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Title: low flying jet ?
Post by: RS6BRIT on January 21, 2012, 09:05:18 pm
Anyone in sunbury/staines area hear or see a low flying jet ?

Definitely military, very fast and extremely loud, I dashed out to see it but it was gone, hoping someone saw it and could tell what it was.

I must say its a bit unnerving, I mean they dont scramble them for nothing do they ? 
Title: Re: low flying jet ?
Post by: danishmkvgti on January 21, 2012, 09:06:54 pm
Could be Tom Cruise doing Top Gun 2  :grin:
Title: Re: low flying jet ?
Post by: RS6BRIT on January 21, 2012, 09:13:48 pm
nah, more likely that Charlie sheen's nick a jet to try and set up a hot shots part trois !!
Title: Re: low flying jet ?
Post by: danishmkvgti on January 21, 2012, 09:14:50 pm
nah, more likely that Charlie sheen's nick a jet to try and set up a hot shots part trois !!

 :jumping:
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Post by: rich83 on January 21, 2012, 09:16:58 pm
Yep we heard that in harrow. Defo a fighter jet.
Title: Re: low flying jet ?
Post by: RS6BRIT on January 21, 2012, 09:23:22 pm
Thankgod, I thought i was the only one, at least i know im not  :stupid:
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Post by: ub7rm on January 21, 2012, 10:50:44 pm
Used to hear and see them reasonably often in the Scottish highlands, presumably on training exercises.  Unbelievably close to the floor sometimes.
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Post by: mb on January 21, 2012, 11:49:17 pm
The Typhoons are at RAF Northolt this weekend getting familiar with the area as they will be based there during the Olympics just in case they are needed
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Post by: Hedge on January 22, 2012, 12:11:43 am
Some of this apparently.  :smiley:

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Post by: Horatio on January 22, 2012, 12:33:02 am
ties in with ops in london this week on the thames. apparently grimsby is high on terry wrists hit list.
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Post by: dub singh on January 22, 2012, 01:27:03 am
Yeah Heard it over here in Hayes too... thought it was bass from the neighbours car untill it kept getting louder
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Post by: Tamiyoman on January 22, 2012, 10:08:19 am
Some of this apparently.  :smiley:



I see the Typhoons now and again over the wash practicing maneuvres, about a year back there was 3 of them all doing nose up pirouettes then into stall turns, it was noisy as hell but impressive to watch
Title: Re: low flying jet ?
Post by: RS6BRIT on January 22, 2012, 05:55:59 pm
They are seriously impressive, its amazing just how aggressively they can change direction. I wish i'd been outside when it went over, I stood outside for half an hour freezing my tadgers off in the hope of a return flight!
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Post by: Leonard on January 22, 2012, 07:19:14 pm
How does the Typhoon compare to the Yank the stuff????

Out of interest....
Title: Re: low flying jet ?
Post by: Hedge on January 22, 2012, 07:21:23 pm
Compared to the F22-Raptor I think it gets a spanking.

The Typhoon is quite an old plane.
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Post by: Leonard on January 22, 2012, 07:25:39 pm
Compared to the F22-Raptor I think it gets a spanking.

The Typhoon is quite an old plane.

Shame  :sad1:

Raptor looks the tits though :drool:
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Post by: Edition30 on January 22, 2012, 08:01:21 pm
I wish I had listened and concentrated more at school and gone straight into the RAF... :signLOL:


Cant possibly think of anything cooler than flying fast jets.
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Post by: cmdrfire on January 23, 2012, 11:13:57 am
Compared to the F22-Raptor I think it gets a spanking.

The Typhoon is quite an old plane.

Shame  :sad1:

Raptor looks the tits though :drool:

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F-22 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmdrfire/4810675724/) by CmdrFire (http://www.flickr.com/people/cmdrfire/), on Flickr
Title: Re: low flying jet ?
Post by: markymark on January 23, 2012, 11:21:16 am
Take a look at these for low flying jets!  :notworthy:
Title: Re: low flying jet ?
Post by: Hedge on January 23, 2012, 12:12:54 pm
Low? Pah!



 :notworthy:
Title: Re: low flying jet ?
Post by: boxxer1973 on January 23, 2012, 01:08:14 pm
there's a tornado going low and fast around Newport are today 14:30