Fighter jet flying over sussex

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

an Iraq Army plane has just taken off from Gatwick (well within the last hour) Never seen that before at Gatwick.

Yup, reckon SOMETHING unusual has been going on. Like I posted earlier, when I looked on flightradar24 about an hour ago, there wasn't a single commercial airliner being shown over Sussex south of Gatwick.

 

[el punal]

A very fast jet (aren't they all?) flew over Sainsbury's in Hedge End about an hour ago. Mind you it could have been Tony Bloom with our new striker on board en route for press conference and presentation.

 

[Eastleigh Seagull]

Bit of a flaw if engaged in a dog fight and the enemy pilot deploys flares responsibly enough.

Right - just consulted with the Typhoon pilot who works outside my office. I was being too simplistic - essentially the aircraft will always fly with what looks like a missile on the wing tip - it isnt a missile its part of the Defensive Aid Suite - on the next station coming in from the tip is the chaff dispenser which also looks like a missile. When flying training missions it will also carry a bomb on that station - almost always a dummy bomb - as that is the most likely operational configuration and it means the aircraft computer acts like a missile is there. The aircraft is, as you would expect, run by computer, which adjusts the flying capability of the aircraft according to what it thinks the aircraft is carrying - so if youre in a mission and drop a bomb the instant the bomb is released the computer will alter the limits of the aircraft accordingly. You couldnt pull a 9G climb with a full weapons fit so the computer stops you doing that - as weight is dropped both through fuel burn and releasing weapons the computer increases the limits of what the aircraft can do.

In summary if youre in a dogfight though you would want to be in that aircraft - it has limitations elsewhere (which are being rectified) but its shit hot at air to air stuff.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Southwick Tunnel probably closed for 'maintenance' soon

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

Eee woz worryin' moy doorg.

 

[Willy Dangle]

There is a military flight path near Burgess Hill East to west. Don't tell anyone though as we not supposed to know about it. Only ever seen choppers though.

 

[StonehamPark]

Bit of a flaw if engaged in a dog fight and the enemy pilot deploys flares responsibly enough.

Right - just consulted with the Typhoon pilot who works outside my office. I was being too simplistic - essentially the aircraft will always fly with what looks like a missile on the wing tip - it isnt a missile its part of the Defensive Aid Suite - on the next station coming in from the tip is the chaff dispenser which also looks like a missile. When flying training missions it will also carry a bomb on that station - almost always a dummy bomb - as that is the most likely operational configuration and it means the aircraft computer acts like a missile is there. The aircraft is, as you would expect, run by computer, which adjusts the flying capability of the aircraft according to what it thinks the aircraft is carrying - so if youre in a mission and drop a bomb the instant the bomb is released the computer will alter the limits of the aircraft accordingly. You couldnt pull a 9G climb with a full weapons fit so the computer stops you doing that - as weight is dropped both through fuel burn and releasing weapons the computer increases the limits of what the aircraft can do.

In summary if youre in a dogfight though you would want to be in that aircraft - it has limitations elsewhere (which are being rectified) but its shit hot at air to air stuff.

Sorry to be 'that guy' but an F18 isn't a 'dogfighting' aircraft.

 

[Stat Brother]

Heard it over Portslade but Portslade is still intact, or at least as intact as Portslade gets.

Well there's an opportunity missed.

 

[Insel affe]

an Iraq Army plane has just taken off from Gatwick.

Is this it ?

 

[rmc_15]

It was an F15 and going a bit quick!

 

[Insel affe]

It was an F15 and going a bit quick!

Says rmc_15 are you a fan of all things 15 ?

 

[Frampler]

Sorry to be 'that guy' but an F18 isn't a 'dogfighting' aircraft.

An F18 also isn't a Typhoon: that's name for the Eurofighter.

 

[chucky1973]

Is this it ?

very similar, but with the flag.

 

[Eastleigh Seagull]

Sorry to be 'that guy' but an F18 isn't a 'dogfighting' aircraft.

Ummm - it is - its an air superiority fighter. And we were talking about the Typhoon anyway?

 

[Biscuit]

From Peacehaven, into Brighton, and over to Worthing.

Very impressive noise.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Says rmc_15 are you a fan of all things 15 ?

He can't answer - he's up to 15 posts.

 

[Insel affe]

very similar, but with the flag.

Well their fecked then..... it did not have a plastic propeller on...........

 

[East Preston Gull]

Apparently we are under imminent attack from terrorists! Now would be a great time to "amend" our out of date snooping laws. Those laws were last updated before Xmas.:-SS

 

[The Fifth Column]

Been over goring twice now.... Reports on Twitter say it's carrying missiles..... Unusual to say the least?

A warplane carrying missiles!? Whatever next, soldiers carrying guns and warships containing sailors no doubt! I can't see whats unusual about that at all. In any case if they are big enough to be seen clearly as it flies past they could well be additional fuel tanks which many people assume are mahoosive great bombs or missiles.

 

[Questions]

Will this affect the Victoria to Brighton trains ?