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Photo of the Day 27th September 2024.

Posted on September 27, 2024 by mancavgeek

Side view of a very purple, high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner moving from right to left at high speed. The plane has large "FlyBe" titles on the forward fuselage in white, and diagonally on the white tail in light and dark blue. There are yellow and red bands around the rear fuselage and front of the tail. Small, white "Stobart Air" titles are over the rear cabin windows, with the registration "EI-FMJ" just below the windows, also in white. Green grass fills the foreground, while grass and trees in the background are smeared into a blur, under bright but hazy skies. — EI-FMJ, ATR72-600, FlyBe, operated by Stobart Air, accelerating along Runway 05 Left at Manchester Airport, as seen from the Runway Visitor Park, 26th January 2018.

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Side view of a white, twin engined bizjet with a black belly, black tail, black engine pods mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, and black upturned wingtips, flying from right to left at a very low altitude, with flaps extended from the rear of the wings, undercarriage lowered, and the nose raised steeply, suggesting it has just taken off.

Photo of the Day 1st September 2024.

Posted on September 1, 2024 by mancavgeek

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Side view of a white and orange, 3 engiend jet airliner with the engines mounted on the rear fuselage, flying from left to right at a low altitude, against a cloudy grtey sky with patches of blue threatening to break through.

Photo of the Day 29th April 2024.

Posted on April 29, 2024April 27, 2024 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 10th November 2023

Posted on November 10, 2023November 8, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a single engined light aircraft flying from left to right at a low altitude. The plane is mostly white, with a red and yellow cheatline running along the body, with the registration "G-BLTW" overlaid in black on the rear fuselage. The tail is white, with a yellow-red-yellow stripe running from front to back. The planes cockpit has a large bubble canopy, with the sun reflecting strongly off the front. In the background, grey cloud fills the frame, with hints of blue peeking through. — G-BLTW, Slingsby T67 Firefly, on final approach to Runway 24 Manchester Airport, as seen from the Airport Hotel, some time after April 1994.

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Photo of the Day 7th August 2023

Posted on August 7, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined bizjet moving from right to left after landing on a runway. The plane is mostly white, with a blue and black stripe running along the fuselage and under the engines. The registration "9H-ALL" is displayed prominently on the tail, with additional grey "CITATION" titles on the engine pods. The flaps are deployed from behind the wings. In the foreground, a wide stretch of tarmac leads up to a gressed area, with the grass partially obscuring the planes wheels. In the background, a tall grey tower dominates the left of the frame, while orange and grey tails are visible behind this plane in the distance, with scattered lighting poles stretching into the moody grey sky. — 9H-ALL, Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2, Luxwing, landing on Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 17th January 2017.

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Bonus Photo of the Day 19th July 2023

Posted on July 19, 2023 by mancavgeek

G-OOBA, Boeing 757-28A, TUI, on final approach to Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 23rd May 2019.

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Photo of the Day 13th June 2023

Posted on June 13, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a high-winged, T-tailed twin propellor-engined airliner facing to the right and slightly away from the camera. The plane is mostly white, with a sandy brown belly, and a thin golden stripe, with blue "Continental Express". There is a white patch on the lower rear fuselage with the registration "F-WWLH". The tail is a deep blue, with a white and golden wireframe globe. Below the tail and behind the tail are other propellor airliners on static display, with occasional people walking around. Above it all, the sky is a flat grey. — F-WWLH/ N14451, ATR 42-500, Continental Express, on static display at Farnborough Air Show, 7th September 1996.

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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 29th April 2023

Posted on April 29, 2023April 29, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner accelerating along a runway on it's take-off run. The plane is mostly white, with large orange "easyJet" billboard style titles on the forward fuselage, with smaller orange "Change for Good" titles under the cockpit windows. The rear fuselage is almost entirely orange, with large "supporting Unicef" titles and the unicef logos (an image of a wireframe globe overlaid with an image of the heads of an adult and a child, surrounded by a laurel wreath). The tail and engines are also orange, with white "easyJet" titles. The foreground is mostly grass, while the background is mostly grass below the plane, with some trees visible above the nose and under the tail. Above, the sky is an ominous grey. — G-EZIO, Airbus A319-111, easyJet, wearing the Unicef special colour scheme, accelerating along Runway 23L at Manchester Airport, 13th March 2017.

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Photo of the Day 21st April 2023

Posted on April 21, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a three engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane has a light grey belly and white upper half, seperated by a thin gold stripe. There are dark blue "Continental Micronesia" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The tail has a white lower section, up to the top of the centre engine cowling, then the upper section is a dark blue, overlaid with a stylised wireframe globe in white and gold. In the foreground is the tail of a smaller plane, mostly red, with green stripes at the top and bottom. The red section has 3 legs, arranged like the spokes of a wheel, joined at the hip and looking as if they are running/rolling. In the background are a handful of black hangars, with some light aircraft parked in front of them, with trees behind. under a yellow-tinged grey sky — N68044, Douglas DC 10-10, Continental Micronesia, taxiing to the cargo ramp to wait to go into one of the maintenance hangars after landing on Runway 06 at Manchester Airport, 21st May 1994.

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