Seen Over Your House Today

[PR19_Kit]

I love that a/c. Looks the way an aeroplane should....and it smokes !

Hehehe, magic!

When I used to travel to Minneapolis from Gatwick on Northwest, I'd arrive there in time to go up on the viewing deck and watch the daily DAS Air Cargo 707 leave for Lagos. It was the last scheduled 707 to operate from a UK airfield and did it ever smoke! I think they operated at max AUW and if they has water injection fitted they must have used it 'cos the smoke display was awesome to behold. You could see the trail long after the aircraft had vanished from sight. 

[Hawkeye]

Those older jet engines weren't known for efficiency as it pertained to clean burn. One of the complaints of the F-4 Phantom was its engines smoking gave away its position to opposing fighter and ground AA fire. A lot of money has been expended to make engines cleaner and quieter. There are some airports where the old noisy smokers can no longer fly into/out of...because of noise and pollution standards. The UK from what I read has banned the operation of several of their larger commercial aircraft for that reason...the VC-10 comes to mind.

[Jschmus]

The military presence in Tallahassee is minimal, especially compared with where I lived in Virginia.  Accordingly, there's a reduced amount of war memorials and such.  I found this Huey parked outside the local American Legion hall:



The bird's serial number is given on a little placard as 68-157848, but I haven't been able to find any info, and the markings on the bird itself are spurious, just medevac crosses on nose and sides, with a "Brothers of the 'Nam/No One Left Behind" decal on the tail.

[Mossie]

Saw a Hawk while I was walking through York.

[tanktastic43]

Three Chinooks flew over north leeds friday morning, flying east to west. Boy did they make the ground shake!

tt43.

[Captain Canada]

Snowbird were in town last week. Their show was canceled due to fog, but we saw 'em come in and at the airport.

[Captain Canada]

They brought 12 Tuors in all, incl. the Golden Centennaire bird.





These guys were also seen hanging about

[Captain Canada]

Then a Griffon flew in. I always find it funny when the men and women who put their lives on the line have to clear customs !

[Hawkeye]

A couple from this week.



This one was literally flying right down my street.

[NaOH]

[Aircav]

Saw a Curlew today and a Jay in the garden on Saturday 

[Weaver]

Went to a bike rally last weekend at a site opposite RAF Turn Hill, so we had Grob Vigilant motor-gliders circling overhead pretty much all day (ATC, I presume) . Didn't take a camera though - sorry! 

[Spey_Phantom]

well, yesterday i saw a Belgian AF F-16AM and a Navy Alouette III.
my friends in koksijde reported the Avro Vulcan overshooting the base towards holland, propably for the RNLAF open days in Gilze Rijen 

[Chris707]

Caught this GIV through the haze just now...



Chris
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[Nick]

Flying over central London this evening as I left work, a Sea King.

In black and white Arctic camo! Why the Royal Marines were flying over at that time I don't know.