Random Stuff!

[DarloPlaneBoy]

Couple of weeks ago they were interviewing Rishi Sunak on some incidents on the News and in the background was an RAF 737 I assume this is one of the Wedgetails

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Where was Rishi Sunak being interviewed? If not at BHX, then it's likely that the aircraft was a Boeing P-8 Poseidon.

 

[mullion]

It was at Lossiemouth and he flew over MAN in the morning onTitan A321

 

[Kevin Farnell]

It was at Lossiemouth

Thanks for the clarification.

he flew over MAN in the morning onTitan A321

Why even mention this? It's totally irrelevant to the BHX forum.

 

[Scottie Dog]

Because, in all fairness, it answers your question.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Because, in all fairness, it answers your question.

This answered my question -

It was at Lossiemouth

This -

he flew over MAN in the morning onTitan A321

Has absolutely nothing to do with my question and is totally irrelevant on the BHX forum. I have no interest in what's happening at MAN.

 

[DarloPlaneBoy]

Where was Rishi Sunak being interviewed? If not at BHX, then it's likely that the aircraft was a Boeing P-8 Poseidon.

So it was a Poseidon then. It had a 737 nose so I thought it was a Wedgetail

 

[mullion]

OK he came to east of west midlands on his way

 

[Kevin Farnell]

So it was a Poseidon then. It had a 737 nose so I thought it was a Wedgetail

I believe that the 3 wedgetails are still all in the STS hangar at BHX. I didn't see the interview, so I don't know how much of the aircraft was visible, but the wedgetails have a very large antenna on the rear fuselage. Also, the B707, B727 and B737 all shared the same nose section.

 

[DarloPlaneBoy]

I believe that the 3 wedgetails are still all in the STS hangar at BHX. I didn't see the interview, so I don't know how much of the aircraft was visible, but the wedgetails have a very large antenna on the rear fuselage. Also, the B707, B727 and B737 all shared the same nose section.

It was probably the Nose to the Cockpit visible looked like the 737

 

[jfy1999]

Thanks for the clarification.


Why even mention this? It's totally irrelevant to the BHX forum.

Looking at the first post on this thread, it does say it’s for stuff that’s not on the topic of BHX.

 

[rollo]

So it was a Poseidon then. It had a 737 nose so I thought it was a Wedgetail

Rather more just a nose, both the Poseiden and and Wedgetail are a 737 airframe extensively and expensively modified to forfill specialist military roles. The Wedgetail programme currently estimated cost is £630 million per aircraft or £1.89 billion for cash.The M.O..D. have managed to end up with five very costly radar sets as they never read the contract properly when they reduced the aircraft order from five to three.

The programme is at least 2years behind schedule and likely to slip further and costs increase, they will be at BHX a while yet.

 

[mullion]

Hope the pilots are better than the US ones putting a P-8 in the sea.No wonder we have no army or navy if they are spending that sort of money

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Looking at the first post on this thread, it does say it’s for stuff that’s not on the topic of BHX.

Also says that topics should be local -

Yeah the "Discuss Things Not Related to Aviation" is for the whole forum and sadly very underutilised. I was thinking of something more 'local'.

For instance discussions about the Birmingham area and it's history interest many people but are not directly related to the airport. That's just one example, there are countless more.

 

[JENNYJET]

I love this forum but I truly believe it has become bloated. So many avenues to explore and subforums to navigate, it reminds me of my law studies with each area full of traps !

 

[DarloPlaneBoy]

Local releated as the WMP Helicopter is based at BHX but every couple of weeks It flies over Darlaston doing circuits and hovering around with the light I assume on the white light, Now If It was looking for someone I surely would hear the Sirens of Police so do the Police like to Train Helicopter Staff over areas much like a Bus Driver has Route knowledge do the Helicopter Staff need training of Darlaston to know where suspects could hide and local landmarks. And if not If it is training Then I assume the Police don't use Sirens or come in large numbers to not alarm residents. I only have ever known the Police be searching for someone twice, my dad told me one night he got a text from his Step Daughter my Step Sister to say the Police were in our Estate the Police Helicopter was out and Police kept looking through Gardens asking people apart from our house. The other time was over Pleck when someone got shot and I hear the Chopper never saw it. My Dad found out about it as he was going on the bus that should have gone that way but was diverted. I realise this maybe Information not known but I do wonder and I do know it is Police as they don't track on FR24 and by the lights

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Tomorrow is going to be rough.Up the 21 and up the moors

 

[Brum X]

Hey ;-)

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[GliderPilot]

@DarloPlaneBoy though the police helicopters do not track on FlightRadar they are always visible on sites like 360Radar and ADSBexchange

 

[DarloPlaneBoy]

Npas G-POLV from EMA to Blackbushe clearly visible from Darlaston doing an circle of Walsall and Nearing Aldridge flying at 2,400ft. Police Helicopter must be out of action