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General Aviation Discussion => General Aviation Discussion => Topic started by: casper on December 07, 2008, 03:14:07 PM

Title: Busy morning over Lurgan
Post by: casper on December 07, 2008, 03:14:07 PM: It was a busy morning over Lurgan today and I only managed to snap one plane. Think this is a 747 and as you can tell by the angle it was directly over my house :) Also saw a lot of 3 engine aircraft

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Title: Re: Busy morning over Lurgan
Post by: Dave on December 07, 2008, 08:06:37 PM: I'm nearly 100% certain thats a Virgin Atlantic A340-600 :D The wings are not swept back enough for a 747, and there are five flap fairings. Cool capture!
Title: Re: Busy morning over Lurgan
Post by: vortex003 on December 07, 2008, 08:32:02 PM: What time did you take the pic - i'll check my SBS and see what Virgin flights were picked up?
Title: Re: Busy morning over Lurgan
Post by: Angry Turnip on December 07, 2008, 10:19:43 PM: Yip,looks like a Virgin Atlantic A340 to me-gosh we are so clever on this site ;)
Title: Re: Busy morning over Lurgan
Post by: Dave on December 07, 2008, 11:26:30 PM: I used to study aircraft shapes and sizes a lot so I like to think I can identify most commercial aircraft :D The 3 engines aircraft were most likely freighters such as Fed Ex and UPS, although we do seem to get afew KLM MD11's. :)
Title: Re: Busy morning over Lurgan
Post by: casper on December 08, 2008, 10:48:07 AM: Quote
What time did you take the pic - i'll check my SBS and see what Virgin flights were picked up?
Time on the picture is 11:08 (07/12/2008)

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so I like to think I can identify most commercial aircraft :D
I'm more a military aircraft man. To me alot of the civvies look alike :)
Title: Re: Busy morning over Lurgan
Post by: vortex003 on December 08, 2008, 12:26:54 PM: G-VWIN looks to be the likely candidate
Pic here (http://www.caa.co.uk/applicationmodules/ginfo/ginfo_photo.aspx?regmark=G-VWIN&imgname=G-VWIN001&imgtype=jpg)
Title: Re: Busy morning over Lurgan
Post by: casper on December 08, 2008, 12:48:04 PM: Very nice. Many thanks for that. I can't believe I only took one photo the whole day. They were passing over at a rate of 5 to 10 per hour.
Title: Re: Busy morning over Lurgan
Post by: String on December 08, 2008, 03:11:58 PM: Yep it was busy over coleraine as well, just got back from B&Q today and was buzzed by a low flying puma head out towards ballymoney direction.
Title: Re: Busy morning over Lurgan
Post by: Dave on December 08, 2008, 03:19:38 PM: I got a few pictures myself including several Delta 767-400ER's over a short space of time. Also a KLM 747 in there also.