A few shots (mostly from today at Southend) with some excellent light.
I’ll start with the more mundane:
Another new ATR arriving on the Dublin run:
EI-FAU Aer Lingus Regional AT76 at Heathrow EGLL by AeroPics, on Flickr
An old ATR, back in service after being in maintenance for a few months.
EI-EHH Aer Lingus Regional AT43 at Southend EGMC by AeroPics, on Flickr
EI-EHH Aer Lingus Regional AT43 at Southend EGMC by AeroPics, on Flickr
One of the Orenair 737s in storage and all taped up end of lease parked in a perfect position:
N662SC Orenair B735 at Southend EGMC by AeroPics, on Flickr
And now for the Disovery! One of the finest movements at Southend this year in perfect weather for once! The newly re-registered 5N-BQO (ex. OO-VEH with Brussels) departing and returning on a test flight. An excellent livery too!
Backtracking:
5N-BQO Discovery Air B735 at Southend EGMC by AeroPics, on Flickr
Turning around at the end of Runway 06:
5N-BQO Discovery Air B735 at Southend EGMC by AeroPics, on Flickr
And departing:
5N-BQO Discovery Air B735 at Southend EGMC by AeroPics, on Flickr
And finally returning, unfortunately very high on the approach:
5N-BQO Discovery Air B735 at Southend EGMC by AeroPics, on Flickr
Should go on delivery soon! I hopes these are of interest.
By: garryrussell - 30th December 2013 at 20:47
Thanks for the comparison.
Looks like the nose gear is well compressed supporting the heavy loaded theory.
Even in what some might think a straight forwards shot there can always be something of interest or out of the ordinary.
Thanks for sharing all these pics
By: AeroPics - 30th December 2013 at 11:57
Thanks mike for your comment – I missed at the time!
garyrussell – I see what you mean now. The photo was taken at 70 mm at a standing height, but I they do look like they are hanging low. A possible cause could be that the ATR was heavily loaded? SEN-DUB is a relatively long sector for the ATR. For cause of comparison – here’s of EHH and another of an empty Blue Islands ATR taken at a similar distance. There clearly is a difference. Well spotted!
EI-EHH Aer Lingus Regional AT43 at Southend EGMC by AeroPics, on Flickr
G-ZEBS Blue Islands AT43 at Southend EGMC by AeroPics, on Flickr
By: garryrussell - 29th December 2013 at 14:15
I was actually looking at the ground shot of the ’42 taxying
I think it is just the angle and telescoping compression doing away with the wide sideways clearance visual making it look like they are hanging low and almost touching the wheel.
By: mike currill - 29th November 2013 at 14:43
No doubt about it that Discovery paint job is a bit in your face – nice though.
By: AeroPics - 26th November 2013 at 20:18
Thanks Gary and Mike.
You are correct Newforest, the gear doors look like unusual because the gear is retracting – a quirk of the old ATR!
By: mike currill - 25th November 2013 at 12:44
Nice shots.
By: Newforest - 25th November 2013 at 07:49
Because the wheels are retracting?
By: garryrussell - 24th November 2013 at 23:01
The ATR.42’s main gear door is hanging very low???
By: AeroPics - 24th November 2013 at 20:41
Thanks glens45, Newforest, Culpano and civilspotter for your comments, the Discovery was probably the best movement this year at Southend.
glens45: I especially like turboprop airliners, only mundane in relative terms!!
Culpano: Again, just relatively high, but still at a good angle for photographs. It seemed about the same height as aircraft used to be before the threshold was moved 300 metres closer when the extension was built.
By: civilspotter - 24th November 2013 at 10:48
very nice pictures and that Discovery is a great catch. I would have settled for the landing shot alone.:eagerness:
rgds
EC
By: Culpano - 23rd November 2013 at 23:52
Crikey !!! The landing shot isn’t too high is it ? Great shots.
By: Newforest - 23rd November 2013 at 22:10
Lovely B.735, let’s wish it a long life in the dangerous airs where it will work!
By: glens45 - 23rd November 2013 at 20:13
Certainly not mundane for me ! Cracking ATR shots , just love any turboprops .
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