Coventry bang/shock wave

Freakbro · 13 Apr 2012 at 09:49

Yea, t'was the Typhoons from Coningsby...they are noisy enough just taking off - rattle my windows! let alone when they sonic boom

Von Smallhausen · 13 Apr 2012 at 10:26

Who is the bloke with the mad hair that pops up in these threads ?

Tomcat825 · 13 Apr 2012 at 10:55

Not sure I believe a sonic boom spreading for 70 odd miles personally but hey ho.

ubersonic · 13 Apr 2012 at 11:05

Tomcat825 said:
Not sure I believe a sonic boom spreading for 70 odd miles personally but hey ho.

Its because it was at low altitude, the pilot would have pretty much floored it as he was responding to an emergency situation. To put it in perspective the "noise pollution" caused by high altitude sonic booms was one of the reasons the US refused to let concord go supersonic in its airspace (scuppering any chance of its use in US domestic flight).

For reference the is a frequency that if your radio is turned to squawk on is basically I way of saying "I have been hijacked" without actually saying anything, kinda like a silent alarm, if the helicopter used this frequency in error it would explain a lot.

robmol · 13 Apr 2012 at 11:41

Nightglow · 13 Apr 2012 at 12:41

They weren't after any helicopter, utter BS. :eek:

See link. http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/Fighter-jet-drama-Bath/story-15794375-detail/story.html

Basher · 13 Apr 2012 at 13:04

Nightglow said:
They weren't after any helicopter, utter BS.

See link. http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/Fighter-jet-drama-Bath/story-15794375-detail/story.html

Should I get my tin foil hat ready, before reading that? I'm guessing that it's going to contain some crazy housewife who thought she saw aliens and/or an enemy rocket? Am I close?

gillywibble · 13 Apr 2012 at 13:41

Where did all these Covetarians suddenly come from?

SixTwoSix · 13 Apr 2012 at 13:46

gillywibble said:
Where did all these Covetarians suddenly come from?

We're normally too ashamed to admit it..absolute s'hole of a city. The prominent white chav underclass makes me want to hide away most of the time!

Disclaimer: I am in Walsgrave which isnt the nicest area...sure there are some nice parts, used to be in Earlsdon and that wasn't much better than where I am now.

gillywibble · 13 Apr 2012 at 14:00

I live in the posh end, Eastern Green

Caffrey · 13 Apr 2012 at 14:03

Von Smallhausen said:
Who is the bloke with the mad hair that pops up in these threads ?

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ancient-aliens

Squark · 13 Apr 2012 at 14:15

Coventry isn't that bad

qqg3 · 13 Apr 2012 at 14:23

Is this an entire thread about people in Coventry being scared of a sonic-boom?

RAF fly over daily here, nothing to get excited about.

Basher · 13 Apr 2012 at 14:25

Squark said:
Coventry isn't that bad

If by not that bad you mean it has an Ikea, then you are correct.

Otherwise, it is a complete dump.

Basher · 13 Apr 2012 at 14:25

qqg3 said:
Is this an entire thread about people in Coventry being scared of a sonic-boom?

RAF fly over daily here, nothing to get excited about.

They don't make a sonic boom every day though, do they?

Squark · 13 Apr 2012 at 14:31

Basher said:
If by not that bad you mean it has an Ikea, then you are correct.

Otherwise, it is a complete dump.

Lived here for 4 years, it's fine

Basher · 13 Apr 2012 at 14:38

Squark said:
Lived here for 4 years, it's fine

It has an Ikea, yes.

wildman · 13 Apr 2012 at 14:42

Edrof said:
Reptillians are behind this! Seriously though, I hope nobody was hurt.

I for one welcome our new reptilian overlords........................

ntg · 13 Apr 2012 at 14:43

...with the force of a thousand sonic booms!

qqg3 · 13 Apr 2012 at 14:49

Basher said:
They don't make a sonic boom every day though, do they?

More common that not I think, I'd rather have a 'boom' than the noise the jets and choppers make when they go by at low-altitude, that noise is **** scary!