-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- John Edgcumbe on Looking Down on Vancouver
- Gary Edwards on Drop Tank By the Road
- David Atkinson on My First A220
- John Edgcumbe on Silhouettes on the Water
- John Edgcumbe on Steamy Old Faithful
Categories
Meta
Category Archives: aircraft
Four 777Xs On the Ramp
The 777X initial airframe has already made it on the blog when it was parked on the ramp and when it undertook some taxi trials. It has since had the dodgy engines removed and I assume some more trustworthy examples … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, civil, Pacific Northwest, photo
Tagged 777-9, 777X, aircraft, airframes, airliner, airplane, Boeing, civil, development, Everett, jet, kpae, Paine Field, panorama, photo, stored, test, washington
Leave a comment
747s Might Be Fading But Thai Is Still Playing
The passenger 747 fleet is something that is shrinking fast. US operators have retired theirs but other operators still have fleets in use, some of which (like British Airways) are still fairly large. However, they are definitely not as common … Continue reading
Piaggio Doesn’t Just Mean Avantis!
I am a big fan of a certain Piaggio aircraft this this post is not about the Avanti. This is an older generation of Piaggio aircraft and a piston powered one at that. However, it still goes with the theme … Continue reading
Some Other Evening Arrivals While Waiting for Cathay
Earlier this year I went out to get the Cathay Pacific A350 arrival later in the evening when the light was still good due to the longer days in summer. Of course, Cathay wasn’t the only airline coming in at … Continue reading
Trislander!
I have written on the blog about the family connection to Bembridge on the Isle of Wight. Bembridge Airport was, for many years, the center of operations for Britten Norman – manufacturers of the Islander aircraft. The Islander has been … Continue reading
Ukrainian Sukhois
Non-Western jets are always a strong attraction at a Western air show and the appearance of the Ukrainian Sukhois at RIAT was no exception. The SU-27 is a beast of a jet and quite an impressive performer at a show. … Continue reading
An MRJ Comes This Side of the Cascades
A lunchtime jaunt up to Everett was the result of ATS carrying out a test flight of a Janet 737. I got to the field with a little time in hand and was looking on FlightRadar24 for the position of … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, civil, Pacific Northwest, photo
Tagged aircraft, airframe, airliner, airplane, civil, development, Everett, jet, kpae, Mitsubishi, MRJ90, Paine Field, photo, test, washington
Leave a comment
Hawker on a Sunny Day
I am just going to throw in a gratuitous shot of a business jet today. This Hawker was on approach one sunny day at Paine Field. It wasn’t rare or special in anyway (unless you count the scimitar tips to … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, civil, corporate, Pacific Northwest, photo
Tagged aircraft, airplane, business, civil, corporate, Everett, hawker, jet, kpae, Paine Field, photo, washington
Leave a comment
Japanese Coast Guard Gulfstream
A morning at Haneda provided a few planes to shoot but the temperature was really oppressive so I didn’t hang around too long. A Gulfstream turned on to the runway for departure and I almost didn’t bother going in to … Continue reading