Interesting Military Aircraft

jgrloit · August 31, 2009, 03:21:23 PM

I thought that AirNav were supposed to rewrite the request string, for the Photographs, to be more type and registration specific to reduce, but not eliminate the problem!!!

DaveReid · August 31, 2009, 03:36:46 PM

Quote from: tarbat on August 31, 2009, 02:49:35 PM
Dave, is that wishful thinking, or have Airnav given some sort of firm commitment to fix this?

Sorry, can't comment any more in public at this stage.

But put it this way - if the problems persist in the long-term, it won't be because a permanent, reliable, comprehensive fix wasn't available (it is).

In the end, like most bug-fixes and improvements, it will come down to pressure from users - I know I certainly don't like seeing incorrect details and random photos of unrelated aircraft, especially as those are usually much more exotic than what I'm actually picking up !

jgrloit · September 11, 2009, 12:01:32 PM

It seems as though the Military visitors are arriving for Leuchars this weekend.
Seen today :-
498425 - either a Tupolev or an Antonov depending on your data source,
from Airframes:-
2507 Antonov An-26 AN26 12507 L2T 498425 CEF - Czech Air Force
44F166 Belgium Mil - details not known
plus usual volume of UK and US military movements!!!

Update
3F9E83 6103 German Navy Breguet 1150 Atlantic @ 12:20 Local

tarbat · September 11, 2009, 12:49:43 PM

Quote from: jgrloit on September 11, 2009, 12:01:32 PM44F166 Belgium Mil - details not known

Probably the Belgium F16 display aircraft - http://www.f16demo.be/
Serial: FA116

More info. on Leuchars arrivals at http://fightercontrol.forumotion.com/airshows-f1/today-at-leuchars-we-can-expect-t15360.htm and http://fightercontrol.forumotion.com/airshows-f1/raf-leuchars-2009-info-t1497.htm

GlynH · September 11, 2009, 01:23:05 PM

Vulcan is parked up at Leuchars I believe...

Can you pick her up from your QTH Tarbat?

Regards,
-=Glyn=-

tarbat · September 11, 2009, 01:30:19 PM

Quote from: GlynH on September 11, 2009, 01:23:05 PMVulcan is parked up at Leuchars I believe...

No, not even in my logs. Leuchars is a long way away from me, and there's a lot of mountains in between :( I've got an alert setup for ModeS 40109F

tarbat · September 11, 2009, 04:28:30 PM

Into Leuchars I would guess:

Allocator · September 12, 2009, 02:15:32 PM

Picking up the RAF BBMF Dakota in Shropshire at the moment. (43C38F) No altitude or squawk showing though - but I can hear it out of the window!!!

anorak · September 12, 2009, 02:41:43 PM

Inbound to Chivenor now Chinook with underslung Lynx. Probably Navy from Yeovilton, suffered wire strike on Exmoor!

viking9 · September 13, 2009, 11:55:24 AM

AE149A E-8C JSTARS FL250 squawk 6154 off the E coast 50nm abeam Kingston upon Hull

Canonjohns40D · September 13, 2009, 12:43:57 PM

AE149A E-8C JSTARS showing here in NI also.

John

Canonjohns40D · September 14, 2009, 08:21:57 AM

Hi all Just logged 4804AB Fokker F-16AM reg J-869 c/s Blade 21 ht 29000 sqwk 4624. I'm assuming leaving RAF Leuchars after the weekend?

John

mdobuk21 · September 14, 2009, 04:34:12 PM

hi guys, can anyone tell me how i can copy and paste like tarbat has done on the above swedish saab?

cheers
mark

Allocator · September 16, 2009, 03:50:51 PM

These guys are having great fun! Visual confirmation on airframes 'K' (ZJ208) and 'I' (ZJ235)and I'm pretty sure that the other one was 'T' (ZJ237) judging from the heights.

I'll try and catch them next time they fly over :-)

Allocator · September 17, 2009, 06:06:19 PM

Flypast and display at Northolt this evening :-)

Hurricane LF363 showing in the list, but nothing from the Spitfire - Believed to be MK356.