fatchap Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 Thought the windows where going to shatter this afternoon. Massive explosion type sound, jesus was it loud. Went out front to see if there was any smoke because it sounded really close. Quite a few others where out looking around but nothing to see. Apparently it was two Euro fighters scrambled from an Airbase in Cambridge to intercept a Jet that had lost communications, They escorted it to Stanstead. Never heard a Sonic boom before, And I'm in Essex so what that sounded like in Cambridge I wouldn't like to know. It was heard as far in as Barking and East Ham. It did sound like one hell of an explosion though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) They went from Coningsby in Lincolnshire I believe. https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/sonic-boom-today-fighter-jets-19610259 Edited January 12, 2021 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 I understand they are allowed to go through the barrier at the earliest they can get the speed up which means they are often still at relatively low altitude. Only ever heard it down in South Wales occasionally when Concord opened the throttles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, Walker570 said: I understand they are allowed to go through the barrier at the earliest they can get the speed up which means they are often still at relatively low altitude. Only ever heard it down in South Wales occasionally when Concord opened the throttles. Yes they normally bounce Peterborough and we hear it, but not today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 I experienced the awesome power of one of those jets at an air show a few years back. The sonic force of those engines actually makes your insides jiggle about, a very weird feeling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samboy Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 I heard it too. I was dossing on the settee but soon was wide awake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 it was JAYMO ...getting a bit of practice in...he forgot to turn the radio on................and his handbrake was stuck on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spr1985 Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 I was in Chelmsford Essex heard the boom works transit tipper and my car both shook! Believe it or not it was at 41.1 thousand feet when it broke the barrier For anyone that’s interested there’s a pic below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 11 minutes ago, ditchman said: it was JAYMO ...getting a bit of practice in...he forgot to turn the radio on................and his handbrake was stuck on Wouldn’t be the first time I’ve had to apologise for missing a few calls or incorrect frequency selected. Handbrake, most useless thing as I’ve found it doesn’t work very well whilst airborne. Had a locked on brake on landing into Stansted once, one hell of a cloud of smoke and not a healthy looking tyre either!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 when i was at skool ...it was on the flightpath to Bentwaters....(this was in the 60's...my skool mate was Jerermy Wade from River monsters)....a starfighter came over the skool...2 enormous bangs...shattered 30 windows and blew 5 or 6 doors of their hinges....... happened regular .....really frit you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, ditchman said: when i was at skool ...it was on the flightpath to Bentwaters....(this was in the 60's...my skool mate was Jerermy Wade from River monsters)....a starfighter came over the skool...2 enormous bangs...shattered 30 windows and blew 5 or 6 doors of their hinges....... happened regular .....really frit you And improved that village no end! Edited January 12, 2021 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatchap Posted January 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: And improved that village no end! We had a nuclear bomb go off here in Harold Hill, done 10 pounds worth of damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgy dave Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 funny enough i didnt hear anything only the usual noisy planes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lampwick Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 I was having lunch in my van when I heard it. I thought someone had walloped the back of the van or one of the tyres had exploded and got out to look. I even looked in the back to see if something had popped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 3 hours ago, Jaymo said: Wouldn’t be the first time I’ve had to apologise for missing a few calls or incorrect frequency selected. Handbrake, most useless thing as I’ve found it doesn’t work very well whilst airborne. Had a locked on brake on landing into Stansted once, one hell of a cloud of smoke and not a healthy looking tyre either!!! I bet that left a skidmark 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 5 hours ago, Jim Neal said: I experienced the awesome power of one of those jets at an air show a few years back. The sonic force of those engines actually makes your insides jiggle about, a very weird feeling! During the Gulf war they used to fly hard and low over Bagdad once an hour during the night to keep everyone awake. Once a couple of those have gone over your house at what sounds like roof top level you don't just roll over and go back to sleep. After a couple of nights everyone was exhausted and totally demoralised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 Now maverick has a handbrake on his plane, he pulls it plane slows up fast and he jumps up for other plane to fly under him. Take your plane back jaymo if it don't have one, how on earth are you going to stop it in the air to let another plane past. Jeez they don't think of everything do they these young designers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 15 hours ago, figgy said: Now maverick has a handbrake on his plane, he pulls it plane slows up fast and he jumps up for other plane to fly under him. Take your plane back jaymo if it don't have one, how on earth are you going to stop it in the air to let another plane past. Jeez they don't think of everything do they these young designers. Got a handbrake- just not effective whilst airborne. It’s also called the Emergency parking brake and for hydraulic failure gives you a limited amount of applications. Problem is the anti-skid is non functioning and it’s easy to burst a tyre or four ( they replicate it in the Sim). But, like Mav, we do have ‘air brakes’ which are deployed in stages when required- either to aid a descent or slow down quicker than normal. Full speedbrake shakes the the whole airframe rather impressively and can produce some worried passenger faces 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 19 hours ago, mel b3 said: I bet that left a skidmark 😆 You could possibly rival that mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 57 minutes ago, old man said: You could possibly rival that mate? mine is happening so fast it aint leaving a trace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 3 hours ago, mel b3 said: mine is happening so fast it aint leaving a trace are yu still infectious ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 7 hours ago, ditchman said: are yu still infectious ? Unfortunately yes . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabbit warren Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 i,m in Billericay Essex and i heard it big time looked out to see what it was and the sky was full of birds. must have shock them up as well i was fishing in Norfolk back in the late 80,s and two A10 tank busters decided to stand on there tails and hit afterburn god the lake surface rippled like there was no tomorrow and you felt it go right though you then noise alone was more than enough to frighten any enemy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 A10s don't have afterburners! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabbit warren Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 well there were diamond shape gases coming from there engines when they did whatever they did to go straight up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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