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Robert Sanscartier

Protestors blockade Farnborough airport over private jet expansion plans

Local residents and climate activists have blocked access to Farnborough Airport to protest against the proposed expansion of the airport which they say will almost double the number of private jet flights to 70,000 a year

itv.com/news/meridian/2025-02-

#Farnborough#Rushmoor#Hampshire
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mancavgeek

Photo of the Day 14th December 2024.

ZS-SAL, Boeing 747-244, South African Airlines, taxiing past the Airport Hotel pub as it turns on to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time in the 1990s.

 

    Gat On A Sat 14th December 2024.
G-EZEB, Airbus A319-111, EasyJet, crossing the perimeter fence after taking off from Runway 08 Right at London Gatwick, 12th September 2014.

 

    Bonus Photo of the Day  14th December 2024.
G-BRNM, Chichester-Miles Leopard, on static display at Farnborough Air Show, some time in the 1990s.
Side view of a white, 4 engined, very large jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane has a silver belly, and a thick blue and thin orange stripe running along the body, with large "SAA" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and smaller blue "South African Airways" on the upper mid -fuselage, above the wings. There are additional blue "B747 Super B" titles on the upper rear fuselage, and the registration "ZS-SAL" under the tail. The tail is a bright orange, with a stylised, blue gazelle with wings leaping to the left. There is a black, chain-link fence in the foreground, with a large grassed area behind it. Grey sky fills the rest of the frame.
View from below of a white, twin engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a very low altitudes with the undercarriage tucked away, flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and the nose raised sharply, suggesting it has just taken off. There are orange "EasyJet dot Com" titles on the side of the fuselage, an orange tail, orange engine pods under the wings, and orange brackets on the lower side of the wings holding the flaps in place. Blue skies with wispy white clouds fill the rest of the frame.
Front view of a small, twin engined BizJet with the engines mounted on the rear of the angular fuselage, parked on black tarmac. The plane is mostly white, with blue "Leopard" titles on the fuselage under the heavily glazed cockpit windows. orange tags are attached to several ports on the fuselage and under the wings. In the background, a large expanse of grass stretches in to the distance, with people walking past, standing around and talking, or sitting, with low, wide white buildings right at the back of the frame, under hazy grey skies.
#A319#airbus#AirportHotel
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mancavgeek

Photo of the Day 4th December 2024.

 

EI-FKB, Fokker F50, Aer Lingus Commuter, taxiing the last few metres to Gate 5 at Manchester Airport, 1992.
    Bonus Photo of the Day  4th December 2024.
XB812, Canadair CL-13 Sabre F.4 (license-built North American F-86 Sabre), in RAF colours, at RAF Museum, Hendon.
    Bonus Photo of the Day 2 4th December 2024.
N830PH, De Haviland Canada DHC-8-102A, HorizonAir, at Farnborough Air Show, 10th September 1994.
Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from left to right. The top of the plane's fuselage is bright green, with thick blue, dark green, and white stripes running along the body, and a grey belly, There are large black "Aer Lingus Commuter" titles on the white section on the lower forward fuselage, and the registration "EI-FKB" at the rear. There is a large, white shamrock on the green tail. Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, marked with several yellow lines, one of which the plane is following to the right. Several white airliners sit in the background, with white being the predominant colour, with patches or blue, red, and orange. Further back, areas of green grass and grey taxiways lead off into the distance.
Side view of a single-engined, single seat military jet fighter plane on display in a museum, facing to the right. The plane has a green and grey camouflage scheme, with a lighter grey belly, and the letter "U" in the centre of the fuselage in yellow. There is a blue, white, and red roundel on the rear fuselage, with a blue bar outlined in yellow and containing a yellow arrow pointing to the right on wither side. There is also a blue, white, and red fin flash on the tail. Several display plaques can be seen on posts in the foreground, giving information on this and other exhibits. White horizontal support beams holding up the white metal roof fill the background.
Forward view of a white, high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing along a runway almost directly towards the camera. There is a red and black stripe running along the lower fuselage and around the lower part of the nose. The leading edges of the wings, tail, and horizontal stabiliser are black. The runway stretches off into the background, surrounded by grass, with rows of trees in the distance, under orange skies.
#AerLingus#airshow#avgeek
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mancavgeek

Photo of the Day 27th November 2024.

G-LOGA, British Aerospace ATP, in basic LoganAir colours but with Manx Airlines titles, sailing past the Airport Hotel pub on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, some time between March and September 1994.
    Winglet Wednesday 27th November 2024.
EI-DLI, Boeing 737-8AS, RyanAir, parked on the tarmac at Manchester Airport, taken as I walked out to board via the rear doors.
    Bonus Photo of the Day 27th November 2024.
G-DAAM, Robinson R22 Beta, on static display at Farnborough Air Show, 12th September 1992.
Side view of a white, twin propellor-engined airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude. Flaps are extended from behind the wings, and the undercarriage is lowered, suggesting it is about to land. There is a red and black stripe running from the nose to the tail, and black "Manx" titles on the upper forward fuselage. There is a red and black logo resembling a square with the top right corner being a triangle pointing off to the north-east. Grey sky fills the rest of the frame.
Closeup portrait view of the blue uptuirned wingtip of a white, twin engined jet airliner parked facing to the left. The plane has a blue belly, with a yellow stripe running along the body, with a similar livery on the underwing engine pod. The front fuselage is emblazoned with blue "RyanAir" titles, partially obscured by the left wing. The wing has black registration "EI-DLI" on the lower surface, while the blue upturned wingtips have yellow "RyanAir" titles. Cloudy grey skies fill the rest of the frame.
Side view of a small, white helicopter on display on a raised platform, facing to the right. There is a blue stripe running along the body and along the tail boom, with the registration G-DAAM" overlaid on the boom. The rotor mast is white, with the blue outline of a letter "S" in the middle, and "Sloane Helicopters" and a telephone number underneath. In the foreground, a man wearing sunglasses and a sandy brown jacket is leaning on the platform the plane is sitting on, talking to someone in a green jacket and blue cap. In the background, green grass leads up to trees in the distance, with an array of planes parked in the middle distance. Bright but hazy grey-blue skies fill the rest of the frame.
#airshow#atp#avgeek
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mancavgeek

    Photo of the Day 25th October 2024.
G-COES/EI-CMM, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, EuroFly, being pushed out of a maintenance hangar at Manchester Airport after being painted prior to delivery, late 1995 or early 1996.

 

    Bonus Photo of the Day 25th October 2024.
KAF112, Shorts Tucano T52, Kuwait Air Force, on static display at Farnborough Air Show, 12th September 1992.

 

    Fuselage Friday 25th October 2024.
9V-SMU, Boeing 747-412, Singapore Airlines, parked at a sunny (!) Manchester Airport, some time after October 1993.
This was the 1000th Boeing 747 off the production line, only the 3rd civilian airliner ever to reach that milestone, only the B727 and B737 managing it before it.

https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2024/10/25/photo-of-the-day-25th-october-2024/

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner parked facing to the left and slightly away from the camera. The engines are mounted on the side of the rear fuselage. There are blue "EuroFly" titles on the lower forward fuselage, and the registration "G-COES" in black on the upper rear fuselage. There are black "MD-83" titles on the engine pods. The tail is green at the front and blue at the back, with the letters "CMM" at the top in black. Damp, black tarmac fills the foreground, with low sunlight reflecting strongly off puddles of water, with a white van with a yellow roof parked near the planes wing. A pair of duck-egg blue fuel tanks with "Jet A-1" markings loom over the scene in the background, strongly lit by the setting sun from the left.
Side view of a 2 seat, single propellor-engined military trainer aircraft in a sandy brown camouflage scheme parked facing to the left. The serial number "KAF112" is displayed prominently on the rear fuselage in black, while the flag of Kuwait (vertical black lozenge on the left with green, white, and red stripes filling the rest) on the tail. The plane is parked on black tarmac, but the rear fuselage and tail sticks out over grass. Below the wings, several pods that can be carried are displayed on the ground. The wing and 3 propellors of a high-winged military transport plane is sneaking into frame on the left, while a grey bizjet can be seen immediately behind this plane. Ominous grey clouds fill the rest of the frame.
Close-up of the white forward fuselage and cockpit of a very large, 4 engined jet airliner. There are large, black "Singapore Airlines" titles above the wing, smaller black "MegaTop" titles above the forward cabin windows on the upper deck, and red "1000th Boeing 747" titles above the open forward door, between the upper and lower deck windows. A purple, yellow, and gold stripe runs along the body from just aft of the open forward door, and the up-turned wingtip is purple, with a yellow band at the rear. A set of blue airstairs is parked against the open forward door. In the background, a large brown building is nestled in trees.
#airshow#avgeek#aviation
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mancavgeek

    Photo of the Day 23rd October 2024.
CS-TKC, Boeing 737-33A, Air Columbus, taxiing the last few feet to Gate 26 at Manchester Airport, some time between March 1992 and April 1995, probably during the summer.

 

    Bonus Photo of the Day 23rd October 2024.
PM631, Supermarine389 Spitfire PR19, in World War 2 Indian Air Force colours, taking off for a display flight at North Weald Fighter Meet, some time in the early 1990s.

 

    Bonus Photo of the Day 2 23rd October 2024.
N101HC, Gulfstream G-IV SP, on static display at Farnborough Air Show, 7th September 1996.

 

 

https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2024/10/23/photo-of-the-day-23rd-october-2024/

Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane has a blue nose section, with yellow bands wrapped around the forward fuselage, blue and yellow diagonal stripes on the tail, and blue "Air Columbus" titles on the upper forward fuselage. Grey-brown concrete apron fills most of the rest of the frame, with another white, twin engined jet airliner in the top left corner, and a mauve, 4 propellor-engined cargo plane coming in to view at the top.
Side view of a blue, single propellor-engined, World War 2-era fighter aircraft moving along a runway from left to right, fast enough for it's tail-wheel to be off the ground, but slow enough that it's main wheels are still on the runway. There is a dark and light blue roundel on the rear fuselage, with a corresponding fin flash on the tail, and the serial "PM631" on the rear fuselage in a cream colour, next to a larger, cream coloured letter "S". Green grass fills the foreground and, visible under the plane, a large part of the background, with a couple of white light aircraft on the right of the frame. Trees mark the airfield boundary, under grey skies.
Side view of a white, twin engined BizJet parked facing to the right behind a loosely linked metal fence. There is a thin black cheatline running along the body, with another running along the top of the body near the engines mounted on the rear fuselage. Grey tarmac fills the foreground, with a man kneeling on the ground looking at something in his hands, probably a camera, on the right of the frame, while green grass and grey sky fill the background.
#AirColumbus#airshow#avgeek
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