Tag: Runway09L

Photo of the Day 9th July 2023

Posted on July 9, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a 4 engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, with the undercarriage extended, flaps deployed from the back of the wings, and the nose raised slightly, indicating that it is on final approach to a runway. The plane is mostly white, with a blue stripe running along the fuselage, with black "Kuwait Airways" in English titles on the upper forward fuselage, and in an Arabic script further back, over the wings. There are black "kuwaitairways.com" titles on the lower rear fuselage. The tail is white, with a thick light blue stripe running along the tail, overlaid with a stylised image of a flying bird, with black "Kuwait Airways" titles at the base of the tail. Behind, the sky is a flat light grey. — 9K-ANB, Airbus A340-313, Kuwait Airways, on final approach to Runway 09L at London Heathrow, 18th March 2016.

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Photo of the Day 2nd July 2023

Posted on July 2, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at low level, with undercarriage locked down and flaps deployed behind the wing, suggesting it is just about to land. The plane is mostly white, with a dark blue belly, and dark blue "BritishAirways" titles on the lower forward fuselage, behind a twisted dark blue and red ribbon. The tail is white, withswirly red, blue, and red stripes. Behind, the sky is a flat grey. — G-ZBJD, Boeing 787-8, British Airways, on final approach to Runway 09L at London Heathrow, 11th July 2014.

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Photo of the Day 25th June 2023

Posted on June 25, 2023June 24, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a very large 4 engined jet airliner flying from left to right at low level, with the undercarriage fully extended, flaps deployed bewhind the wing, and nose raised slightly, suggesting it is about to land. The plane is mostly white, with the rear fuselage and tail painted red. There are large, billboard style dark grey "QANTAS" titles on the forward fuselage, between the 2 rows of cabin windows. There are also large green "Wallabies" titles over the wing, slightly obscured by the wing from this angle. Between the rear of the wing and the red portion of the rear fuselage, there is a yellow drawing of an kangaroo, with smaller green "Wallabies" titles below. The red tail is overlaid with a white winged kangaroo, wearing a yellow jersey. The engines are white, with a red triangular flash containing a white winged kangaroo. Behind, the sky is a flat grey. — VH-OQH, Airbus A380-842, Qantas, in the Australian Wallabies colour scheme, advertising the Australian national Rugby Union team taking part in the 2016 Rugby World Cup of Nations, on inal approach to Runway 09L at London Heathrow, 18th March 2016.

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