Johnny Dioxin Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 (edited) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36188979 We heard it - but I don't know how people in Yorkshire would have done! Coningsby is less than 20 miles away - but North Yorkshire (where the unresponsive aircraft was flying) is considerably further. Why would they wait that long before speeding up to intercept? Seems a bit strange to me. I suppose they could have been already under way when the alert started, and once the lack of reponse was confirmed, after a set procedure, increased speed to intercept. I can imagine they get scrambled even more than we hear about, for false alarms, and they won't be wanting to upset civvies too much! Edited May 3, 2016 by Brixmis Kneeboard Guides Rig: Asus B650-GAMING PLUS; Ryzen 7800X3D ; 64GB DDR5 5600; RTX 4080; VPC T50 CM2 HOTAS; SN-1 Pedals; VR = Pico 4 over VD Wireless + Index; Point Control v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emu Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 The intercept target was going from Paris to Newcastle, so the Typhoons would probably have had to fly over Yorkshire to get to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Dioxin Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 Undoubtedly - I'm just surprised that they didn't go supersonic straight away, like they normally do. Maybe they though it was time to upset a different bunch, rather than the local lot, who normally do all the complaining! :lol: Kneeboard Guides Rig: Asus B650-GAMING PLUS; Ryzen 7800X3D ; 64GB DDR5 5600; RTX 4080; VPC T50 CM2 HOTAS; SN-1 Pedals; VR = Pico 4 over VD Wireless + Index; Point Control v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emu Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 The worst part is, I had my earphones in listening to music. The misses said, "what the hell was that?" I said, "huh, what was what?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pman Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36188979 I can imagine they get scrambled even more than we hear about You're not wrong :megalol: Pman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTWD Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Undoubtedly - I'm just surprised that they didn't go supersonic straight away, like they normally do. Maybe they though it was time to upset a different bunch, rather than the local lot, who normally do all the complaining! :lol: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36188979 We heard it - but I don't know how people in Yorkshire would have done! Coningsby is less than 20 miles away - but North Yorkshire (where the unresponsive aircraft was flying) is considerably further. Why would they wait that long before speeding up to intercept? Seems a bit strange to me. There isn't one sonic boom. You would technically hear it everywhere along the journey. I suspect they probably had the hammer down pretty early on which means they wouldn't have been supersonic all that long. Regards [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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