Some BFO military transport circled a few times over my house yesterday - four engined and T tail. I'd guess at either a C17 or that new Airbus monstrosity.
Yes, the C-17 and the Airbus A-400M are pretty difficult to tell apart, even though the 'bus has props.
The way to tell them apart is the sound. The A400M sounds weird. Those 8 sets of contraprops give off an odd warbling quality. See them fairly often around here, makes my head feel strange....
Doesn't work if you're driving a car and one hoves into view. I've seen a lot of both types while trucking along the A40 nr Brize, and it's especially difficult to tell them from the rear. You just can't see the props, and the T tail is almost identical from that view.
It puts me in mind of the old MoD Recognition Journals that were around in the 60s, those two would make an ideal pairing for one of their quizzes.
Yeah, I KNOW the mag had 'Restricted' printed all over the place, but I knew the right people.
