Plane spotting thread

[Troy]

^ You're probably right, I've never seen one and thought the bottom winglet was longer on the max.

[Backspin]

[Backspin]

I don't know what these are

[Backspin]

This I have the exact registration if anyone wants to guess. Not just plane but variant

[helge]

No idea

The 340ies always worried me on takeoff.

Slow slow and then finally above the ground

[Pragmatic]

A380-800

[Troy]

I don't know what these are

737-500

[Troy]

This I have the exact registration if anyone wants to guess. Not just plane but variant

Looks more like a 747 to me, it could be a 747-200 cargo variant but not sure.

[Joe 90]

What cockpit am I sat in?



Troy might get this...

[Troy]

^ I'll plump for an EE Canberra B2

[Stretchy]

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[Joe 90]

Well spotted!

The English Electric Canberra was designed as a direct replacement for the wartime de Havilland Mosquito and entered service with the RAF in 1951. It was the first British jet-powered bomber and had become the RAF's longest-serving aircraft by the time it was retired in 2006, having amassed 55 years of service.

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During the 1950s, the Canberra could fly at a higher altitude than any other aircraft in the world. It set several world altitude records and also made the first non-stop unrefuelled transatlantic crossing by a jet aircraft. Avro, Handley Page, and Short Brothers all built Canberras to satisfy the worldwide demand for this aircraft. It was exported to 16 countries and saw action in many conflicts including the Suez Crisis, Vietnam War, and Falklands War.

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In total, Avro built 75 Canberras at Woodford during the 1950s and these included WK118, which was based in Germany from 1954 - 1957.

Access inside the cockpit of WK118 is not permitted but visitors can see the interior through the open side door. Good job I've got long arms.

[Backspin]

Looks more like a 747 to me, it could be a 747-200 cargo variant but not sure.

Cargo is correct

[Backspin]

737-500

Why , the winglets?

[Backspin]

I'll give some hints. It's a modern long haul. Turkish Airlines

[Backspin]

Mendip said Airbus in a repo. That's correct. What model though

[helge]

An A 3..

Half a point ?

[Mendip]

An A330

^ Half a point deducted, more like.

[helge]

You can thank me later

(get well soon btw)

[Joe 90]

These this today...







Love a bit of Argy Bargy.

[Stretchy]

Vulcan.

[Troy]

Vulcan at Woodford, a B2 but painted in white, which was the B1 colour scheme. Maybe some B2s were painted white but before my time.

[Troy]

Why , the winglets?

Not just lack of winglets, but length, the -500 is the smallest of the classics. However, on reflection, the intakes look much rounder, more like an ng than classic. It could be the similarly short 737-600 ng, only ng without winglets. Need to see the fin to confirm.

[Backspin]

Nice pics Chitts. I like the small windows on these. Its so they don't get a sunburn when the nukes go off.

[Backspin]

An A 3..

Half a point ?

That one was an Airbus A 350. Arguably the best commercial plane in the sky today.