Anyone know what just flew over Kent?
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Anyone know what just flew over Kent?
About half an hour ago, bit more maybe - something big enough to make quite a lot of noise, don't think it was commercial, didn't look military either (at least not modern) it went over towards the channel and then back again. Saw it on the way back as cloud had cleared a bit, but it was a way away...probably about FL200.
Any ideas? Cheers
Any ideas? Cheers
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Can't be sure, but I saw the big Antonov (224?) on Flightradar travelling NW/SE over London. Certainly last weekend, so could have been the Monday.
On a similar note I just heard a strange engine going overhead - by the time I fired up Flightradar it had gone, but it was an AN-12 from East Midlands heading south over Surrey. Sorry to have missed seeing it!
On a similar note I just heard a strange engine going overhead - by the time I fired up Flightradar it had gone, but it was an AN-12 from East Midlands heading south over Surrey. Sorry to have missed seeing it!
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AN-12's run of of BHX also, a couple of weeks ago the EMA dep was overhead of Coventry where I live @ around 10,000ft when the departing BHX flight crossed the house @ around 5000ft both heading South, it resulted in 2 x AN-12's in one small area of sky, not often that happens!
Anyone know what just flew over Kent?
Kent covers an area of over 1,400 square miles - the chances are that there's a noisy aeroplane somewhere above it most of the time.
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AN-12's run of of BHX also, a couple of weeks ago the EMA dep was overhead of Coventry where I live @ around 10,000ft when the departing BHX flight crossed the house @ around 5000ft both heading South, it resulted in 2 x AN-12's in one small area of sky, not often that happens!
Beautiful pieces of kit, but didn't half make the windows rattle, although the same can be said of some of FX's MD11s!
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AN12
Bit of Digging confirms was UR-CKM AN12 Cavok Air
castle Donnington Flights
most of CAVOK AIR AN12 Have been in UK over the past Months
The Daily flights have become 2 or three time a week in the Evenings
The inbound flights normally come up over or close to EGLF and Departures
near or close to winchester southbound for those in South england
Birmingham has had several AN12 Movements in recent weeks/
castle Donnington Flights
most of CAVOK AIR AN12 Have been in UK over the past Months
The Daily flights have become 2 or three time a week in the Evenings
The inbound flights normally come up over or close to EGLF and Departures
near or close to winchester southbound for those in South england
Birmingham has had several AN12 Movements in recent weeks/
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Oh! Fantastic - if only I'd known! Love a bit of Russian
Thanks guys. It was quite low and yes, not unpleasant at all, just a peculiar sound compared to the usual Easyjet and Ryanair we get here.
We're by the coast near Whitstable and get a clear view out the back probably as far as London/Oxford on a clear day...quite wonderful, sunsets lighting the planes up pink at times.
Moved here recently from a lower floor flat so it's a revelation.
Thanks guys. It was quite low and yes, not unpleasant at all, just a peculiar sound compared to the usual Easyjet and Ryanair we get here.
We're by the coast near Whitstable and get a clear view out the back probably as far as London/Oxford on a clear day...quite wonderful, sunsets lighting the planes up pink at times.
Moved here recently from a lower floor flat so it's a revelation.