Author Topic: Interesting or unusual planes? (Read 387200 times)

Jurek · « **Reply #1625 on:** 11 October, 2019, 05:53:23 am »

Quote from: Pingu on 10 October, 2019, 09:38:23 pm

Errr...

IMG_4103_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

That building is a bit Giles Gilbert Scott. But it's not Bankside power station, nor is it the Guinness brewery at Park Royal....
Hmmmmm....

Steph · « **Reply #1626 on:** 20 October, 2019, 11:10:33 am »

It's in Utrecht

Jakob · « **Reply #1627 on:** 20 October, 2019, 10:22:47 pm »

Quote from: TimC on 20 September, 2019, 12:18:03 pm

G-KDOG (XX624) is notable for being the aeroplane in which I and my mate Nick Stein visited 70 airfields in and around Yorkshire on 8 May 1989 as part of the Dawn till Dusk competition, in which we won the Coventry Trophy and Pooley Sword.

I have about 3 hours in the bulldog. The flying group/school I was in, was primarily using Beagle Pubs, but also had this Bulldog:

Incidentally, we also flew out of North Weald (and Elstree, but no one liked Elstree)

trickedem · « **Reply #1628 on:** 27 October, 2019, 10:04:56 pm »

Quote from: Jurek on 07 October, 2019, 08:38:53 am

On Saturday, for 50 minutes or so, this was me, in the rear seat, albeit flying it at times:

Jurek, nice to see you today and thanks for telling me about this trip. It looks absolutely awesome.
Tim

Jakob W · « **Reply #1629 on:** 29 October, 2019, 05:39:16 pm »

Quote from: Steph on 20 October, 2019, 11:10:33 am

It's in Utrecht

The (former) post office building?

Steph · « **Reply #1630 on:** 30 October, 2019, 10:49:23 am »

Inkpot building, IIRC

Vince · « **Reply #1631 on:** 30 October, 2019, 03:54:40 pm »

Saw an Osprey flying over Eastington this morning. First for me.

Jurek · « **Reply #1632 on:** 30 October, 2019, 06:39:23 pm »

Quote from: TimC on 06 October, 2019, 05:32:39 pm

Our new toy, taken by my mate Ian Black:

How it was done: Virgin Blog

Only just seen this Tim - as Hatler says - Fascinating.

TheLurker · « **Reply #1633 on:** 03 January, 2020, 07:03:39 pm »

What might, just possibly, have been a B1 with unswept wings doing circuits and bumps at Fairford just after 1600. Light was going fast so I'd take that identification with a large pinch of salt.

Hot Flatus · « **Reply #1634 on:** 05 January, 2020, 01:28:00 pm »

Lot of activity at Fairford last few days

TheLurker · « **Reply #1635 on:** 10 January, 2020, 08:55:19 pm »

Not a B1. Almost certainly a U2. Saw one heading in mid-afternoon today.

jiberjaber · « **Reply #1636 on:** 12 January, 2020, 12:24:09 am »

Yep, U2 was up out of Fairford this week, headed up to 60000 and then disappeared

Aidan · « **Reply #1637 on:** 21 April, 2020, 07:09:04 pm »

Didn't get a photo as didnt have phone with me but there were two Ospreys flew 3 circuits round the village in the last half hour. Not seen them over the Wolds before

Pingu · « **Reply #1638 on:** 27 April, 2020, 12:55:15 pm »

This just flew over Furryboottoon: https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9221510

Pingu · « **Reply #1639 on:** 27 April, 2020, 03:47:57 pm »

And now this: https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9072723

Andrij · « **Reply #1640 on:** 27 April, 2020, 09:50:15 pm »

XP-82
Not in real life, but the above link came up as a suggested video.

ElyDave · « **Reply #1641 on:** 28 April, 2020, 06:45:01 am »

Lots of F-15 activity yesterday, rather loud and rather low straight over the house, no camera as I was out in the garden weeding

Jurek · « **Reply #1642 on:** 28 April, 2020, 08:17:28 am »

Quote from: Andrij on 27 April, 2020, 09:50:15 pm

XP-82
Not in real life, but the above link came up as a suggested video.

That's pretty awesome

Jaded · « **Reply #1643 on:** 28 April, 2020, 12:03:09 pm »

A four engined big thing looking like a Voyager has just flow over, very low.

TimC · « **Reply #1644 on:** 28 April, 2020, 02:52:31 pm »

Quote from: Jaded on 28 April, 2020, 12:03:09 pm

A four engined big thing looking like a Voyager has just flow over, very low.

Not sure where you are, but it was probably this (much larger than a Voyager): https://youtu.be/TNXKzZzK2i4

TLDW: Hi Fly are using an ex-Virgin Atlantic A340-600 to operate cargo charters between China and UK to pick up PPE.

Correction. It’s Maleth Aero, not Hi-Fly (who now own most of the ex VS 340s at Bournemouth).

Jaded · « **Reply #1645 on:** 28 April, 2020, 03:07:30 pm »

Interesting. It was difficult to tell, as I glimpsed it between roofs, it looked grey. Also it didn't show up on a plane tracker app.

We often get stuff headed for Brize Norton here, also Fairford.

Jaded · « **Reply #1646 on:** 28 April, 2020, 03:15:34 pm »

Apparently it was a USAF KC135 tanker

TimC · « **Reply #1647 on:** 28 April, 2020, 05:41:10 pm »

Quote from: Jaded on 28 April, 2020, 03:15:34 pm

Apparently it was a USAF KC135 tanker

Ah, a dinky little thing - considerably smaller than a Voyager. I should have remembered where you were, sorry!

Jaded · « **Reply #1648 on:** 28 April, 2020, 05:42:33 pm »

Obviously it was closer than I thought!

TimC · « **Reply #1649 on:** 28 April, 2020, 05:53:27 pm »

The 135 is a development of the Boeing 367-80 (which Tex Johnstone famously rolled with the press on board), which also gave rise to the larger Boeing 707 - itself the basis of the E-3 AWACS. Physically, it's a bit bigger than a Boeing 737-800 but quite a bit heavier at 135 tonnes. The Voyager is around 60ft wider and longer and 100 tonnes heavier.