Month: May 2023

Photo of the Day 31st May 2023

Posted on May 31, 2023 by mancavgeek

Low side view of a twin engined bizjet flying from left to right at low altitude, with it's wheels down and flaps deployed behind the wings. The plane is mostly white, with a red and grey stripe running along the body. The registration "D-IMVK" is visible below the left wing, as well as partially obscured on the engines. behind the plane, the sky is a flat white. — D-IMVK, Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2, Excellent Air, on final approach to Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 18th May 2023.

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Photo of the Day 30th May 2023

Posted on May 30, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner accelerating from left to right on a runway. The plane is mostly white, with blue-green angines and rear fuselage/tail. There are "Aer Lingus" titles and a green shamrock on the upper forward fuselage, and a large green shamrock on the tail. In the foreground, there is a long barrier, alternating red and white sections, dividing up part of a taxiway. In the background is a large ground level cark park visible behind the planes nose and tail, with trees leading up to hills in the background, slowly merging i to haze. — G-EILA, Airbus A330-302, Aer Lingus UK, starting it’s take off roll on Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 6th February 2023.

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Photo of the Day 29th May 2023

Posted on May 29, 2023 by mancavgeek

Low side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a very low level, with undercarriage lowered and flaps deployed from behind the wings. The plane has a dark blue belly with white upper section, seperated by a yellow stripe, with the same basic colour scheme on the engines. There are large "Ryanair" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The tail is dark blue, with a yellow winged Irish harp. The wingtips are split, a blue section heading upwards at around 30 degrees, while a yellow portion points about 30 degrees down. Behind the plane, the sky is a mix of piercing blue, and fluffy white. — 9H-VUN, Boeing 737 Max 8200, Ryanair, flying over the approach lights just seconds before landing on Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 26th May 2023.

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Photo of the Day 28th May 2023

Posted on May 28, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. the plane is mostly white, with large blue "Malev" titles, followed by smaller "Hungarian Airlines" titles and a Hungarian flag, while below the cabin windows are small green "Alitalia partner" titles. The tail and rear fuselage are dark blue, with diagonal red, white, and green stripes, representing the Hungarian flag. In the background are a taxiway and a runway, interspersed with grassed areas, with a an aircraft parking area with several bizjets parked. — HA-LEK, Boeing 737-2K9(A), Malev, taxiing to it’s gate at London Heathrow, 30th October 1994

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Photo of the Day 27th May 2023

Posted on May 27, 2023 by mancavgeek

Low side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at low altitude, with flaps extended and the undercarriage being tucked away, and the nbose raised steeply. The plane is mostly white, with a deep blue belly and engines, and dark blue "British Airways" titles on the lower forward fuselage, with a blue and red ribbon on the upper forward fuselage. The tail is white, with red, blue, and red wavy stripes, seperated by white. Behind, the sky is a gorgeous blue, with patches of hazy white. — G-VIIU, Boeing 777-236ER, British Airways, crossing the airfied perimeter as it powers out of Runway 08L at London Gatwick, 12th September 2014.

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Photo of the Day 26th May 2023

Posted on May 26, 2023May 25, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner moving from left to right, with flaps extended under the wings, spoilers raised on top of the wings, and thrust reversersdeployed on the engines as it decelerates hard after landing on a wet runway. The plane is mostly white, with a deep blue belly and engines, and deep blue "British Airways" titles on the forward fuselage, next to a stylised ribbon, red on one side and blue on the other. The tail has 2 thick wavy red lines, with a wavy blue triangle between them. In the foreground, alternating strips of grass and tarmac can be seen, while the background has a partially hidden light blue plane on the right, with trees filling the width of the frame, and dismal rainclouds completing the picture. — G-EUXD, Airbus A321-231, British Airways, drying the rather damp runway as it lands on Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 4th February 2016.

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Photo of the Day 25th May 2023

Posted on May 25, 2023 by mancavgeek

Close up of the forward fuselage of a jet airliner. The plane is a bright orange, with the white number 200, and sideways "easyJet's 200th Airbus" titles under the cockpit, large white letters "ea" on the forward fuselage just aft of the forward doors, black letters "UI" on the nosewheel gear door. The 2 members of the flight crew are visible in the cockpit, as well as several passengers visible through the cabin windows. In the background, green grass and stretches of tarmac lead up to tall trees in the distance, with bright white sky beyond that. — G-EZUI, Airbus A320-214, EasyJet, also known as The Flying carrot, in a special colour scheme to mark EasyJet’s 200th Airbus aircraft, taxiing past the AVP after landing on Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 5th September 2013.

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Photo of the Day 24th May 2023

Posted on May 24, 2023 by mancavgeek

Rear view of a high-winged 4 engined jet airliner parked facing away from the camera. The plane has a white body, with red tail and engines. There is a mobile airstair attached to one of the doors on the left side. In the background is ahigh-level light rail bridge descending to ground level from left to right, with a large electricity pylon behind that, reaching in to the sky The sky itself is a mix of light blue, and white fluff. — EI-CTY, British Aerospace 146-200A, Virgin Atlantic, parked at London City Airport, 1st November 1994.

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Photo of the Day 23rd May 2023

Posted on May 23, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin propellor engined air liner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly black, with a large white area on the forward fuselage, with blue "Crossair" titles over the cabin windows towards the front. The rear fuselage has white "The Phantom" titles in a fractured font, while the tail has a white half-face mask. The wing-mounted engines are white, with "crossair" titles. behind the plane is a circular teminal building, with a white twin-engined jet airliner parked on the left, facing away from the camera, with "Tunisair" titles on the forward fuselage. In the background, trees run in to the distance, running up the side of a mountain towards the rear. — HB-IZK, Saab 2000, Crossair, in a rather fancy Phantom of the Opera colour scheme, taxiing out at Geneva Cointrin, 5th October 1996.

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PHoto of the Day 22nd May 2023

Posted on May 22, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right with it's undercarriage lowered and flaps deployed from behind the wing, and it's nose raised fairly steeply. The plane has a sky blue belly, the rest being white. There are large "Flybe" titles in light and dark blue on the forward fuselage above some multi-coloured dots, and larger similar titles on the tail and rear fuselage. Behind, the sky is fiding from a clear blue at the top to a hazy white at the bottom. — G-FBJJ, Embraer ERJ170-200, Flybe, climbing out of Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 4th June 2015.

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