The Planespotting/General AV Geek Thread

[Boris spatsky]

Always loved Hickam. Great place.

 

[lastrow]

Great shots especially the B767 at HNL, not much of Diamond Head showing which is a pity as this is one of the world's great icons.
This must be one of the last 767s in service how many are left in QF fleet?

 

[markis10]

Eastern are back at MIA after 25 years, with a nice fly past before landing.

Photo credit @AirwaysNews

 

[defurax]

Some planes I'm not used to see. The first one is Flynas (IATA XY) (The Saudi equivalent of Jetstar) and the second one is a SV 744 freighter.



Sorry for the poor quality...this is through 4 layers of glass window

 

[psi999]

By pure luck i randomly happened to be at Toombul shopping centre returning to my car today at around 10:30 and heard this god almighty plane coming in to land, cast my eyes up and upon seeing the unmistakeable tyre on fuselage and livery i picked it straight away - Antinov An-124 Ruslan

So went for a look. was parked up just behind the staff carpark at BNE international.

Couple of terrible pics.

 

[BAM1748]

Eastern are back at MIA after 25 years, with a nice fly past before landing.

Photo credit @AirwaysNews

Lets hope Frank Lorenzo isn't back. Most here to young to remember I would guess.

matt

 

[ozbeachbabe]

On arrival at NRT Fri 07 Mar 2014 ex JQ11 OOL/NRT.

 

[PaulST]

I took these two photos in Incheon (S Korea) last week. While the planes are nothing new, it provides an interesting comparison between the little 737 and a 777 (and then a A380).

The 777 then left and was replaced with an A380:

 

[robd]

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On arrival at NRT Fri 07 Mar 2014 ex JQ11 OOL/NRT.

Homebrand?

 

[PaulST]

Hi all,
I filmed this video coming in to land in Beijing in China. I was following the 737 until I realised it was heading towards us so I pulled out my camera.
[video=youtube;8CF_2cOXdHQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CF_2cOXdHQ[/video]

 

[ozbeachbabe]

EuroAtlantic B767-35D ER CS-TRW operating as PX006 BNE/POM today.

It's been doing the Moresby run for at least a couple of weeks.

 

[Groundfeeder]

Oz,

May I ask what aircraft is in the foreground? Is it NZ 767 or a zoomed 737, but pax seem to be loading via the rear stairs (at BNE INT??)

 

[Clivem]

The NZ bird at BNE currently is the 777-200 set to the return run to AKL as NZ136 so it not that ......

737-700 / 800 winglets (VA ?????? but can't see the red out facing paint on them .... there are a fair few VA 737 heading of to PNG and South Pac destinations around that time out of BNE only reason for that guess only)

The rear stair boarding at BNE Int. is an eagle eyed pick up Groundfeeder ........ be interested to know the story and actual carrier also.

 

[ozbeachbabe]

Oz,

May I ask what aircraft is in the foreground? Is it NZ 767 or a zoomed 737, but pax seem to be loading via the rear stairs (at BNE INT??)

It's taken from the VA domestic terminal so those pax are boarding a VA dom flight on a 737 somewhere at gate 38 or 39.

The PX flight was taxiing past domestic for a RW19 departure.

 

[lastrow]

I took these two photos in Incheon (S Korea) last week. While the planes are nothing new, it provides an interesting comparison between the little 737 and a 777 (and then a A380).

The 777 then left and was replaced with an A380:

This a great shot PaulST it really puts the difference in size of these two aircraft into perspective. It never ceases to amaze me that a 777 can do what it does with just two engines. It is a big bird alright, it takes me 5 minutes to walk from the boarding door back to where I usually sit.

 

[Dmac6345]

This a great shot PaulST it really puts the difference in size of these two aircraft into perspective. It never ceases to amaze me that a 777 can do what it does with just two engines. It is a big bird alright, it takes me 5 minutes to walk from the boarding door back to where I usually sit.

It sure is big. It has always amazed me how small the tail is on a 777.

 

[sydks]

This a great shot PaulST it really puts the difference in size of these two aircraft into perspective. It never ceases to amaze me that a 777 can do what it does with just two engines. It is a big bird alright, it takes me 5 minutes to walk from the boarding door back to where I usually sit.

Love the massive engines on the 777, look at the catering truck compared to it in that picture! In fact the 777 engine in that pic looks almost as big as the 737 fuselage lol

 

[leadman]

This really does not fit here with all the great shots of all the "real" aircraft, but I thought some might find this a bit funny. I was recently in Orly and the model was in the ticketing counter for Kuwait; not great advertising for safety. My French colleague said they should change their motto to "we fly on a wing and a prayer"!

 

[TomVexille]

Love the massive engines on the 777, look at the catering truck compared to it in that picture! In fact the 777 engine in that pic looks almost as big as the 737 fuselage lol

Well the GE90 has almost the same diameter of the cabin interior of the 737

 

[Fruitcake]

I was recently in Orly and the model was in the ticketing counter for Kuwait; not great advertising for safety. My French colleague said they should change their motto to "we fly on a wing and a prayer"!

Well, back in the day, jetliners didn't really need their entire wing...
[video=youtube;Gw2RW7xybmU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw2RW7xybmU[/video]