What's goin' on here??

[Garry Russell]

On the subject of aircraft movements seen on radar

EC-402 Airbus A.400M has just gone into the Bristol area...probably Filton if anyone is in the area and fancies a giggle

[DarrenL]

On the subject of aircraft movements seen on radar

EC-402 Airbus A.400M has just gone into the Bristol area...probably Filton if anyone is in the area and fancies a giggle

Very low isn't it.

[Garry Russell]

It needs to be low to land

[NigelC]

C/S AIB401

It's a bonny performer... flight plan filed at 400 knots/ FL320...that gives it 80 kts over a C130J!

[Garry Russell]

It's actual FN as broadcast by radar was MSN3F123 and was at 31,000 when I saw it on radar

Odd as it is Spanished registered but using a French Hex number 34314B...it's assigned is 48481A

This is the first time I've seen a code from a different country from the registration

Maybe it's different with test registrations which in Airbus case stays with the code. The reg for it's transmitted code is F-WWMS.

It might have been transferred and the change not been caught up with yet.

[DarrenL]

It needs to be low to land

Hasn't landed yet, it's been up and down and around in circles, just like the French.

Down as low as 350ft, currently back up over 1000ft

[Garry Russell]

Ah right

Cheers

I saw it over the Bristol area it was very low and as I went to click on on it a few mins later it had vanished so I thought it had landed...must have passed through a black hole

How many are flying now?...this in msn 002

[TSR2]

Think there is 4 complete flyable airframes Garry.... actually one of them may be the ground testing one

[Garry Russell]

Hi Ben

I know there is at least one none fl yer ground tester but was not sure about the flayers.

They seem quite low key about it but perhaps that's a good thing

If they draw attention and make promise the delays up to now will be highlighted where as it stands they just seem to be getting on with it.

[NigelC]

Here ya go


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