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General Aviation Discussion => Spotting Trips => Topic started by: Hammerhead on March 27, 2011, 01:14:19 PM

Title: Aer Lingus Retro Jet
Post by: Hammerhead on March 27, 2011, 01:14:19 PM: A couple of shots form today as she made her first commercial flight....

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5057/5563514979_c923c41635_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5563514979/)
Dublin 27-3-11 074 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5563514979/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5301/5563515101_7b1565027a_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5563515101/)
Dublin 27-3-11 077 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5563515101/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5102/5563515265_8a7f592c89_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5563515265/)
Dublin 27-3-11 081 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5563515265/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Aer Lingus Retro Jet
Post by: TCX49 on March 27, 2011, 01:19:41 PM: They are really good shots Hammerhead. ;D ;D
Is she coming into Aldergrove or just Dublin? ???
Title: Re: Aer Lingus Retro Jet
Post by: CanonJohns40d on March 27, 2011, 04:42:52 PM: Superb shots of a stunning livery. Hope we get to see her up here at some point.

John
Title: Re: Aer Lingus Retro Jet
Post by: EGAA/EGAC on March 27, 2011, 07:06:35 PM: Very nice! I'm sure she'll be at BFS sooner rather than later.
Title: Re: Aer Lingus Retro Jet
Post by: Paultojo on March 27, 2011, 07:28:18 PM: Looks good, nice shots H
Title: Re: Aer Lingus Retro Jet
Post by: TCX49 on March 27, 2011, 08:09:51 PM: i hope so. ;D ;D
Title: Re: Aer Lingus Retro Jet
Post by: Hammerhead on March 27, 2011, 09:32:13 PM: Thanks for the comments guys, I'm sure it will turn up on all of the routes eventually it will just be a case of finding out when..... ;)
Title: Re: Aer Lingus Retro Jet
Post by: Dave on March 28, 2011, 02:37:37 PM: Mmmmm very nice. Looking very good. I wonder if theres any plan to have both EI-DVM (EI retro) and EI-ABI (EI deHavilland Dragon) up flying together at some point.
Title: Re: Aer Lingus Retro Jet
Post by: casper on March 28, 2011, 02:45:01 PM: Quote
I wonder if theres any plan to have both EI-DVM (EI retro) and EI-ABI (EI deHavilland Dragon) up flying together at some point.
One flat out and the other near stalling lol
Title: Re: Aer Lingus Retro Jet
Post by: Hammerhead on March 28, 2011, 09:05:54 PM: Quote from: Dave on March 28, 2011, 02:37:37 PM
Mmmmm very nice. Looking very good. I wonder if theres any plan to have both EI-DVM (EI retro) and EI-ABI (EI deHavilland Dragon) up flying together at some point.

The anniversary of the first Aer Lingus flight is on May the 27th so there might be something around that date, however there is no word yet of any special flights....
Title: Re: Aer Lingus Retro Jet
Post by: Hammerhead on March 28, 2011, 09:18:49 PM: I almost forgot to say yesterday also had the Lufthansa retro A321 at Dublin, however I couldn't wait to get a pic..... ::)

http://www.irelandaviation.com/tag/retro/ (http://www.irelandaviation.com/tag/retro/)
Title: Re: Aer Lingus Retro Jet
Post by: Dave on March 29, 2011, 04:00:58 PM: Quote from: casper on March 28, 2011, 02:45:01 PM
One flat out and the other near stalling lol

:LOL

Don, the Aer Lingus retro looks a bit like the Lufty retro when excluding the colour, similar lines etc. Both great looking aircraft though, a shame that retro liveries are never applied to widebody aircraft, probably due to all the extra paint required.
Title: Re: Aer Lingus Retro Jet
Post by: Dave on April 19, 2011, 02:25:36 AM: Finally saw her myself, although not as nice as Hamerhead's shots. Still nice to see her in real life at last ;D Just spent a rotten time in Dublin, any time I was at the airport, it was dull and cloudy and whenever at the hotel or just hoping on the bus home, the weather was lovely and sunny. Typical ::)

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5067/5633378568_ae626db60b_o.jpg)
Title: Re: Aer Lingus Retro Jet
Post by: Hammerhead on April 19, 2011, 08:16:38 PM: Hopefully the weather will be a bit better for you in May.....