Cool things seen on FlightRadar

[tonyvid]

MB140 said:

Scabutz said:

Penrhyn said:

Engines are a huge part of the cost of aircraft, see below.

I know the reasons for it, or at least most of them, but it blows my mind that single component, albeit a very complex one, can cost $13m.

Imagine if you dropped one when fitting it.

Cough cough. In my younger days I definitely didn’t drop an LRU for the Nimrod R1 worth around £500,000 nope not me. It was definitely damaged in transit when we got it out the packaging (back then it was bubble wrap and tape. Now it would have a dedicated STC (specified? transit container) so that can’t happen.

I’ve also witnessed someone try to remove an antenna (worth £1m from an aircraft (only 5 antenna were ever made in the world) and missed a tiny bolt destroying the antenna (Crane required to remove it). I’m so glad that wasn’t me and my name was no where near the paperwork.

The Sgt supervising at the time was physically sick after it happened.

This didn't get the recognition it deserved!

Scary how rare and valuable some of these things are, and also how fragile too.

[magpie215]

tonyvid said:

MB140 said:

Scabutz said:

Penrhyn said:

Engines are a huge part of the cost of aircraft, see below.

I know the reasons for it, or at least most of them, but it blows my mind that single component, albeit a very complex one, can cost $13m.

Imagine if you dropped one when fitting it.

Cough cough. In my younger days I definitely didn’t drop an LRU for the Nimrod R1 worth around £500,000 nope not me. It was definitely damaged in transit when we got it out the packaging (back then it was bubble wrap and tape. Now it would have a dedicated STC (specified? transit container) so that can’t happen.

I’ve also witnessed someone try to remove an antenna (worth £1m from an aircraft (only 5 antenna were ever made in the world) and missed a tiny bolt destroying the antenna (Crane required to remove it). I’m so glad that wasn’t me and my name was no where near the paperwork.

The Sgt supervising at the time was physically sick after it happened.

This didn't get the recognition it deserved!

Scary how rare and valuable some of these things are, and also how fragile too.

In my experience it was better not knowing the cost or rarity of the parts you were entrusted to install/remove.

In reality you knew most items came with at least 3 or 6 or more zero price tags attached to them!

[Boatbuoy]

Airbus’ Zephyr solar/battery powered UAV just about to complete its 27th day continually airborne. It broke its own 26 day record yesterday.



More info here:
Zephyr breaks own record for longest unmanned flight https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-62123819

[saaby93]

Hawk on the way to Fairford

[aeropilot]

Luftwaffe A400M just landed there and is heading into the static park.

[Daveb257]

Rough as a bears arse this morning so having a day in bed,
RAF have other plans ffs

[LotusOmega375D]

Lots of activity around Paris for Bastille Day.

[LotusOmega375D]

Flypast completed. 2 Hercs and 4 A400Ms at about 800 ft down the Champs Elysees here.

[CardinalBlue]

Two chinnocks flew over Leeds City Centre about 20/30 mins ago.

I was in a meeting, so didn't get a chance to have a look at where they were from or what they were up to.

[thismonkeyhere]

I just heard, but couldn't see, something saucy go over. Flightradar is calling it NICKEL61 and it looks like it could be heading for Fairford.

ETA - came from Aviano.

Any idea what it was?

[LHB]

thismonkeyhere said:

I just heard, but couldn't see, something saucy go over. Flightradar is calling it NICKEL61 and it looks like it could be heading for Fairford.

Any idea what it was?

USAF F16 from Aviano

[thismonkeyhere]

LHB said:

thismonkeyhere said:

I just heard, but couldn't see, something saucy go over. Flightradar is calling it NICKEL61 and it looks like it could be heading for Fairford.

Any idea what it was?

USAF F16 from Aviano

Really? Sounded more like transport or tanker. I was guessing KC-135.

[jamesbilluk]

This making quite a bit if noise this morning!

[aeropilot]

One or all of the Scarlet Sparrows heading into Fairford.
But, BAe T-45 Goshawk.....seriously, who complies this stuff....?

[Penrhyn]

Live RIAT
https://youtu.be/RrKfRrbnW4I

[StoutBench]

Few Merlin's here

[NM62]

StoutBench said:

Few Merlin's here

Three came over me earlier (Stafford)
ZK001 Commando 001
ZJ137 Commando 003

According to ADSB / SkyscanWorld / AirNav / FR24

[Miserablegit]

A few fire fighting aircraft tackling a blaze further down the island

I was watching them perform touch and goes on the water and then the penny dropped.

[illmonkey]

thismonkeyhere said:

LHB said:

thismonkeyhere said:

I just heard, but couldn't see, something saucy go over. Flightradar is calling it NICKEL61 and it looks like it could be heading for Fairford.

Any idea what it was?

USAF F16 from Aviano

Really? Sounded more like transport or tanker. I was guessing KC-135.

This prick is making a racket over my head too. Just looping and looping.

[Skyrocket21]

This Ukranian cargo plane seems to make a weekly trip from Tangier to Manchester, it's really noisy at about 2.45am