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Rear side view of a red, 2 seat autogyro taxiing from right to left with the main rotor locked in place. It is basically a red fibreglass shell wrapped around a metal frame, with a pair of open tandem cockpits with large perspex windshields, with a motor bolted on the back powering a pusher propellor, and another metal frame sticking backwards out of the bottom carrying the red tail on an angular metal boom. An uncovered nosewheel sticks out of the bottom of the fuselage, with a pair of rear wheel on struts, partially covered with red sponsons stick out to the sides from under the engine. The silver registration is on the red tail right at the back.Several metal poles stick out from the engine, just above the rear cockpit, supporting and providing some control to the large, 2-bladed main rotor. Both cockpit seats are filled, with people wearing matching flying suits, with red arms and legs and black bodies, as well as white full-face helmets. Grey tarmac taxiway fills the foreground, with 2 wings of an old, brown brick office building in the background, close enough to possibly be hit if the main rotor was spinning, with a white, high-winged, light aircraft parked between the wings.

Photo of the Day 12th May 2026.

2026-05-12

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 12, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, BritishAirways, Buzz, Canadair, CFD, Cosford, CRJ200, DeHaviland, Devon, DH104, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDL, EGCB, EGCC, EGLF, EGWC, FAB, Farnborough, HawkerSiddeley, HS121, MAN, Manchester, Max, MTOSport, Museum, photography, planespotting, RAFMuseum, RotorSportUK, Runway05Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, TailsTuesday, Trident, Tyrolean

Photo of the Day 8th May 2026.

2026-05-08

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 8, 2026

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

Tagged: A320, AerLingus, Airbus, AirClassic, AvGeek, aviation, B707, Baginton, BHX, Birmingham, Boeing, Canberra, Coventry, CVT, DC3, Douglas, EDDF, EGBB, EGBE, EGCC, EnglishElectric, F27, Fokker, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, JerseyEuropean, MAN, Manchester, MidlandAirMuseum, Museum, OnThisDay, Phoenix, photography, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Right, ShadowMossRoad

Side view of a light helicopter parked on grey concrete facing to the left. The chopper is mostly white, with red trim around the cockpit and on the tail boom. The tail boom has the white registration "G-UPCC" on the red section. A grey prefabricated building with a blue frame is in the background on the right, while a brown brick building with a grey car parked in front is on the left.

Photo of the Day 31st March 2026.

2026-03-31

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 31, 2026

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

Tagged: A300, A321, Airbus, AirIndia, AvGeek, aviation, B7M, Barton, Benson, Beta, EGCB, EGCC, EngineTestBay, MAN, Manchester, Metro, Monarch, MOSI, Museum, MuseumOfScienceAndIndustry, NewAir, OnThisDay, photography, PierB, planespotting, R22, Robinson, Runway23Left, SA226, Swearingen, TailsTuesday

Side view of a single engined light aircraft taxing from right to left across a grass airfield. The plane is a silvery grey, with a black and red stripe swirling it's way along the body, and the black registration "G-CGVT" on the lower rear fuselage. There is black text "Mainair Flying School", alongside a telephone number on the rear half of the tail. Metallic grey spats with black and red stripes cover the wheels on the undercarriage. Two people can be seen in the cockpit through the comically oversized bubble canopy. Green grass fills the foreground and most of the background, with trees on the airfield perimeter, rolling hills in the far distance, and blue sky at the top of the frame.

Photo of the Day 24th March 2026.

2026-03-24

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 24, 2026

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

Tagged: Abbotsinch, AdvancedTurboProp, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B175, Barton, BOAC, Bristol, Britannia, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, BritishOverseasAirwaysCorporation, Cosford, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDLL, EGCB, EGCC, EGPF, EGWC, EuroStar, EV97, Evektor, GLA, Glasgow, L1011, Lockheed, LTU, Lufthansa, MainAirFlyingSchool, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, Museum, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAFMuseum, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, TailsTuesday, TriStar

Elevated side view of a single-engined tri-plane on display facing to the right in a museum. The doped-cloth skin of the plane has a streaky, light brown colour, similar to varnished oak. As well as having 3 stacked wings at the front, there are 3 horizontal stabilisers at the rear. The black words "Bullseye" and "Avroplane" are visible on the sides of the rear fuselage. Creamy-grey floor fills moist of the foreground and part of the background, with a military jet fighter plane visible at the top of the frame.

Photo of the Day 18th March 2026.

2026-03-18

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 18, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: AeroLloyd, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, Avroplane, B777, BimanBangladesh, BizProp, Boeing, C4211, Cessna, Dassault, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDLL, EGCC, EGLL, FA900, Falcon, GoldenEagle, Heathrow, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, Museum, MuseumOfScienceAndIndustry, OnThisDay, PierB, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway09Left, StanwellMoorRoad

Side view of a white military transport helicopter parked facing to the left on a black tarmac taxiway. The helicopter has a blue stripe running along the body and tail boom, with a zig-zag down to below the cockpit windows. Sponsons on the rear fuselage house the main landing gear. A large panel that normally covers the engine has been dropped down, exposing the inner workings. A large sign has been placed against the nose, giving some detail about the aircraft. In the background, crowds of people are visible behind waist-level metal fences, with some tents and other exhibits behind them. Dismal grey skies fill the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 6th March 2026.

2026-03-06

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 6, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: Aerospatiale, AirShow, Archer, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BigginHill, Boeing, BQH, Cougar, EGCC, EGCD, EGKB, EGSX, FighterMeet, FrenchAirForce, GA7, Grumman, HE162, Heinkel, IcelandAir, ImperialWarMuseum, IWM, London, Luftwaffe, MAN, Manchester, Max, Museum, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, PA28, photography, Piper, planespotting, Puma, Runway23Right, SA330, Salamander, ShadsowMossRoad, Volksjager, Woodford

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with blue "Air France" titles on the upper forward fuselage, the black registration "F-HEPD" on the upper rear, and 3 diagonal blue stripes on the tail, getting narrower as they move rearwards, followed by a single red stripe. There is a single bright light on the nose-wheel, flaring in the camera lens. A black runway and a wide grassed area fill the foreground, with a larger, white, twin-engined jet airliner in the background. Trees beyond that meet flat grey sky.

Photo of the Day 4th March 2026.

2026-03-04

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 4, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirFrance, ATR42, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B737, Barton, Boeing, C42, Collinstown, DUB, Dublin, DUS, Dussledorf, EDDL, EGCB, EGCC, EIDW, EuroWings, Hendon, Ikarus, London, MAN, Manchester, Museum, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, RAFMuseum, RoyalAirForce, Royton, Runway23Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, RyanAir, Vulcan, WingletWednesday

Side view of a white, high-winged, twin propellor-engined light aircraft, parked facing to the left in a brown brick hangar. The plane has a pair of green stripes running along the body, widening as they move rearwards, and a green tail outlined in white. The fixed undercarriage has spats covering the top of the wheels, with the top half painted green, the lower half in white. The registration "G-BFBD" is on the rear fuselage in black. Several light aircraft can be seen parked in the background on the left, behind this plane's nose. Brown brick walls stretch across the background, with grey vertical metal support beams at intervals. Boarded-up windows fill the top of the walls.

Photo of the Day 24th February 2026.

2026-02-24

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 24, 2026

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

Tagged: AirAlgerie, AvGeek, aviation, B727, B737, Barton, Boeing, BritishAirways, DeutscheBA, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDL, EGCB, EGCC, F100, Fokker, HawkerSiddeley, HS121, LFPO, MAN, Manchester, MOSI, Museum, MuseumOfScienceAndIndustry, OnThisDay, Orly, ORY, P68, Paris, Partenavia, Pegasus, planespotting, Runway23Left, SouthSide, TailsTuesday, Trident

Side view of a single-engined light aircraft parked facing to the left on yellowing grass, right on the edge of a black tarmac taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with a 2-tone blue stripe running along the body before sweeping up the front of the tail. The registration "G-BPJD" is on the upper rear fuselage, as well as under the left wing. Another couple of planes are parked around it, as well as a couple of wooden buildings on the right. A long bridge reaches over the horizon on the left, with blue-grey sky filling the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 22nd February 2026.

2026-02-22

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 22, 2026

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

Tagged: AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, Aviodome, B777, Barton, Boeing, ChinaAirlines, EGCB, EGCC, EHAM, F27, F27FriendshipAssociation, Fokker, Friendship, Galpoin, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, Museum, OnThisDay, OrbiGeorgian, planespotting, QatarAirways, Rallye, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, Schipol, SchipolSunday, Socata, TU154, Tupolev

Photo of the Day 5th February 2026.

2026-02-05

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 5, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B767, BEA, Boeing, Bonn, BritAir, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, BritishEuropeanAirlines, BrusselsAirlines, Canadair, CGN, Chieftan, Cologne, Cosford, CRJ100, EDDK, EDI, Edinburgh, EGCC, EGPH, EGWD, EHRD, Köln, MAN, Manchester, Museum, Navajo, OnThisDay, PA31, photography, Piper, planespotting, RJ100, Rotterdam, RRoyalAirForceMuseum, RTM, Runway23Right, SouthSide, TulipAir, Turnhouse, V701, Vickers, Viscount

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