View Full Version : Circular contrails over NE England today
chris1001
3rd Feb 2012, 17:33
Not sure which forum to put this on but here goes...
At lunchtime today there were many circular contrails over NE England, probably between Leeds and Darlington. Just intrigued as to what this could be?
The Eternal JP
3rd Feb 2012, 17:56
AWACS.......again.
leedseagle
30th Jun 2017, 16:24
Video of AWACS circling NE England http://https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QeiQojf7V5c (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QeiQojf7V5c)
El Bunto
3rd Jul 2017, 07:36
Were they circular or elongated ovoid?
Circular tracks are actually harder for the radar processor ( constant slight Doppler shift ) and the airframe compared to a racetrack pattern with two parallel straight tracks and 180 deg turns at each end.
One aircraft that does like circular tracks is the E-6 Mercury, as those keep the VLF antenna dangling vertically down.
Circular contrails over NE England today
Perhaps a jet with a wing missing!!!