Not something you see everyday

[nmg]

ias and I live less than a kilometre and a half from Southampton Airport, and about half a kilometre from the landing and takeoff flight path, so we're used to a lot of air traffic. What we weren't expecting to see was a rather low flyover by a B-1B Lancer with its wings swept full forward. Rather louder than we're used to, too. I guess that it's Farnborough this weekend, then?

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[marklesuk.livejournal.com]

Farnborough starts on Monday going on til end of next weekend. and at the moment bet we can trump you for aircraft noise. mind you two years ago I was out for a walk with some other mums and then it got all noisy. turned round to set what the godawful racket was and a stealth bomber flew over us at only about three times tree height.

handy tip for hte enemy they might be invisible to radar but they are the noisiest aircraft I have ever heard.

lil

[andre-powell.livejournal.com]

All depends what you are using to look at it. Nothing quite like saying to a USAF pilot if he has seen a Rapier 2 recently :)