what landed at stansted @ 6.50 ish

[steveo3002]

couldnt make out what it was but looked like something large going into stansted just before 7pm

is there a way to check on flight radar etc?

[FourWheelDrift]

Nothing unusual listed

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airports/stn#ar...
http://www.stanstedairportinformation.co.uk/stanst...

[steveo3002]

strange ...looked like a military jobbie with the high tail like a galaxy , only saw it from the rear

[ecsrobin]

steveo3002 said:

strange ...looked like a military jobbie with the high tail like a galaxy , only saw it from the rear

C-17 perhaps?

[steveo3002]

yeah something like that...wouldnt it show up on the flight websites?

[Eric Mc]

Or an Ilyushin 76?

[Crush]

Sure it wasn't an optical ilyushin?

[Simpo Two]

Very good!

[mgreenwood]

It appears a UAE C-17 went into Stansted last night there is a picture on the fighter Control web page could this be it?

[steveo3002]

mgreenwood said:

It appears a UAE C-17 went into Stansted last night there is a picture on the fighter Control web page could this be it?

sounds about right

[Europa1]

steveo3002 said:

mgreenwood said:

It appears a UAE C-17 went into Stansted last night there is a picture on the fighter Control web page could this be it?

sounds about right

Delivery of supercars for the silly season in Knightsbridge?

[belleair302]

The first of many cargo flights carrying expensive cars from petro dollar countries.

[KieronGSi]

Europa1 said:

Delivery of supercars for the silly season in Knightsbridge?

Maybe 2 years ago, the UAE is hammering its C-17s operationally at the moment.