Heathrow departures 16-04-2023

[andygolfer]

I made my first trip of 2023 to Heathrow on Sunday, spent the morning on a very wet Stanwell Moor photographing 27L departures and then moved round to get 27L arrivals after the runway swap at 3pm, Here are some of the morning departures and I'll put the afternoon ones on a separate topic....

A6-XWF A350 (388) Etihad Heathrow 16-04-2023 4621.-T by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

A9C-FE B787 Gulf Air Heathrow 16-04-2023 4706. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

JA843J B787 Japan Airlines Heathrow 16-04-2023 4767. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

HZ-AK11 B777 Saudi Arabian Heathrow 16-04-2023 4789. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

VH-OQJ A380 QANTAS Heathrow 16-04-2023 4874. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

C-FSCY B737M Air Canada Heathrow 16-04-2023 4975. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

N24976 B787 United Heathrow 16-04-2023 5307. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

9M-MAG A350 Malasia Airlines Heathrow 16-04-2023 5399 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

OO-SND A320 Brussels Airlines (Smurfs scheme) Heathrow 16-04-2023 5457 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

9V-SKZ A380 Singapore Airlines Heathrow 16-04-2023 5544. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

VH-ZND B787 QANTAS (Yam dreaming) Heathrow 16-04-2023 5765 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

D-AEAS A300F DHL Heathrow 16-04-2023 5873. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

F-HZUP A220 Air France Heathrow 16-04-2023 5909. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

N4064J A321 Jet Blue Heathrow 16-04-2023 5929. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

HS-TTC B777 Thai Airways Heathrow 16-04-2023 6063. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

VT-ANP B787 Air India Heathrow 16-04-2023 6144. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

G-VBZZ B787 Virgin Atlantic Heathrow 16-04-2023 6099. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

N794UA B777 United (Star Alliance) Heathrow 16-04-2023 6179. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

G-ZBJA B787 British Airways Heathrow 16-04-2023 6412 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

OD-MEE A330 MEA Heathrow 16-04-2023 6457. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

G-XLEK A380 British Airways Heathrow 16-04-2023 6497. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

C-FGDZ B787 Air Canada Heathrow 16-04-2023 6259. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

C-GURP B787 Westjet Heathrow 16-04-2023 6766. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

there are loads more in my flickr album:https://www.flickr.com/photos/125470545 ... 829441501/

thanks for looking, C&C welcome
Andy

[PorkScratching]

There are some great angles there Andy, enhanced by the fact the landing gear is fully retracted, making the a/c look sleeker than in most shots us enthusiasts can get.

[wiggy]

Nice set Andy. Need to get over there myself one of these days.

Denis.

[andygolfer]

Thanks Dennis, wait until it dries a bit though. It was flooded coming in from Stained to the south and the path from Stanwell was flooded on places. Hopefully it's starting to dry a bit by now.
I think it's better for bankers than Feltham park nowadays as they only turn about 40 degrees as they depart and then those going west turn again about 6 miles out
Andy

[waghorn41]

Wonderful images, so jealous. I haven't been out to do a shoot like that since the late 1970's.

[King Cobra]

Some nice topsides there. Where exactly is the location in Stanwell Moor please if you don't mind me asking?

[andygolfer]

Some nice topsides there. Where exactly is the location in Stanwell Moor please if you don't mind me asking?

I walked or rather paddled south on the footpath from Hithermoor Road until I got to the stile and then went along the river bank for about 200 metres.
The approximate location is shown in my Heathrow guide in the airfields section
HTH
Andy