Maybe I'm megalomaniac but I'm fond of giant airplanes.
I saw this one in the late afternoon...
(http://images.airliners.de/nachrichten/2011/9/cargolux_748f_32ba3dcdf9ff19c30c17174851b6c486_470_317.jpg)
Few weeks ago...
(http://www.lalasreisen.de/assets/images/fl_a380lh9.jpg)
In July...
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3432/3717359997_d27893755c.jpg)
Unfortunately never... :-\
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/2641487575_b12b010d18.jpg)
Surprisingly nobody is really interested in airplanes.
I flew too much in the past years to be too interested :)
Quote from: zaqrack on April 10, 2012, 08:25:22 AM
I flew too much in the past years to be too interested :)
I am ambivalent in this question. I always admired the huge airplanes flying over the city, but I'm afraid of flying (never tried, probably never will). On the other hand it's more spectacular to see the airplanes taking off than sitting on the board.
Btw which type do you travel with between Europe and China? B747?
most of the time I flew with Airbus-A330 which I also like the most for long travels.
Earlier had to chance to fly with Boeing-747, Boeing-777, Boeing-767, Airbus A-340
Missed the A-380 by only one day in 2010 November :(
Of course it is also depending on the company and the seat configuration, but I found B-747 the least comfortable.
Unfortunately the only direct flight from Budapest to China (Hainan Airlines, Budapest-Beijing) was cancelled this March. :(
Quote from: zaqrack on April 11, 2012, 10:32:42 AM
Unfortunately the only direct flight from Budapest to China (Hainan Airlines, Budapest-Beijing) was cancelled this March. :(
Spotters of Ferihegy were also pissed off because of the cancelled flight. And also because of Terminal 1 closure. And even more because of Malév's death. For non-Hungarian members: few weeks ago the bankrupt of the Hungarian national airlines was announced. The government did nothing to prevent it - rumours say some of the top dogs are really-really interested in low-cost airline companies.
I'm sorry to see only a few bigger airplanes here, like B-767 (UPS), B-747-8F (Cargolux) and rarely AN-124 Ruslan.
http://www.flightradar24.com is fun. You can follow many airplanes (usual delay is about 10-15 seconds compared to their real position).
747th message...
(http://www.air-and-space.com/20100902%20IWA/_BEL0343%20747-8F%20N50217%20Boeing%20left%20front%20take-off%20l.jpg)
757th message... (okay, cheating: this one is the 758th)
(http://radarfigyelo.hu/wp-content/blogs.dir/2/files/2011/05/boeing757.jpg)
767th... :D
(http://www.boeing.com/commercial/767family/images/767_topshot_375.jpg)
777th... ;D (don't worry, the last one will be the Boeing 787)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/United_Airlines_777_N777UA.jpg/800px-United_Airlines_777_N777UA.jpg)
Quote from: CTG on May 25, 2012, 05:45:27 PM
777th... ;D (don't worry, the last one will be the Boeing 787)
You're just saying that because you missed Airbus 3xx family
I think the design of Boeing airplanes is much better. The size of A380 is amazing - but it looks only like a huge whale.
Quote from: CTG on May 29, 2012, 11:04:10 AM
I think the design of Boeing airplanes is much better. The size of A380 is amazing - but it looks only like a huge whale.
Yeah, and the Antonov is like a delicate dolphin... he
Great webpage for statistic-fan air passengers: http://flightdiary.net/
Data of my flights: http://flightdiary.net/Usrin
It's a pity that I barely remember which airplane types did I fly with... I was always more interested in trains. When flying, rather the landscape and the weather take my attention (so having a seat at the window is the most important).
Quote from: Usrin on July 20, 2012, 11:10:20 PM
Great webpage for statistic-fan air passengers: http://flightdiary.net/
Data of my flights: http://flightdiary.net/Usrin
It's a pity that I barely remember which airplane types did I fly with... I was always more interested in trains. When flying, rather the landscape and the weather take my attention (so having a seat at the window is the most important).
Thanks Usrin, great website! I will try to put together my diary - altough luckily less flights lately...
0 km
Damn, yesterday I missed the lowest flying B747-8F of my amateur airplane fan era - only by a few seconds (I heard it, but couldn't see). Usually they fly 800-1200 m high over our flat, now it was only at 600-650, according to flightradar24.com.
Quote from: CTG on August 23, 2012, 01:01:36 PM
Damn, yesterday I missed the lowest flying B747-8F of my amateur airplane fan era - only by a few seconds (I heard it, but couldn't see). Usually they fly 800-1200 m high over our flat, now it was only at 600-650, according to flightradar24.com.
The same for today. :-\ >:( (my new avatar is about the shorter 747-400 of Cargolux, flying at about 900 m - it has an incredible sound)
Quote from: Usrin on July 20, 2012, 11:10:20 PM
Great webpage for statistic-fan air passengers: http://flightdiary.net/
Data of my flights: http://flightdiary.net/Usrin
It's a pity that I barely remember which airplane types did I fly with... I was always more interested in trains. When flying, rather the landscape and the weather take my attention (so having a seat at the window is the most important).
Just checked and realized that you "emitted" 0.29 kg methane with your flying activity. And probably other 20 kg with farting. ;D
20.001 kg
20.002 kg
20.003 kg
Sorry, I ate Brussels sprouts yesterday. It's a pity that www.fartdiary.net doesn't exist. :)
Quote from: Usrin on September 02, 2012, 09:45:24 AM
It's a pity that www.fartdiary.net doesn't exist. :)
Yes, it would be cool to see and compare. ;D
What about these weirdos? (I think Beluga is really ugly, while Dreamlifter looks almost like an A380)
(http://www.aviationspectator.com/files/images/Airbus-Beluga-13.jpg)
(http://www.aircraftcompare.com/aircraft_images/6.jpg)
I agree. But Beluga is for carrying oversize load, so the designers had very limited possibilities.
What about such an airplane: http://www.innovationnewsdaily.com/1568-supersonic-flying-wing-nasa.html ? Not a giant, but would be faster than these whales.
:)
Quote from: Usrin on September 03, 2012, 04:37:35 PM
I agree. But Beluga is for carrying oversize load, so the designers had very limited possibilities.
Dreamlifter was made for the same purpose, but it's still close to "nice". Beluga is Quasimodo. ;D
Quote from: Usrin on September 03, 2012, 04:37:35 PM
What about such an airplane: http://www.innovationnewsdaily.com/1568-supersonic-flying-wing-nasa.html ? Not a giant, but would be faster than these whales.
:)
Even Concorde was useless, why to force hypersonic flying? (okay, it's cool in Transport Tycoon, unless you install the vacuum train patch :D)
Although I still owe the results of the estimation game to you, I have to tell that Boeing 747-8 is the second longest airplane on Earth (behind AN-225 Mriya), while the huge whale A380 is not even a podiumer.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Giant_planes_comparison.svg/430px-Giant_planes_comparison.svg.png)
From the aspect of airplanes, yesterday was far the richest day of my life - 4 different types of 2x2 engine aircrafts: the small Avro RJ100 (Swissair) and the big birds: Boeing 747-400 (Cargolux), Antonov 124 (Volga-Dnepr Airlines) and my first Ilyushin IL-96 (Aeroflot) ever, see below. Moreover, an A310 cargo plane of Turkish Airlines also arrived as a surprise.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Aeroflot_Il-96-300_RA-96008_SVO_2011-3-10.png/300px-Aeroflot_Il-96-300_RA-96008_SVO_2011-3-10.png)
We landed on Friday from Istanbul 90 minutes before the airport was closed :)
Btw, I recall what I said on the Boeing-777. It can be a great plane, if well equipped and furnished
I'll take my first flight tomorrow afternoon on an A320 on my way to Perito Moreno Glacier. I'm very excited about it!
enjoy!
Quote from: Chulk on December 10, 2012, 07:52:08 PM
I'll take my first flight tomorrow afternoon on an A320 on my way to Perito Moreno Glacier. I'm very excited about it!
Have fun!
I don't really like this type of small and boring planes (Boeing 737, Airbus A320, Embraer E170) - they give about 80% of air traffic over Budapest.
but take-off and turbulence is much more fun on such planes :)
Quote from: zaqrack on December 12, 2012, 12:56:12 PM
but take-off and turbulence is much more fun on such planes :)
This is not against small planes - only against the most popular types. I'm fond of Avro aircrafts.
Take-off and landing are really exciting! I loved it! The rest of the flight was quite boring except for the landscapes.
I took a picture of my city a few minutes after take-off with daylight. Wanted to take another one at night when I came back today but plane was not close enough for a good pic...
Quote from: Chulk on December 15, 2012, 06:56:16 AM
Take-off and landing are really exciting! I loved it! The rest of the flight was quite boring except for the landscapes.
I took a picture of my city a few minutes after take-off with daylight. Wanted to take another one at night when I came back today but plane was not close enough for a good pic...
Make a screenshot in Google Earth flight simulator. ;D
Whohooo, the first Dreamliner (B787) will land in Budapest this evening. :D
(http://www.nycaviation.com/newspage/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lot-first-787-630-620x413.jpg)
On topic, just today: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20988117
Quote from: CTG on January 11, 2013, 11:10:33 AM
Whohooo, the first Dreamliner (B787) will land in Budapest this evening. :D
And it will leave exactly the same time we fly back to China. 20:10 via Istanbul :)
Quote from: CTG on January 11, 2013, 11:10:33 AM
Whohooo, the first Dreamliner (B787) will land in Budapest this evening. :D
(http://www.nycaviation.com/newspage/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lot-first-787-630-620x413.jpg)
Cancelled, technical issue.
Quote from: zaqrack on January 11, 2013, 02:52:54 PM
Quote from: CTG on January 11, 2013, 11:10:33 AM
Whohooo, the first Dreamliner (B787) will land in Budapest this evening. :D
And it will leave exactly the same time we fly back to China. 20:10 via Istanbul :)
Zak McKracken - Being high ;D
they gave gread food :)
Quote from: zaqrack on January 14, 2013, 03:15:58 PM
they gave gread food :)
Don't tell me that you got hungry during a ~1-1.5 hour long flight. Or... skinny people are always hungry. ;D
(Like the pensioners on the train. They travel only 30 minutes, but they start the picnic right after they sit down.)
Yo... I'm really happy for you guys with big ol' airliners, and Imma let you finish... BUT... F14 Tomcat its one of the greatest airplanes of all time. ALL TIME.
(http://www.pictureofcats.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Flying-wallpaper-download-the-free-f14-tomcat-low-flying-wallpaper.jpg)
-Robert (Drunk)
Boooooo!!! MiG-29 is the best! ;D
(http://www.sci.fi/~fta/mig29_06.jpg)
Tomcat is simply great. I just love the way it's wings change their position when flying at high speeds. My favourite American plane ('Top Gun' had a little to do with me liking it too). 3º in my list of favourite planes.
Fulcrum is amazing. The plane I love the most. Don't know exactly why, but I just love it!
And since you posted Tomcat's (3º) and Fulcrum's (1º) pics, I'll post the other one I love and that ranks 2º on my list. I guess you can guess which one it is from the pics
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Su-27_on_landing.jpg)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2ByXcWOYvJk/TecKwxDZjcI/AAAAAAAAA_c/Srzoh9zyhTE/s1600/su33atdeckadmiralkuznety.jpg)
An F14 keeping up with a Mig 28 armed with Exocet missles can do a 4g negative dive... inverted.
-Robert
Quote from: Komeuppance on January 15, 2013, 01:11:04 AM
An F14 keeping up with a Mig 28 armed with Exocet missles can do a 4g negative dive... inverted.
-Robert
;D
I like planes for how they look like, not specially for what they can do. Anyway, here's a site I visit every once in a while...
http://www.combataircraft.com/
I was quoting lines from Top Gun... lol. (There's no such thing as a Mig-28) One of the greatest movies of all time!!
-Robert
Quote from: Komeuppance on January 15, 2013, 05:54:58 PM
I was quoting lines from Top Gun... lol. (There's no such thing as a Mig-28) One of the greatest movies of all time!!
-Robert
I know, but doesn't he do that against an F-4 phantom?
They were F5's. F4's were great looking craft but outdated by the mid 80's.
-Robert
True, I remembered now.
I remember a good old joke about airplanes (sorry for the bad translation):
A Jumbo is flying together with a Tomcat and a MiG-29. The pilots are bored, so they start to mock eachother: which airplane is better. The two fighters - competing with eachother - start to show unbelievable tricks in the air.
"Hey, you fat whale, can you do this?" - asks the MiG guy from the Jumbo's pilot.
"Oh, I have even better tricks! Just move farther a bit and watch." - comes the answer.
The fighters move away and watch the Jumbo, but nothing happens in the next 30 minutes.
"Hey, what are you doing? We couldn't see anything!" - roars the MiG pilot.
A self satisfied voice answers from the Jumbo:
"Let's see... I switched on the AP, ate a sandwich, went to toilet, took a crap and afterwards... well... do you know our blonde stewardess with huge boobs? I fucked her in the load area."
Considering the altitude dependence of sound barrier (~1050-1100 kmh at airliner's altitude) and the specifications of Airbus A330, I start to doubt the flightradar24 speed data published for the estimation game. However, the radar always shows some bigger airplanes (A330, A340, A380; B747, B777) beyond 1050 kmh. Experts will be asked about it.
A320 cruising speed is around 850km/h (I remember this info from my flight a month ago. A330 is probably a bit over that but not that much, around 900km/h I guess...
Quote from: Chulk on January 21, 2013, 04:17:10 PM
A320 cruising speed is around 850km/h (I remember this info from my flight a month ago. A330 is probably a bit over that but not that much, around 900km/h I guess...
A330: ~0.9 Mach as a specification, but I guess they are able to fly faster (0.96 for A380). But not breaking the sound barrier...
They can probably do it, but most likely the stay on their cruise speed as long as possible (fuel usage is supposed to be the lowest at that point) to cheapen every flight...
Quote from: Chulk on January 21, 2013, 11:26:45 PM
They can probably do it, but most likely the stay on their cruise speed as long as possible (fuel usage is supposed to be the lowest at that point) to cheapen every flight...
Unless it's an intercontinental flight where every 10 minutes count.
Quote from: CTG on January 21, 2013, 03:31:16 PM
Considering the altitude dependence of sound barrier (~1050-1100 kmh at airliner's altitude) and the specifications of Airbus A330, I start to doubt the flightradar24 speed data published for the estimation game. However, the radar always shows some bigger airplanes (A330, A340, A380; B747, B777) beyond 1050 kmh. Experts will be asked about it.
Flightradar24 probably shows
ground speed, while the capabilities of an airplane limit the
air speed. 150 km/h winds are not unusual at cruising altitude, so an air speed of 900 km/h in tailwind can easily mean ground speed of 1050 km/h.
Quote from: Usrin on January 22, 2013, 09:30:04 AM
Quote from: CTG on January 21, 2013, 03:31:16 PM
Considering the altitude dependence of sound barrier (~1050-1100 kmh at airliner's altitude) and the specifications of Airbus A330, I start to doubt the flightradar24 speed data published for the estimation game. However, the radar always shows some bigger airplanes (A330, A340, A380; B747, B777) beyond 1050 kmh. Experts will be asked about it.
Flightradar24 probably shows ground speed, while the capabilities of an airplane limit the air speed. Wind speed of 150 km/h is not unusual at cruising altitude, so an air speed of 900 km/h in tailwind can easily mean ground speed of 1050 km/h.
That sounds rationally. But since I saw some smaller and weaker planes - B737, A320 - over 1100, or even 1200 kmh (!!!), I don't really believe that data.
The minimal speed is also funny. When a huge cargo plane is full, the first minute after the takeoff always seems to be a scary "standstill".
It could be checked if you compare speed data with this map: http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/Rtavn0014.png
That's wind speed in knots (1 knot=1.85 km/h) in the level of 200 hPa pressure (11-12 km). Sometimes the speed of westerly winds reaches even of 300 km/h, and long-haul flights prefer to use these zones to reduce fuel usage & flight time.
Btw, if you see 1100-1200 km/h for an airplane flying westwards above Europe, the N Atlantic or N America, you can be sure that it's wrong data.
Yes, this is the reason why travel from Europe to China is usually 60-90 minutes shorter than the other direction.
Quote from: CTG on January 22, 2013, 09:41:40 AM
That sounds rationally.
You mean 'reasonable'. I think Ground Speed vs. Air speed and Heading East vs. West is probably what's messing up the numbers. It is important to define this because it could break Zak & Usrin tie...
Wednesday became my favorite day lately, having a nice B747-B757-B767-Avro RJ100 combo in the evening (within 20 minutes if they keep the departure plan).
The Avro is a cute little plane, I once flew it to Zurich. Better than turbo-propeller planes which are roughly the same size.
Quote from: zaqrack on January 31, 2013, 03:47:50 PM
The Avro is a cute little plane, I once flew it to Zurich. Better than turbo-propeller planes which are roughly the same size.
Three things to mention:
- Even if it's small, it has 4 engines.
- The sound of Avro is quite unique, it reminds me a bit on a trolley bus.
- Avro is one of the very few airplanes in Open TTD's additional airplane pack being able to carry any kind of cargo stuff. Try to imagine it with livestock... ;D
(http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6214/6368729053_e6929ec165_z.jpg)
I want to travel to the Eastern Island next summer but I fear about the junk plane I'll travel from Chile to the island. :(
I did travel in planes before but to do it over the pacific ocean for several hours... I don't like it :-\
Quote from: alanrotoi on January 31, 2013, 09:05:58 PM
I want to travel to the Eastern Island next summer but I fear about the junk plane I'll travel from Chile to the island. :(
I did travel in planes before but to do it over the pacific ocean for several hours... I don't like it :-\
Easter, not Eastern. ;) Do you know what plane will you be flying on?
No, that scares me :-[ because there aren't many tourist going there, so I guess they use an old junk :(
Shouldn't be too bad: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mataveri_International_Airport
"The airport's single runway is 3,318 m (10,885 ft) long. The airport was once designated as an abort site for the U.S. Space Shuttle"
"LAN currently flies Boeing 767 aircraft to the island on its scheduled services."
Quote from: dreadnaut on January 31, 2013, 09:46:23 PM
"LAN currently flies Boeing 767 aircraft to the island on its scheduled services."
Unless it's an old 767 - this model was introduced in the early 80s.
As far as I remember, B767-300 was the largest airplane of Malév. It was fun to see the low-pass over the Danube in 2007.
(http://galeria.index.hu/gazdasag/2012/02/01/malev_anno/2650860_a9815a86adaaa4e1dfca78603e90c9e1_l.jpg)
(http://galeria.travelo.hu/kozel/2012/02/03/bucsu_a_malevtol/2657774_23c840ecd4d74ea90cb6b1f46293c38d_l.jpg)
Was that just for show, or is the airport that much in the city centre?
Quote from: dreadnaut on February 01, 2013, 04:45:04 PM
Was that just for show, or is the airport that much in the city centre?
Traditional air show (+there was Red Bull Air Race)
El Al Airlines will come to Budapest with Boeing 747 once a week - just to kill Wizz Air's low cost flights between Budapest and Tel-Aviv. Even if I'm happy to see another Jumbo, I'm against that kind of business trickery.
One week ago, we saw an Antonov 124 (Antonov Airlines) landing in Stavanger. Quite shocking sight after the usual Boeing 737's and smaller airplanes. :) I got to know that it's not a regular route, it comes here only a few times per year.
If you don't know this plane: http://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/35184/ur-82027-antonov-design-bureau-antonov-an-124/
AN-124 planes come about every second month to Budapest - usually in pair (with one day difference). Luckily they can use only T2's runway, so if there's a landing from the Budapest side of the airport (I always forget the 13/31 R/L codes), they fly over our house (at ~400-450 m altitude).
Quote from: CTG on February 15, 2013, 03:48:06 PM
AN-124 planes come about every second month to Budapest - usually in pair (with one day difference). Luckily they can use only T2's runway, so if there's a landing from the Budapest side of the airport (I always forget the 13/31 R/L codes), they fly over our house (at ~400-450 m altitude).
Btw I remember the first time I saw the Ruslan - it was 2 years ago in the summer. I was walking on the street when this giant appeared, very close to me (~100 m ahead, ~400 m above). Since it was quite a flat and extremely slow landing procedure, the "USSR" engines are terribly loud and I never saw such a huge monster before
*, the whole scene was shocking.
* AN-124 is about 69 m long with 73 m winspan and quite massive fuselage, while my former record holder, Boeing 747-400 (~70 m length, ~64 m wingspan) seems to be a lot thinner - and of course it's not that loud.Btw have you ever seen the Mriya? It visited Brasil about two years ago, but also appeared in Netherlands and Germany lately (when it visited Hungary in 2008, the weather was too foggy to see anything from that). Probably I won't ever catch it. :-\
Important question about flying: http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2013/02/flying-farts-are-fine/
"On the one hand, if the pilot restrains a fart, all the drawbacks previously mentioned, including impaired concentration, may affect his abilities to control the plane," the researchers said.
"On the other hand, if he lets go of the fart, his co-pilot may be affected by its odour, which again reduces safety onboard the flight."
:D
Usrin, do you have a news notification set on "fart"? You find incredible articles :)
Beautiful...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3J7hJ0ql_o
I went through London Gatwick today, thought I would take a couple of pictures for CTG.
Oh, those Virgins... :D (nice catch!)
I only traveled on Boeing 737-200. I remember after two weeks of my last travel another plane (same model, same airline) crashed in Buenos Aires airport. :O
It was in 1999, the neoliberalism way of no investment of nothing... this time killed about 100 people and I could be one of them :-\.
(http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQFnHjp2IBivZPnUSbuKSHvQeBysCumly1wqFx83-_JbKy9EmF2kw)
I missed the Ruslan... again! >:(
(it came at last weekend - exactly when I left Budapest first time in this year)
Have you ever seen this?
(http://pc-game.fsdownload.com/FS10/Tupolev-Tu-144.jpg)
Yeah, the answer of USSR for Concorde: Tupolev TU-144 (even if it had an earlier, forced introduction). It was so typical in cold war: the Soviets built the (slightly) bigger
*, stronger, faster... and the more unreliable one.
| Parameters | Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde | Tupolev TU-144 |
| First flight | 1969. 03. 02. | 1968. 12. 31. |
| Number built | 20 | 16 |
| Length | 61.7 m | 65.5 m |
| Wingspan | 25.6 m | 28.8 m |
| Height | 12.2 m | 10.5 m |
| Weight | 78.7 tons | 85 tons |
| Powerplant performance | 4 x 140 kN | 4 x 200 kN |
| Cruise speed | 2180 km/h | 2285 km/h |
* Those Russians had another megalomaniac plan in the 80s: the 8-engine monster, Antonov 325. However, USSR collapsed before it became real.
(http://www.infuture.ru/filemanager/hotol2.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/535956_577794262241589_459518876_n.jpg)
Quote from: CTG on February 15, 2013, 11:17:18 AM
El Al Airlines will come to Budapest with Boeing 747 once a week - just to kill Wizz Air's low cost flights between Budapest and Tel-Aviv. Even if I'm happy to see another Jumbo, I'm against that kind of business trickery.
First flight: today. I would like to see it, but unfortunately I won't have time... :-\
Sometimes I have nightmares like this one... :-\
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo51Be2jL8c
Stupid accident, really. As far as I know the plane's staff indicated some trouble of the load's instability on the runway or right after the takeoff. It can be very dangerous when such a high elevation angle is needed (security issue in the war zone). Probably the low speed and the broken weight balance led to the fatal stall.
I wonder if A350 will be as crappy as the rival Dreamliner...
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WlHfzWNZm8M/TJXTqviE_eI/AAAAAAAAAAk/BRs6mN3fyJU/s320/A350_-_800_Airbus.jpg)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WlHfzWNZm8M/TJXT4v6dyJI/AAAAAAAAAAs/xkwPldUWdus/s320/b787.bmp)
Lufthansa will add A380 to the Shanghai-Frankfurt route from September :) 8) 8) 8)
Our next flights back home will be with the A340-600 to/from Munich, where the toilets are downstairs from the cabin. Never flew such a plane. Munich to Budapest will be A320 and Embraer EMB 195
My new weapon for airplane hunting. ;)
(http://www.shopfujifilm.com/imagesEdp/p150593z.jpg)
Quote from: zaqrack on May 16, 2013, 12:05:03 PM
Lufthansa will add A380 to the Shanghai-Frankfurt route from September :) 8) 8) 8)
Our next flights back home will be with the A340-600 to/from Munich, where the toilets are downstairs from the cabin. Never flew such a plane. Munich to Budapest will be A320 and Embraer EMB 195
I flew with an A380 between Frankfurt and San Francisco last Saturday. :-)
I missed all the three B747 planes - Cargolux, El Al, Kalitta Air - coming on Tuesday... >:(
Weekend program: spotting. I'm sure there won't be any interesting airplanes...
Since I have the new camera, only B737 and A320 planes are coming... and sometimes the smaller ATR / Embraer / Avro. The only "big" bird on my list is an A330-200 cargo... :-\ >:(
You should get a cheap flight to a larger hub early in the morning, spend a day at and around the airport, and then fly back in the evening :D
Quote from: dreadnaut on June 06, 2013, 01:43:48 PM
You should get a cheap flight to a larger hub early in the morning, spend a day at and around the airport, and then fly back in the evening :D
The only problem is that I'm afraid of flying. ;D
(Vienna-Schwechat is close enough to go by train. As far as I know, B767/777 and A330/340 planes aren't that rare there.
Quote from: CTG on June 06, 2013, 02:04:14 PM
The only problem is that I'm afraid of flying. ;D
Probably it's only the question of how much do you drink before flying. ;)
Quote from: Usrin on June 06, 2013, 02:36:48 PM
Quote from: CTG on June 06, 2013, 02:04:14 PM
The only problem is that I'm afraid of flying. ;D
Probably it's only the question of how much do you drink before flying. ;)
No way, I don't drink (that much).
Quote from: CTG on June 06, 2013, 12:48:53 PM
Since I have the new camera, only B737 and A320 planes are coming... and sometimes the smaller ATR / Embraer / Avro. The only "big" bird on my list is an A330-200 cargo... :-\ >:(
Sometimes it's fun to live under an air corridor. I wish everything could be so easy in this life... :D
I had to scale down the pics for this post, but the monster is still impressive.
Wish-to-see-the-El-Al-Jumbo dance started.
Serious problem on a flight between San Francisco and London: ten hours without toilet paper! ;D
http://translate.google.no/translate?sl=no&tl=en&prev=_t&hl=hu&ie=UTF-8&u=http://reise.aftenbladet.no/reise/article46547.ece%23.UcnYNpxmN-R&act=url
Quote from: CTG on June 11, 2013, 07:59:06 AM
Wish-to-see-the-El-Al-Jumbo dance started.
I missed the last one, too...
If everything goes well, my first flight ever will be on Monday (with an extremely boring A320...)
so we are both flying on Monday :) Enjoy!
I can't believe it... trip seems to be cancelled. The third summer holiday in a row to spend with a health issue.
Quote from: CTG on June 29, 2013, 07:21:10 PM
I can't believe it... trip seems to be cancelled. The third summer holiday in a row to spend with a health issue.
That's a pity... You'll really have to buy the cheapest ticket to any desination - just to experience that flying is quite fun, and to spot some more "exotic" planes.
Quote from: Usrin on June 29, 2013, 11:51:49 PM
Quote from: CTG on June 29, 2013, 07:21:10 PM
I can't believe it... trip seems to be cancelled. The third summer holiday in a row to spend with a health issue.
That's a pity... You'll really have to buy the cheapest ticket to any desination - just to experience that flying is quite fun, and to spot some more "exotic" planes.
After a long discussion, we decided to travel. If you have to suffer, you can also do it at nice places, like Brussels. However, beer helped a lot to survive the trip... :D
Both the old and the sharklet updated Airbus A320-200 was tried, the latter one seemed to be a lot more stable in the air.
According to Budapest airplane spotters, I missed the take-off of the year. Kalitta Air's B747-400 cargo left the city at an extremely low altitude (flightradar24 replay wasn't really informative in this question, but it's still visible that Jumbo flew only at ~900 m - over the 11th district* :D).
* Even Cargolux used to be at ~1200-1800 m there.
This is my favorite place for traffic spotting in Shanghai:
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=203828232186287876820.00049427e9a3170bfe74e&ie=UTF8&ll=31.262576,121.745017&spn=0.012418,0.022337&t=m&z=16&vpsrc=6&iwloc=0004e13cac1177b7f1c9e
1. nice bike lane from our home all the way
2. seaside, nice place to lay down
3. Airport less than around 10km away to the south. Huge planes flying very low over your head.
4. Cargo ship port around 10km to the north. Huge ocean liner cargo ships continuously passing quite close.
Monday: A340 day at BUD airport, because of the usual Hungarian crappiness. Thank you, Ferihegy crew! ;D
(The first A340-600 ever landed in Budapest to take some fuel - but the ground stuff wasn't really prepared for the arrival. Therefore another A340-300 arrived in a few hours with the necessary towbar... :D)
Can't wait to fly again with the A340-600. It was great!
I like the take-off strategy of Arabian pilots (especially Qatar Cargo): very flat and fast. This angle (almost side view) is quite rare here.
I'll travel in this airplane:
Airbus Industrie a340-600
(http://www.airplane-pictures.net/images/uploaded-images/2007-8/13/6358.jpg)
Quote from: alanrotoi on August 07, 2013, 10:15:57 PM
I'll travel in this airplane:
Airbus Industrie a340-600
(http://www.airplane-pictures.net/images/uploaded-images/2007-8/13/6358.jpg)
Where?
Buenos Aires - Madrid
The new "Hungarian" (=based on Arabian money) airlines, Sólyom Airways will start with damned old Boeing 737-500 & Avro RJ85 planes - and ugly paintjob... ::)
(http://imageshack.us/scaled/landing/687/u87a.jpg)
Quote from: CTG on August 08, 2013, 09:24:22 AM
The new "Hungarian" (=based on Arabian money) airlines, Sólyom Airways will start with damned old Boeing 737-500 & Avro RJ85 planes - and ugly paintjob... ::)
(http://imageshack.us/scaled/landing/687/u87a.jpg)
photoshop-job (but may be Paint after all...)
Quote from: zaqrack on August 08, 2013, 10:47:56 AM
Quote from: CTG on August 08, 2013, 09:24:22 AM
The new "Hungarian" (=based on Arabian money) airlines, Sólyom Airways will start with damned old Boeing 737-500 & Avro RJ85 planes - and ugly paintjob... ::)
(http://imageshack.us/scaled/landing/687/u87a.jpg)
photoshop-job (but may be Paint after all...)
The picture is quite low quality, but the real design plans are more or less the same.
Quote from: CTG on February 01, 2013, 02:12:44 PM
Quote from: dreadnaut on January 31, 2013, 09:46:23 PM
"LAN currently flies Boeing 767 aircraft to the island on its scheduled services."
Unless it's an old 767 - this model was introduced in the early 80s.
As far as I remember, B767-300 was the largest airplane of Malév. It was fun to see the low-pass over the Danube in 2007.
(http://galeria.index.hu/gazdasag/2012/02/01/malev_anno/2650860_a9815a86adaaa4e1dfca78603e90c9e1_l.jpg)
(http://galeria.travelo.hu/kozel/2012/02/03/bucsu_a_malevtol/2657774_23c840ecd4d74ea90cb6b1f46293c38d_l.jpg)
Oh those good old traditional 20th August events (celebrating the foundation of the Hungarian state, AD 1000)... I don't know why, but our current government hates air shows.
Quote from: CTG on August 08, 2013, 11:27:32 AM
Quote from: zaqrack on August 08, 2013, 10:47:56 AM
Quote from: CTG on August 08, 2013, 09:24:22 AM
The new "Hungarian" (=based on Arabian money) airlines, Sólyom Airways will start with damned old Boeing 737-500 & Avro RJ85 planes - and ugly paintjob... ::)
(http://imageshack.us/scaled/landing/687/u87a.jpg)
photoshop-job (but may be Paint after all...)
The picture is quite low quality, but the real design plans are more or less the same.
Yes, it did not change. Quite an ugly one, especially compared to Malév.
(http://www.origo.hu/i/1308/20130818-megerkezett-a-solyom-hungarian-airways14.jpg)
Cheers and BÖFF from aboard a Boeing 737-800 flying above the North Sea! :) (Explanation: it's a flight of Norwegian, one of the airlines having free wifi onboard.)
Poo makes some aerial Stunts (over Romania)... ;D
I'll fly this one (finally!) from Frankfurt to Shanghai in February...
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PjLZIiMNLCs/UHlFKoBtmmI/AAAAAAAAFEM/BqezrA2b3O0/s1600/a380l.jpg)
Quote from: CTG on August 31, 2013, 11:05:20 PM
Quote from: CTG on August 08, 2013, 11:27:32 AM
Quote from: zaqrack on August 08, 2013, 10:47:56 AM
Quote from: CTG on August 08, 2013, 09:24:22 AM
The new "Hungarian" (=based on Arabian money) airlines, Sólyom Airways will start with damned old Boeing 737-500 & Avro RJ85 planes - and ugly paintjob... ::)
photoshop-job (but may be Paint after all...)
The picture is quite low quality, but the real design plans are more or less the same.
Yes, it did not change. Quite an ugly one, especially compared to Malév.
(http://www.origo.hu/i/1308/20130818-megerkezett-a-solyom-hungarian-airways14.jpg)
It seems their money was enough only for the paintjob - Sólyom Airways is close to bankrupt before the first official takeoff... ::)
Nice surprise in the morning: although the well-informed experts said that Volga-Dnepr's Antonov 124 - spending two days at Ferihegy Airport - will leave in the night, I saw its takeoff at 7:30. :)
A rare guest just left Budapest: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker. Too bad I couldn't take a photo, but at least I saw the takeoff.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/100225-F-3252P-617.jpg/640px-100225-F-3252P-617.jpg)
Next monday: Budapest ---> München, Lufthansa, Airbus A320 (so boring ::))
Wednesday: München ---> Budapest, Lufthansa, Airbus A319
Quote from: CTG on August 23, 2012, 01:01:36 PM
Damn, yesterday I missed the lowest flying B747-8F of my amateur airplane fan era - only by a few seconds (I heard it, but couldn't see). Usually they fly 800-1200 m high over our flat, now it was only at 600-650, according to flightradar24.com.
Holy crap! El Al cargo (747-400, the loudest Jumbo) just exploded my ears with a flat takeoff. FR24 said ~670 m altitude when it flew over our home.
Quote from: alanrotoi on August 07, 2013, 10:15:57 PM
I'll travel in this airplane:
Airbus Industrie a340-600
(http://www.airplane-pictures.net/images/uploaded-images/2007-8/13/6358.jpg)
Today.
Rotoi in Europe... bah!
Western europe :)
Quote from: alanrotoi on November 02, 2013, 10:37:52 PM
Western europe :)
Did you enjoy the flight?
BUD ---> MUC was fine, but MUC ---> BUD seemed to be my worst flight ever: very steep take-off (causing strong headache), minor (?) turbulence problems, harsh landing.
You should have taken the morning flight, the small Lufthansa Embraer is more fun compared to the Airbus :)
Did you spot any nice planes in MUC? A very nice airport btw...
Unfortunately the flights were fixed by the company.
Btw I saw some big fishes (A330, A340, Dreamliner), but had no time to take a photo, 'cause my boss kept me in discussion about the case (even while travelling back to Budapest).
Next time we will go by car... ::)
Quote from: CTG on November 08, 2013, 10:33:28 AM
Quote from: alanrotoi on November 02, 2013, 10:37:52 PM
Western europe :)
Did you enjoy the flight?
BUD ---> MUC was fine, but MUC ---> BUD seemed to be my worst flight ever: very steep take-off (causing strong headache), minor (?) turbulence problems, harsh landing.
Well its Iberia, but I did hehe. Then the 5th nov I flew to paris in a small boeing I guess, from iberia too.
AN-124 left from 13L, just as usual... why this direction again??? >:( (I know, the wind, but still... take-off from direction 31 is more common in Budapest)
DHL's A300-600 is fuckin' loud... :o (just flying over me)
Wrong. It was renato's indy flying over you :D
Quote from: alanrotoi on February 06, 2014, 11:40:55 PM
Wrong. It was renato's indy flying over you :D
According to Flightradar24, it was slower than 245 mph.
Had my first A380 flight - it is spacy, huge and overall very pleasant. But it feels not like flying a plane. You can hardly notice takeoff.
Quote from: zaqrack on February 09, 2014, 07:46:22 AM
Had my first A380 flight - it is spacy, huge and overall very pleasant. But it feels not like flying a plane. You can hardly notice takeoff.
Akoss said more or less the same after his American trip.
Yesterday's specialities: B777, TU-204 (both are rare guests in Hungary).
Yesterday I was flying with an unusual jet plane, Embraer ERJ 145. Definitely not a giant with 47 seats! I had my quickest takeoff ever (needed <1000 m for accelerating), and than a very bumpy flight at cruising altitude.
I love small planes! Must have been fun!
My next flight will be to Bangalore via Delhi the first week of March.
New plane on my list: The 787 Dreamliner, 3 times from the 4 flights. Looking forward to it though i have heard lots of negative feedback. My flight back to Shanghai is daytime, so I have booked a seat next to the window hoping to catch a glimpse of the Himalayas.
The best of them is that you can take a nap and you wake up when it arrives :D
My trip was delayed to early April and I fly with a different company, so no Dreamliner :(
On the other hand, I will fly with Malaysia Airlines, one of the few 5-star rated companies and transfer in Kuala Lumpur so will improve my southern coordinate record even more than expected :) Maybe I could say hi to Charles and fetch those missing scoreboards :D
Quote from: zaqrack on March 05, 2014, 03:38:24 AM
I will fly with Malaysia Airlines, one of the few 5-star rated companies
Now this one sounds funny... sorry... :D
well, they may have provided 5-star service all the way to the crash :)
anyhow, takeoff in 3.5 hours... let's see how it will be.
Airbus A340 of French Air Force will take off soon... damn, the battery of my camera is down. >:(
On runways:
http://www.wired.com/2014/05/the-hidden-beauty-of-airport-runways-and-how-to-decipher-them/
Mryia's "little" brother, AN-124 is coming on 10th June! 8)
Compare the whales (A380 vs Ruslan):
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7002/6708924261_c343df7269_z.jpg)
Confirmed! (13099 m = 42 975 feet)
(I was hunting for CLX857, arriving a few minutes ago. Unfortunately it landed on 13R, so I could make only a few crappy backview photos... ::) )
Quote from: Usrin on April 10, 2014, 06:50:20 PM
9. Maximum cruise altitude of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, in feet - 43,000
43,001 - CTG
42,200 - Bonzai Joe
38,000 - Akoss Poo; 48,000 - Zak McKracken
33,425 - Duplode
4,500 - Chulk (if that was true, it could not fly over any mountain!)
FINALLY! I could catch a rare guest, Silkway's B747-400. It was the first Jumbo I've ever seen turning right over our district (=semi-bottom view from our flat).
How to dismantle a 747-400:
http://aviationweek.com/blog/photos-what-happens-all-those-airliners-when-they-retire-see-tear-down-747-400
Quote from: CTG on March 27, 2014, 11:26:49 PM
Quote from: zaqrack on March 05, 2014, 03:38:24 AM
I will fly with Malaysia Airlines, one of the few 5-star rated companies
Now this one sounds funny... sorry... :D
Two disasters in a year. It's worse than Transport Tycoon.
It implied more than maintenance Mr. CTG.
Quote from: CTG on July 21, 2014, 03:03:36 PM
Quote from: CTG on March 27, 2014, 11:26:49 PM
Quote from: zaqrack on March 05, 2014, 03:38:24 AM
I will fly with Malaysia Airlines, one of the few 5-star rated companies
Now this one sounds funny... sorry... :D
Two disasters in a year. It's worse than Transport Tycoon.
The second one was not really the airline's fault.
Next flight coming up:
Budapest - Zurich - Grenoble - Munich - Budapest
some interesting planes on the route:
2x Avro RJ100 Avroliner
(http://www.airplane-pictures.net/images/uploaded-images/2008-2/19/10807.jpg)
1x Embraer 195
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BDUF4q2ZRIU/TcG68FVHgYI/AAAAAAAABnI/bpGEWEKTmnY/s1600/lufthansa-embraer-195_picm124-12476.jpg)
1x Airbus A320
My next "flight" in few minutes: ;D
(http://despachovisual.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/132.jpg)
Quote from: alanrotoi on July 21, 2014, 03:34:36 PM
It implied more than maintenance Mr. CTG.
Quote from: zaqrack on July 21, 2014, 09:01:35 PM
Quote from: CTG on July 21, 2014, 03:03:36 PM
Quote from: CTG on March 27, 2014, 11:26:49 PM
Quote from: zaqrack on March 05, 2014, 03:38:24 AM
I will fly with Malaysia Airlines, one of the few 5-star rated companies
Now this one sounds funny... sorry... :D
Two disasters in a year. It's worse than Transport Tycoon.
The second one was not really the airline's fault.
Sure, but still strange.
Quote from: CTG on June 04, 2014, 11:23:22 AM
Compare the whales (A380 vs Ruslan):
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7002/6708924261_c343df7269_z.jpg)
Compare the whales #2 (A380 vs AN225), especially the sound and the amount of smoke... ;D Some engines have really unique sound - Antonov sounds like 10000 "Rakéta" vacuum cleaner. ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K6DS6EcSVY
Another rare guest today: Antonov 72.
(http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1333/599464245_71b611d242.jpg)
looks cute!
I had another BUD-ZRH-LYS-MUC-BUD trip recently, no new planes. Tomorrow flying back to China, nothing new as well... sigh ::)
Malév had to die because of this fuckin' low-cost crap - some of the "leaders" have some stocks in that company... Air Show, Budapest, 2014:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Oz7wF-qe9o
(For comparison, 2007, Malév's B767, significantly bigger than Wizz Air's A320: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA6xFshz1uQ)
It's not easy to land in Hong Kong - Ruslan's try is the proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqPhNCyrR-E
When a fuckin' loud sound is fun - I had a great morning seeing AN-124 (flying right over our house, approaching LHBP).
Supercool formation flight with 5 Airbus A350-900 airplanes. The one with carbon fiber livery is probably the most beautiful airplane ever made by Airbus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2tsjeV7uNQ
(http://ggsoku.com/wp-content/uploads/airbus-a350-formation-flight-03.png)
Virgin's Jumbo is landing with gear failure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoWS_SHe4gU
Quote from: CTG on March 12, 2013, 11:46:39 AM
* Those Russians had another megalomaniac plan in the 80s: the 8-engine monster, Antonov 325. However, USSR collapsed before it became real.
(http://www.infuture.ru/filemanager/hotol2.jpg)
It seems the USSR had an even more incredible plan: Beriev BE-2500 (http://www.beriev.com/eng/Be-2500_e/Be-2500_e.html)
(http://www.beriev.com/images/be-2500+.jpg)
Nerepkeggyé!
Nothing interesting lately. Some unexpected Dreamliners arrived a few days ago (Air India) (http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/companies/air-indias-london-mumbai-dreamliner-flight-diverted-after-engine-malfunction/34443/), but all of them in the night.
The TransAsia ATR-72 accident on tape. If you watch it carefully, the wing hits the roof of the yellow car... :o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYczDsj0ATI
The guy in the car was lucky (and the pilot brave).
Everybody was afraid when I flew with Malaysian last year. It seems small airlines are by far more dangerous.
Brave pilot? Dunno, but I assume that he had no influence on the place of impact. Most likely he lost the whole control over the plane in the last few seconds after stalling.
but avoided crashing into buildings before that
Quote from: zaqrack on February 10, 2015, 08:29:20 AM
but avoided crashing into buildings before that
Maybe you are right. I don't know where's the point of losing the control. And maybe he did not see the building (only suspecting?), as the nose of the airplane is facing a bit upwards.
I won't ever try ATR planes.
The Putin Fleet: three Ilyushin IL96-300 planes and a weirdo IL76 cargo.
(http://www.jejaktapak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2-Il-96-presiden-rusia-e1420855965291.jpg)
(http://johngaltfla.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/UKRAINE_IL76_TRANSPORT_jgfla.jpg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV8IAOojoAA
Budapest - Paris - Lyon - Amsterdam - Budapest tomorrow. First transfer in both Paris and Amsterdam. No interesting planes on this route.
I used airplanes few times
2009: Curitiba-Campinas-Belo Horizonte / Belo Horizonte-Campinas-Curitiba
2011: Curitiba-São Paulo / São Paulo-Curitiba
2012: Curitiba-Campinas-Fortaleza / Fortaleza-Brasília-Curitiba
Quote from: Shoegazing Leo on March 08, 2015, 06:56:19 PM
I used airplanes few times
2009: Curitiba-Campinas-Belo Horizonte / Belo Horizonte-Campinas-Curitiba
2011: Curitiba-São Paulo / São Paulo-Curitiba
2012: Curitiba-Campinas-Fortaleza / Fortaleza-Brasília-Curitiba
What kind of airplanes? Which airlines?
2009: all by Azul - Embraer 190 or 195
2011: TAM - with Airbus A320
2012: Azul - Embraer 190 or 195 to Campinas and Fortaleza and Avianca with (i believe) a Airbus A319 to Brasília and an old Fokker 100 to Curitiba.
Quote from: CTG on February 18, 2013, 08:23:39 AM
Btw have you ever seen the Mriya? It visited Brasil about two years ago, but also appeared in Netherlands and Germany lately (when it visited Hungary in 2008, the weather was too foggy to see anything from that). Probably I won't ever catch it. :-\
We won't see it anymore: Mriya has been destroyed by the Russian army... :'(
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-28/world-s-biggest-plane-destroyed-in-russian-attack-on-airfield
Quote from: CTG on February 28, 2022, 09:10:30 AM
Quote from: CTG on February 18, 2013, 08:23:39 AM
Btw have you ever seen the Mriya? It visited Brasil about two years ago, but also appeared in Netherlands and Germany lately (when it visited Hungary in 2008, the weather was too foggy to see anything from that). Probably I won't ever catch it. :-\
We won't see it anymore: Mriya has been destroyed by the Russian army... :'(
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-28/world-s-biggest-plane-destroyed-in-russian-attack-on-airfield
After some (false :( ) promising news, the picture is clear now. It's really destroyed.
(https://m.blog.hu/mi/military-technology/image/fm_o7ubwyaaqrxi.jpg)
(https://m.blog.hu/mi/military-technology/image/fm_slluxmaefm9a.jpg)
Yes, really sad :( Amazing aircraft. I remember it once visited my town years ago and everybody went to the airport to see it