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[dna]

There was a very noisy plane passing close to my camp this morning so I had a look on flightradar to see what it was (low cloud meant i couldnt spot it).

It will have been the typhoon but when I clicked on the helicopter I got this information. Has someone been remapping the engines on the helicopter?????

 

[G-RMPS]

Possible with a 600 mph tailwind

 

[nicholsong]

Possible with a 600 mph tailwind

At an altitude of 4,000'???

 

[Otter Spotter]

At an altitude of 4,000'???

That shouldn’t be a problem for a Chopper, I have been up to 6000ft in a RAF Sea King many years ago

 

[Janine]

Apparently a B52 went over my house in Shropshire this morning. Shame I am away

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[ChrisL]

That shouldn’t be a problem for a Chopper, I have been up to 6000ft in a RAF Sea King many years ago

I think he was referring to a tail wind of 600 mph at 4,000 feet being extremely unlikely because the jet stream ( where higher wind speeds can occur) are at between 4 and 12 miles high and even they don’t reach 600 mph as far as I'm aware.

 

[68c]

That shouldn’t be a problem for a Chopper, I have been up to 6000ft in a RAF Sea King many years ago

We had to go up to about 11,000ft in the Army Soiux ( Bell 47G 3B1 similar to in the old MASH TV series). It was to ensure the turbocharger could maintain boost at altitude as could be sent to Aden. The only time I wore a parachute, as if we caught fire we would never get down in piece. The pilot said, "If we have to jump I will roll your way and out you go, then I'll roll my way and jump. I wont be there to roll your way again".

 

[Wee Bold Davy]

Impressive flying

 

[dunnah01]

A couple of Typhoons nearly blew our chimneys off earlier. Only at a few hundred feet. Never been that low over here before - wonder what was going on

 

[G-RMPS]

A couple of Typhoons nearly blew our chimneys off earlier. Only at a few hundred feet. Never been that low over here before - wonder what was going on

You have chimneys? Hope you don't burn coal. Even those aircraft just burn paraffin and then turn most of it into noise

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[ChrisL]

Impressive flying

The Vulcan was very impressive in the air close up, I took this picture from the top of Beachy Head during airbourne a few years ago.

The Red arrows displayed as well.

 

[dunnah01]

You have chimneys? Hope you don't burn coal. Even those aircraft just burn paraffin and then turn most of it into noise

We're proper posh with our 5 chimneys, although they're just somewhere for jackdaws to build nests nowadays

 

[Two on Tour]

Just had a B17 fly over us at home.
Sorry, not the best of photos, as it is a screen grab of the video I took of it on my phone.

Edit : it has just landed at Sywell aerodrome near Northampton.

 

[jockaneezer]

A quick grab shot of a Typhoon over the Scottish Borders.

 

[Two on Tour]

Just had three Apache's in a line over fly us at 400ft.

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[Wee Bold Davy]

Probably one of the most impressive displays I've ever seen. Watch out for the phenomenal landing.
I only hope that they issued the passengers with sick bags

 

[nicholsong]

Probably one of the most impressive displays I've ever seen. Watch out for the phenomenal landing.
I only hope that they issued the passengers with sick bags

I would not like to be his copilot, as I would not know when to call out that he was exceeding design or operational limits.

 

[Wee Bold Davy]

The Air Accident Investigation Branch report on the fatal Spitfire crash in Oxfordshire last year has been published, you'll find the link to the report within the page below.

AAIB investigation to Spitfire Mk 26B, G-CLHJ

Spitfire Mk 26B (G-CLHJ), loss of control, Enstone, Oxfordshire, 22 August 2023

www.gov.uk