Post your interesting aircraft! Thu, 26 Jan 2023 23:39:35 +0000 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 23:39:35 +0000 ADS-B Exchange Community https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/forums/spotting-and-interesting-aircraft.8/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 04:24:56 +0000 https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/today-near-me-in-hawaii-parachute-drop-usmc-using-usaa-ch-47.640067/ https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/today-near-me-in-hawaii-parachute-drop-usmc-using-usaa-ch-47.640067/ invalid@example.com (Kuunanet) Kuunanet https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae5a05 then I stepped outside to see 8 parachutes headed to MCTAB / Bellows AFS. The Marines at MCBH don't have CH-47's - that Chinook is based at Wheeler AAFB, but landed at MCBH after the drop. I'm not going to post the crappy cell phone pix of the parachutes. If I had caught the drop, I'd post.]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2023 21:13:00 +0000 https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/hurricane-hunter-in-honolulu.640065/ https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/hurricane-hunter-in-honolulu.640065/ invalid@example.com (PickleB) PickleB link...shows NOAA's Gulfstream IV-SP (G-IV) 'Gonzo' (N49RF) as being in Honolulu.

It was last in the air on 16/17 January: ADS-B link. I'm not sure if it is a frequent...

Hurricane Hunter in Honolulu]]> 3 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 18:12:08 +0000 https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/raf-usaf-planes-bordering-russia.640066/ https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/raf-usaf-planes-bordering-russia.640066/ invalid@example.com (Michael Sones) Michael Sones
I have recently got into the world of tracking and i am thoroughly enjoying it however I have had an interest in military aviation for years before.

With the activity in Ukraine and the world tension i can understand the need for surveillance aircraft to monitor the situation however was this common practice before the war in Ukraine? I hadn't been monitoring aircraft online before the war so unsure if this is common place or not.

Rivet Joints from both the RAF and USAF operating in...

RAF & USAF Planes Bordering Russia]]> 2 Mon, 23 Jan 2023 17:40:37 +0000 https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/usaf-student-pilots.640064/ https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/usaf-student-pilots.640064/ invalid@example.com (John Sawyers) John Sawyers
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NASA806 (N806NA) north of Ottawa, over Quebec flying with NASA426 (P-3 Orion).

Just thought I'd share.]]> 5 Fri, 20 Jan 2023 04:37:48 +0000 https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/russian-intel-ship-off-west-coast-of-hawaii-island-air-activity.640058/ https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/russian-intel-ship-off-west-coast-of-hawaii-island-air-activity.640058/ invalid@example.com (Kuunanet) Kuunanet Coast Guard, partners tracking Russian vessel off Hawaiian Coast (govdelivery.com) and see DVIDS - Video - Coast Guard, partners tracking Russian vessel off Hawaiian Coast (dvidshub.net) and note the coordinates in the video, There was a lot of USCG helo...

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Reg.:
MM-AV-SA-001
Italy

DB flags:
military

Type: Q4
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
RQ-4 Global Hawk

Type Desc.: L1J

Squawk:
3410

Ground speed:
384 mph

Baro. Altitude:
▼ 56000 ft

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NATO21A
Hex: 4D03C9

Reg.: LX-N90451
Luxembourg

DB flags:
military

Type: E3TF
Boeing E-3A Sentry

Type Desc.: L4J

Squawk:
5550

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IAM1430
Hex: 33FE92

Reg.:
MM62229
Italy

DB flags:
military
Type: B762
Boeing KC-767A

Type Desc.: L2J

Squawk: 2616

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Reg.:
A39-005
Australia

DB flags: military

Type: A332Airbus
KC-30A (A330-200MRTT)

Type Desc.: L2J

Squawk:
n/a

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Interesting plane: https://gdcs.asu.edu/programs/global-airborne-observatory]]> Sat, 14 Jan 2023 09:12:21 +0000 https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/first-e-6-to-visit-hawaii-in-some-time.640045/ https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/first-e-6-to-visit-hawaii-in-some-time.640045/ invalid@example.com (Kuunanet) Kuunanet https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae041b Came all the way from the east coast. A twitter account was following this one and had ACARS data too, https://twitter.com/TheIntelFrog/status/1614044978996461569]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2023 23:18:05 +0000 https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/b-1-flying.640044/ https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/b-1-flying.640044/ invalid@example.com (eccentric-eric) eccentric-eric don't usually see them on here

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View attachment 2128]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:28:29 +0000 https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/f-35-up.640041/ https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/f-35-up.640041/ invalid@example.com (Senor Llama) Senor Llama https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=af351f]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:27:44 +0000 https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/got-a-stratotanker-on-the-screen.639927/ https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/got-a-stratotanker-on-the-screen.639927/ invalid@example.com (ipfd320) ipfd320 Hex: AE04EE

Reg.:
63-8041
United States

DB flags:
military

Type:K35R
BOEING KC-135R/T Stratotanker

Type Desc.:
L4J

Squawk:
6373

https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae04ee]]> 1 Wed, 11 Jan 2023 09:13:08 +0000 https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/looks-like-an-old-caravan-208-just-got-updated.640040/ https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/looks-like-an-old-caravan-208-just-got-updated.640040/ invalid@example.com (Kuunanet) Kuunanet https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a6faad I'll bet this will show up as a Fedex Feeder or to Mokulele Air when the reg is updated. Was seen in PA July this year reg to Southern Airways Express.]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2023 20:48:39 +0000 https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/got-air-force-1-on-the-screen.640033/ https://www.adsbexchange.com/forum/threads/got-air-force-1-on-the-screen.640033/ invalid@example.com (ipfd320) ipfd320

empty callsign
Hex: ADFDF8

Reg.:
82-8000
United States

DB flags:
military

Type:
B742 Boeing
VC-25A

Type Desc.: L4J

Squawk: n/a

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