The Planespotting/General AV Geek Thread

[JohnM]

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

That was the publicised point of wonder when the B777 was launched c. 1995.

 

[PaulST]

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

That's fascinating - thank you.
I couldn't help but think about QF32 while watching that video. So close to a massive disaster!

 

[TomVexille]

That was the publicised point of wonder when the B777 was launched c. 1995.

I remember that. Especially since I flew EWR-LHR on an first gen 777-200 (non ER) not too long after they were launched. However those engines weren't nearly as large as the GE90 which is used on the 77W and 77L. So a bit of a false claims...

 

[ozbeachbabe]

That was the publicised point of wonder when the B777 was launched c. 1995.

The rollout of the 777 at Everett in SEA was April 1994 the same week Nirviana's Kurt Cobain passed away.

 

[l31gh]

I was looking through some photos from my honeymoon last year. Found this one of sunset somewhere over Australia on the way to Singapore. Pretty sure the plane was an A330-300.

 

[lastrow]

View attachment 40371 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"!

Sorry Leadman I cant see the safety angle in this photo. The aircraft model seems to be the type of thing in many airports, just a four engine airliner maybe an A340. What is the black box underneath?

 

[defurax]

Sorry Leadman I cant see the safety angle in this photo. The aircraft model seems to be the type of thing in many airports, just a four engine airliner maybe an A340. What is the black box underneath?

I think a section on the right wing and the outboard engine are missing.

 

[leadman]

Sorry Leadman I cant see the safety angle in this photo. The aircraft model seems to be the type of thing in many airports, just a four engine airliner maybe an A340. What is the black box underneath?

Its only got three engines and 1 and 1/2 wings. Not really a good marketing move to leave a broken piece of advertising on display!

 

[ozbeachbabe]

Seen at LAX in May 2012 Malaysia Airlines 772 rego 9M-MRD which sadly is no longer in the fleet as of 17 July 2014.

 

[mannej]

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Seen at LAX in May 2012 Malaysia Airlines 772 rego 9M-MRD which sadly is no longer in the fleet as of 17 July 2014.

MRD also had the Hibiscus livery as well at some point in time.

 

[lastrow]

Its only got three engines and 1 and 1/2 wings. Not really a good marketing move to leave a broken piece of advertising on display!

I get the picture and also the significance of the video link posted by PaulST. The pilots in those days could actually fly an aeroplane.

 

[ozbeachbabe]

China Southern flight CZ381 A330-223 rego B-6528 in Skyteam livery arrives in BNE ex CAN this morning before operating CZ382 back to CAN.

Snapped as we were heading to gate 74 to board our flight to DPS.

 

[Major]

A mate sent this to me a while ago

 

[ozbeachbabe]

Alaska Airlines B738 N570AS in the Disney Cars theme seen at Maui's Kahului Airport (OGG) on Sat 07 Feb 2015.

 

[JohnM]

A mate sent this to me a while ago

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And it looks like they're mating .

 

[lastrow]

Is this for real or is it another photo shop job?

I cant believe that LAX traffic control would let this happen.

A great shot even it is a paste up!

 

[TomVexille]

Is this for real or is it another photo shop job?

I cant believe that LAX traffic control would let this happen.

A great shot even it is a paste up!

I think I saw elsewhere that it's a shop job

 

[Boris spatsky]

I think I saw elsewhere that it's a shop job

I don't think it is. Simultaneous parallel ops occur at LAX all the time. The runways are a fair way apart - it's deceptive.

 

[NM]

A mate sent this to me a while ago

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This has been posted and corrected before. Its a composite image. Here is one of the originals:

A6-EEM - Emirates Airlines Airbus A380 at Los Angeles - Int | Photo ID 375548 | Airplane-Pictures.net

Note the freeway details and lack of B737 in this image.

 

[TomVexille]

I don't think it is. Simultaneous parallel ops occur at LAX all the time. The runways are a fair way apart - it's deceptive.

Well aware of the parallel ops at LAX. Just happen to know that that particular image is a composite as NM ​has pointed out.