McDonnellDouglas – MancAvGeek

Side view of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner parked facing to the left. The plane is mostly white, with a blue belly, and blue "Kabo Air" titles on the upper forward fuselage, between the upper and lower deck cabin windows. A blue circle with a red outline is on the tail, with a stylised white lightning bolt (or possibly upper case letter "N") in the middle. A tall, grey lighting pole in the foreground partially obscures the tail-cone and tail. Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with various white airport trucks and mobile airstairs gathered in the bottom right corner. Trees fill the background, under grey skies.

Photo of the Day 28th May 2026.

On: May 28, 2026

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AirSerbia, AirUK, AustrianAirlines, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Boeing, DC10, Douglas, EGCC, EGLL, F27, Fokker, Friendship, Heathrow, Iberia, KaboAir, L13, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway09Left, Runway28Left, StanwellMoorRoad, ThrowThursday

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Side view of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner parked facing to the right on a large section of concrete apron. The plane is almost entirely white, with large, golden "Emirates" titles on the forward fuselage, between the 2 passenger deck windows. A large, diagonal version of the United Arab Emirates flag fills the tail and part of the upper rear fuselage. Grey taxiways and a strip of green grass fills the foreground, with several more jet airliners parked in the background, with trees in the distance, under grey sky.

Photo of the Day 26th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 26, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: A380, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, CaernarfonAirWorld, Dash8, DeHaviland, DeHavilandCanada, DH89, DHC8, Dragon, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDF, EDDL, EGCB, EGCC, EGGP, Emirates, FRA, Frankfurt, Garuda, JohnLennon, KlasJet, L13, Liverpool, LPL, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Rapide, Sabena, TailsTuesday

Photo of the Day 22nd May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 22, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A310, Airbus, AirShow, ArmyAirCorp, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Beaver, Boeing, CrossAir, DeHavilandCanada, DHC2, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, Iberia, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, MiddleEastAirlines, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Runway23Right, Saab, SF340, ShadowMossRoad, ThisDay, TUI

Front side view of a glossy black helicopter parked facing to the right on grass, with the motor slowly spinning and the pilots door open. The grey registration "N520EA" is on the side of the engine pods on top of the fuselage, and grey text "MD520N" is on the top of the twin tails at the end of the long, fat tail boom. Notably, there is no vertical rotor at the end of the tail boom. There are 2 people sitting in the heavily glazed cockpit, the person sitting in the right-hand seat wearing a white shirt, and using their hands to demonstrate something to the person in the left hand seat, who is wearing a blue shirt. Green grass fills the foreground, with people sitting or standing behind a green metal mesh fence in the background, and a curved, green corrugated metal hangar behind them on the left, and a large brown brick building on the right. Pretty much everyone in the photo is wearing sunglasses, so it is probably a sunny day.

Photo of the Day 23rd April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 23, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: AirFrance, AvGeek, aviation, B727, BAE146, BahrainAmiriFlight, Barton, BizJet, Boeing, BritishAerospace, C9, DC9, Douglas, EGCB, EGLL, FlightInternational, FlyIn, Heathrow, JerseyEuropean, KuwaitAirForce, LearJet, LHR, LJ35, London, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD520, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway27Left, ThrowThursday

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner facing to the left on a grey runway. The plane has a pale blue belly, and pale and dark blue "FlyBe" titles above a series of yellow, red, and purple dots on the forward fuselage. These titles are repeated on the sides of the engine cowlings with additional "[dot] com" titles, as well as on the tail, minus the dots. Green grass fills the bottom of the frame, with the razor-wire on the top of the perimeter fence visible right at the bottom. More grass in the background leads up to a large grey hangar in the distance on the right, and trees on the left, under blue-grey sky.

Photo of the Day 19th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 19, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: AMS, Amsterdam, AOM, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Boeing, EGCC, EHAM, Embraer, ERJ170, EstonianAir, FlyBe, KLMAsia, LFPO, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, Orly, Paris, photography, planespotting, Runway23Left, RY, Schipol, SouythSide, TU134, Tupolev

Side view of a white, single-engined light aircraft parked facing to the right on grass. The plane looks very sleek, with smooth flowing lines, and a large bubble canopy over the side-by-side cockpit. The plane has a grey belly, with a thin red stripe separating that from the white, and red registration "G-CGLT" on the side of the rear fuselage. The fixed, nose-wheel undercarriage has white sponsons over the wheels. Green grass fills the foreground, with a strong shadow being cast on the ground, suggesting the sun is high in the sky. More light aircraft can be seen in the background - a red one on the left, a yellow one with a high wing in the middle, and a white and orange one on the right. Trees in the distance meet blue sky.

Photo of the Day 15th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 15, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, BHX, Boeing, Collinstown, CzechAircraftWorks, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, DUB, Dublin, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDL, EGBB, EGCB, EGCC, EIDW, FlyIn, LTU, LufthansaCity, LuxAirBirmingham, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, OldAirportRoad, photography, planespotting, Q400, Runway15, Runway28Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, RyanAir, SportCruiser, TheMound, WingletWednesday

Side view of a single-engined light aircraft parked on grass facing to the left. The plane is mostly white, with a large bubble canopy over the canopy, and a purple stripe running along the body, outlined in dark blue. A similar stripe adorns the top of the tail. Green grass fills the foreground, as well as most of the background, with trees in the distance. A grey and white light aircraft is parked on the left of the frame. Bright but hazy skies fill the top of the frame.

Photo of the Day 14th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 14, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B757, Barton, Boeing, BritishWestIndian, BWIA, Canadair, CRJ100, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EHAM, FRA, Frankfurt, Heathrow, JapanAirLines, Jet2, L1011, L13, Lauda, LHR, Lockheed, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, ModelS, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Schipol, Sidewinder, Smyth, TailsTuesday, TriStar

Front view of a blue, 2 seat gyrocopter parked facing the camera. The aircraft has no wings, but instead a rotor like a helicopter, but also has a pusher propellor at the rear. The fuselage is dark blue on the top surfaces, with a creamy white belly. It is parked on a small concrete slab surrounded by grass, with a brown wooden fence separating the airfield from parked cars, with tall trees behind, under pale grey skies.

Photo of the Day 12th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 12, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: AfricanInternational, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B737, B757, Barton, BizJet, Boeing, Britannia, BritishAirways, DC8, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EHAM, Gyrocopter, Heathrow, LearJet, LHR, LJ35, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, MTOSport, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, RotorSportUK, Schipol, SchipolSunday, TAGAviation, Varig

Side view of a single engined light aircraft parked on tarmac facing to the right. The plane is mostly white, with a black belly, and a thick yellow stripe running along the body, over-laid with the black registration "G-BKAE" on the rear fuselage, the last letter partially obscured by the slightly up-turned wing-tip. White spats cover the fixed main landing gear, under the wings. A man with short dark hair and beard, wearing a blue top, can be seen in the cockpit, possibly running an engine test, as the propellor on the nose looks to be slightly blurred. Black tarmac apron fills the foreground, with a green hangar on the right of the frame in the background, with cars parked behind the plane on the left, with brown brick buildings beyond that. Flat white sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 9th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 9, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A340, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, CrossAir, D120, DO328, Dornier, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, Heathrow, Jodel, LHR, LithuanianAirlines, LoganAir, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, NorthernPerimeterRoad, ParisNice, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, SouthSide, ThrowThursday, VirginAtlantic

Side view of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner moving from right to left along a runway with the rear panel of one of the engines slid back, exposing the thrust reversers, suggesting it has just landed. The plane is mostly white, with large gold "Emirates" titles in English on the upper forward fuselage, between the 2 rows of passenger windows, and smaller titles in an Arabic script a bit further back, over the wings. A waving United Arab Emirates flag (red vertical bar on the left, with equal green, white, and black stripes on the right) covers the tail and part of the rear fuselage. Golden calligraphic art made up of the characters that make up the airlines Arabic name adorns the engine pods, the cowling of the inner engines split as the rear portion has moved backwards to expose the thrust reversers. Another runway stretches across the foreground, lined by green grass, while a pair of large grey hangars dominate the background, under pale blue-grey sky.

Photo of the Day 5th April 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 5, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: A380, Airbus, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, BAC111, BritishAircraftCorporation, BritishWorld, EGCC, EHAM, Emirates, F70, Fokker, KLMCityHopper, L1011. TriStar, Lockheed, MAN, Manchester, MandarinAirlines, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, photography, planespotting, RoyalJordanian, Runway23Right, Schipol, SchipolSunday, SouthSide