Boomer in oxon

[Marly Lite]

Anyone lay claim??

[Marly Lite]

Anyone lay claim??

I am being quizzed by the locals about sonic boom!!

[WE992]

What time of day was this as I understand that 2 Typhoons were scrambled to intercept and escort a bizjet into Cardiff today.

[Archimedes]

Typhoons in a hurry - Oxford Mail (http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14415605.Two_Typhoon_jets_leaving_in_a_hurry_caused__massive _bang__heard_this_afternoon_across_Oxfordshire/)

And on the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-36001533)

[Topcliffe Kid]

Heard in N. Bucks at about 1545, shook the building I was in.

[oldmansquipper]

Interesting car reg on the video....

This is what we know about a dramatic afternoon at Cardiff Airport which saw two RAF jets escort a plane in to land - Wales Online (http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/what-know-dramatic-afternoon-cardiff-11160823)

[airpolice]

'Loud explosions' heard across Northampton and Brackley caused by Typhoon jets (From Barry And District News) (http://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/14416042._Loud_explosions__heard_across_Northampton_and_Brac kley_caused_by_Typhoon_jets/)

Fantastic air to air photo, possibly taken from a Typhoon.

[TURIN]

Boomer in oxon

Was anyone else expecting a large submarine heading up the Thames?

[rjtjrt]

Do Typhoon have VHF?

[reallydeskbound]

Do Typhoon have VHF?


'No its all done by thought transference'

[rjtjrt]

Really, how does that work?

[Dan Gerous]

Does the Typhoon make a louder boom than Concorde did? Used to hear Concorde all the time at St Athans, and I didn't think it was particularly loud.

[Out Of Trim]

Typhoon pilots communicate by ESP (Extra Sensory Perception). The aircraft's comm's sense what the pilot is thinking and transmits his thoughts to a satellite and via this to a speech processor for de-cryption and thus to VHF within line of sight range.

[NutLoose]

So it operates on a really narrow bandwidth then Out of Trim

[andytug]

They make plenty enough noise just testing the reheat out over the Ribble estuary.... can hear it inside the house from miles away!

[Marly Lite]

Thanks Oldmansquipper, Airpolice and Archimedes.

Turin, I'm off on a stroll to the Isis to look for periscopes...

[MightyGem]

Fantastic air to air photo, possibly taken from a Typhoon.Pretty impressive bizjet. :ugh:

[tubby linton]

I am led to believe that the interception was poorly executed as one of the Typhoons provoked a TCAS RA from the target aircraft.

[Fitter2]

I am led to believe that the interception was poorly executed as one of the Typhoons provoked a TCAS RA from the target aircraft.

I would be amazed if any 'interception' did not provoke a TCAS RA. (That's probably what woke up the bizjet crew.:uhoh:)

[tubby linton]

I would guess Fitter that you are not a pilot as your post shows no understanding of the event. They are not meant to provoke a crew into an RA, and any sudden descent or climb may be incorrectly interpreted as a hostile act, with fatal consequences.

[Alber Ratman]

QRA transonic shockwaves.. Shock Horror.. Move along now..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFVq7vPtWno

[Shaft109]

I happened to be having a break just near the old RAF Upper Heyford when there was a double bang from the North.
I though it was either pyros or the firework company that uses the weapons storage area.

[Jetscream 32]

Would love to know who the broker was that booked that flight..... some serious explaining to do to the punters in the back.... Good case study for CRM also....

"" hhhmmmm zit seems like zilence in ze airvaves her flick.... unt seems like ve hav ze new spitfire on our vingtip... vos is los.....!! uh ficht! I sink we are in za doo doo's!!

[tartare]

What's the ATC clearance to the QRA jets again - "cleared buster" isn't it?
In other words - you have formal permission to break the sound barrier over land?