Now unless the government have been testing a new plane, I guess that wind
might be to blame for this.

www.toon-army.com/sky2.jpg

Taken 15/5/04 Washington, Tyne and Wear.

Regards

Paul

"Paul Appleby" paul@6amDOTcoDOTuk wrote in message
. ..
Now unless the government have been testing a new plane, I guess that wind
might be to blame for this.

www.toon-army.com/sky2.jpg

Taken 15/5/04 Washington, Tyne and Wear.

Regards

Agreed! I've never seen anything like it before. Try some of the aviation
newsgroups?
JB

"Paul Appleby" paul@6amDOTcoDOTuk wrote in message
. ..
Now unless the government have been testing a new plane, I guess that wind
might be to blame for this.

www.toon-army.com/sky2.jpg

Taken 15/5/04 Washington, Tyne and Wear.

I am a little puzzled why you find it weird.

I would guess that you were looking NW and the trailing aircraft did a
routine turn over the Newcastle VOR (radio beacon) and then set heading for
his next point (perhaps the Talla VOR or maybe Glasgow)

The thinning of the trail at the 'kink' is probably simply a coincidence
that the aircraft happened to pass through a patch of less moist air at the
very point it made its turn. Straight contrails often have gaps/thinning
for this reason.

Jack (and just to bore those who already know) retired airline pilot /
current glider pilot (but we don't leave contrails!!!)

Paul, Ive posted a similar image taken on the 19th Feb here at Guildford on
the web page-

As Jack has mentioned, I'm afraid they are just ordinary contrailing
overflights..

Phil
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/phil.layton/meteo.htm

"Paul Appleby" paul@6amDOTcoDOTuk wrote in message
. ..
Now unless the government have been testing a new plane, I guess that wind
might be to blame for this.

www.toon-army.com/sky2.jpg

Taken 15/5/04 Washington, Tyne and Wear.

Regards

Paul

[Apologies to Phil, I initially sent this reply directly to him
instead of to the group]

Sorry, I seem to be missing something here.....

I live directly under the flight-path out of Manchester airport,
and see contrails of all shapes and sizes. What seems unusual
about these particular contrails to you both? There doesn't
appear to be anything unusual about them to me.

BTW, please disregard the email address in the headers of this
email, it is an address which has been addressing spam to my
personal email account, and I am hoping that they will receive
some of their own treatment!

Regards, Joe

"Phil Layton" wrote in message
...
Paul, Ive posted a similar image taken on the 19th Feb here at
Guildford on
the web page-

As Jack has mentioned, I'm afraid they are just ordinary
contrailing
overflights..

Phil
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/phil.layton/meteo.htm

"Paul Appleby" paul@6amDOTcoDOTuk wrote in message
. ..
Now unless the government have been testing a new plane, I
guess that wind
might be to blame for this.

www.toon-army.com/sky2.jpg

Taken 15/5/04 Washington, Tyne and Wear.

Regards

Paul

"Jack Harrison" wrote in message
news:dLMpc.595$OQ6.152@newsfe1-win...

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Jack (and just to bore those who already know) retired airline pilot /
current glider pilot (but we don't leave contrails!!!)

Not even during a very exciting flight ?! ;-)

Jon.

Joe,

There is nothing unusual about the contrails. I only took the picture
because it was sunset and it was orange!

Phil

Everybody -

This particular contrail which I caught a few years ago has something of the
"oh, EXPLETIVE DELETED" about it... but according to Jack Harrison it's an
abrupt manual course change (:

http://82.39.120.183/bestof/ispy2901.jpg

Les

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Sorry, Phil. I usually equate "Strange" to mean "Unusual".

Joe

"Phil Layton" wrote in message
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Joe,

There is nothing unusual about the contrails. I only took the
picture
because it was sunset and it was orange!

Phil

Ooops! Sorry again,I see I should be addressing Paul and not
Phil!

Joe
"Phil Layton" wrote in message
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Joe,

There is nothing unusual about the contrails. I only took the
picture
because it was sunset and it was orange!

Phil