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Low aircraft over Cavan

  • 02-05-2021 11:31AM
    #1
    bridest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭


    Hello,
    How could I find out what low aircraft was flying over Cavan on either Wednesday or Thursday night.
    It sounded like a large propellor aircraft flying low !


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  • #2
    faoiarvok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 645 ✭✭✭faoiarvok


    bridest wrote: »
    Hello,
    How could I find out what low aircraft was flying over Cavan on either Wednesday or Thursday night.
    It sounded like a large propellor aircraft flying low !

    Probably this?
    https://touch.boards.ie/thread/post/117036916


  • #3
    bridest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭bridest


    faoiarvok wrote: »
    Probably this?
    https://touch.boards.ie/thread/post/117036916

    Thanks, what the hell was it doing ?


  • #4
    Growler!!!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭Growler!!!


    bridest wrote: »
    Thanks, what the hell was it doing ?

    Flying over I'd say;). The turbo props don't climb as high as jets and on a clear night they can sound quite loud. The prop design on that machine is from a bygone era when noise was not a factor for NIMBY's to complain about.


  • #5
    faoiarvok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 645 ✭✭✭faoiarvok


    bridest wrote: »
    Thanks, what the hell was it doing ?

    Lots of NATO war games on on the Atlantic these days, probably heading back to a UK base after that.


  • #6
    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 10,162 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    Growler!!! wrote: »
    ........The prop design on that machine is from a bygone era when noise was not a factor for NIMBY's to complain about.

    Based on this vintage design:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_L-188_Electra


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  • #7
    EchoIndia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,441 ✭✭✭EchoIndia


    It made a quick transit stop at Mildenhall and continued to points east.


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