Tag: Runway27L

Photo of the Day 22nd October 2023

Posted on October 22, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from tight to left at a low altitude, with flaps deployed from behind the wings, slats from the fro t, and the undercarriage fully extended, suggesting it is just about to land. The plane is mostly white, with a large blue and black birds head covering g most of the forward fuselage, with a similar head on the black tail. There are large "EgyptAir" titles on the mid fuselage, over the wings, with the same titles repeated on the white engine pods, this time in an Arabic script. Behind, grey sky fills the rest of the frame. — SU-GDU, Airbus A330-343, Egyptair, on final approach to Runway 27 Left at London Heathrow, 11th July 2014.

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Photo of the Day 8th October 2023

Posted on October 8, 2023October 7, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from right to left at a low altitude, with the undercarriage retracting, flaps extended behind the wing, and nose raised, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is mostly white, with a deep blue belly, seperated by a thin yellow line, with "Icelandair" titles on the upper forward fuselage. The registration "TF-FIX" is on the rear fuselage, and under the left wing. The tail is a deep blue, with a double yellow ribbon curling around, with "Icelandair" titles in white below it. This same yellow ribbon is on the upturned blue wingtips. The engine pods are painted this same yellow. In the background, the sky is a flat grey. — TF-FIX, Boeing 757-308, Icelandair, seconds after taking off from Runway 27L at London Heathrow, 22nd March 2018.

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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 24th September 2023

Posted on September 24, 2023September 24, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from right to left and slightly away from the camera at a low altitude, with flaps deployed from the rear of the wing, and the main undercarriage doors closing after tucking the wheels away, and the nose raised, suggesting it has just taken off.The front half of the plane is white, with a pale blue wing motif, while the back is pale blue with a similar white wing motif. The rear fuselage and tail are a darker blue, with a stylised image of a red flower, outlined in white, on the tail. There are pale blue "Dream)Liner" titles on the lower rear fuselage. The wings can be seen visibly flexing, the tips being much higher than the root, where they are attached to the body. Pale grey sky fills the rest of the frame. — B-2788, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, China Southern Airlines, seconds after taking off from Runway 27L at London Heathrow, 22nd March 2018.

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Photo of the Day 12th September 2023

Posted on September 12, 2023September 11, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a very low altitude, with undercarriage lowered and flaps deployed from the rear of the wings, suggesting that it is just about to land. The plane is mostly white, with a light blue belly.There are light and dark blue "flybe" titles on the forward fuselage, above a series of 7 different coloured dots. There are also "flybe" titles painted diagonally on the tail and rear fuselage. The engines are white, with "flybe.com" titles. The rest of the frame is filled with a a gorgeous blue sky. — G-FBJI, Embraer ERJ170-200STD, Flybe, on final approach to Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 23rd May 2023.

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Photo of the Day 10th September 2023

Posted on September 10, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from right to left at a low altitude, with undercarriage being retracted and flaps deplyed from the rear of the wings, and the nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is mostly white, with black billboard-style "virgin atlantic" titles across the forward fuselage, as well as along the belly. There is an image of a red-haired woman wearing a red leotart flying through the air, arms stretched out behind her, with a British flag worn as a cloak streaming behind her. The registration "G-VBOW" is visible on the lower rear fuselage, and under the left wing. The tail and part of the rear fuselage is a bright red, with large, seemingly hand-written "Virgin" titles in white, as well as the letters "OW" right at the top of the tail, also in white. The engine pods are the same bright red. Behind, the sky is a fairly intense blue. — G-VBOW, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Virgin Atlantic, powering out of Runway 27L at London Heathrow, 22nd March 2018.

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Photo of the Day 6th September 2023

Posted on September 6, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin propellor-engined airliner accellerating from right to left on a runway. The plane is mostly white, with very small "Stobart Air" titles on the forward door, and just aft of the rear door. The registration "EI-FMK" is on the upper rear fuselage, just forward of the rear door, and just aft of an Irish flag (equal green, white, and orange vertical bands). Grass fills the foreground, while in the background, red and white banded metal towers are behind the plane, made blurry by panning the camera, with trees in the far distance, under a grey sky. — EI-FMK, ATR72-600, Stobart Air, operating for Aer Lingus, starting it’s take off roll on Runway 23 Left at Manchester Airport, 13th March 2017.

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Photo of the Day 20th August 2023

Posted on August 20, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner with it's undercarriage lowered, flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane's body is mostly white, with the section in front of the wings being a golden colour, with a lighter gold and pruple band around the fuselage directly in front of the wings. There are purple "Gulf Air" titles on the forward fuselage, ain an Arabic script above the cabin windows, and in English below them.there are large red "F1" titles on the lower rear fuselage, advertising the Formula 2 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix race. The tail is more or less filled with a large, golden, stooping eagle, an image which also appears in smaller form on the upturned wingtips. The engine pods are mostly purple, with a golden band around the air intakes. The sky in the background is an intense blue, with scatterings of fluff. — A9C-KD, Airbus A330-243, Gulf Air, seconds after taking off from Runway 27L at London Heathrow, 22nd March 2018.

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Photo of the Day 13th August 2023

Posted on August 13, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a very large 4 engined jet airliner flying from right to left, with it's undercarriage being tucked away, flaps extended from the rear of the wing, and the nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is mostly a cream colour, with golden "Etihad" titles on the forward fuselage, in both English, and an Arabic script. The rear fuselage and tail are covered in a geometric design made up of triangles and other shapes in various shades of light and dark brown and grey. The registration "A6-APE" is displayed prominently under the left wing. In the background, the sky is an intense blue. — A6-APE, Airbus A380-861, Etihad Airways, seconds after taking off from Runway 27L at London Heathrow, 22nd March 2018.

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Photo of the Day 2nd August 2023

Posted on August 2, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane is mostly white, with red "Austrian" titles just aft of a stylised red flying bird that looks a bit like an arrowhead. The tail is red, with a thick white ctripe with another red stylised bird in the middle. The engine pods mounted under the wings are red, with white "austrian.com" titles. In the foreground, an expanse of grass leads up to the runway, while a large control tower peeks out from above the planes cockpit. by a large grey hangar on the left of the frame. Above everything else, the sky is a hazy grey-blue. — OE-LWC, Embraer ERJ190-200LR, Austrian Airlines, turning on to Runway 23L for departure at Manchester Airport, 15th May 2019.

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