I wonder what this guy was doing: https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae17ab&lat=53.551&lon=1.576&zoom=9.3&showTrace=2022-02-15&trackLabels Top...
Looking at the history, it seems to have a rather high share of landings at air force bases. Pope, Langley (2022-02-11), ... Yup, looks like it...
Diplomatic missions are also flown by military planes. At least all that I know of. ;-) Basically, all government planes are usually operated by...
Or just buy a few of these planes and allow random people on missions from his companies to use them. Or even hold a lottery inside the companies,...
What do you mean? The aircraft is Sofia, the flying IR telescope. See...
Yes, there's two of them. 16+01 and 16+02. They used to be the German version of Air Force One, flying our president or the chancellor. In 2020,...
I'd guess some diplomatic exchange. Germany flies a number of those as well, to move diplomats (e.g. ambassadors) around. I'm not sure, but I...
I know it was windy all day long but I think the wind had died down in the evening somewhat. I noticed the flight because it overflew me and...
Hi, does a plane count as interesting that looks like it nearly went into takeoff stall? See...
Hi, not sure if this belongs here, but I just found this one: [ATTACH] A Boeing 727 belonging to an oil spill response company doing a racetrack...
I didn't see the number, but I'm sure we're talking about the same mission. That's why I said nice catch. F-15Es seem to be flying out of that...
Nice catch! :-) They seem to fly F-15s every once in a while around Lakenheath, but one going on a mission to Czechosovakia, air-to-air refueling...
The NASA 747 hosting the SOFIA IR telescope is flying again: [ATTACH] https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aa0db8 IMHO, one of the more...
Ok, I'll bite. If I had that requirement, I'd just flash directed lights at each other, similar to what they did on ships 100 years ago. Just...
Yup, most "modern" planes are of the type "Jack of all trades, master of none". Examples for that: Tornado, Eurofighter, F-35, Space Shuttle...
Just spotted this baby: [ATTACH] It looks like either a test flight or pilots keeping current. https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=508035
Update: here's the picture: [ATTACH] (Sorry I couldn't get to the airport in time - I'm in Home Office and supposed to be working. :) Edit: how...
Spotted this today: [ATTACH] https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a09d9f I'll try to catch the plane on approach with my camera... (I live a...
The US Army are quite into using the names of famous former members as callsigns. They also frequently fly DUKE callsigns:...
Very unique aircraft, as wiedehopf already said. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratospheric_Observatory_for_Infrared_Astronomy (I spotted...
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