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Photo of the Day 23rd October 2023

Posted on October 23, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner moving from right to left with flaps and slats deployed from the rear and front of the wings respectively, lift dumpers on the tops of the wings, and thrust reversers on the engines open, suggesting this has just landed. The plane is mostly white, with blue swooshes on the lower forward fuselage, as well as along most of the upper fuselage, sweeping up into the tail where it meets a black swoosh. There is a smaller black and blue swoosh on the upper forward fuselage, just ahead of black "tailwind" titles. The same black and blue swoosh is on the engine cowlings. Green grass fills the foreground, withtrees and bushes filling most of the background, and an electricity pylon poking through and looming over everything. There is a person in the distance below the planes wing on the right of the frame who appears to be taking a photo of this plane landing. — TC-TLB, Boeing 737-4Q8, Tailwind Airlines, during it’s landing roll on Runway 05 Right at Manchester Airport, 9th September 2015.

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Photo of the Day 16th October 2023

Posted on October 16, 2023October 16, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with black "AIR FRANCE" titles on the upper forward fuselage next to a short red diagonal ribbon, while the tail has a thick red diagonal stripe, with dark blue bands, getting thicker as they move from left to right. In the foreground, a dark grey runway gives way to green grass, while in the background, a much ;larger twin engiend jet airliner is visible, with a white fuselage and indecipherable golden billboard titles, with trees beyond that, under a hazy grey sky. — F-HEPD, Airbus A320-214, Air France, at a slightly misty Manchester Airport, 4th February 2016.

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Photo of the Day 10th October 2023

Posted on October 10, 2023October 10, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a single engined light aircraft parked on grass facing to the right. The plane is mostly white, with a red belly, with a blue, white, and red roundel on the rear fuselage, and blue, white, and red fin flash on the tail. the top of the nose cone is painted black. The serial "XX522" is under the horizontal stabiliser on the rear fuselage. The foreground is filled with grass, while in the background, some people are standing on the far side of the plane, their legsvisible under the fuselage. Further back, trees and bushes mark the airfields perimeter, with rolling hills in the far distance, under a hazy grey sky. — XX522/06/G-DAWG, Scottish Aviation Bulldog T.1, in RAF colours, at City Airport Manchester/Barton, 3rd June 2023.

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Photo of the Day 3rd October 2023

Posted on October 3, 2023October 2, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined aitrliner moving at high speed from right to left. The plane is mostly purple, with yellow and red bands around the rear fuselage, and a white tail extending down over the tail cone. There are large white "flybe" titles over 5 white dots on the forward fuselage, with white "Faster than road or rail" titles on the outside of the purple engine pods. There are diagonal "flybe" titles in 2 shades of blue on the tail , over 5 dots of varying colours. The registration "G-JEDP" is on the tailcone in black. Grass fills the foreground, while in the background, a pair of large grey hangars dominate the centre of the screen, with a green metal structure on the left of the frame, and an out-of-focus terminal building on the right. Above everything, the sky is a flat grey. — G-JEDP, De Haviland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8, Flybe, accelerating for take off on Runway 23L at Manchester Airport, 13th March 2017.

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Photo of the Day 27th September 2023

Posted on September 27, 2023September 25, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a pair of propellor-engined aircraft, a very small one with two enginesmounted on top of a larger one with only a single engine, taking off while trailing smoke for an air display. The lower one has a high-mounted wing, giving a large space to fit a frame to hold the smaller plane, which has a low mounted wing. The lower plane is mostly white, with a red stripe running along the belly, and blue "Brittany Ferries" titles on the rear fuselage under a waving red and white flag. It has twin tails carried on either end of the horizontal stabiliser, the top and bottom sections of the tails painted red, with the registration "F-GDPX" on the outer surfaces. There are 2 pilots dressed in red jackets visible through the large cabin windows. The upper plane is small - really small. Everything about this plane looks comical, especially compared to it's partner. Very small engines are mounted above the wing, driving very small propellors. A massive 2-piece bubble canopy sits above the fuselage, through which can be seen the pilot, who barely fits in to the canopy. This plane is white, with a red stripe on the belly, and "Brittany Ferries" titels on the fuselage under the cockpit, with the same red and blue flag. A larger version of that flag, tilted the other way, is on the tail. The registration "F-PZTU" is on the rear fuselage. There are a pair of smoke canisters, one under each wing, which will be turned on once the planes seperate. Behind them, the sky is a flat grey. — F-GDPX, Max Holste MH-1521M Broussard, and F-PZTU, Colomban MC-15E Cri-Cri, in the colours of Brittany Ferries, their sponsor, taking off in a VERY close formation ĥfor a flying display at the Woodford Air Show, some time in the 1990s.

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Photo of the Day 26th September 2023

Posted on September 26, 2023September 25, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner throwing up large clouds of moisture as it slows down after landing on a rather damp runway, moving from left to right. The plane is mostly white, with black "Delta" titles next to a red triangle on the upper forward fuselage. The tail is dark blue, with ared triangle pointing North-East. The engines are also dark blue, with the thrust reversers open, helping to slow the plane. A pair of bright lights are shining on the nosewheel leg. In the background, trees mark the airfield perimeter, with rolling hills in the far distance, under a grey sky. — N711ZX, Boeing 757-231, Delta Airlines, drying Runway 23Right at Manchester Airport, 4th February 2016.

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Photo of the Day 25th September 2023

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

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left and slightly towards the camera. The planes body is an unfortunate shade of brown, with "I (heart) Cook's Club" titles on the forward fuselage, with a large yellow and orange heart shape in place of the word. The rear fuselage and tail are dark grey, with a diagonal yellow band running around the fuselage. The engine pods are the same bright yellow. In the background, several planes can be seen clustered under the left wing, while several tall cranes soar into the glorious blue sky above the left wing. — G-TCDV, Airbus A321-211, Thomas Cook, in their “I 💛 Cook’s Club” colours, taxiing on to Runway 23L at Manchester Airport, 14th May 2018.

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Photo of the Day 14th September 2023

Posted on September 14, 2023 by mancavgeek

Grainy low side shot of a high-winged, 3-tailed twin propellor engined flying from right to left at a very low altitude. the plane is mostly white, with a grey belly, and a green stripe running along the body. The registration "G-APRS" is on the upper rear fuselage. There are stub wings on the lower fuselage with the main undercarriage on the end, with support struts running up to the rear of the engine pods. The tail is white, with wide green stripes at the top and bottom, and a black and white stooping eagle over the word "Atlantic". Behind, the sky is the usual grim Mancunian grey. — G-APRS, Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer Srs3, Atlantic Air Transport, performing a flying display at the annual Woodford Air Show, 22nd June 1996.

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Photo of the Day 11th September 2023

Posted on September 11, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor engined airliner taxiing from left to right after landing on a runway. The plane is mostly white, with red "euromanx.com" on the lower rear fuselage, and "Manx" titles on the lower forward fuselage. The registration "OE-HBB" is on the rear fuselage in black, next to an Austrian flag (equal red-white-red horizontal bands). The tail and engine pods are red, with 3 goldenn, armoured legs, joined at the hip and running in a circle on the tail. In the foreground, the lower quarter of the frame is a grey building, with grass beyond that running to the runway. In the background, large grassed areas lead off to trees at the airfield perimeter. On the middle right of the frame, a large brown brick building with a sloping black roof is visible. Rolling hills beyond that slowly vanish in to the hazy grey sky. — OE-HBB, De Haviland Canada DHC8-201Q Dash 8, Euromanx, landing on Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, 20th January 2006.

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Photo of the Day 4th September 2023

Posted on September 4, 2023 by mancavgeek

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane's body is mostly white, with "Delta" titles on the upper forward fuselage just aft of an upward-pointing red triangle. The registration "N861NW" is on the upper rear fuselage, just aft of a small USA flag. The tail is dark blue, with a red triangle pointing roughly north-west, and the white number "3361" right at the top. In the foreground, a chain-link fence topped with rolls of razor-wire runs along the bottom of the frame, with a strip of grass between it and the taxiway. In the background, trees and bushes on the distant airfield perimeter can be seen under the tail and in front of the nose, with light blue sky and white cloud fill the top of the frame. — N861NW, A330-223, Delta Airlines, taxiing past the Aviation Viewing Park at Manchester Airport after landing on Runway 23R, 27th September 2013.

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