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Volga-Dnepr Il-76TD-90VD at Stansted on 18/10/20:


Volga-Dnepr Il-76TD-90VD by Nick Challoner, on Flickr

Originally posted in this thread: viewtopic.php?f=169&t=37367

Great selection! Those China Eastern and Shangai Airlines liveries were great (the difference being the latter still have an interesting one!). The 767s and MD-90 look fantastic.

Netherlands Government Fokker 70 PH-KBX at Northolt Nightshoot XI on 12 April 2012:


Netherland Government Fokker 70 by Nick Challoner, on Flickr

An An-124 departing Stansted just before sunset on 28th September:

Antonov An-124-100M-150 Ruslan by Nick Challoner, on Flickr

Originally posted at viewtopic.php?f=169&t=36966

Virgin Atlantic 747-400 G-VXLG arriving at Gatwick in September 2013:


Virgin Atlantic 747-41R by Nick Challoner, on Flickr

737 MAX 7 demonstrator at Farnborough International 2018:


Boeing 737 MAX 7 by Nick Challoner, on Flickr

Wonderful to see airshow photos being posted again. It seems nobody has anything negative to say about the event, which is fantastic. Well done Shuttleworth.

Lovely shots LondonEye, especially the cargo one. Here's a couple from me, of the BOAC retro-jet with some friends at Fairford last year: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48356954547_db40b5d59d_h.jpg BOAC Retro-Jet with the Red Arrows by Nick Challoner , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65...

andygolfer wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 08, 2020 4:58 pm

so who can spot themselves in the photo then?

I was there, but I don't appear to be in that shot!

Information posted on the Stansted Google Group (credit James Slew) indicates that seven are parked northside and visible from the footpath from the Ash pub, one is in the Ryanair hangar, with four more arriving. So you may not get them all if you visit, but you'll see the majority of them.

Again, a great selection of shots, bringing back fond memories. My favourite a/c among them is actually the Saudi 727-100 in the background of the KTHY MD-90 shot! Looks stunning in that Saudia livery (as pretty much everything did).

Martinair MD-11F departing Stansted on 2 October 2008:


Martinair McDonnell Douglas MD-11F by Nick Challoner, on Flickr

Did you get blown completely off the helideck shortly after taking that shot?

I'm sure I remember reading there were two different types of propellers fitted to Viscounts. I thought it was quite early in their service history though, not as late as your photos.

That's a great selection of photos, bringing back many memories. Doesn't the DC-10 look fabulous in Caledonian livery?

Flybe Bombardier DHC-8-402 by Nick Challoner, on Flickr

Emirates 777-300ER leaving some rubber behind at Stansted on 6 July 2019:

Emirates 777-300ER by Nick Challoner, on Flickr

As you say, Heathrow prefer the 27s and will keep operating on them with up to a 5kt tailwind component. The relationship between relative wind angle and wind component is not linear (they are vector components for those that like maths!). This means that for winds that are 45 degrees from the direc...

The bright and sunny livery on this easyJet A319 about to be delivered to Allegiant was quite a contrast to the mist and snow one morning at Stansted in March 2018:

Allegiant A319-111 by Nick Challoner, on Flickr