Maybe I'm being paranoid but....

[Highlander]

Yes,.. and they have the range,... I havent seen the detailed interior of an Apache, but I remember we were in Akrotiri in Cyprus when an Apache was there the chopper and us were sharing a hanger [ dont ask... ), and we asked if we could look around.

Well the crew were all civies, and they covered up a lot of equipment before we were allowed on,... but they were forth coming with some information,..and range came into that,.. its all down to those stubby wings, they can basicly glide along if need be

As for Stealth, although I was Army I lived on Akrotiri air base in Cyprus, and we used to watch the Blackbirds take off at 0600hrs every day and go almost straight up until we couldnt see them any more,... they simply never leveled off,... they were on their way to the ionisphere, where they spent the day cruising

[BDG]

(28 January 2013, 20:26)Metroyeti Wrote: We get weird chopper activity were I live in newcastle, am near the cost but they often head towards the city centre.

Lots of things go in and out of Newcastle heliport - and there is a lot more travel from ships to land on helis than you would imagine.

(28 January 2013, 21:53)NorthernRaider Wrote: Quick Wiki check says most variants are all weather day and night capable and they live in N Yorks and some place along the A 303 so if they are training with your herky birds they could indeed be flying over prepadays place where ever she lives enroute to the training area??

Where I live, it one of the military low fly routes, does not seem to get used an awful lot for training, but is used for ops. Us now having the Apaches means we will be out playing in them.

Now, as for Heli's spying on people, yeah, it happens, it is usually the cops in summer looking for people growing weed and women naked sunbathing in their back gardens.

[NorthernRaider]

Dont the Black birds leak fluids and fuel they they are porous when they are at ground level, someone on ATS said they did and they did not stop leaking until they heated up when flying fast.

[Highlander]

(28 January 2013, 22:05)NorthernRaider Wrote: Dont the Black birds leak fluids and fuel they they are porous when they are at ground level, someone on ATS said they did and they did not stop leaking until they heated up when flying fast.

Well I cant say for sure, we were never allowed very close to them, and they were not often out sitting on the tarmac,... but we often had a look through the binos,... but never noticed anything like that

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The only thing I know about fuel is that the first Blackbirds, the slim ones only had enough fuel for take off and landing,...so they wouldnt want to loose a lot...

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http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=ht...g&dur=4133

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This one

[NorthernRaider]

(28 January 2013, 22:08)Highlander Wrote:

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http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=ht...g&dur=4133

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This one

Oh I've seen one of those on the ground some place ( I think) at a military air show but I could be mistaken Is the SR71 the same thing?

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Damn I'm getting old all I can remember about the plane I saw was it was black, did not have swept back wings and the pilots wore what looked like a space suit from the mercury program !!!

[BDG]

(28 January 2013, 22:15)NorthernRaider Wrote: Oh I've seen one of those on the ground some place ( I think) at a military air show but I could be mistaken Is the SR71 the same thing?

No, the SR71 is different, lots more modern, that was a U2, very different.

[Highlander]

(28 January 2013, 22:15)NorthernRaider Wrote:

(28 January 2013, 22:08)Highlander Wrote:

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http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=ht...g&dur=4133

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This one

Oh I've seen one of those on the ground some place ( I think) at a military air show but I could be mistaken Is the SR71 the same thing?

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Damn I'm getting old all I can remember about the plane I saw was it was black, did not have swept back wings and the pilots wore what looked like a space suit from the mercury program !!!

yes the first Blackbird was the U2,.. remember that `Blackbird` was only a knickname,....It sounds to me that you saw one, because you discribed it ok,... because most folk would assume something like this has swept back wings and it doesnt,... and the suits they wear are space suits, because they fly above the atmosphere

The one really odd thing that I have always noticed first, is there is never a single marking on them

I have never seen the new one,..or the latest spacey looking one

[NorthernRaider]

Holy shit, I've definately not seen one of those whilst I was awake or sober A That big thing in the picture should be renamed to a
Wothefukizzit Mk1

[uks]

(28 January 2013, 19:22)NorthernRaider Wrote: If we get bad weather in the north east I often find strange aircraft such as Longbow Apaches, Chinooks, Elec/int Lear jets flying over my house instead of their normal routes either over the Pennines of down the coast. Last month I saw 3 of the extended length C130 Herky birds in one day!!

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But then again it could be the Alien grays who control the EU /NWO spying on your veg plot ?

Those are the MK3 hercules, MK1 with a body before and after the wings.

[Straight Shooter]

You do not need to reply to a post....... its not compulsory...if its of no interest just ignore the post WHY ? waste your time ? but do not allow others who may have a different view push your button ...this is a FORUM not a private percieved hologram for singles