Cool things seen on FlightRadar

[Krikkit]

That's a cool spot, seems like a weird place to stash an engine. Bet that makes for an interesting flight dynamic.

[PRTVR]

https://www.forces.net/news/raf-receives-first-p-8...

RAFs new P8 Poseidon working up off the American coast.

[Boatbuoy]

Krikkit said:

That's a cool spot, seems like a weird place to stash an engine. Bet that makes for an interesting flight dynamic.

There's been a number of examples of unusually mounted engine testbeds:

[ApOrbital]

Qaitar emiri c-17a air force globe master flew over mk tonight i thought i was going mad looking at it never seen one before.

[anonymous-user]

E6b doing its stuff with a 5 mile wire hanging off it

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/31477/heres-...

[andym1603]

https://www.flightradar24.com/GVNAV/233af343

Liverpool to Stornoway. Think he is going in then wrong direction.

[PRTVR]

North American Sabreliner

[The Brummie]

Odd - there is a Thomas Cook Airbus A330 currently over Gran Canaria flying from Espargos (Cape Verde) to Helsinki.

Flight no is DK797/VKG797 with an estimated arrival time of 05.48am.

Anyone got any idea as too what goes on here?

[djc206]

The Brummie said:

Odd - there is a Thomas Cook Airbus A330 currently over Gran Canaria flying from Espargos (Cape Verde) to Helsinki.

Flight no is DK797/VKG797 with an estimated arrival time of 05.48am.

Anyone got any idea as too what goes on here?

They used to be part of Thomas Cook

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunclass_Airlines

[The Brummie]

djc206 said:

The Brummie said:

Odd - there is a Thomas Cook Airbus A330 currently over Gran Canaria flying from Espargos (Cape Verde) to Helsinki.

Flight no is DK797/VKG797 with an estimated arrival time of 05.48am.

Anyone got any idea as too what goes on here?

They used to be part of Thomas Cook

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunclass_Airlines

Ok thank you. That explains it.

[alangla]

Currently approaching Glasgow- https://fr24.com/HNYTOALL/235dfde5

[GoodCompany]

alangla said:

Currently approaching Glasgow- https://fr24.com/HNYTOALL/235dfde5

Forgive my density, but what is particularly special about this one? Apologies if I'm missing the obvious.

[alangla]

GoodCompany said:

alangla said:

Currently approaching Glasgow- https://fr24.com/HNYTOALL/235dfde5

Forgive my density, but what is particularly special about this one? Apologies if I'm missing the obvious.

The call sign - H(appy)N(ew)Y(ear)TOALL - nice touch & presumably aimed at either ATC or Flightradar24 users

[red_slr]

Somewhere in the US had their ATIS as "lumps of coal" on Xmas day.

[PRTVR]

Beechcraft Guardrail nice aircraft but could do with a few more aerials.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_RC-12_Gua...

[Dyl]

Saw this flying over Central Scotland in the last 30 mins. Newark to Singapore.

I was surprised as I thought they'd fly west, across USA and the Pacific but it seems it's a regular route.

[anonymous-user]

Dyl said:

Saw this flying over Central Scotland in the last 30 mins. Newark to Singapore.

I was surprised as I thought they'd fly west, across USA and the Pacific but it seems it's a regular route.

Distance looks much the same but the winds are from the west higher up so it’s much quicker flying eastwards.

Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 14th January 21:21

[Petrus1983]

El stovey said:

Dyl said:

Saw this flying over Central Scotland in the last 30 mins. Newark to Singapore.

I was surprised as I thought they'd fly west, across USA and the Pacific but it seems it's a regular route.

Distance looks much the same but the winds are from the west higher up so it’s much quicker flying eastwards.

Edited by El stovey on Tuesday 14th January 21:21

My friends just done this with a 2 year old to go back to the US for Christmas - apparently it’s a proper killer, 17 hours flight time and totally totally different time zones once you do land!

[Dyl]

Petrus1983 said:

My friends just done this with a 2 year old to go back to the US for Christmas - apparently it’s a proper killer, 17 hours flight time and totally totally different time zones once you do land!

I hadn't considered that, but looking at flight info I can see that. Hard enough as an adult but don't envy them with a 2yo in tow!

Newark to Singapore: 09:45 to 17:15(+1)
Singapore to Newark: 00:40 to 05:30

Going east is scheduled as an 18.5 hour flight but you lose 31.5 hours, the opposite is an 18 hour flight but you land on the same morning you took off.

[alangla]

Dyl said:

Saw this flying over Central Scotland in the last 30 mins. Newark to Singapore.

I was surprised as I thought they'd fly west, across USA and the Pacific but it seems it's a regular route.

I think this one always flies east on both legs due to the wind, so buy a return ticket & you get a round the world trip. I've defo seen it over the UK before, generally over Scotland if I remember right.