Talking of noise, I was suprised how loud the U2s are on take off after seeing it earlier in the year. Crazy loud.
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Two fast jets of some kind just passed over Congleton. Twice in fact, in the same direction, so I guess they did a loop. Or I suppose there were 4 jets in total.
I tried checking FlightRadar24, but they aren’t on there. I thought it usually did include military planes?
Anyone know any more about it? They were travelling at quite a pace, so both times I heard them I only just got to see them before they were far away. I would guess at Lightnings, as I didn’t spot any canards - but I know next to nothing about such things.
I tried checking FlightRadar24, but they aren’t on there. I thought it usually did include military planes?
Anyone know any more about it? They were travelling at quite a pace, so both times I heard them I only just got to see them before they were far away. I would guess at Lightnings, as I didn’t spot any canards - but I know next to nothing about such things.
Only if they have their transponders broadcasting
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Couple of F/A-18s apparently, load of military stuff fly's low in the valley at the front of our house i presume heading towards Buxton and some low level stuff around Buxton.
Military stuff is pretty hit and miss, in more congested/managed airspace or while doing general transit they often have it on but for operational flights and stuff like QRF it is rare. Also I think there is an increase lately of using it to kind of send a message to Russia, etc. to make it visible that we (NATO) have an extensive and organised capability.
Locally someone has suggested that at least one of them was an F/A-18. His wife, who saw both, reckoned they were of different sizes though.
The one she thought was larger banked as it went over - so I can be fairly certain is the one I saw best too. And I thought the wingshape of that one was much larger in proportion to the plane as a whole than an F/A-18's is. Not a delta, but heading towards that kind of size.
That's why I suggested F35 - but I wasn't thinking about older models, so could have been an F15?
But equally, could have just been two F/A-18's and me and the guy's wife were both just wrong.
The one she thought was larger banked as it went over - so I can be fairly certain is the one I saw best too. And I thought the wingshape of that one was much larger in proportion to the plane as a whole than an F/A-18's is. Not a delta, but heading towards that kind of size.
That's why I suggested F35 - but I wasn't thinking about older models, so could have been an F15?
But equally, could have just been two F/A-18's and me and the guy's wife were both just wrong.
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They hide a lot of military stuff which is why it's crap. https://globe.adsbexchange.com/ is better.
I've not noticed a massive difference between the two, some stuff does and doesn't appear or one or the other and FR24 seems to hide a small amount of military or VIP activity which is kind of pointless as it can be seen on other platforms as you said but I've found it very much edge cases so far.
EDIT: One difference I've noticed lately though - ADSB exchange seems much quicker responding and loading up, etc. FR24 seems to be getting hammered lately.
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There are no F/A-18s based in the UK, but they could be visiting from other European airforces (Spain, Switzerland, Finland as far as I'm aware). USAF currently operates F-15Es out of Lakenheath, which makes those seem more likely.
Just read that the US intends to take its Strike Eagles home...
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Just read that the US intends to take its Strike Eagles home...
F-15E Strike Eagles To Leave England For Good
Exactly what will replace the forward-deployed F-15Es, which are some of the most in-demand aircraft in the USAF, at RAF Lakenheath isn't clear. The Air Force plans look likely to see RAF Lakenheath become an all-F-35 base.
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There are no F/A-18s based in the UK, but they could be visiting from other European airforces (Spain, Switzerland, Finland as far as I'm aware). USAF currently operates F-15Es out of Lakenheath, which makes those seem more likely.
Just read that the US intends to take its Strike Eagles home...
F-15E Strike Eagles To Leave England For Good
Exactly what will replace the forward-deployed F-15Es, which are some of the most in-demand aircraft in the USAF, at RAF Lakenheath isn't clear. The Air Force plans look likely to see RAF Lakenheath become an all-F-35 base.
I believe the Canadians are currently holidaying here:
Couple of years back had a flight of F/A-18s - not sure which model (but I'm guessing super hornet from reading online), come over here fast and low - I don't think I've heard a louder fighter aircraft never mind a whole flight of them giving it some. Even when they were a few miles away and had pulled up to around 20,000 feet the noise still dominated.