FLIGHTRADAR24 Russian plane to Washington ?

[nasturtiumkiller]

Anyone know what this is ?

www.flightradar24.com/RSD898/30e449fe

Wow! Let's hope it's something big and the end for Putrid!

Unusual?

Oooh

same plane was in Berlin in April.

Genuine question from someone who knows nothing about these types of things.

If a plane is in the sky without permission/approval, does it show up on Flightradar? Ie is it the radar that picks them up and then they are shown. Or is it an illustration of all the planes that have told 'the authorities' they're flying?

What happens if someone just takes off and tells no-one? I think this is where the military come in?

So while the OP seems to be suggesting that either this plane is Putin going over to duff up the Yanks, or to say 'you know what, I CBA with this any more, I'm going to live out my days on a beach in Borneo', what's really going on here?

I now see there are a few Eurofighter Typhoons hanging around over the North Sea.

https://www.flightradar24.com/GUNFTR31/30e49f25

Is this where we're supposed to start adding up 2 + 2 =5?

Ooo interesting. Never seen one of those planes before 😬

Putin has a plane just like this one

I can spot about 7 currently round the north east coast / North Sea 🥸

Either way, I can't see if any more

They've turned the transponder off so it can't be on flight radar anymore.

The history shows the plane route stopping mid North Sea ?

No, it went from Moscow, direct north then over Norway towards Greenland.

Russia has an embassy in Washington so I'm not sure how remarkable it would be for a Russian plane to be flying there.

I didn't suggest anything , I'm just curious if anyone knows what it is doing.

It seems to have disappeared off FR24 now. Wonder if they have switched off transponder or it's in a low coverage area ?

Wagner main man??

There's been a typhoon flying around here this morning. Its been over Salisbury way just flying around.

Just checked and it's still flying in circles.

It's still on there in blue. Tracked by satellite.

I can see 6 RAF planes flying about the North Sea atm.

It's thread like this that make me love Mnet.

It's unlikely to be putin himself going over

We are speculating

Haven't they been asked to leave?

Air forces, including the RAF, don't keep their planes on the ground and only send them up when there's something troublesome happening. The pilots, ground crews, traffic controllers, radar operators, computer systems people, etc, all have to train, practice, and keep their competences current.

Ooh I'm only a flight radar person when my children are flying somewhere but this is interesting. I can see 4 RAF fighters near Skegness.

No. You can see their website here.

Looks like it's landed?