Tag: Chieftan

Photo of the Day 27th August 2023

Posted on August 27, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right and slightly away from the camera at a low altitude, with it's flaps deployed from behind the wings and the landing gear extended, suggesting it is about to land. The plane has a mostly white body, with the upper forward fuselage being a deep blue. There are large, light blue "bmi" titles on the forward fuselage, covering the passenger cabin windows, with smaller, white "BritishMidland" titles above. The tail has a modified Union Flag, in light blue and white on the bottom half, and dark blue and light blue on the top half, with white "bmi" titles across the middle. The engine pods are white, with a diagonal red band running over the top of the front. The registration "G-BVZH" is prominent on the rear fuselage, just aft of the rear door. Behind the plane, the sky is a flat grey. — G-BVZH, Boeing 737-5Q8, bmi British Midland, on final approach to Runway 28L at London Heathrow, some time late 2000-early 2001.

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Photo of the day 6th July 2023

Posted on July 6, 2023July 6, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin propellor-engined light business aircraft parked facing to the left. The plane is mostly white, with black "Huawei P20 Pro" titles on the nose and engine cowlings, the registration "G-YEOM" in black on the lower rear fuselage and under the left wing, and a red circle with a white apostrophe in the center, next to red "Vodafone" titles on the upper rear fuselage. The tail is red, with diagonal white "Huawei" titles. In the background, a large, green, open square metal frame can be seen, in front of a large grey hangar on the right of the frame. Above, the sky is a light blue-grey. — G-YEOM, Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain, in a combined Vodafone/Huawei advertising colour scheme, lining up on Runway 23L at Manchester Airport, 15th May 2019.

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Photo of the Day 27th June 2023

Posted on June 27, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin propellor engined business aircraft moving from right to left, with the nose lifted slightly off the ground as it rotates off the runway. The plane is mostly white, with a thin blue and gold stripe running along the body from the nose, widening behind the cabin windows, before sweeping up to occupy most of the tail. The registration "G-LYDF" is on the tail in large golden letters. In the background is a large grey-brown hanger, behind which is a white jet airliner with "Avro RJX" titles on the forward fuselage. — G-LYDF, Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain, taking off from Runway 23L at Manchester Airport, 15th March 2017.

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