Prop planes over Scotland

Graeme · 2017-11-15T10:53:30+00:00

(Aberdeenshire) Quietly standing in the garden yesterday, hanging out washing, when I heard an unusual noise and, looking up, saw a four engine prop plane fly over the village from the north, then bank towards the west. A few moments later, a second one did the same. Was not wearing my specs, so could not say what type of aircraft they were, or even details of markings. Unusual, though. The only planes we normally see are occasional RAF fighter jets on practice or training flights. Quite often see helicopters flying west to Balmoral, but nowhere there to land a plane. Any thoughts?

Nov 15, 2017 22 Replies

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damduck-egg 8 years ago

French I could understand, they would be trying to develop a bouncing Pomme.

G.Harman

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The Natural Philosopher 8 years ago

Propellors make for excellent low down thrust: They are far better at short take off and landing stuff. And a lot of military planes need to get in and out of small airfields with steep glide paths and climbouts to avoid SAMS.

The are still a few dash 7s in commercial operation around the world too.

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Another John 8 years ago

FWIW that was my first thought: we see them around here (Tyne Valley) fairly often, flaying low, on their way to and from the ranges further North. They almost always fly in a pair.

At certain angles, the under-wing fuel tanks on some variants make them look like they have six engines.

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