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Military Aviation => Modern Military Aircraft => Topic started by: Angry Turnip on September 24, 2010, 09:22:52 PM

Title: Ascot 3969
Post by: Angry Turnip on September 24, 2010, 09:22:52 PM: Just heard and saw Ascot 3969 land at BFS Runway 25 to stand F1 on freight apron.

Looked it up and turns out its a Tristar,although when I saw it come in,it looked like a VC-10.

What sounded like a Herc came in just before and went to RAF side;didnt hear the callsign properly.
Title: Re: Ascot 3969
Post by: casper on September 24, 2010, 09:24:20 PM: Quite alot of RAF activity lately.
Title: Re: Ascot 3969
Post by: Angry Turnip on September 24, 2010, 09:27:27 PM: Why cant they come during daylight? :'(

I love VC-10`s and they are soon for the chop,so it would be nice to some good photos of them before thay are all retired.
Title: Re: Ascot 3969
Post by: greglloyd on September 25, 2010, 08:41:43 AM: Heard something loud flying over at about 10:30pm last night. Obviously it was dark and couldn't see what it was. Thought is was a VC-10 by the sound of it? Any ideas?
Title: Re: Ascot 3969
Post by: greglloyd on September 25, 2010, 09:00:26 AM: Maybe it was the Tristar heading back, but I didn't hear the turbofan noise of the RB-211's (the plane had already flown over the house).
Title: Re: Ascot 3969
Post by: planemad12345 on September 25, 2010, 07:55:32 PM: it was a vc-10, seen it
Title: Re: Ascot 3969
Post by: Angry Turnip on September 26, 2010, 02:17:12 AM: I looked it up here:

http://www.the-guide.nl/callsign/country/gb/ (http://www.the-guide.nl/callsign/country/gb/) Thanks to PH for the link.

It said it should be a Tristar,but it looked and sounded(esp on takeoff) like a VC-10 to me.

It`s difficult to ID military stuff in the dark,as the aircraft lighting is different to civvie stuff;no lights illuminating the tail etc.
Title: Re: Ascot 3969
Post by: greglloyd on September 26, 2010, 08:32:29 AM: Ah good. So a VC-10 then? It certainly had that low bypass engine sound to it with very little fan noise and a lot of roar!