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Comment by Oggy posted on What in the world is this "thing"? at 23/03/2011 - 22:18
I do not remember commercials being that fast.
Comment by Oggy posted on What in the world is this "thing"? at 23/03/2011 - 19:54
Comment by Oggy posted on What in the world is this "thing"? at 23/03/2011 - 19:10
Comment by Oggy posted on What in the world is this "thing"? at 23/03/2011 - 17:20
I was about 7 when I went to my first airshow and was the only one in my age group standing there with a big grin as the Lightning roared down the runway and pitched 85deg nose up. Everyone else was bawling their eyes out. I was in the RAF for a while and have done 20 years in flight simulation, so I claim some spotter points as well.
I have had a look at Google images and the nearest I can find to what I saw is this(go to page three).
Don - wise man.
Comment by Oggy posted on What in the world is this "thing"? at 23/03/2011 - 13:25
I used my eyes to reference the size against a known object (a 747).
Welcome back Anvh
Comment by Oggy posted on What in the world is this "thing"? at 22/03/2011 - 20:48
[IMG]http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc222/Oggy3323/IMGP0365a.jpg[/IMG]
Comment by Oggy posted on What in the world is this "thing"? at 22/03/2011 - 20:08
...Of course the clocks change at the weekend...
Comment by Oggy posted on Another pointless thread at 22/03/2011 - 20:07
Oggy your one looks a lot like the lunar module reentering the earth, with the triple balloon above it. What year did you say you took this photo again?
Comment by Oggy posted on What in the world is this "thing"? at 22/03/2011 - 15:44
Chinese lantern - no.
Comment by Oggy posted on What in the world is this "thing"? at 22/03/2011 - 12:29
Official Boeing 747-400 cruising speed - 567 mph (Mach 0.85) from: http://www.boeing.com/commercial/747family/pf/pf_400_prod.html
Other sources give Mach 0.855 with a max of 0.92.
Still doesn't shed much light on what the object is though
As I ran through the figures I was surprised how similar the angular velocities were. I have seen the space station twice and my perception was that it was significantly faster.
I am convinced what I saw was a balloon of some sort. Unfortunately I have lost most of my contacts in the aircraft industry so I could not find out any more.