Johnny Dioxin Posted May 3, 2016 Posted May 3, 2016 (edited) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36188979 We heard it - but I don't know how people in Yorkshire would have done! Coningsby is less than 20 miles away - but North Yorkshire (where the unresponsive aircraft was flying) is considerably further. Why would they wait that long before speeding up to intercept? Seems a bit strange to me. I suppose they could have been already under way when the alert started, and once the lack of reponse was confirmed, after a set procedure, increased speed to intercept. I can imagine they get scrambled even more than we hear about, for false alarms, and they won't be wanting to upset civvies too much! Edited May 3, 2016 by Brixmis Rig: Asus TUF GAMING B650-PLUS; Ryzen 7800X3D ; 64GB DDR5 5600; RTX 4080; VPC T50 CM2 HOTAS; Pimax Crystal Light I'm learning to fly - but I ain't got wings With my head in VR - it's the next best thing!
Emu Posted May 3, 2016 Posted May 3, 2016 The intercept target was going from Paris to Newcastle, so the Typhoons would probably have had to fly over Yorkshire to get to it.
Johnny Dioxin Posted May 3, 2016 Author Posted May 3, 2016 Undoubtedly - I'm just surprised that they didn't go supersonic straight away, like they normally do. Maybe they though it was time to upset a different bunch, rather than the local lot, who normally do all the complaining! :lol: Rig: Asus TUF GAMING B650-PLUS; Ryzen 7800X3D ; 64GB DDR5 5600; RTX 4080; VPC T50 CM2 HOTAS; Pimax Crystal Light I'm learning to fly - but I ain't got wings With my head in VR - it's the next best thing!
Emu Posted May 3, 2016 Posted May 3, 2016 The worst part is, I had my earphones in listening to music. The misses said, "what the hell was that?" I said, "huh, what was what?"
Pman Posted May 3, 2016 Posted May 3, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36188979 I can imagine they get scrambled even more than we hear about You're not wrong :megalol: Pman
DTWD Posted May 3, 2016 Posted May 3, 2016 Undoubtedly - I'm just surprised that they didn't go supersonic straight away, like they normally do. Maybe they though it was time to upset a different bunch, rather than the local lot, who normally do all the complaining! :lol: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36188979 We heard it - but I don't know how people in Yorkshire would have done! Coningsby is less than 20 miles away - but North Yorkshire (where the unresponsive aircraft was flying) is considerably further. Why would they wait that long before speeding up to intercept? Seems a bit strange to me. There isn't one sonic boom. You would technically hear it everywhere along the journey. I suspect they probably had the hammer down pretty early on which means they wouldn't have been supersonic all that long. Regards [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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