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Posted on 18/01/12 11:13:40 PM |
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Jota120
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Flying over London into LHR Early Morning
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Posted on 18/01/12 11:22:17 PM |
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Jota120
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Re: Flying over London into LHR Early Morning
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Posted on 18/01/12 11:36:23 PM |
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Jota120
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Re: Flying over London into LHR Early Morning
At least its not like a slide-show. Skip these. My friend decided he wanted to show me 1,2000 images (I did not know that at the time!), sorry even my patience frayed... nicely  . (there were many duplicates no people in many!). I had to go somewhere, really, especially after an hour and half early Saturday morning (food shopping etc. ;!)).
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Posted on 19/01/12 08:13:51 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Flying over London into LHR Early Morning
What on earth were you in? That plane has a very hand-built look to it. No, tell you what, don't answer that one. Gordon? Can you identify the plane? |
Posted on 19/01/12 5:46:30 PM |
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GKB
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Re: Flying over London into LHR Early Morning
It's either a Boeing 737 or an Airbus 321/321; I would put a bet on the Boeing 737 ... but then I never was a good gambler! _________________ My neighbour knocked on my door at 2:30am this morning, can you believe that 2:30am?! Luckily for him I was still up playing my Bagpipes. |
Posted on 19/01/12 7:48:55 PM |
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Jota120
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Re: Flying over London into LHR Early Morning
Yes Gordon it was one of the Airbus 320 family, operated by Irish Aerlingus. Well done! 
I'm not sure if its was 320 or the stretched 321 version. Here is a clearer photo of engine pod, attachment strut and wing. The Leading edge slats are open though in this of course as comes into final approach. We still had 20-30 miles to run and with LHR congestion kept closed until later, though sure Gordon knows more about that than I could hope to infer. 
BTW on this photo you can see the the slates marker referencing the degrees of rotation/stretch 27 here, which you can see referenced on my photo before extension/rotation. Yes guess I'm a bit geeky sometimes.
Steve, though the components are machine formed, as I understand, they are hand assembled with machine tools, plus lots of testing (e.g. x-ray) testing afterwards. I believe the top of the rib is titanium alloy. This has a strange property, apart from being very light and strong, but for us, i've noticed when incidence of strong sunlight is low, it looks almost black and exaggerates any small imperfections, e.g My image, vs the one above where sun has higher angle of incidence! ... and all I wanted to do is share some images of London  Sorry folks, but glad for Gordon's support.
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Posted on 20/01/12 01:07:13 AM |
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joeysala
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Re: Flying over London into LHR Early Morning
Don't apologize, Trevor.........this is quite an interesting series - despite the fact that I've no clue whatsoever what you're talking about, it's like a little mystery story - I want to see what happens on the next page! Joey _________________ "Art is a blade of grass ... and in a moment I will eat it." |
Posted on 20/01/12 8:40:57 PM |
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Jota120
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Re: Flying over London into LHR Early Morning
Thank you Joey. And support your other one. It's thought it was natural as Josephine said. You should not encourage me. ...... I'll go back then to 7:40am Cork airport. 320 taxied 90% on the #1 runway. Ready to take-off on the banana runway. On that horizon it goes down and then a few hundred metres later before we leave the hill. 120m /330ft and then fall into Cork city going north. Even Ryan-air do not save money on that take-off unless go seawards ! Long story why it was built up there .... The sun is just thinking about coming up, winter 25 Nov Northern hemisphere ~ 54%.  |
Posted on 20/01/12 9:11:38 PM |
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Jota120
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Re: Flying over London into LHR Early Morning
Break of dawn  |
Posted on 20/01/12 9:13:24 PM |
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Jota120
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Re: Flying over London into LHR Early Morning
"Flying so high, I touch the sky". I love his music/voice. Tom Petty. (and the Heart Breakers). Same dawn more awake A sea of clouds.
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Posted on 20/01/12 10:11:52 PM |
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Jota120
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Re: Flying over London into LHR Early Morning
Tom Petty. Ignore avert at start. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5BJXwNeKsQ&feature=autoplay&list=ULWdRViFCvvUo&lf=mfu_in_order&playnext=8 |
Posted on 20/01/12 10:17:16 PM |
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Jota120
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Re: Flying over London into LHR Early Morning
From Ireland through Wales into England. Here Comes The Sun before low over London.  |