Civilian Aviation

Lets have a thread for civil registered ISR aircraft. Any civil aircraft or helicopter operating Govt/mil contractor Intelligence and Reconnaisance; fishery protection; Police Surveillance; civil Geophysical, oil spill or photo survey; even TV News.

If it is civil registered large or small and has cameras, listening equipment or imaging radars of any kind then add it in.

Here are mine, I've posted quite a few to give a full flavour of the variety available in this theme.

PH-SVY London 13 July 2013 by ACW367, on Flickr

N4NJ Metlife Stadium New Jersey 22 September 2014 by ACW367, on Flickr

N1459 RIAT Fairford 5 July 2012 by ACW367, on Flickr

ZK-XLB Addison 28 November 2008 by ACW367, on Flickr

N824AH Gillette Stadium Foxborough 21 September 2014 by ACW367, on Flickr

N352BC RIAT Fairford 16 July 2011 by ACW367, on Flickr

N96MD Baltimore 28 October 2001 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-BVJT Gloucestershire Staverton 14 June 2014 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-PASE Staverton circa 1998 by ACW367, on Flickr

N510AG RIAT Fairford 16 July 2011 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-SUSX Olympic Road Race Box Hill Surrey 28 July 2012 by ACW367, on Flickr

PH-CGN RIAT Fairford 18 July 2013 by ACW367, on Flickr

N911YY Chicago 11 September 2011 by ACW367, on Flickr

N29S Indianapolis Downtown Heliport 8 October 2012 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-POLA Birmingham 1 June 2012 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-PASH Hersham 1 August 2012 by ACW367, on Flickr

OE-FAT AeroExpo Wycombe Air Park 26 June 2010 by ACW367, on Flickr

N420LE Pasadena 1 January 2007 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-FRAF Waddington 3 July 2010 by ACW367, on Flickr

OO-HSK Brussels 7 September 2013 by ACW367, on Flickr

N430ST Michigan Intl Speedway 15 Aug 10 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-LUXE RIAT Fairford 8 July 2012 by ACW367, on Flickr

N2NJ N9NJ Metlife Stadium Meadowlands 22 September 2014 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-MIND Bournemouth 12 Dec 10 by ACW367, on Flickr

F-GMBA Tour De France Stage 1 Harewood 5 July 2014 by ACW367, on Flickr

I rather hope these photos fit into your 'wants' list ?? all from Norwich over the last three years !!

Keith

N1000 at Norwich 29.11.2012


G-SKYN at Norwich 05.12.2013


N44U at Norwich 10.08.2012

Here's a small collection from me.

2Excel Aviation PA-31 Navajo with Dusty Bin modification


During the British Army 'Pashtun Dawn/Tiger' exercises on Salisbury Plain, contractor operated ISTAR aircraft would overfly frequently. It was always most interesting to listen to the radio communication and target acquisition chatter on the scanner, using everyday events as simulated threats including on one occasion an old lady on a bicycle cycling through Chitterne who was subsequently targeted by a couple of Apaches.

A Diamond DA-42 MPP patrolling over the Wiltshire tribal areas


and Cobham Turbine Islander with the ISTAR pod just visible on the port side


This Airscan Cessna 337 Skymaster was operated on behalf of the US Government over Macedonia. Here it is seen at Dunkeswell in Devon minus the FLIR ball and other gadgets.


One of the much written about fleet of Cessna 406 Caravan IIs that operate over London and SE England.


Finally, I believe that Avdef are a Cobham company and operate in a similar way to the UK based Falcon 20s. The NATO JEWCS are based at RNAS Yeovilton so the Falcon 20s are occasional visitors.


Cessna

Good stuff so far. Some interesting Modifications. Keep them coming.

A few more from me !

N175SA General Atomics Beech


N30LX Lockheed Martin Dragon Star


N360BJ ;-)

A few from me...........

N515AR by zeek_xvs1100

G-MAFF by zeek_xvs1100

OY-CKP by zeek_xvs1100

G-FPLD by zeek_xvs1100

can we include air ambulances? if so here are some of the Herts & Essex ones from me (taken at the Air Britain fly in at North Weald in 2012)....

6761 MD900 G-HAAT engine start by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

6777 MD900 G-HAAT by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

6599 MD900 G-EHAA by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

and a couple of the East Anglian Air Ambulance when it lande don our village playing field and stopped the Sunday football matches
8261 eaaa by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

8276 eaaa by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

the Thames Valley Police helicopter at Ascot Ladies' day June 2014 (shame I can't make that again this year)
7021 G-TVHB by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

I'm sure I've got one of the Essex police one somewhere, will try to find it and add it on.

and as we are doing TV ships, here are some of the french TV helicopters covering the Tour de France when it came through my home village last July:

8873 F-GDXR VIP2 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

8886 F-GCTO VIP5 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

8876 F-GJRP VIP3 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

8928 F-GMBL tv by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

8912 F-GMBL tv by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

Staverton

G-LNAA by Radleigh Bushell, on Flickr

Halfpenny Green

G-HEOI by Radleigh Bushell, on Flickr

G-NETR / G-NTWK by Radleigh Bushell, on Flickr

and a very recent addition from me, Eurocopter G-ESEX of the Essex police last evening while I was doing some bird photography close to their Boreham base, this was on it's return and the observer seemed rather interested in my 100-400 lens being pointed at them!

3063 G-ESEX 11024px by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

Andy

G-OMAF (fisheries protection, I believe?)

Dornier Do-228 | G-OMAF | Cobham Aviation by Kyle Greet, on Flickr

Cheers - Some great examples there across the spectrum of ISR types.

Hope these fit the bill.

Komaki Police by Niall Grant, on Flickr

TV Asahi heli by Niall Grant, on Flickr

EI-ICG, Sikorsky S-92 by Niall Grant, on Flickr

EI-ICG, Sikorsky S-92 by Niall Grant, on Flickr

PSNI, G-PSNI, EC-135 by Niall Grant, on Flickr

French Gendarmarie, F-MJBK, Eurocopter EC-145 by Niall Grant, on Flickr

Niall

Here's the Czech police Bell 412 and Slovak police Bell 429


Here's the Slovak Bell 429 on its own


OK-CZG is a Cessna 208B with a belly mounted sensor array for a variety of aerial survey work

London's Air Ambulance seen at London's "vertical gateway", the Heliport on the Thames. It uses the facility for refuelling and crew breaks. Having just been refuelled it is being pre-flighted and then departs with Battersea rail bridge in the background. The paintwork has somewhat changed since these pictures were taken in 2012.


London's Air Ambulance by Marius Bekker, on Flickr


London's Air Ambulance by Marius Bekker, on Flickr

A few of the suitable visitors and residents at Cranfield:

IMG_1042 by Alex Edwards, on Flickr

IMG_1046 by Alex Edwards, on Flickr

IMG_0332 by Alex Edwards, on Flickr

IMG_2818 by Alex Edwards, on Flickr

IMG_9335 by Alex Edwards, on Flickr

IMG_3444 by Alex Edwards, on Flickr

P1580379 by Alex Edwards, on Flickr

IMG_9495 by Alex Edwards, on Flickr

This Aerospatiale AS355F1 Ecureuil ll (G-LECA) hovered around much of the day during the Airbase (Coventry Airport) airshow of May 2015. Seen here doing aerial photography of the departing De Havilland DH Dove (Devon).


AS355 Ecureuil at Coventry by Marius Bekker, on Flickr

Boeing P-8A Poseidon Awaiting its first flight registered N860DS at Renton 7 November 2017. Will become 169338 in due course

N860DS 169338 Renton 7 November 2017 by ACW367, on Flickr

N50CR North American Rockwell NA-265 Sabre 50 Rockwell Collins Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum McMinnville 12 November 2017. Avionics Testbed.

N50CR Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum McMinnville 12 November 2017 by ACW367, on Flickr

N69F Bell 407 Helicopters Inc KIRO7 Eyewitness News Chopper 7 Renton 7 November 2017

N69F Renton 7 November 2017 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-BEZL Piper PA-31-310 Navajo C 2Excel Aviation AeroExpo Wycombe Air Park 1 June 2017

G-BEZL AeroExpo Wycombe Air Park 1 June 2017 by ACW367, on Flickr

N867EX Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX Cessna Aircraft Company RIAT Fairford 15 July 2017

N867EX RIAT Fairford 15 July 2017 by ACW367, on Flickr

G-DLRA Britten-Norman BN2T Islander ASTOR Britten-Norman Ltd RIAT Fairford 16 July 2017

G-DLRA RIAT Fairford 16 July 2017 by ACW367, on Flickr

N580HW Convair 580 Honeywell International Paine Field 6 November 2017. 1952 vintage avionics testbed.

N580HW Paine Field 6 November 2017 by ACW367, on Flickr

Islander G-BJOH in the Cambridge circuit...
BN Islander CC2 - G-BJOH (ZF573) - Cambridge Airport - 010523 by Professor M, on Flickr

ex-RAF Sentinel R1 N691BD at RIAT 2022
Raytheon Sentinel R1 by Professor M, on Flickr

Globaleye SE-RMS at RIAT 2023...
Saab GlobalEye by Professor M, on Flickr

DA62 MPP Demonstrator at Farnborough last year...
Diamond DA62 MPP by Professor M, on Flickr

A little different, but this one just about fits the bill, given its history...
Lockheed 12A Junior Electra | G-AFTL | Fighter Aviation by Professor M, on Flickr