Fighter Jet at Baldonnel

daithi666

Hi,

Woke up this morning to a very loud and different sounding jet engine. Looked out and it was high enough and to me looked like a fighter jet taking off eastbound. Anybody know what the craic was with this plane?

vulcan57

Don't know for sure but it maybe another french Alphajet. They are regular visitors to Baldonnell.

peter1892

Around 10 am? I heard a loud noise in D24*, sounded like a fighter jet rather than a civilian plane, looked up but it was gone! Maybe that mythical Aer Corps F16 has been delivered! :P

*I hear loud noises in D24 a lot, most of them come from 4-wheeled things with bad spoilers & hole in the exhaust

Steyr

FAF6410 and FAF6411 departed Baldonnel around 0930 routing direct to RAF Valley.

FAF6412 departed at 0945 on the same route and FAF6413 went after.

Alpha Jets indeed.

goldenbrown

at around 0945 heading east over d24 at fcuk off speed, looked like a fun plane

FiSe

Alpha Jet is a fun plane

Steyr

Just another heads up there is also a French Air Force KC-135 ( C-135FR ) in Dublin Airport.

amen

what is an alpha jet?

Tenger

Steyr wrote: »

Just another heads up there is also a French Air Force KC-135 ( C-135FR ) in Dublin Airport.

Spotted it this morning. Was gone before 1230 when I got back. Damn bumpy taxi ruined my shot, I have a long grey blur near the tower.

Steyr

amen wrote: »

what is an alpha jet?

Ok...am:p

An Alpha Jet is a light jet attack and advanced trainer aircraft co-manufactured by Dornier of Germany and Dassault-Breguet of France.

Over 480 have been built. Very successful aircraft indeed and also the primary aircraft in use with the French Airforce Display Team The "Patrouille de France".

Hope that helps.

vulcan57

amen wrote: »

what is an alpha jet?

Maybe this might help.

skelliser

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvAfhMc5BjA

mk6705

I heard two of these when I was in France. The first one woke me up and when the second one passed I thought someone was outside with a digger banging on the ground. A few days after one passed over head, couldn't get over the loudness of it! It went passed too fast for me to get a good photo.

Steyr

Adro947 wrote: »

A few days after one passed over head, couldn't get over the loudness of it!

They are noisey little buggers considering they do not have re-heat/afterburners, even louder still when flying slow with flaps and airbrake deployed.

V Bull

Is this a C-130 heading for Baldonnel this afternoon @ 1615hrs ??



Sorry for quality of photo.........cheap camera.

Steyr

Hi V Bull, its definately a C-130 but i cannot see any markings.

Tenger

V Bull wrote: »

Is this a C-130 heading for Baldonnel this afternoon @ 1615hrs ??

Good catch.......my own shots were crap as the sun dazzled the camera. Love the hint of sideslip as it approached.

V Bull

Hi Steyr, thanks for that, yep, it crept up on me, didnt even hear it coming and had past bye by the time I got the little camera out from under the car seat.

May be with your contacts or know how, you can find out who they are..

EchoIndia

USMC KC-130 serial 164598. USN C-9 also present.

Steyr

Here are a few shots of "Ranger75" departing Baldonnel.

Departed at 15:20 today heading to LIMRI for the ocean crossing.

http://frequencydb.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 0&start=50
For the Number crunchers:USMC KC-130T serial 164598, and as posted There is also a USN C-9 present.

BAL has been very busy this week with US mil visitors - presumably in connection with the new US Ambassador's arrival in Ireland and the 4th of July celebrations.

A C-12 King Air departed this morning heading north.
US Navy C-9B 159113 arrived yesterday.
US Coast Guard Gulfstram 5 01 was in earlier in the week.
USAF C-40C 02-0203 arrived last Saturday and stayed for a few days.

EchoIndia

Can you repost link to C-130 photos pl.

Steyr

EchoIndia wrote: »

Can you repost link to C-130 photos pl.

Here ya go.

http://www.frequencydb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=5281&start=50