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MXRod said:
We are near Mildenhall air base , and last night saw the weirdest type at air craft pass over 2 or 3 times
Pitch dark conditions, twin prop , large diameter and illuminated on tips , looking like a couple of Catherine wheels.
Unless it was a UFO
Staying at Center Parcs by any chance?Pitch dark conditions, twin prop , large diameter and illuminated on tips , looking like a couple of Catherine wheels.
Unless it was a UFO
I was there a couple of weeks ago, had an Osprey fly over the villa in the twilight, cool but v noisy
nellystew said:
Staying at Center Parcs by any chance?
I was there a couple of weeks ago, had an Osprey fly over the villa in the twilight, cool but v noisy
Just home, decent internet at last , we were staying at the Caravan Club site in Thetford Forrest a stones throw away as the crow , or in this case an Osprey flies from Lakenheath I was there a couple of weeks ago, had an Osprey fly over the villa in the twilight, cool but v noisy
Tried googling , but not yet got an answer , are the rotor discs intentionally illuminated , or is it some form of static discharge , what ever it is it is mightily impressive in a completely dark sky
MXRod said:
Just home, decent internet at last , we were staying at the Caravan Club site in Thetford Forrest a stones throw away as the crow , or in this case an Osprey flies from Lakenheath
Tried googling , but not yet got an answer , are the rotor discs intentionally illuminated , or is it some form of static discharge , what ever it is it is mightily impressive in a completely dark sky
LEDs in the rotor tips apparently...Tried googling , but not yet got an answer , are the rotor discs intentionally illuminated , or is it some form of static discharge , what ever it is it is mightily impressive in a completely dark sky
https://theaviationist.com/2013/08/16/cv-22-flying...
https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/night-vision-gog...
...to aid formation flying and ground handling/crew safety.
yellowjack said:
MXRod said:
Just home, decent internet at last , we were staying at the Caravan Club site in Thetford Forrest a stones throw away as the crow , or in this case an Osprey flies from Lakenheath
Tried googling , but not yet got an answer , are the rotor discs intentionally illuminated , or is it some form of static discharge , what ever it is it is mightily impressive in a completely dark sky
LEDs in the rotor tips apparently...Tried googling , but not yet got an answer , are the rotor discs intentionally illuminated , or is it some form of static discharge , what ever it is it is mightily impressive in a completely dark sky
https://theaviationist.com/2013/08/16/cv-22-flying...
https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/night-vision-gog...
...to aid formation flying and ground handling/crew safety.
nellystew said:
Staying at Center Parcs by any chance?
We stayed there a few years ago. On the last day, there was a questionnaire left in the chalet; which amongst other things, asked, 'Would you describe your stay as tranquil? My answer was along the lines of, 'Given all the F-15s next door, hardly, but I did enjoy seeing them.'
GliderRider said:
We stayed there a few years ago. On the last day, there was a questionnaire left in the chalet; which amongst other things, asked, 'Would you describe your stay as tranquil?
My answer was along the lines of, 'Given all the F-15s next door, hardly, but I did enjoy seeing them.'
We heard planes from 9:00 to about 16:00, but never saw a single one!My answer was along the lines of, 'Given all the F-15s next door, hardly, but I did enjoy seeing them.'
Was weird that the noise was mostly a loud WHOOSH and then nothing, don’t know what they were doing to make that noise or if it was a F15 or a tanker
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