Cool things seen on FlightRadar

[Enricogto]

Flight AF671 (Reunion-Paris) lost radio contact and was intercepted by two Italian Eurofighters over Aosta. The jets have been authorised to supersonic QRA, the boom was heard across a large portion of northern Italy.
Now safely landed at Orly

[AlexIT]

Enricogto said:

Flight AF671 (Reunion-Paris) lost radio contact and was intercepted by two Italian Eurofighters over Aosta. The jets have been authorised to supersonic QRA, the boom was heard across a large portion of northern Italy.
Now safely landed at Orly

Odd manoeuvre from the AF flight... what can be the reason?

ETA: apart from being AF, of course

[Enricogto]

The point where it started the loop is close to the border with Switzerland. I assume the interceptors wanted to make sure to complete the manoeuvre on Italian skies and plan for a forced landing at Malpensa in case it turned out to be a genuine emergency/hijacking.

[AlexIT]

Enricogto said:

The point where it started the loop is close to the border with Switzerland. I assume the interceptors wanted to make sure to complete the manoeuvre on Italian skies and plan for a forced landing at Malpensa in case it turned out to be a genuine emergency/hijacking.

Seems logic. I was thinking the intercept started because of the loop orbit, but I guess you are correct and the loop orbit was a consequence.

Was good to hear anyway


EDIT: Corrected inappropriate term

Edited by AlexIT on Friday 23 March 11:03

Edited by AlexIT on Friday 23 March 11:03

Edited by AlexIT on Friday 23 March 11:04

[KurtB]

Can we use the term “orbit” instead of “loop”? A loop happens in the vertical axis, an orbit in the horizontal.

[ecsrobin]

Tiger 1 departed Bournemouth this morning on FR24 climbed rapidly to Chichester at 20,000ft then turned south east at 400kt. Can’t find what A/C it is. Assume it’s an historic military aircraft?

[ecsrobin]

Just passed Paris at 39,000ft at 466kts squawk is 2712

[motomk]

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/QFA9

It's a long way to London, this is the first one.

[ukaskew]

I think a bunch of passengers (in economy, presumably) are wired up to monitor various things on that flight.

Definitely edging towards limits of human 'endurance' in economy. As far as I can tell it's a 3-3-3 as well so arguably one of the worst configurations for us regular folk on a major airline.

[Jonnny]

Wow, 3-3-3 in the 787 from Turkey on a 4hr flight was long enough, with the extended leg room seats.

Would be a lot easier in premium/first though.

Incredible to think an aircraft/crew can do that length of flight now.

[anonymous-user]

Jonnny said:

Wow, 3-3-3 in the 787 from Turkey on a 4hr flight was long enough, with the extended leg room seats.

Would be a lot easier in premium/first though.

Incredible to think an aircraft/crew can do that length of flight now.

There will be a couple of complete crews who have bunks above the cabin. They’re still on a plane for 16-17 hours though whether they’re working or not.

[red_slr]

Global Hawk on ADSB at the moment FL500 just off the coast of Greece.

[HJG]

A319 Rotana Jet VIP aircraft (only one in their fleet) making a very long journey for an A319. Didn't know they had the range?!

[djc206]

Dubai to the U.K. in a CJ is nothing. The Acropolis CJ based at Farnborough can do London to LA.

[HJG]

djc206 said:

Dubai to the U.K. in a CJ is nothing. The Acropolis CJ based at Farnborough can do London to LA.

Ah, just read that the A319 CJ has up to 6 extra fuel tanks!

[alfie2244]

CLB317 IAS Medical flew down to Bristol from Darlington and has been doing lots of loops around Bath / Bristol with an occasional loop to Oxford thrown in....all following the same flightpaths?

Sorry I don't know much about these things but it looks rather strange to me

[djc206]

CLB is Calibrator. I’ve no idea why a medevac aircraft would be calibrating anything but the flight path is consistent with that sort of work.

[alfie2244]

Makes sense.kind of............Thanks

[The Brummie]

BBMF Lancaster is up for the first time this year.

[Occam's Razor]

Antonov An-124 departing from Gatwick shortly.