Sonic Boom

[DoneADougalOnSofa]

Had a couple of Typhoons intercept a helicopter near Bath a few years ago, and I had a grandstand view of it, due to where my house was. Arguably the most 'Phwoooarrr!' moment I've had in recent memory.

I wants one of those!

 

[C.R.A.Z.Y]

 

[Rroff]

That was quick, looks like the troublesome aircraft is down.

https://www.flightradar24.com/IFA6016/268cc99f

Meanwhile on flightradar24 a heli pilot seems to be amusing himself drawing a rough penis shape over my house :s (HEL10)

 

[Overlag]

image of flight path.

 

[Rroff]

Looks to have all gone quiet now - seems to be quite a lot of military air traffic today but I'm guessing it is mostly unrelated either some exercise going on somewhere in the world or taking advantage of while things are quiet air traffic wise.

 

[RJC]

Went for my walk and heard it in Dartford.

 

[Chrisc]

It's the sound of Boris Johnson dropping the ball.

ROFL

 

[arknor]

always lame when you go an airshow to see a typhoon or whatever ever and 0 sonic booms even though they're flying over the bloody sea off the coast of Sunderland.

 

[Rroff]

always lame when you go an airshow to see a typhoon or whatever ever and 0 sonic booms even though they're flying over the bloody sea off the coast of Sunderland.

Bring back the Vulcan I say.

 

[arknor]

Bring back the Vulcan I say.

I think it was nearly always scheduled to fly at sunderlands airshow but got cancelled every time I actually went.

 

[HoneyBadger]

Went for my walk and herd it in Dartford.

Do you often herd sonic booms?!

 

[Rroff]

I think it was nearly always scheduled to fly at sunderlands airshow but got cancelled every time I actually went.

When I was a kid we were driving past the end of the runway of an airfield/base around Swindon/Chippenham way just as one took off and went full power over us - absolutely tremendous.

 

[RJC]

Do you often herd sonic booms?!

Oh yes, my favorite pastime, you should try it, Great fun.

 

[nam]

Anyone else heard this ?

https://news.sky.com/story/sonic-boom-after-raf-jets-sent-to-intercept-private-plane-12185918

I thought my garden shed and collapsed

 

[Will Gill]

I was about to reply saying we used to hear them down here all the time when concorde used to pop through the barrier, with a sometimes daily frequency.

Then I noticed RJC had his dog whistle in his mouth and we were discussing a different thing altogether

 

[Feek]

This is the track of the aircraft they were concerned about.

A Bombardier Global Express that flew over with no radio contact.

 

[DoneADougalOnSofa]

I think it was nearly always scheduled to fly at sunderlands airshow but got cancelled every time I actually went.

They're a bit flaky... completely obsolete, they were pretty much dragged out of retirement for the Falklands conflict. IIRC the second one they had lined up couldn't fly because of some issue or other, so one went alone...

Saw one at Rolls-Royce families day many years ago (an epic day which I'll never forget, despite it being about 30 years ago now) and it truly silenced the crowd. Probably. Either that or it just drowned them out...

 

[shiver]

Heard it loud and clear on a walk in east London

 

[MagicBoy]

They're a bit flaky... completely obsolete, they were pretty much dragged out of retirement for the Falklands conflict. IIRC the second one they had lined up couldn't fly because of some issue or other, so one went alone...

For the first Black Buck raid the primary aircraft had a window seal fail shortly after takeoff so it wouldn't hold cabin pressure. Backup aircraft completed the mission.

 

[nst68]

Heard it in Chelmsford, first one I've ever heard, I'm 52!