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nippy1975
12th Feb 2013, 13:46
Hi there, long time lurker here!
A friend of mine saw a large 4 engine transport take off from Brize about an hour or so ago. I don't know the exact time. I thought it may be a C17 but he said no it had civilian markings.
Any ideas? Many thanks in advance.
nippy1975
12th Feb 2013, 15:24
AN124 apparently. How often do these go into Brize?
HEATHROW DIRECTOR
12th Feb 2013, 15:59
I don't know how often but they are far from uncommon .
chevvron
13th Feb 2013, 00:23
Wow!
A large 4 engine transport operating out of Brize!
How unusual
pipersam
13th Feb 2013, 08:21
Give the guy a break, he was only looking for information. Jeez!
DADDY-OH!
13th Feb 2013, 09:27
Nippy,
Have a look on www.fightercontrol.co.uk at the spotters section for Brize. Someone on there may know if they come in on a schedule or ad hoc basis or both.
DO
Intruder
13th Feb 2013, 12:29
Atlas Air currently has a 747 going in & out of BZZ every 2 days...
Skipness One Echo
13th Feb 2013, 12:46
Wow!
A large 4 engine transport operating out of Brize!
How unusual
VC10s aren't large, TriStars have three engines and it's not a Military C17 so not a based unit. What's your problem?
Big Eric
13th Feb 2013, 19:03
It was an AN-124, which are almost daily visitors - there's some excellent shots of it from yesterday on FighterControl.
Buster the Bear
13th Feb 2013, 20:18
How about the based A330?
The Member
13th Feb 2013, 21:29
The last time I saw an A330 it only has 2 engines Buster the Bear:=
Groundloop
14th Feb 2013, 07:45
VC10s aren't large
Depends on how you class "large". There are certainly large compared with the Tornadoes and Typhoons they feed.:ok:
nippy1975
15th Feb 2013, 19:47
I am so sorry for bothering to ask the question, I had no idea that AN124 were common at Brize. I had already established that it wasn't a C17 so there we go. I won't bother in future. Thanks to those who weren't taking the mick
:ok:
Big Eric
16th Feb 2013, 07:49
It was a perfectly reasonable question, this is the spotter's section after all.
Do what I do and just ignore the silly replies in this section (and others), there's plenty of decent members that will give sensible replies if they know the answer.
nippy1975
16th Feb 2013, 08:30
Yeah cheers mate, I thought it was ok as well! There are some numpties on all the forums I go on!