Aircraft identification

[jamesbilluk]

Hi all,

Sitting in my office today, I've had 3 different aircraft fly over, I ran out with the camera to capture them,

This one was flying around for a while - we live by the malvern hills


Looks like a commercial aircraft here, but was quite low..


This was quite a noisy beast too! never seen anything like it


Just wondering if someone could clarify what they are

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

The first one is an Airbus A400 Atlas.

The second looks to be a Raytheon Sentinel R1.

The third is Boeing V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor.

Edited by Ginetta G15 Girl on Wednesday 11th July 18:30

[djc206]

First is an A400

Second I got wrong!

Third is an Osprey.

Edit because I was wrong about 2

[jamesbilluk]

Many thanks both

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

YW.

Happy to help.

[silverfoxcc]

Is No2 based on a 727 airframe?

[djc206]

silverfoxcc said:

Is No2 based on a 727 airframe?

Bombardier Global Express, popular bizjet!

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

No, Bombardier Global Express.

[WJNB]

......... and the name of the pilots? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[djc206]

WJNB said:

......... and the name of the pilots? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They’re all called Nigel

[Dr Jekyll]

djc206 said:

silverfoxcc said:

Is No2 based on a 727 airframe?

Bombardier Global Express, popular bizjet!

It always reminds me more of a VC10, there's something about the proportions and that elegant wing.

[Eric Mc]

At first glance I thought VC-10 too - but it obviously couldn't be a VC-10 as there are none airworthy these days.

I'm a bit vague on my biz jets to be honest and find it hard to distinguish a Global Express from a Gulfstream.

[jamesbilluk]

Quite an exciting day!

Just had 7 of these in 2 formations on there 4th fly by over the house, (couldn't get them all in shot)




And 2 of these in formation, over the house twice, then much higher and louder the second time!




I keep running into the garden to see whats coming over next, may just pull up a chair there!

[RizzoTheRat]

Tornados and F35. Think there's only 4 of the latter in the country at the moment.

[jamesbilluk]

Many thanks The F35 did seem to have quite distinctive engine sound.

[RizzoTheRat]

It's a chuffing big engine, I think it's about 4 times the thrust of each of the Tornado's engines.

If you're not aware of it, this is the F35's party trick
https://vimeo.com/211023177

[jamesbilluk]

Powerful then! On the second fly past, whist much higher, they seemed to be pushing a bit harder, as the sound made the ground shake, I could hear them for about 5 minutes after! even the dog was outside looking.

Thats very impressive as well didn't know they could do that.

[aeropilot]

jamesbilluk said:

Quite an exciting day!

Just had 7 of these in 2 formations on there 4th fly by over the house, (couldn't get them all in shot)




And 2 of these in formation, over the house twice, then much higher and louder the second time!




I keep running into the garden to see whats coming over next, may just pull up a chair there!

En route to Fairford for RIAT

[jamesbilluk]

Ah, I did wonder if they were going to a show.

[Gretchen]

I can’t be 100% but could be an F35 that’s flown over mine twice now (village just outside St Neots, Cambs). Loud and thunderous jet.