Nigel_
Second Officer
Flight distance : 388642 ft
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Genghis9 Posted at 2018-1-30 09:24
Yeah the sneaky Bass-tards, they know they should be painted orange
Well to be honest, same here, no supersonic low level when in country, only over water i.e. well off the coast. High alt mach is permitted in special use areas (MOAs) and all flights must be logged.
We don't have NOTAMs for normal low flying in the low flying areas so no point checking them!
But the low flying areas are well marked on the map, if people bother to check.
They do occasionally hit Mach 1 accidently; I remember them breaking the glass in the school fire alarm button, one of the few times the fire brigade turned up since it was as real alarm instead of a practice! However they always get into trouble when they do, so it doesn't happen often.
Very occasionally they do it intentionally:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-41496812
"A loud bang that shook homes across Suffolk was a sonic boom caused by military aircraft, police said.
People reported hearing what sounded like an "explosion" throughout the county, including in Stowmarket, Leiston, Framsden and Grundisburgh, at 08:35 BST.
The RAF said Typhoon aircraft were authorised to travel at supersonic speed for "operational reasons".
It said it "regretted" any inconvenience caused.
The RAF said Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon aircraft were launched from RAF Coningsby to intercept a civilian aircraft.
Jenny Denham, from Eye, said: "I thought it was a terrible explosion."
Others reported "glass rattling", "animals going crazy", "houses shaking" and "birds flying everywhere".
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