My son and I keep a watch on the low flying training area schedule and weather so we can visit Mach Loop at relatively short notice. The training for 6-10 April shows no activity. Cannot all be due to Easter. Wonder what else could be affecting low flying training areas. DJT effect perhaps?
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Mach Loop pretty quiet
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......well yesterday 2 USAF B 1 aircraft flew over my house in Oxfordshire at 2000 ft.
I was annoyed at the fact I estimated them to be 30ft apart at 250mph....taking unnecessary risks being so close I thought but great skill.
DJT's war is closer to home than you might think.
I was annoyed at the fact I estimated them to be 30ft apart at 250mph....taking unnecessary risks being so close I thought but great skill.
DJT's war is closer to home than you might think.
Here’s a link to the various viewing spots. Understandably they can be a bit of a climb. But there is one by a cafe but you.get nice views of underbelly 🤣
There are estimated to be 21 USAF bombers using Fairford. But okay as they are only conducting defensive (sic) operations. 👎
There's a lot of training going on over Norfolk at the moment both USAF F15s and RAF Typhoons - very noisy all day - the roads round USAF Lakenheath were rammed with aviation photographers, particularly when a squadron of A10 Warthog ground attack planes flew in from the states, on their way to Iran - and then made a lot worse by numpty protesters chaining themselveas to vehicles, not sure who they thought they could influence!
Both F15 and F35 have twin rudders - the USAF use both, the RAF just the F35
The A10's used to be based at Woodbridge ENE of Ipswich. Occasionally they would go exercising further north than their base (Lincolnshire), always in pairs, sometimes in fours where I used to see them. They were surprisingly quiet (ever heard an F15 Eagle open its throttles?!!) and the jets made a strange sort of 'ping' sound as the aircraft turned.
IMSMC they had a shark mouth with teeth painted around and under the nose, so where Warthog came from is anyone's guess.
IMSMC they had a shark mouth with teeth painted around and under the nose, so where Warthog came from is anyone's guess.
They were also based at Alconbury - the A-10's official name is Thunderbolt II, "Warthog" is just a nickname
No the Government schedule only covers RAF/RN flights. Other nations come through outwith the schedule. So it’s really pot luck unless you can access other nations schedules.
Named because it was so ugly, tough, stubborn and aggressive.
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The Phantoms had a very distinctive vibrating "Whooom" in a tight powered turn.
But nowhere as impressive as a Vulcan, Howl
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There’s a very good movie on Amazon Prime about the last US Phantom squadron,( a National Guard) unit, just before the Phantoms were retired. The last day they were able to do pretty much what they wanted to and they decided to beat up a training area big time. The personnel thought they would be disciplined but it was brushed under the carpet. Worth watching.
I was on Ark Royal for post refit trials when they launched the Phantoms and Buccaneers and the whole ship shook as they launched off the catapults. We saw the Vulcan farewell tour from the top of Old Sarum and that was impressive.
6 miles from me we see and hear the B 1 B , two at a time , lift off with full after burners and we know laden with unspeakable things. The B 52 s are still an awesome site to see. Even with their latest engines the noise and exhaust are indicative they are near max power climbing with the maximum loads…….
The only good thing is we know we are a prime target and in the worst case scenario our exit will be very rapid😢
Apparently The RIAT will still take place later this year. Hopefully by then diesel prices will have returned to a sensible level.
The only good thing is we know we are a prime target and in the worst case scenario our exit will be very rapid😢
Apparently The RIAT will still take place later this year. Hopefully by then diesel prices will have returned to a sensible level.
Like you, we live 3 miles ((as gamma radiation and neutrons fly) from a MOD communication center. No time to get to the underground mine tunnels around Box, to what avail anyway?
.....B52 crab walking take off into strong cross wind utilising steerable undercarriage.
The B52 with the new Rolls Royce engines are not yet in service. The RR F130 engine has only just completed altitude testing and the first B52 test aircraft is probably 2028.
Whilst it is good news for RR accounts. all the engines will be made in the USA. Fuel burn is some 30-40% less than the present Pratt Witney engines.
Rolls-Royce North America is a rename of the Allison Engine Company which R-R bought in 1995 - Allison has a long history of building engines under licence from R-R in WW2 and General Electric post-war as well as developing it's own engines - including those used in the Osprey.
Yep, based in Indianapolis where I spent time when I worked for RR seeing if there were prospects for the WR21. Americans too sensible though.
Not sensible enough though - the WR21's intercooler design fault came from Northrop Grumman, the prime contractor for the multi-national development.
The USN were the sensible ones though.
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