The plane enthusiasts thread

[gbb]

Sat at Birminghan airport on Saturday and stood looking at an Airbus A380. Good God, it dwarfs 'normal' aircraft.

 

[midlife]

Sat at Birminghan airport on Saturday and stood looking at an Airbus A380. Good God, it dwarfs 'normal' aircraft.

Was watching the news about Heathrow strike and they have an A380 as a gate guardian, I guess it's a model but wonder if it's full size?

 

[Illaveago]

Talking of size. The Vickers Viking / Varsity / Valletta makes the Consolidated Liberator look small .

 

[mudsticks]

"Fun Sponge Alert"


But planes make big bad climate change even worserer, they're an awful way to travel in terms of carbon load.

I know some people find it hard avoid flying altogether, to visit far flung family and so on..

But choosing not to fly is just about the single biggest personal adjustment to your life that you can make, in terms of combatting emissions.

Heathrow expansion, and all that seems like the dumbest idea ever, given current circs..

As you were..

 

[Illaveago]

Two pilots are planning to fly around the world in a Spitfire. They will be taking it in turns as it is a single seater.

 

[DaveReading]

Was watching the news about Heathrow strike and they have an A380 as a gate guardian, I guess it's a model but wonder if it's full size?

One-third size, reputedly the world's largest model aircraft (weighs 45 tonnes)

A380 model at Heathrow

• DaveReading
• 5 Aug 2019

A380 at Heathrow

• DaveReading
• 5 Aug 2019

 

[Illaveago]

The polished aluminium Spitfire will be flying from Goodwood to Scotland today on the start of their round the world trip .

I wonder what route they will be taking ?

 

[Illaveago]

Chichester to Lossiemouth!
I suppose anywhere along that line ?

 

[DaveReading]

The polished aluminium Spitfire will be flying from Goodwood to Scotland today on the start of their round the world trip .

I wonder what route they will be taking ?

Keep an eye on https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-irty

 

[DCBassman]

Keep an eye on https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-irty

That reminds me, need to build a FR24 receiver soon. Have some bits, need the Raspberry Pi next.

 

[DaveReading]

Annoyingly, the Spitfire and its support aircraft passed within a couple of miles of me just after 2pm, but I neither heard nor saw them.

 

[wheresthetorch]

Saw this A380 at LAX. It's huuuuuuge!

 

[TheDoctor]

A380s are indeed enormous, and they're good to fly on.
Very quiet, as planes go, partly because you're actually quite a long way from the engines.
They are pretty ugly.

 

[Cycleops]

Anyone fancy a Mig 29 of your very own well now's your chance. Since the death last year of Microsoft co founder Paul Allen his estate is being disposed of;
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/29292/you-can-buy-paul-allens-mig-29-fulcrum-jet-fighter

 

[Mart44]

Two pilots are planning to fly around the world in a Spitfire. They will be taking it in turns as it is a single seater.

Where does the pilot taking a break sit when the other is flying the plane?