Are there any A400M's currently flying around UK airspace?
 

Very large 4 engine prop with a high pitch tone is orbiting around my home in North Herefordshire at a few thousand feet - could it be an A400M? Didn't know we were operating them yet...?

Any ideas?

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Since 2014 , and if you been to RIAT, last year and this year - it has been on display at the RAF Village,

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In service trials ongoing? Definitely flying in UK airspace and has been doing so for quite a few months.

Turkish Air Force A400Ms are also regular visitors to RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk.

One spotted over Blackpool last week;

Flying high over Blackpool RAF Airbus A400M

Bristol Brabazon?

They were...

There it goes again, 1430, over the lost lands behind the Malvern Hills.
Atlas, climbing NW following a similar track used by C130 and A330s during climb out.
Atlas not seen as often as 2-3 months ago when the local manoeuvres appeared to be test or training flights; lots of slow flying and with wheels down.
This green and pleasant land is normally an aerodynamically quite zone, occasionally interrupted by Hawk, Tornado, and Typhoon; possibly as a Boscombe play area.

Saw ONE twice at approx 2000ft over Liverpool last week.

When..., Brabazon had eight engines....

RAF A400Ms are seen at Edinburgh Airport now and again.

The have been occasionally sighted passing over LL-Mansions (Royal Wootton Bassett). Indeed, one came over heading south noon(ish) today.

I feel sure you are all delighted to be informed of such things... :cool:

last year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOXe3eV-whg

Yes, but only four propellers.

Still using Mildenhall. See image of Turkish Air Force A400M landing on the 22nd August 2016.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/leeadc/28556935793/

Heres my pic of one arriving at the 'Hall on Monday :)

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http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...psal9xytvg.jpg

Thanks for the gen. After the Seville disaster I had assumed they'd be long delayed and had stopped paying attention until one flew over whilst trampolining in the garden this afternoon. They were hooning it about like a good 'un. Quite a distinctive noise I thought.


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Rough field landing trials today in East Anglia I believe?

Some strip landing trials at Woodbridge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=0s_LMUpJT6w
Take Off

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynW0kD9MJlI
Landing

They do seem to have quite a unique slightly whining sound at certain pitch settings. It's distinctive enough that folks regularly exposed are probably going to soon be able to identify the aircraft from the noise before they actually see it.