Early hours of today

[anonymous-user]

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[Lefty Guns]

anonymous said:

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I bet Lou is walking like John Wayne today if she's just been fked by a fast jet.

[AshVX220]

That sounds intersting, was it a single engine glow or twin? Or was it too far away to tell?

[Eric Mc]

Something much louder than normal took off from Farnborough at around 7.30 am

[AshVX220]

Eric Mc said:

Something much louder than normal took off from Farnborough at around 7.30 am

Same thing happened at around 9am also Eric, I was outside the office having a smoke.

[AshVX220]

anonymous said:

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I think the only single engine (or single exhaust anyhow) jet we operate now is the Hawk isn't it?

[eccles]

AshVX220 said:

anonymous said:

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I think the only single engine (or single exhaust anyhow) jet we operate now is the Hawk isn't it?

And if that glowing it's on fire!

[bumblebee]

I know that a few years back the RAF did a few low level transits over London in the early hours of the morning as part of radar trials/tests with the Tornado. IIRC a suitable densely built up area was needed, and at a time of day when they wouldn't conflict with all the commercial air traffic into LHR/LCY/LGW.

I don't imagine you are likely to get a definite confirmation of what it was, but i wouldn't be suprised if it was a similar type of sortie. It must have been about 15 years ago when I witnessed it but I remember being woken by the first and then seeing out my bedroom window the second Tornado of the pair heading south over the ridge north of London where I live at about 500-600'agl and probably 300kts. That would have put them about 1000'agl over the centre of London.

[AshVX220]

eccles said:

AshVX220 said:

anonymous said:

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I think the only single engine (or single exhaust anyhow) jet we operate now is the Hawk isn't it?

And if that glowing it's on fire!

Don't you get faint engine glow from Non-after burner use then?

If so, I doubt it was some kind of test as they wouldn't go to after-burner for a test surely?

Interesting story, unfortunately I doubt we'll get to the bottom of it.