'Noisy' aircraft
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'Noisy' aircraft
I've had reports from our local 'Your Chobham Neighbours' forum of a noisy aircraft yesterday about 1.30 or 2 pm, first over Bracknell then over Lightwater (M3 J3)
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
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Both complainants referred to 'low flying jets'
.I'm assuming it was maybe a flypast by the USAF at Brookwood Miltary Cemetery which sometimes happens; I shall be bloody annoyed if I missed an F35 cos it sounded quite close to me in Chobham.
.I'm assuming it was maybe a flypast by the USAF at Brookwood Miltary Cemetery which sometimes happens; I shall be bloody annoyed if I missed an F35 cos it sounded quite close to me in Chobham.
Herc on its way to Wembley perhaps?
I'm always amazed at people who want to enquire what aircraft it was they saw or heard (whether to complain, or just out of curiosity), but who don't think to look at their watches to note when they saw/heard it.
I have started recognising the sound of a Lockheed Hercules at 20,000 ft 10+ miles from me 
. We get Spits from Biggin Hill flying a mile or so from us at 1,800 ft so anything loud gets my attention in the hope that it might be going over the top of us. We have had a variety of Herc's nearby in recent weeks including a civvy one.
During the pandemic, a Grizzly was doing circuits at Gatwick and we could hear that loud and clear
. We get Spits from Biggin Hill flying a mile or so from us at 1,800 ft so anything loud gets my attention in the hope that it might be going over the top of us. We have had a variety of Herc's nearby in recent weeks including a civvy one.During the pandemic, a Grizzly was doing circuits at Gatwick and we could hear that loud and clear
Airbus reportedly tried hard to get the RAF to adopt the name formally, including peppering the tarmac at the 2010 Farnborough show with fake bear footprints.
Happily, somebody at the MoD must have seen sense.
Happily, somebody at the MoD must have seen sense.
