Interesting Aircraft

besty · August 07, 2008, 05:33:28 PM

hello all, just to let you know I've just identified my first Typhoon, it was cruising along quite happily at 37000ft under the control of CRC Boulmer.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2320/2742066564_a905e1ffef_o.jpg

If anyone can fill in the blanks it would be greatly appreciated.

tarbat · August 07, 2008, 05:55:25 PM

Congratulations!! That's the one I had a possible visual on in June - see http://www.airnavsystems.com/forum/index.php?topic=1043.msg7923#msg7923

Back then it was an UNKNOWN in Radarbox.

testmonkey · August 07, 2008, 07:46:44 PM

Only been using the RB for 5 days and seen plenty of Hercs, VC10's, C-5's and other heavies but just got my first 'decent' military track:

UK Army Apache ZJ233 tracked from 19:37:20 - 19:45:12

Wonder what he was up to?

dudbaker · August 08, 2008, 08:57:09 AM

ISF53ZS is a Belguim Air Force A310 with ADS- B. Presumably enroute IRAQ at 080856ZAug.

GlynH · August 08, 2008, 07:16:42 PM

Quote from: besty8 on August 07, 2008, 05:33:28 PM
hello all, just to let you know I've just identified my first Typhoon, it was cruising along quite happily at 37000ft under the control of CRC Boulmer.

If anyone can fill in the blanks it would be greatly appreciated.

Nice one besty,

I don't know about anyone filling in the blanks as you seem to have done well yourself but can I ask how you know it was at FL370 under the control of CRC Boulmer?

Probably a simple answer...:-)

Thanks & regards,
-=Glyn=-

besty · August 08, 2008, 07:22:17 PM

It was squawking 5111 which is a code for the crc at Boulmer, it was up today under Scampton again by the squawk code.

tarbat · August 09, 2008, 08:58:51 PM

First time I've had one of these in Radarbox - very stylish.

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Piaggio-P-180-Avanti/1176724/L/
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Trammel-Crow-Netherlands/Piaggio-P-180-Avanti/1226680/L/

besty · August 09, 2008, 09:13:52 PM

nice one didn't see them live, just checked my log and they're on there too.

Bethsalem · August 10, 2008, 02:29:28 AM

I picked up this between 18:29 and 18:33 UTC on the 8th Aug. This OC-135B Observation Aircraft supports the Open Skies Treaty. The aircraft flies unarmed observation flights over participating parties of the treaty. More info from here-

http://www.milnet.com/pentagon/aircraft/usaf/oc135b.htm

Titan · August 10, 2008, 08:32:30 AM

Had this one this morning but not seen it before..

Bethsalem · August 11, 2008, 12:03:28 PM

I hear that two B-2's will be stationed at Fairford this week. It will be interesting to see if anyone spots them.

Bethsalem · August 11, 2008, 12:26:59 PM

Picked up ASTOR4 (ZJ693) of 5(AC) Sqn out of Waddington at 43000ft on squawk 6443 (Swanwick military radar), has now moved to squawk 6401 and 44000ft. I've had this on MyFlights for about 6 hrs.

Bethsalem · August 11, 2008, 03:27:25 PM

You can see it's my day off! Just picked up the Airbus Beluga F-GSTC

Bethsalem · August 11, 2008, 05:50:08 PM

The B757 (G-OJIB) that Iron Maiden hired for their 2008 world tour is just flying south over Stafford.

testmonkey · August 11, 2008, 07:05:43 PM

Quote from: Bethsalem on August 11, 2008, 12:26:59 PM
Picked up ASTOR4 (ZJ693) of 5(AC) Sqn out of Waddington at 43000ft on squawk 6443 (Swanwick military radar), has now moved to squawk 6401 and 44000ft. I've had this on MyFlights for about 6 hrs.

I got that as well at 14:10:23 when it had moved to 44000ft. At the same time there were also 2 Hercs (XV299 and ZH867) and a US C17A (07-7171) around as well.