Huge Military Planes

[mickyh7]

Taking off from Leeds Bradford Airport just now.
Two in the last 15 minutes
Shortish wings but massive body, 4 props.
Didn't look like Hercules.
Quite noisy.
Anyone know what they might have been/ been doing?
I'm guessing PPE. But only guessing.

[Oilchange]

A400m ?

[hoagypubdog]

Oilchange said:

A400m ?

Had a few of those flying over us , going to Prestwick and Glasgow from Brize Norton lately.

[Boosted LS1]

A C17 was flying around EMA last night 2030 to 2100 ish and again this morning at 0400 onwards. Woke me up but have to say it's very quiet compared to older planes.

[Boosted LS1]

Oilchange said:

A400m ?

Just googled that. I've never seen one but shall watch out now.

[mickyh7]

Oilchange said:

A400m ?

Excellent!
My rubbish description worked.
Just googled A400m, and your dead on the money.
Thank you.

[DelicaL400]

There's an A400M doing figure of 8s north of Leeds on Flight Radar at the moment.

[mickyh7]

So it may be the same Plane?
How strange.
We really dont know what's going on .

[Hungrymc]

One of those (Or very similar) spent hours yesterday doing bump and go landings at BHX

[Flumpo]

Just seen one 40 mins ago (horsforth) no idea what it’s doing, but I have seen the same plane pre lockdown doing the same. Always seem to do a very wide loop a couple of times.

[mickyh7]

Getting ready to drop troops if the Lockdown fails?
No tinfoil, just a thought.

[zsdom]

Its training at civilain airports whilst they’re so quiet, follow RAF Brize Norton & they announce whats going where

[mickyh7]

Flumpo said:

Just seen one 40 mins ago (horsforth) no idea what it’s doing, but I have seen the same plane pre lockdown doing the same. Always seem to do a very wide loop a couple of times.

I'm in Morley, at the very top of the hill. About 7 miles as the Crow flies/14 miles on the road from the Airport, So they are a bit smaller to me. I can see normal Aircraft parked/moving from my top window.

[mickyh7]

zsdom said:

Its training at civilain airports whilst they’re so quiet, follow RAF Brize Norton & they announce whats going where

Thank you for that.

[V8fan]

Lockheed Galaxy? Biggest plane I've seen.

Edit: Sorry, it's jet propelled, not turboprop...

[MightyBadger]

Globemasters have been flying round here a bit for the last few weeks.sorry for crap picture...

[hoagypubdog]

There's a globe master just coming over Edinburgh just now.

[595Heaven]

We had one fly pretty low over our house yesterday - saw it twice, as it was heading up North to fly in circles, and then on the way back to Brize Norton.

[Phil Dicky]

Was doing the same thing last week too.

[youngsod]

A400M doing touch and gos at Leeds Bradford.