What is this aircraft?
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Richjam

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204 months

Saturday 27th May 2023
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Spotted near former RAF Cottesmore yesterday evening. Looks like a drone sounds like a jet. The twin vertical tails are somewhat unusual!

Kuwahara

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34 months

Saturday 27th May 2023
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T7a Hawk !!! …not entirely sure…

Charlie1986

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Saturday 27th May 2023
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What time? Nothing shows on play back on flight radar

Richjam

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Saturday 27th May 2023
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Charlie1986 said:
What time? Nothing shows on play back on flight radar
Was around 6pm was flying around for about 30 mins.

eccles

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Saturday 27th May 2023
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Looks like a UAV/Drone.

Richjam

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Saturday 27th May 2023
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eccles said:
Looks like a UAV/Drone.
That's what I thought. Was definitely jet powered though and a Google search has yielded nothing so far.

Yertis

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282 months

Sunday 28th May 2023
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Not very stealthy is it frown

GliderRider

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Sunday 28th May 2023
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Maybe the manufacturer of this aerial target is doing a jet version now?



Aerial Solutions - Aerial Target Drone

Otherwise, my money is on the local model club having a member with an own design model, either gas turbine powered or with one of the relatively new twelve blade electric ducted fans, which do sound very jet-like.

Edited by GliderRider on Sunday 28th May 10:19


Edited by GliderRider on Sunday 28th May 10:21

Richjam

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Sunday 28th May 2023
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GliderRider said:
Maybe the manufacturer of this aerial target is doing a jet version now?



Aerial Solutions - Aerial Target Drone

Otherwise, my money is on the local model club having a member with an own design model, either gas turbine powered or with one of the relatively new twelve blade electric ducted fans, which do sound very jet-like.

Edited by GliderRider on Sunday 28th May 10:19


Edited by GliderRider on Sunday 28th May 10:21
Does look very similar to that so could Well be a new version