4 Engine Jet over Andover 02/10/19
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4 Engine Jet over Andover 02/10/19
Sorry if I am vague, but first post of this type:
Could anyone confirm what plane I saw yesterday (approx. 11.30) flying low over Andover, Hampshire? The reason I ask was it seemed a bit unusual in as much as it was a four jet engine plane. From what I saw it had a red tail and blue decals on the main body.
Again, apologies if a little vague.
Many thanks
Could anyone confirm what plane I saw yesterday (approx. 11.30) flying low over Andover, Hampshire? The reason I ask was it seemed a bit unusual in as much as it was a four jet engine plane. From what I saw it had a red tail and blue decals on the main body.
Again, apologies if a little vague.
Many thanks
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Sorry if I am vague, but first post of this type:
Could anyone confirm what plane I saw yesterday (approx. 11.30) flying low over Andover, Hampshire? The reason I ask was it seemed a bit unusual in as much as it was a four jet engine plane. From what I saw it had a red tail and blue decals on the main body.
Again, apologies if a little vague.
Many thanks
Could anyone confirm what plane I saw yesterday (approx. 11.30) flying low over Andover, Hampshire? The reason I ask was it seemed a bit unusual in as much as it was a four jet engine plane. From what I saw it had a red tail and blue decals on the main body.
Again, apologies if a little vague.
Many thanks
Here it is: http://smiliner.com/2018/09/new-colo...iq-avro-rj100/
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Qinetiq's RJ100 G-ETPL fits the bill, passed over Andover at 2000' around 11:20, had been doing circuits at Boscombe and then after the visit to you, it went for a bit of a jolly around Somerset.
Edit: Snap!
Edit: Snap!
https://video.dailymail.co.uk/video/...3014725930.mp4
No idea if this is a fake .... but having Rellies "Down Under" .... looks normal for that part of the world to me!
Brisbane apparently!
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My boarding school was more or less directly between Gatwick and Lasham and every so often lessons or an afternoon's spotting would be enlivened by a Dan-Air 707 or 727 transiting to/from maintenance at Lasham. And low! They were probably at 1500 or 2000' but it didn't seem like it.
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I believe the Brisbane C-17 footage is genuine, imagine an RAF example doing that down the Thames...
My boarding school was more or less directly between Gatwick and Lasham and every so often lessons or an afternoon's spotting would be enlivened by a Dan-Air 707 or 727 transiting to/from maintenance at Lasham. And low! They were probably at 1500 or 2000' but it didn't seem like it.
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MK began life well after I left my seat of learning! We probably saw the odd Comet as well, I don't recall any 1-11s.
Here’s a more spectacular view of the Brisbane C-17:
and an in-cockpit view. It was obviously just a functional test of the GPWS!
and an in-cockpit view. It was obviously just a functional test of the GPWS!
"Terrain! Terrain! ....... Terrain! Terrain! ...... Obstacles on the left! ......... Look bl%%dy obstacles on the ... geez!
WTF are you guys doing?!
I said 'Obstacles on the left' and what do you do? Hell, you're flying straight at that one now!
Oh, and some more soddin' 'Terrain' by the way, not that it seems to bother you dumb-a$$es!
Why d'I bother? ............................
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