Sunday 22nd – Qantas A380?

checking my SBS log the departing Emirates 380 was airborne at that time but normally goes out via Dover,

sorry I can’t be of any help,

ps there was a Virgin A346 about at that time but there’s no way you could mix the 2 up

No need to get defensive, you asked the question, and given that you mentioned red engines then it counted out all A380s because nobody operates then with anything but primarily white. So it concludes me to think, if red engines were involved, that it was most likely one of the virgin aircraft, which would then suggest an A340 given the scheduled arrivals at those times.:o

Not defensive. Apols if it came over like that. Christ knows what it was then.

I know perfectly well what the dimensions of the platforms are, stubby and short meaning the appearance. The A380 looks like a stubbed pig because the wing root is about 50% of its fuse length. A340 600 looks like a tube in comparison.

No need to get defensive, you asked the question, and given that you mentioned red engines then it counted out all A380s because nobody operates then with anything but primarily white. So it concludes me to think, if red engines were involved, that it was most likely one of the virgin aircraft, which would then suggest an A340 given the scheduled arrivals at those times.:o

If the engines were red then it wasn’t a QF A380, as their engines are majority white (with a small snippet of red). All of the QF flights are scheduled to arrive in the early morning period, so unless it was 6 hours late then it wasn’t a QF aircraft of any sort.

I’m not sure what you mean by stubby and short, because the A380 (approx 72m long) is longer than the 747-400 (approx 71m) and the A340-300 (63m) and 500 (68m) and only a touch shorter than the A340-600 (75m).

There is a daily Virgin flight arriving from Shanghai with a scheduled time of 14.35, and it’s operated by an A340-600, so my guess is that is what you saw, or possibly their Dubai service if it was running late, also operated by an A346. Emirates’ A380s are scheduled to arrive earlier in the day, so unlikely to be those, but again they don’t have red engines.

I know perfectly well what the dimensions of the platforms are, stubby and short meaning the appearance. The A380 looks like a stubbed pig because the wing root is about 50% of its fuse length. A340 600 looks like a tube in comparison.

I’m sure it was the A380. It passed over Southampton at 14:15 Sunday, at about 15k feet. Does the time match with it’s T/o or arrival today? I’d suggest it was going in, judging its speed. It would be arriving at 14:30/14:45ish.

I’ve only ever seen the production line ones (And one Airbus Flyer) in Toulouse.
This A/c looked too stubby for a 747 and far too short for A340. (White fuse, red Engines).

If the engines were red then it wasn’t a QF A380, as their engines are majority white (with a small snippet of red). All of the QF flights are scheduled to arrive in the early morning period, so unless it was 6 hours late then it wasn’t a QF aircraft of any sort.

I’m not sure what you mean by stubby and short, because the A380 (approx 72m long) is longer than the 747-400 (approx 71m) and the A340-300 (63m) and 500 (68m) and only a touch shorter than the A340-600 (75m).

There is a daily Virgin flight arriving from Shanghai with a scheduled time of 14.35, and it’s operated by an A340-600, so my guess is that is what you saw, or possibly their Dubai service if it was running late, also operated by an A346. Emirates’ A380s are scheduled to arrive earlier in the day, so unlikely to be those, but again they don’t have red engines.

The Emirates flight went over Brooklands around 14:00+ outbound from Heathrow

Put yer specs on aad gadgie an yee might be able te see it properly