Cool things seen on FlightRadar

[S11Steve]

Is a NASA 747SP considered cool?

Not something I often see above me here in Sheffield.

Edit to add - It's a flying observatory. That's definitely not common! - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratospheric_Observ...

Edited by S11Steve on Thursday 25th February 18:48

[aeropilot]

S11Steve said:

Is a NASA 747SP considered cool?

Not something I often see above me here in Sheffield.

Edit to add - It's a flying observatory. That's definitely not common! - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratospheric_Observ...

Edited by S11Steve on Thursday 25th February 18:48

Spotted on here a few times in the past few weeks.

[towser44]

aeropilot said:

S11Steve said:

Is a NASA 747SP considered cool?

Not something I often see above me here in Sheffield.

Edit to add - It's a flying observatory. That's definitely not common! - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratospheric_Observ...

Edited by S11Steve on Thursday 25th February 18:48

Spotted on here a few times in the past few weeks.

It's currently based at Cologne and there are details of all flights done and all those scheduled. Due back over North West England next Thursday

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/science/proposing-and-o...

[ben5575]

Any idea what 'Snake' and 'Wolf' are that are around the pennines/york moors at the moment?

ETA what have they all been doing of the NE coast then? Voyager out of Brize, Hercules, Wolf have all been loitering there?

ETA 2 + 2 x Havoc and Chaos

Edited by ben5575 on Thursday 25th February 19:24

[towser44]

ben5575 said:

Any idea what 'Snake' and 'Wolf' are that are around the pennines/york moors at the moment?

Eurofighter typhoons

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=43c791

[g7jtk]

tonyvid said:

I've got one almost overhead at the moment - with it's rotors in the horizontal while going forward rather than looking like massive props, it sounds very different like that as most that pass here are in "prop" mode.

Two passed over Hexham this morning

[2fast748]

towser44 said:

aeropilot said:

S11Steve said:

Is a NASA 747SP considered cool?

Not something I often see above me here in Sheffield.

Edit to add - It's a flying observatory. That's definitely not common! - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratospheric_Observ...

Edited by S11Steve on Thursday 25th February 18:48

Spotted on here a few times in the past few weeks.

It's currently based at Cologne and there are details of all flights done and all those scheduled. Due back over North West England next Thursday

https://www.sofia.usra.edu/science/proposing-and-o...

Last night it was due to fly almost along the south coast but obviously went north instead so it's planned routes don't always become reality. Still love to see.

[BrettMRC]

ben5575 said:

Any idea what 'Snake' and 'Wolf' are that are around the pennines/york moors at the moment?

ETA what have they all been doing of the NE coast then? Voyager out of Brize, Hercules, Wolf have all been loitering there?

ETA 2 + 2 x Havoc and Chaos

Edited by ben5575 on Thursday 25th February 19:24

Havoc & Chaos are usually Hawks.

[BFleming]

Just had a pair of Apaches fly over the house at 625ft, imposing yet impressive sight! Only one shows up on ADSB, but I suppose that's normal for convoy flights.

[The Brummie]

AN124 over Gloucester just now. Perfect view.

[K25]

Aero L39 - Blackpool to St Athan Major earlier this AM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_L-39_Albatros

[LukeBrown66]

As an aside regarding Apache's was at WEC Silverstone a few years back on a Friday and one came and had a very long look at the venue, hovered, quite low for about half an hour! Tickets please

[Chimune]

g7jtk said:

Two passed over Hexham this morning

Been hearing lots of long grumbling overhead during past few days but nothing on fr and too clouds to see anything.
Just heard it again and clouds parted enough to see these heading south over hexham / a68

[lufbramatt]

BFleming said:

Just had a pair of Apaches fly over the house at 625ft, imposing yet impressive sight! Only one shows up on ADSB, but I suppose that's normal for convoy flights.

Apaches over Rochester flying east-west along the M2 at lunchtime today

ETA same ones, looks like they had a play around the Army training area at Mereworth woods

Edited by lufbramatt on Friday 26th February 13:08

[PRTVR]

Chimune said:

g7jtk said:

Two passed over Hexham this morning

Been hearing lots of long grumbling overhead during past few days but nothing on fr and too clouds to see anything.
Just heard it again and clouds parted enough to see these heading south over hexham / a68

Watched the same 4 heading south , nothing showing on flight radars, suspect they were American.

[aeropilot]

PRTVR said:

Chimune said:

g7jtk said:

Two passed over Hexham this morning

Been hearing lots of long grumbling overhead during past few days but nothing on fr and too clouds to see anything.
Just heard it again and clouds parted enough to see these heading south over hexham / a68

Watched the same 4 heading south , nothing showing on flight radars, suspect they were American.

F-15's heading to Iceland or Stateside most likely...?

[PRTVR]

aeropilot said:

PRTVR said:

Chimune said:

g7jtk said:

Two passed over Hexham this morning

Been hearing lots of long grumbling overhead during past few days but nothing on fr and too clouds to see anything.
Just heard it again and clouds parted enough to see these heading south over hexham / a68

Watched the same 4 heading south , nothing showing on flight radars, suspect they were American.

F-15's heading to Iceland or Stateside most likely...?

F15's was my first thought, but heading in the wrong direction for Iceland, reinforcements for possible increasing tensions with Iran?

[aeropilot]

PRTVR said:

aeropilot said:

PRTVR said:

Chimune said:

g7jtk said:

Two passed over Hexham this morning

Been hearing lots of long grumbling overhead during past few days but nothing on fr and too clouds to see anything.
Just heard it again and clouds parted enough to see these heading south over hexham / a68

Watched the same 4 heading south , nothing showing on flight radars, suspect they were American.

F-15's heading to Iceland or Stateside most likely...?

F15's was my first thought, but heading in the wrong direction for Iceland, reinforcements for possible increasing tensions with Iran?

Oh yeah......completely missed the 'south' bit in my rush reading

So, yes, 4 replacement birds coming in from USA probably for 4 that went t'other way.

[Beato]

They flew over Edinburgh on there way down the Uk. Pretty cool to see

[Chimune]

Another 2 heading south. Bit further east this time.