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Front side view of a glossy black helicopter parked facing to the right on grass, with the motor slowly spinning and the pilots door open. The grey registration "N520EA" is on the side of the engine pods on top of the fuselage, and grey text "MD520N" is on the top of the twin tails at the end of the long, fat tail boom. Notably, there is no vertical rotor at the end of the tail boom. There are 2 people sitting in the heavily glazed cockpit, the person sitting in the right-hand seat wearing a white shirt, and using their hands to demonstrate something to the person in the left hand seat, who is wearing a blue shirt. Green grass fills the foreground, with people sitting or standing behind a green metal mesh fence in the background, and a curved, green corrugated metal hangar behind them on the left, and a large brown brick building on the right. Pretty much everyone in the photo is wearing sunglasses, so it is probably a sunny day.

Photo of the Day 23rd April 2026.

On: April 23, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: AirFrance, AvGeek, aviation, B727, BAE146, BahrainAmiriFlight, Barton, BizJet, Boeing, BritishAerospace, C9, DC9, Douglas, EGCB, EGLL, FlightInternational, FlyIn, Heathrow, JerseyEuropean, KuwaitAirForce, LearJet, LHR, LJ35, London, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD520, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway27Left, ThrowThursday

Side view of a single engined light aircraft parked facing to the left on grass. The plane is covered in wavy black and white stripes, looking vaguely like a zebra would if it had wings. Bright green grass fills the foreground and much of the background, with trees in the distance under blue skies. The tail of another light aircraft can be seen in the background on the left, silver at the front and a black and yellow checkerboard pattern at the rear, overlaid with a red star outlined in yellow, and the black letters "FA" under the horizontal stabiliser.

Photo of the Day 22nd April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 22, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A330, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, BMA, Bradford, BritishMidland, Cherokee, DC10, DC9, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGNM, EGSX, Gloster, HainanAirlines, Kloten, L13, LBA, Leeds, LSZH, MAN, Manchester, Meteor, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, PA28, photography, Piper, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Varig, WingletWednesday, ZRH, Zurich

Side view of a small, single-engined biplane light aircraft taxiing from left to right on a grass airfield. The plane is mostly red, with a pair of white stripes running along the body, overlaid with the white registration "G-HOON" on the rear fuselage. White text on the tail reads "Pitts", in a rather ornate font, with smaller "S-1S" text in a more normal typeface below. The rear, moving portion of the tail is painted in a red and white checkerboard pattern. The upper surfaces of the wings and horizontal stabiliser are covered in a red and white sunburst pattern. The plane's pilot can be seen through the close, blue-tinted cockpit canopy, wearing a grey cloth flying helmet. Short green grass fills the foreground, with slightly longer grass filling the background.

Photo of the Day 21st April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 21, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AirMalta, AvGeek, aviation, B747, BAC111, Barton, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, CanadianAirlines, CorseAir, DC10, Douglas, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EGGW, EuropeanAviation, FRA, Frankfurt, LFPO, LTN, Luton, MAN, Manchester, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, Pitts, planespotting, Runway05Right, S1, SouthSide, Special, TailsTuesday

Front view of a twin engined BizJet taxiing from right to left towards the camera on a wide grey taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with a green squiggle with a grey drop shadow running from under the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, forwards along the body under the passenger cabin window, then up between the cockpit windows and the main door, then rearwards again, over the top of the cabin windows, stopping about half-way along the body S similar strip runs from the bottom left to top right of the tail. There are a pair of bright lights shining in the wing root, creating a slight flare in the image, and causing bright reflections on the fuselage. A large grey and blue hangar dominates the background on the left, with cloudy grey sky filling the rest of the frame.

Manchester Monday 20th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 20, 2026

In: Manchester Monday

Tagged: A300, AdvancedTurboProp, Airbus, AirShow, AirXCharter, Anson, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, Avro19, B767, Barton, BizJet, Boeing, Bombardier, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, Challanger, CheapAir, DC10, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, F27, Fokker, KLU, L1011, L5, Lockheed, MainAir, MAN, Manchester, Monarch, Nipper, PeachAir, Pegasus, photography, PierC, planespotting, Quik, RoyalNetherlandsAirForce, Runway23Left, Runway24, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, SouthSide, T66, Thomson, Tipsy, TransLift, TriStar, Troopship, Woodford

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner facing to the left on a grey runway. The plane has a pale blue belly, and pale and dark blue "FlyBe" titles above a series of yellow, red, and purple dots on the forward fuselage. These titles are repeated on the sides of the engine cowlings with additional "[dot] com" titles, as well as on the tail, minus the dots. Green grass fills the bottom of the frame, with the razor-wire on the top of the perimeter fence visible right at the bottom. More grass in the background leads up to a large grey hangar in the distance on the right, and trees on the left, under blue-grey sky.

Photo of the Day 19th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 19, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: AMS, Amsterdam, AOM, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Boeing, EGCC, EHAM, Embraer, ERJ170, EstonianAir, FlyBe, KLMAsia, LFPO, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, Orly, Paris, photography, planespotting, Runway23Left, RY, Schipol, SouythSide, TU134, Tupolev

Side view of a long, thin, 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is in a pale cream colour, with a gold and red pinstripe running along the body, under the passenger cabin windows. There are large, gold, "Etihad" titles on the upper centre fuselage, with a smaller version in an Arabic script on the upper forward fuselage. There is more Arabic text, in gold, on the lower forward fuselage. There is a large sticker with black and gold text on the upper rear fuselage, with a large black and gold "F1", then smaller text "2016 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix". Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with a mobile set of airstairs with a brown perspex awning over the top seeming to drive towards this plane, and a white van driving from right to left by an airbridge on the left of the frame that seems to hang out of nowhere. Low, grey cargo sheds stretch across the background, with several planes parked nose-in towards them. Taller office buildings and hotels nestled in trees are in the distance, under hazy grey sky.

Photo of the Day 18th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 18, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A340, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BAC111, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, Bulldog, CityHopper, Dublin, EGCC, EGGP, EGKK, EGXI, Etihad, Finningley, FlyOver, FNY, Gatwick, KLM, L13, LGW, Liverpool, London, LPL, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Royton, RyanAir, Saab, ScottishAviation, SF340, Speke, Stansted

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left on a grey runway. The plane is largely white, with a purple, orange, and gold stripe running along the body from just behind the cockpit, with the gold section at the bottom getting slightly wider as it moves backwards, running under the rear fuselage. There are purple "Singapore Airlines" titles on the upper forward fuselage, next to a large Singapore" flag. The tail is purple, with a stylised golden flying bird with wings extended, and an orange stripe on the rear of the tail. Green grass fills the foreground, lining the side of the runway, with a large terminal building in the background, visible under the plane, with several planes parked next to it. Pale blue sky with grey smears of thin cloud fill the top half of the frame.

Photo of the Day 17th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 17, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A350, Aberdeen, ABZ, Aerospatiale, Airbus, AirClassik, AS332, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Boeing, Bristow, DC3, Douglas, Dyce, EDDF, EGCC, EGPD, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, KLM, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, Runway23Left, SingaporeAirlines, SouthSide, SuperPuma

Side view of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with diagonal light and blue bands around the plane's nose, with large black "China Airlines" titles on the upper forward fuselage, next to larger blue "Cargo" text. The black registration "B-18721" is under the upper deck windows, as well as on the upper rear fuselage. The tail is white at the top and a pale purple at the bottom, with a pink and red flower filling most of the rest. The roof of a terminal building fills the foreground, with large air conditioning ducts in the middle, with large grey metal structures on either side of the screen. A large grey hangar fills most of the background, with a white and blue twin engined jet airliner parked in front. Hazy grey skies fill the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 16th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 16, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A340, AdriaAirways, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Boeing, ChinaAirlines, DC9, Douglas, EGCC, EGLL, F70, Fokker, Heathrow, KLMQueensBuilding, KuwaitAirways, L13, LHR, London, LOT, MAN, Manchester, NorthernPrimeterRoad, photography, planespotting, PolishAirlines, Runway09Left, Runway27Right, StanwellMoorRoad, ThrowThursday, TU154, Tupolev

Side view of a white, single-engined light aircraft parked facing to the right on grass. The plane looks very sleek, with smooth flowing lines, and a large bubble canopy over the side-by-side cockpit. The plane has a grey belly, with a thin red stripe separating that from the white, and red registration "G-CGLT" on the side of the rear fuselage. The fixed, nose-wheel undercarriage has white sponsons over the wheels. Green grass fills the foreground, with a strong shadow being cast on the ground, suggesting the sun is high in the sky. More light aircraft can be seen in the background - a red one on the left, a yellow one with a high wing in the middle, and a white and orange one on the right. Trees in the distance meet blue sky.

Photo of the Day 15th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 15, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, BHX, Boeing, Collinstown, CzechAircraftWorks, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, DUB, Dublin, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDL, EGBB, EGCB, EGCC, EIDW, FlyIn, LTU, LufthansaCity, LuxAirBirmingham, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, OldAirportRoad, photography, planespotting, Q400, Runway15, Runway28Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, RyanAir, SportCruiser, TheMound, WingletWednesday

Side view of a single-engined light aircraft parked on grass facing to the left. The plane is mostly white, with a large bubble canopy over the canopy, and a purple stripe running along the body, outlined in dark blue. A similar stripe adorns the top of the tail. Green grass fills the foreground, as well as most of the background, with trees in the distance. A grey and white light aircraft is parked on the left of the frame. Bright but hazy skies fill the top of the frame.

Photo of the Day 14th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 14, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B757, Barton, Boeing, BritishWestIndian, BWIA, Canadair, CRJ100, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EHAM, FRA, Frankfurt, Heathrow, JapanAirLines, Jet2, L1011, L13, Lauda, LHR, Lockheed, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, ModelS, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Schipol, Sidewinder, Smyth, TailsTuesday, TriStar