Interesting Military Aircraft

Canonjohns40D · August 25, 2009, 06:02:13 PM

Hi all noted this one on my log having got in from work.
AE0411 GOTO FMS 163919 Boeing E-6B Mercury (707-300) USA - Navy between 2009/08/25 11:58:52 2009/08/25 13:20:55.

Anyone else confirm this or know anything about it?

John

Allocator · August 25, 2009, 06:37:17 PM

There is a bit on Wikipedia about these aircraft:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-6_Mercury

They appear regularly on RB live and on the Network as they have full ADS-B

RodBearden · August 25, 2009, 06:40:12 PM

I was watching it live on MyFlights - it came down from the west coast of Scotland, did a quick circuit of Wales, and was last seen by me heading east over Manchester airport.

Rod

tarbat · August 25, 2009, 06:47:27 PM

Quote from: Canonjohns40D on August 25, 2009, 06:02:13 PMI was watching it live on MyFlights - it came down from the west coast of Scotland, did a quick circuit of Wales, and was last seen by me heading east over Manchester airport.

I was out today, but my log shows this aircraft at FL270 with a start position just off the west coast of Orney, finishing just south of EGPU (Tiree). Almost identical start/end to it's flight on Saturday 22nd.

viking9 · August 25, 2009, 08:47:38 PM

E-6B 163919 landed at Mildenhall at 15:15L. Radio c/s was RAZZ 33.

Tom

tarbat · August 26, 2009, 12:25:51 PM

Got this one at 450ft locally

neroon79 · August 28, 2009, 09:50:52 AM

I'am just receiving 4 Nato AWACS AC (E3CF) over Germany.

LX-90443
LX-90451 (Flight ID Nato 007)
LX-90453
LX-90454

DaveReid · August 28, 2009, 11:38:51 AM

Quote from: neroon79 on August 28, 2009, 09:50:52 AMI'am just receiving 4 Nato AWACS AC (E3CF) over Germany.

LX-90443
LX-90451 (Flight ID Nato 007)
LX-90453
LX-90454

I'm afraid your database is wrong - NATO don't have any E3CF aircraft, they are all E3TFs.

neroon79 · August 28, 2009, 02:34:43 PM

Thank you for the advice. I will ad this item(s) to my database fixing list.

Canonjohns40D · August 30, 2009, 09:14:25 AM

Hi A Belgium Airforce A310-22 44F501 Reg CA-01 flight ID BAF605 currently on the box, ht 38000 hdg 294 sqwk 7160.

John

Canonjohns40D · August 30, 2009, 11:08:56 AM

Hi showing on the map NE of Northern Ireland. heading NW is AE0411 USA Navy Boeing E-6B Mercury reg 163919 flight id GOTO FMS ht 34025 hdg 288 sqwk 5031.

John

pcochrane12 · August 31, 2009, 12:01:26 PM

hi all
couple of visitors showing here in northumberland
33ffe8 italian airforce c130-j
3f9988 french navy nord n-262e

paul

jgrloit · August 31, 2009, 12:10:40 PM

3F9988 is German - a Transall 160 - I think your system is suffering from Photographic information corruption due to the Non-Unique Registration being used to key the request for a Photograph, and then using the information attached to the photo to overwrite the correct information from GATS.

DaveReid · August 31, 2009, 02:04:38 PM

Quote from: jgrloit on August 31, 2009, 12:10:40 PM
3F9988 is German - a Transall 160 - I think your system is suffering from Photographic information corruption due to the Non-Unique Registration being used to key the request for a Photograph, and then using the information attached to the photo to overwrite the correct information from GATS.

And the Aeronavale Frégate (no 51) that RadarBox comes up with is WFU, so there's no way it could be that aircraft.

Unfortunately, the incorrect aircraft details/photos bug isn't scheduled to be fixed in V3, but once that's released the signs are looking good for a solution in the not-too-distant future.

tarbat · August 31, 2009, 02:49:35 PM

Quote from: DaveReid on August 31, 2009, 02:04:38 PMUnfortunately, the incorrect aircraft details/photos bug isn't scheduled to be fixed in V3, but once that's released the signs are looking good for a solution in the not-too-distant future.

Dave, is that wishful thinking, or have Airnav given some sort of firm commitment to fix this? Maybe planned to be included in Airnav Flightwatch?