Tag: Runway28L

Photo of the Day 27th August 2023

Posted on August 27, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right and slightly away from the camera at a low altitude, with it's flaps deployed from behind the wings and the landing gear extended, suggesting it is about to land. The plane has a mostly white body, with the upper forward fuselage being a deep blue. There are large, light blue "bmi" titles on the forward fuselage, covering the passenger cabin windows, with smaller, white "BritishMidland" titles above. The tail has a modified Union Flag, in light blue and white on the bottom half, and dark blue and light blue on the top half, with white "bmi" titles across the middle. The engine pods are white, with a diagonal red band running over the top of the front. The registration "G-BVZH" is prominent on the rear fuselage, just aft of the rear door. Behind the plane, the sky is a flat grey. — G-BVZH, Boeing 737-5Q8, bmi British Midland, on final approach to Runway 28L at London Heathrow, some time late 2000-early 2001.

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Photo of the Day 28th July 2023

Posted on July 28, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of an all white twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. There are red "Friendly Low Fares" titles in the upper fuselage over the wings, diagonal red "Jet2.com" titles on the tail and upturned wingtips, and both sets of titles on the engine pods. In the background, trees and bushes mark the airfield perimeter, running off into the distance. On the horizon, the dish of a radio telescope can be seen over the planes cockpit on the right of the frame. Above, the sky is a hazy bright white. — G-GDFV, Boeing 737-85F, Jet2, taxiing past the Aviation Viewing Park after landing on Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 27th September 2013.
Space geeks might want to look at the radio telescope at Jodrell Bank visible way, way off in the distance. just over the cockpit.

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Photo of the Day 23rd June 2023

Posted on June 23, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner flying from right to left at very low level, with undercarriage extended, flaps deployed from the rear of the wing, and the nose raised steeply, suggesting it has just taken off. The plane is mostly white, with large "Air Transat" titles in blue on the forward fuselage. The rear fuselage and tail are dark blue, with the outline of a light blue star on the tail, while the body has the word "Welcome", in English, and in several other languages. In the background is a large terminal building, with a couple of orange and white planes parked in front, the lowest part of which is partially obscured by the heat haze from the hot engine exhaust. The sky is a rather ominous grey. — C-GTSH, Airbus A310-308, Air Transat, taking off from Runway 23R at Manchester Airport, 26th January 2018.

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Photo of the Day 14th May 2023

Posted on May 14, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a three engined jet airliner flying from left to right at very low level, it's main wheels on the runway, with the nose raised so that the nose wheel is several feet above the runway. The plane is all white, with a thin black line running along most of the fuselage under the cabin windows. The only indication of ownership is an emblem on one of the rear-mounted engines, a dark blue circle with a white star in the centre, with bars on either side, indicating this belongs to the United States Air Force. Behind it is a large terminal building with a coule of large jet airliners parked, with big yellow airbridges connecting them to the building. — 83-4615, Boeing C-22B (Boeing 727-35), United States Air Force, landing on Runway 28L at London Heathrow, 18th February 1997.

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Photo of the Day 2nd May 2023

Posted on May 2, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined bizjet flying at low altitude with it's flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and the nose raised fairly significantly. The plane is mostly white, with a gold, brown, and black stripe starting under the nose, running along the body, then sweeping up into the lower part of the tail. The registration "G-OXLS" is displayed prominently in gold on the tail, and in black under the wing. — G-OXLS, Cessna 560XL Citation XLS, taking off from Runway 05L at Manchester Airport, 2nd May 2023.

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Photo of the Day 17th March 2023

Posted on March 17, 2023 by mancavgeek

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