Interesting aircraft - what have you seen on your computer today?
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Absolutely no idea, didn't even know they had it! It's been around for a while, suffered some damage on the ground at Moses Lake and was stored in various places including Basle before KAL acquired it recently.
The WC-135 popped up again and lobbed into an airfield in Qatar.
The WC-135 popped up again and lobbed into an airfield in Qatar.
After quite an interval, Ukrainian-registered Antonov-26s seem to be back regularly, operating out of Birmingham and overhead London. One came over at about 0100 early this morning. Sketchy details on FR24 and ADSB, though I presume they are filing flight plans. Normal trade is car components to various Eastern European assembly plants..
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Single engine straight across the middle of London, straight over Waterloo...? Apparently a PA-28. I can hear it in the distance, certainly sounds like a Lycoming. Surely not legal?
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This was N > S right over Waterloo Station, what 7 or 8 miles west of the NDB? Is it possible to get special VFR or some such clearance? Alight clear is going to be in a public park or the Thames!
I saw a new S76 on the UK-register yesterday, old steed. It used to be a US-regd that was busy over the summer ferrying the great and useless to various summer events.
This morning, just before 10am a Typhoon lifted off noisily from Northolt headed NE. Certainly made a few non-spotters look skywards. Anyone know why it had been in NHT ?
This morning, just before 10am a Typhoon lifted off noisily from Northolt headed NE. Certainly made a few non-spotters look skywards. Anyone know why it had been in NHT ?
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German Transall A400 grumbled over earlier this evening out of Goose, currently heading to land somewhere SE of Stuttgart...
There was an enthusiasts' photo night-shoot at Northolt Thursday evening, and the Typhoon stayed the weekend.
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Ooh, Mexican AF 737 just flew eastbound over the Smoke - first Mexican mil aircraft I've ever seen I think...
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Blimey! Presume -330QC means it's ex-Lufthansa?
Did anyone else buy QC 737s? Seem to recall some LH 727-30s were QCs, can't recall the 230s...
Did anyone else buy QC 737s? Seem to recall some LH 727-30s were QCs, can't recall the 230s...
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Nice! "Swissair" DC-3 N431HM just gone into Biggin Hill! Like to see that in the flesh!
Re G-AXNA/B/C, they were 204Cs rather than QCs and had freight doors. If I knew that I'd forgotten it!
Re G-AXNA/B/C, they were 204Cs rather than QCs and had freight doors. If I knew that I'd forgotten it!
Airbus A321 XLR crosswind testing ongoing in BIKF, the home of strong crosswinds, video here: https://www.visir.is/k/aff09466-202f...-1696965059829
Apparently reached a 42 KTS X-wind component.
Apparently reached a 42 KTS X-wind component.