to replace the E-4B.
Officially known as the Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC), the new aircraft will be hardened to withstand a nuclear attack and have all the secure communications equipment required to command the USA’s nuclear arsenal while airborne.
It is widely expected that the new platform will be based on a current commercial airliner design.
Boeing had previously considered bidding for this contract but withdrew in 2023, leaving Sierra Nevada as the sole bidder.
interstellar said:
From the BBC -"Once it settled Andrew says he was able to help one lady "screaming in agony" who had a "gash on her head".
Andrew says passengers are being kept in a special part of the airport in Bangkok.
"I will get on another flight, these are very rare occurrences," he says."
Well done Andrew - absolutely awful and I'm sorry this has happened to them. But still keeping it in perspective.
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