Tag: JetRanger

Photo of the Day 4th September 2023

Posted on September 4, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane's body is mostly white, with "Delta" titles on the upper forward fuselage just aft of an upward-pointing red triangle. The registration "N861NW" is on the upper rear fuselage, just aft of a small USA flag. The tail is dark blue, with a red triangle pointing roughly north-west, and the white number "3361" right at the top. In the foreground, a chain-link fence topped with rolls of razor-wire runs along the bottom of the frame, with a strip of grass between it and the taxiway. In the background, trees and bushes on the distant airfield perimeter can be seen under the tail and in front of the nose, with light blue sky and white cloud fill the top of the frame. — N861NW, A330-223, Delta Airlines, taxiing past the Aviation Viewing Park at Manchester Airport after landing on Runway 23R, 27th September 2013.

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Photo of the Day 17th July 2023

Posted on July 17, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a single propellor-engined aircraft with a rotory wing on display in a museum, facing to the left. The plane is mostly silver, with a black cover on the engine at the front. There are 2 open cockpits, one behind the other, for the 2 occupants, with 4 metal struts extending upwards from the corners around the forward cockpit to an aerodynamic cover which holds the rotor hub for the rotary wing. the undercarriage has 3 struts securing each forward mainwheel to the fuselage. There is a large blue, white, and red roundel on the side of the fuselage, with another on the top of the fuselage directly above, , with the serial "k4232" next to it. In the background, white support beams for the roof are visible, with other aircraft exhibits dotted around the place. — K4232, Avro 671 Rota I (a license-built Cierva C.30A), Royal Air Force, on display at the RAF Museum, Hendon. 4th March 1996.

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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 14th April 2023

Posted on April 14, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a three engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with a silver belly, with a red stripe running from nose to tail covering the passenger cabin windows. There are black "Martinair Holland" titles on the upper middle fuselage, and "Martinair" titles on the centre engine cowling. The tail has a stylised red letter "M". In the background, a large blue, grey, and white hangar fills the rest of the frame. — PH-MBN, Douglas DC10, Martinair Holland, Douglas DC10-30CF, taxiing in front of a large hangar at Manchester Airport, 13th September 1992.

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Photo of the Day 8th January 2023

Posted on January 8, 2023 by mancavgeek

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