Sonic boom over Coventry
12 April 2012, 08:06 PM
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Sonic boom over Coventry
Anyone hear it?
12 April 2012, 08:07 PM
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That's all that I've heard too seems a bit strange tho..
12 April 2012, 08:15 PM
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heard it on radio 2 this morning, they said that 2 Typhoon's had been scrambled to an emergency call from a civilian helicopter, and where already on the way to it when the pilot of the helicopter realised he'd made a mistake!
12 April 2012, 08:18 PM
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The bang was around 18:20 not this morning lol
12 April 2012, 08:22 PM
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Yes I heard it over here in Kenilworth,,,,thought it was canons over at the castle at first, but then heard about the mod press release..
12 April 2012, 08:23 PM
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LOL, had i heard a sonic boom through the radio i reckon i would be needing new ears
12 April 2012, 08:26 PM
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Are they not allowed to do them then?
12 April 2012, 08:26 PM
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12 April 2012, 08:29 PM
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Not allowed to exceed the speed of sound over land in peacetime I think. This is why, maks a ****ing loud bang and everyone panics and phones the police and stuff
Me, I think they should be allowed to give it the beans everywhere
12 April 2012, 08:31 PM
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Heard it here in Carterton, 20 miles west of Oxford. It was loud enough that I thought there had had been an accident outside!
12 April 2012, 08:49 PM
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sonic boom....
did anyone else hear this ...it was massive in swindon...
12 April 2012, 08:50 PM
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12 April 2012, 08:51 PM
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Pretty cool! But what sort of emergency signal from a small civilian helicopter would warrant this kind of response?
12 April 2012, 08:51 PM
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And sounded just like thunder?
12 April 2012, 08:51 PM
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12 April 2012, 08:53 PM
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Pretty cool! But what sort of emergency signal from a small civilian helicopter would warrant this kind of response?
The 'copter pilot had seen someone doing 35mph in a 30 zone!
12 April 2012, 08:53 PM
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I bet they are doing training for the Olympics.
12 April 2012, 08:53 PM
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it sounded like a car cash or the roof fallin in....
12 April 2012, 08:55 PM
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Pretty cool! But what sort of emergency signal from a small civilian helicopter would warrant this kind of response?
"Muslims are hi-jacking this helicopter"
You know Tony is going to suggest it.
12 April 2012, 08:56 PM
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12 April 2012, 09:07 PM
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thanks for that ...but aready seen this on sky news.... and everone chattin about it on facebook..
12 April 2012, 09:07 PM
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Hello mate it was really loud i think we should all run for the mountains now before its to late.
12 April 2012, 09:11 PM
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Exceeding the sound barrier is illegal over land in UK (and probably lots of other countries) in peacetime, plus what good is scrambling a Typhoon to help a helicopter in trouble. What could they do after all, apart from shoot it down?!
12 April 2012, 09:17 PM
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12 April 2012, 09:17 PM
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we dont have any mountains in swindon ...we would have to go to wales.. but im back at work tomorrow,i may get called to wales...
12 April 2012, 09:42 PM
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i saw the typhoon over bath,it looked like it was going to crash going real slow.
12 April 2012, 09:45 PM
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we dont have any mountains in swindon ...we would have to go to wales.. but im back at work tomorrow,i may get called to wales...
i will run and hide up the ridge way
is what i ment to say
12 April 2012, 10:12 PM
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How loud is it then because I have no idea what a sonic boom should sound like?
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12 April 2012, 10:30 PM
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QRA aircraft, so can go supersonic over land if "necessary".
12 April 2012, 10:59 PM
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did anyone else hear this ...it was massive in swindon...
Oh yeah... Was very loud, thought it was another car accident out front. They did finally mention it on radio news at 7 pm... Can't really buy into the helicopter theory tbf
12 April 2012, 08:15 PM
did anyone else hear this ...it was massive in swindon...
is what i ment to say
