Cool things seen on FlightRadar

[DavieBNL]

aeropilot said:

Pothole Racing said:

2 RAF(?) Dassault Falcon 20 spotted. Didn't know we had weaponized business jets in the fleet

We don't.

They are operated by Chobham, for Fleet Defense Requirements, and basically replaced the FRADU Hawker Hunters IIRC.
The aircraft are used for a variety of tasks, such as target-towing for aerial gunnery, mission rehearsal, naval air defense, and electronic-warfare training. The Falcons each have four underwing hardpoints for carrying podded electronic threat generation equipment and towed targets.

Cobham are history - well for Falcon ops they are! https://www.aero-mag.com/cobham-aviation-services-...

[RosscoPCole]

Pothole Racing said:

2 RAF(?) Dassault Falcon 20 spotted. Didn't know we had weaponized business jets in the fleet

They regularly fly from Bournemouth where there is a large Cobham presence. They are noisy machines when they fly over the house. Often 3 will depart in quick succession.

[TCEvo]

Just noticed an AN-124 over the UK - over Southend couple of mins ago.

[vaderface]

Just had these 2 going over. No military bases round here.

[numtumfutunch]

vaderface said:

Just had these 2 going over. No military bases round here.

Do you post much in NP&E?

They're always watching

[vaderface]

numtumfutunch said:

Do you post much in NP&E?

They're always watching

Tend to stay away from NP&E, heard its a bit.....

[tedmus]

vaderface said:

Just had these 2 going over. No military bases round here.

Went into Hawarden.

[Amateurish]

RosscoPCole said:

They regularly fly from Bournemouth where there is a large Cobham presence. They are noisy machines when they fly over the house. Often 3 will depart in quick succession.

A Eurofighter intercepted one of them over Exeter.

[LotusOmega375D]

The steering wheel on this one seems to have got stuck.

[Supercilious Sid]

Spitfire G ILDA just flew over very, very slowly. I heard it but didn't see.

[Sherpa]

LotusOmega375D said:

The steering wheel on this one seems to have got stuck.

That's JTACs doing CAS over the Muckleburgh collection.

[weeboot]

C17A VERY low over Birmingham and a touch and go at BHX... a mate messaged me having seen it...

[andym1603]

Don't often see a Eurofighter playing at this time of night over the Moray coast.
Also a couple USAF C30s heading south.

[LP12]

Sherpa said:

That's JTACs doing CAS over the Muckleburgh collection.

You might want to amend that. JTACS don't fly (Joint Terminal Attack Controllers - what used to be Forward Air Controllers until the Yanks HAD to change the term to suit them) .

JTACS don't DO CAS, Aircrew do that!

[andym1603]

Must be thirsty work. Looks like a drink is required now.

[Pothole Racing]

Couple of US F-16's picked up and escorted a N/A jet over the east coast of Italy, coming up as call sign VIPER14. VIP personnel onboard? Its flightpath doesn't start till picked up by the F-16's.

[K25]

One of the Airborne Command Posts just landed at Stansted

[AlexIT]

Pothole Racing said:

Couple of US F-16's picked up and escorted a N/A jet over the east coast of Italy, coming up as call sign VIPER14. VIP personnel onboard? Its flightpath doesn't start till picked up by the F-16's.

Close to Aviano AFB.

[aeropilot]

K25 said:

One of the Airborne Command Posts just landed at Stansted

Again, recce planning flight for Pres visit to G7 meeting in June I suspect.
For security reasons though you would think it would go into Mildenhall?

[C70R]

Just watched a Black Hawk come in very low over North London and land at the US Ambassador's residence in Regent's Park.