Any closet plane-spotters?

[Profpointy]

Probably an Osprey - they are based at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk.

Do we have Ospreys or just the Yanks ?

 

[Profpointy]

Here's a few for the 'spotters' out there.

I hitched a lift from Mogadishu with the 'mericans in 1995 aboard a Super Stallion, because of the distance that we had to fly, we also conducted IFR (In-Flight-Refuelling) with a Herc. Quite an experience....and Yank grunt food is shite !!

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'kinell you'd not want to catch the hose in the rotor!

 

[figbat]

Do we have Ospreys or just the Yanks ?

Just the Americans. We are renting them space in Suffolk.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Probably an Osprey - they are based at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk.

Do we have Ospreys or just the Yanks ?

Just the Americans. We are renting them space in Suffolk.

Think I read somewhere that special forces use Ospreys. So as it was heading towards Hereford......

If there are no others with such rotors at the wing tips it would have to have been an Osprey. Thanks chaps.

 

[classic33]

Think I read somewhere that special forces use Ospreys. So as it was heading towards Hereford......

If there are no others with such rotors at the wing tips it would have to have been an Osprey. Thanks chaps.

SAS are supposed to have two at their disposal.

The only other one you're likely to see, in the air.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_V-280_Valor

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

SAS are supposed to have two at their disposal.

The only other one you're likely to see, in the air.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_V-280_Valor

Pretty sure it wasn't that Valor. Thanks @classic33

 

[DaveReading]

'kinell you'd not want to catch the hose in the rotor!

Or to cut your own refuelling probe off:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAdpKpppZiA

 

[figbat]

Or to cut your own refuelling probe off:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAdpKpppZiA

This clip came to mind when I saw the refuelling image above. Who designs a helicopter where the rotor disc overlaps a protruding part of it?! I suppose the answer to that is "Sikorsky do".

 

[DaveReading]

This clip came to mind when I saw the refuelling image above. Who designs a helicopter where the rotor disc overlaps a protruding part of it?! I suppose the answer to that is "Sikorsky do".

Amongst others.

A surprising number of Robinsons have cut their own tailbooms off. It's not difficult to do.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

cool site - https://radar.freedar.uk/VirtualRadar/desktop.html

 

[DaveReading]

cool site - https://radar.freedar.uk/VirtualRadar/desktop.html

Looks to be a little out-of-date - I'm just watching a BA 787-10 landing at Heathrow that it hasn't been able to identify.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Maybe, I'm watching a couple of Spitfires zooming around Chelmsford just now.

 

[dickyknees]

cool site - https://radar.freedar.uk/VirtualRadar/desktop.html

I use that as it shows military aircraft.

 

[fossyant]

I use ADS-B Exchange site as well - Saw 4 Military refueling aircraft flying in a line up the East Costs earlier.

 

[fossyant]

Ohh that Freedar site is a bit better !