What planes were these over Knaresborough?

[Lanby]

First apologies for the stty photo, but I spotted these three flying in close formation over Knaresborough about 5pm this afternoon, does any body know what they are or why they were out and about?

[Blakewater]

Something from this flying school perhaps?

http://www.myflyinglessons.co.uk/knaresborough/yor...

[kiteless]

Grob Tutors?

[mybrainhurts]

Look like dive bombers. Were there any bangs..?

[BIG BAVARIAN]

Basic trainers from R.A.F linton on ouse.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Tucano

[dr_gn]

I don't think they are Tucanos - wing shape/aspect ratio looks wrong, even more different in tailplane shape:



I'd go with Grob Tutors as well:

Edited by dr_gn on Thursday 1st September 10:32

[Lanby]

They sounded very drony like an old warplane and flew over a few times so thought they might be around for a show.

Cheers guys

[thatone1967]

The Blades?

http://www.theblades.biz/pages/home.php

[Eric Mc]

thatone1967 said:

The Blades?

http://www.theblades.biz/pages/home.php

I thought that too. They do sound droney when flying in formation.

[Boatbuoy]

My vote is that they are RAF Grob Tutors, the silloutte fits in my opinion.

The Grob has quite a drone to it's engine note, I spent many hours on airfields seeing/hearing them.

If it was the blades I'd expect the wings to be more tapered and the formation to be tighter!!!

[Lanby]

I don't know if this shows it any clearer

Edited by Lanby on Thursday 1st September 16:10

[BIG BAVARIAN]

I stand corrected chaps , it looks like the trainees start on the grob move to the tucano then the hawk.

http://www.raf.mod.uk/raflintononouse/aboutus/grob...

http://www.raf.mod.uk/RAFlintononouse/newsweather/...

I only mentioned it as they have a tucano on static display beside the guardhouse on the main driveway into the airbase.

[XKjimmy]

I had these flying over the other day, near Kidderminster. they were also information. They seem similar.

[bigbubba]

They are definitely not Extra's, therefore not The Blades.

BB

[perdu]

As BB says not Extras, the rudder on extra has lots of forward angle, these have backward leaning rudders

simples

but

Not convinced by Grobs either though they seem more likely

[thatone1967]

Lanby said:

I don't know if this shows it any clearer


Pretty much rules out The Blades IMHO, never seen them travel in anything less than a 4 ship formation.

Edited by Lanby on Thursday 1st September 16:10

[dr_gn]

XKjimmy said:

I had these flying over the other day, near Kidderminster. they were also information. They seem similar.

I'd say they are Tucanos.