LHR Pics: 07/04/05

Nice shots, it’s a shame you didn’t capture the full fuselage shot of the beautiful Varig MD11

Nice shots, it’s a shame you didn’t capture the full fuselage shot of the beautiful Varig MD11

Thanks everyone. There is ANOTHER 767 with a screwed up tail, this time with an all white rudder instead of an offset Union Flag one :rolleyes:

What is the Reg of it?? I happened to look up on the train on my way back from London and there it was.

Thanks everyone. There is ANOTHER 767 with a screwed up tail, this time with an all white rudder instead of an offset Union Flag one :rolleyes:

What is the Reg of it?? I happened to look up on the train on my way back from London and there it was.

I am loving the Icelandair, Privitair 757 and the KLM. Great photos there Mark

I am loving the Icelandair, Privitair 757 and the KLM. Great photos there Mark

Great pics Mark!

Anyone know what the two PrivatAir types were doing at LHR??? I thought their 757 operated in the USA only?

Great pics Mark!

Anyone know what the two PrivatAir types were doing at LHR??? I thought their 757 operated in the USA only?

Well done on those Mark, nice ones. I see you’ve pretty much got to grips with the Z10 now. Great camera when it wants to be, isn’t it 😀 :p

Well done on those Mark, nice ones. I see you’ve pretty much got to grips with the Z10 now. Great camera when it wants to be, isn’t it 😀 :p

Thanks for the info 1L.

Paul, both actualy, although it doesnt actualy look like I changed position at all!

Dave, its a Konica Minolta Dimage Z10, I’ll take you to both those spots tomorrow 🙂

Thanks for the info 1L.

Paul, both actualy, although it doesnt actualy look like I changed position at all!

Dave, its a Konica Minolta Dimage Z10, I’ll take you to both those spots tomorrow 🙂

G-EUXF had to have a new nose cone after it took out a goose on the way into LHR a couple of weeks ago. Apparently it made a bit of a mess of the cone, but the bird came off worst. RIP.

The rudders are a problem because all of the tail logos are slightly different, so if you swap them between aircraft they don’t match. You often see the same thing on the nose cone where the top of the blue paint doesn’t match.

The number of swaps, rather than changes for new White ones, has increased due to the ongoing problems with the new engineering system. Although the cone on XF and the rudder on one of the 767s suggest things are improving there.

Either way, swaps or new White, they dont get re-done to match until they are in the hangar for other work, down time can’t be justified purely for a paint or transfer job. This was one of the reasons the aircraft allocated for the Blue Peter designs was changed at the last minute.

1L.

G-EUXF had to have a new nose cone after it took out a goose on the way into LHR a couple of weeks ago. Apparently it made a bit of a mess of the cone, but the bird came off worst. RIP.

The rudders are a problem because all of the tail logos are slightly different, so if you swap them between aircraft they don’t match. You often see the same thing on the nose cone where the top of the blue paint doesn’t match.

The number of swaps, rather than changes for new White ones, has increased due to the ongoing problems with the new engineering system. Although the cone on XF and the rudder on one of the 767s suggest things are improving there.

Either way, swaps or new White, they dont get re-done to match until they are in the hangar for other work, down time can’t be justified purely for a paint or transfer job. This was one of the reasons the aircraft allocated for the Blue Peter designs was changed at the last minute.

1L.

Nice pics Mark – Mertle Ave or BA maintenance 😉

Nice pics Mark – Mertle Ave or BA maintenance 😉

Great shots Mark
despite changing weather conditions
what camera do you have ?

Great shots Mark
despite changing weather conditions
what camera do you have ?

Great selection of shots Mark 😀

Great selection of shots Mark 😀