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SPOTM March 2015 - Trijets

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 10:24 am
by andygolfer
This is the SPOTM (Special Photo Of The Month) competition for March 2015 and the subject is 'Trijets.

The subject can be any 3 engined jet aircraft (airliners or business jets) aircraft operating or preserved as a civilian aircraft at the time the photo was taken, aircraft in military markings are excluded unless they comply with the previous statement.
Remember all those classic 3 engined airliners of the 60's and 70's The Boeing 727, Tristar, DC.10, Tu.154, Trident and of course there are still some current ones about and many biz-jets so hopefully we will see a good cross section of nostalgia and current aircraft :) there must be some real gems out there so start searching through your collections.

Photography Competition Rules :-

1. Only one entry per user, unless posting on behalf of another person who is unable to do so themselves (children for example). If this is the case, please state so on your entry..

2. The photo may have been taken on any date, it does not have to be taken in the month of the competition

3. The image can be photo-shopped to some extent, levels changes, cropping, sharpening etc. are all acceptable. The photograph must retain it’s initial subject though, don’t make it something it’s not, (cutting and pasting the moon into the shot, for example !). HDR images are not acceptable. If you are unsure, please PM a moderator.

4. The competition will remain open until 23.59 on the 1st April 2015, to enable anyone with a last minute entry some breathing space.

5. Voting will be conducted by a poll open to all the membership shortly after the closure of the competition.

6. The decision of the moderating team is final.

7. All images must be posted in line with the usual CA posting rules (size etc.), please read them if you're not sure how to post.

8. The rules may be subject to change, and these will be posted on this thread.

9. Please also embed the images and not links to images, if you're not sure how to do it then shout up and someone will sort it out. It is permissible to change your entry before the closing date.

10. Do not comment on other member's photos.

11. A brief description of where and when the image was taken would be nice too.

Good luck everyone.

Re: SPOTM March 2015 - Trijets

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 7:26 pm
by acw367
My entry - Old and New Northwests at Amsterdam 2004 - McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 N237NW N243NW plus one with new Airbus A330-323X N801NW N805NW

ImageNorthwest Airlines Amsterdam 16 May 2004 by ACW367, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM March 2015 - Trijets

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 7:34 pm
by Mike s

Re: SPOTM March 2015 - Trijets

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 8:31 pm
by Cessna954
Boeing 727-23 of American Airlines at Dalls Fort Worth in July 1991 - other trijets in the shot include a 200 series 727, brand new MD11 and a DC-10.
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Cessna

Re: SPOTM March 2015 - Trijets

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 10:45 pm
by AlanP
This shot was taken at East Midlands 27/2/08

ImageDC-10 by Alan Parker68, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM March 2015 - Trijets

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 11:15 pm
by TheMightyOz
I'll go with LX-AMB Dassault Falcon 7X departing a snowy Luton on 11/02/12.
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Cheers,
Oz

Re: SPOTM March 2015 - Trijets

Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 11:18 pm
by niallsaviation
ImagePH-KCA by niallsaviation, on Flickr

A sight and experience never to be had again

Re: SPOTM March 2015 - Trijets

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 9:48 am
by andygolfer
My entry for this month, a real classic.
I like 727s at the worst of times but when one like this appears it is definitely the very BEST of times. This fabulous looking example VP-BPZ owned by Peter Nygard arrived at Stansted on 27-7-12 for the London Olympics, all I needed to complete the moment was perfect weather and it duly obliged

Image0243 VP-BPZ peter nygard B727 27-7-12 by sickbag_andy, on Flickr

good luck everybody, lets see plenty of entries

Re: SPOTM March 2015 - Trijets

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 7:44 pm
by waghorn41
Apologies for the quality, but it's quite a rare bird. Chinese Trident at Kai Tak in 1976. Couldn't always get down to the fence in time for photos so virtually all were taken from the window of my room overlooking the airport.
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Re: SPOTM March 2015 - Trijets

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 11:09 am
by Paultojo
ImageN272WA World MD-11 at Dublin by Paul J Harvey 1 million views cheers, on Flickr

World MD-11 departing Dublin Sept 12

Re: SPOTM March 2015 - Trijets

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 11:40 am
by Mike
LTU MD-11 at Lanzarote 1994.

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Re: SPOTM March 2015 - Trijets

Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 8:38 pm
by Speedbird002

Re: SPOTM March 2015 - Trijets

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:50 pm
by Wallie
Hi all, my contribution for March.
MD11 Martinair Cargo PH-MCS, seconds before touchdown. Picture taken at Schiphol, Polderbaan. (rwy18R)

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Re: SPOTM March 2015 - Trijets

Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 5:27 pm
by talldan76
I'm going with this one, taken at Heathrow.

Shows a Trident and a Trident 2 (G-AVFF), of BEA. This was taken circa 1981.

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G-APEX by talldan76, on Flickr

Good luck all...

Dan

Re: SPOTM March 2015 - Trijets

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:41 am
by Rainton20
Taken in September 1984 at Houston Hobby, PeoplExpress 727 N517PE.

ImageN517PE 727-232 (Adv) PEOPLExpress by Ian Tate, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM March 2015 - Trijets

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 8:25 pm
by PorkScratching
Varig MD-11 landing 09L at Heathrow back on 22 May 2004:

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Varig McDonnell Douglas MD-11 by nickchalloner, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM March 2015 - Trijets

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 4:38 pm
by apgphoto
Some great shots already and a tough one to choose trijet got to be a TirStar or Dc-10 hasnt it? But I thought I would go rare instead, Sharjah 2004 Air Tibesti Libya T154

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Re: SPOTM March 2015 - Trijets

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 5:17 am
by Bob UK
Agreed, some fantastic shots already........... OM-BYO at STN for the Olympics July 2012.

ImageOM-BYO by zeek_xvs1100

Re: SPOTM March 2015 - Trijets

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 7:31 pm
by retro11
One from the north east of Scotland August 2013

ImageFALCON 7X by Donald Douglas, on Flickr

Re: SPOTM March 2015 - Trijets

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 8:31 pm
by keithnewsome
Yet another 727 ! This one landing at Grantley Adams International Airport, Barbados on 12 January 2012.

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