Tag Archives: airliner

RAT Noise

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Rob

UPS is buying a bunch of 747 freighters at the moment.  I have shot a few of them including examples here and here.  The route back to Paine Field takes them across our area when the pattern being flown is … Continue reading →

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Cascades or Buckets?

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Rob

Watching a bunch of arrivals at Vancouver, I got a lot of shots of aircraft reversing thrust.  Current jets fall into one of two categories.  Cascade reversers or bucket reversers.  The bucket reversers aren’t quite as obvious as those fitted … Continue reading →

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A Pair of Douglas’s Finest

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Rob

The Lyons Museum included a few larger types in the hangar.  At one end they had both a DC-3 and a C-47.  While notionally different types, they are in principle the same aircraft and one that Douglas churned out in … Continue reading →

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Air Canada Max8

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Rob

Production of the 737s is rapidly transitioning from the NGs to the Max at this point.  Still plenty of NGs being built but the Max is no longer a novelty and soon they will be the vast majority of what … Continue reading →

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Exodus of Southwest Jets

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Rob

The failure of an engine on a Southwest 737 that sadly resulted in the death of a passenger caused a major review of the fleet of 737s.  Inspections were identified for the engines in the affected range and everyone was … Continue reading →

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Interjet In Vancouver

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Rob

One of the fun things about shooting at a different airport is the airlines you are not used to seeing.  Interjet is a Mexican airline that I have seen occasionally at LAX and I believe now goes to SFO (too … Continue reading →

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New FedEx 767 Struggles for First Flight

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Rob

Aside from the USAF, FedEx is the main recipient of aircraft coming off the 767 line these days.  They have just placed another order too so they will continue to take new 767 freighters for years to come.  One of … Continue reading →

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Not Often You See An Avro These Days

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Rob

The BAe146 was a regular feature in the 90s.  It was a popular regional jet with use both in Europe and the US.  They were still in service when we moved to Chicago and I traveled on them on occasion.  … Continue reading →

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Lots of Wheels to Touch Down

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Rob

The spot Mark introduced to me at Vancouver was good for touchdown shots.  British Airways brings an A380 in each day so I was keen to get that landing.  The landing shots included a lot of tire smoke as the … Continue reading →

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Smoke the Tires and Make Them Shiny

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Rob

I was photographing some evening arrivals at Vancouver and, as I went through the shots afterwards, I got to see some detail on the tires that I had not noticed before.  The tires’ surface has a matt finish as you … Continue reading →

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