V22 Osprey

[7mike]

Johnnytheboy said:

Two just flew over my Dorset home! Funny kind of deep drone.

This one seems to like Weymouth harbour at the moment.

[Trevatanus]

I'm sure I read that they were going to replace Marine One with them, but they were not considered safe enough for POTUS?
Maybe they could make an exception for the current President?

[youngsod]

Johnnytheboy said:

Two just flew over my Dorset home! Funny kind of deep drone.

You're right it's a very distinctive noise, quite easy to recognise. We live about 20 miles from Mildenhall so they come over every now and again. I do still get excited to see one, an aircraft so long in development that I remember building a 1:72 model of one when I was young in the late 80s/early 90s.

[Dr Doofenshmirtz]

Had one fly over Thame, Oxon an hour ago. Very cool sight.

[ApOrbital]

One flew over mk last week first time i have seen one.

[ch37]

We had a couple fly over home in Wiltshire recently, proud Dad moment as I hear my son in the back garden telling my wife that they were Ospreys and that they can turn into a helicopter or a plane!

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Completely off topic

Just watched the episode of the Saint where they stole a jet called Osprey in the programme. The episode was filmed in '66 and the "Osprey" was a Harrier (to my untrained eye).

That really must be some very very early footage?

[CanAm]

Not a lot of VTOL Jets to choose from, so probably its predecessor, the Hawker P.1127, which looked very similar.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

CanAm said:

Not a lot of VTOL Jets to choose from, so probably its predecessor, the Hawker P.1127, which looked very similar.

That makes sense. In my ignorance I didn't know there was a VTOL that pre dated Harrier.

[aeropilot]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Completely off topic

Just watched the episode of the Saint where they stole a jet called Osprey in the programme. The episode was filmed in '66 and the "Osprey" was a Harrier (to my untrained eye).

That really must be some very very early footage?

It was one of the nine Kestrel FGA.1's from the Tri-partite Evaluation Squadron based at RAF West Raynham.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

aeropilot said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Completely off topic

Just watched the episode of the Saint where they stole a jet called Osprey in the programme. The episode was filmed in '66 and the "Osprey" was a Harrier (to my untrained eye).

That really must be some very very early footage?

It was one of the nine Kestrel FGA.1's from the Tri-partite Evaluation Squadron based at RAF West Raynham.

Aha. Did I see RAF roundels and the French flag on them?

[aeropilot]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

aeropilot said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Completely off topic

Just watched the episode of the Saint where they stole a jet called Osprey in the programme. The episode was filmed in '66 and the "Osprey" was a Harrier (to my untrained eye).

That really must be some very very early footage?

It was one of the nine Kestrel FGA.1's from the Tri-partite Evaluation Squadron based at RAF West Raynham.

Aha. Did I see RAF roundels and the French flag on them?

Not French, its was UK, USA and West Germany.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

aeropilot said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

aeropilot said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Completely off topic

Just watched the episode of the Saint where they stole a jet called Osprey in the programme. The episode was filmed in '66 and the "Osprey" was a Harrier (to my untrained eye).

That really must be some very very early footage?

It was one of the nine Kestrel FGA.1's from the Tri-partite Evaluation Squadron based at RAF West Raynham.

Aha. Did I see RAF roundels and the French flag on them?

Not French, its was UK, USA and West Germany.

[loskie]

I'm sure two of these flew low over me this afternoon(3pm ish Threave Castle) Castle Douglas in SW Scotland heading NW towards Prestwick Airport perhaps?

[mgreenwood]

Tony1963 said:

I’ve been on board an Osprey, but only on the ground. I was surprised how small it is, but wow, those engines and blades dominate!

That sir is a cracking photo well done

[Tony1963]

Thank you

[Johnnytheboy]

Info from a 'source'; the ones in Southern England may be flying on and off the new aircraft carrier in order to (apologies if my terminology is inaccurate) gain the appropriate certificates/accreditation, in order to be allowed to do so in the future, should it prove necessary.

[eltawater]

Apparently also very useful as a picnic shade at RIAT 2018

[Johnnytheboy]

Two just flew low over my head in North Dorset, going SW to NE!

[NM62]

Johnnytheboy said:

Two just flew low over my head in North Dorset, going SW to NE!

Two US Marine Corps (presumed as they were reportedly from the Iwo Jima ) Ospreys in Farnborough earlier and due back ( See This This Thread ) or they could be USAF out of Mildenhall.