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Photo of the Day 1st October 2023.

Posted on October 1, 2023September 30, 2023 by mancavgeek

Low side view of a 4 engined jet airliner flying from right to left at a very low altitude, with landing gear deployed and wheels hanging at random angles, and flaps extended from behind the wings, suggesting it is about to land. The plane is mostly grey, with a creamy-white belly. There are large, maroon, billboard-style "QATAR" titles on the forward fuselage, as well as under the belly. There is the maroon head of a goat like animal with two horns pointing slightly backwards from the top of the head on the tail, with smaller versions on each of the engine pods. Behind, the sky is a flat grey. — A7-AGD, Airbus A340-642, Qatar Airways, flying over Myrtle Avenue on final approach to Runway 27L at London Heathrow, 11th July 2014.

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Photo of the Day 15th August 2023

Posted on August 15, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a single engined light aircraft parked on grass, facing to the right. The plane is mostly red, with cream upper surfaces and tail. The plane has a fixed undercarriage, with white spats with a red stripe covering the main wheels, under the wings. The top of the nose, over the engine, is painted black in front of the cockpit. The outer 1/3rd of the wings is raked upwards to a significant degree. In the background, trees mark the airfields perimeter, under a blue sky. — G-AZVL, Jodel D-119, at City Airport Manchester/Barton, 3rd June 2023.

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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 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 10th May 2023

Posted on May 10, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner moving from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with large golden billboard-style "Emirates" titles in English on the forward fuselage, just ahead of smaller golden tiles in an Arabic script. There is a red line running up from the rear fuselage in to the tail, with green, white, and black stripes coming off it and running across the tail, suggesting the flag of the United Arab Emirates. Large grassed areas crossed by taxiways make up the foreground, with more grass in the background, all under a dramatically grey sky with golden sunlight bursting through at the top. — A6-EGR, Boeing 777-31HER, Emiratesduring it’s take off run on Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 4th February 2016.

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Photo of the Day 31st January 2023

Posted on January 31, 2023 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 7th November 2022

Posted on November 7, 2022 by mancavgeek

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