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| I love old pictures like this. |
Monday, 12 December 2011
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Tuesday, 6 December 2011
Road Hog! Air Libya BAe-146-300
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| An Air Libya BAe-146-300 takes off from Rhebat airstrip, a stretch of mountain road, near the Nafusa Mountains, Libya. |
Sunday, 4 December 2011
The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy
The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy was the last aircraft produced by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. It first flew on the 8th January 1959. 56 military AW.660 were built for the Royal Air Force. They could accommodate 69 troops, or 48 stretcher cases or 29,000 lb (13 tonnes) of freight. The AW.660 version had the nose door sealed to take a weather radar radome, the rear doors were changed to 'clam shell' style with an integral loading ramp and two doors were fitted on the starboard side to enable paratroopers to exit. 17 AW 650 in total were built for civil operators BEA and Riddle Airlines. Many ex RAF AW.660 also ended up with civil freight airlines.
For more details about "The Whistling Wheelbarrow” or "The Whistling tit”
visit: http://www.argosyair.co.uk/index.html
Monday, 21 November 2011
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Saturday, 29 October 2011
Portsmouth Aerocar Major
The Aerocar was produced by Portsmouth Aviation and first flew on June 18th 1947, piloted by its designer Major Frank Luxmoor. It made its debut at the 1947 SBAC show at Redllet on the Isle of Wight. It was given its certificate of airworthiness in September 1948 and was displayed at the first SBAC show at Farnborough the same year. Due to shortages and the economic climate the Aerocar never made production.
http://www.portav.com/docs/portav-downloads/portsmouth-aviation-aerocar.pdf
http://www.portav.com/docs/portav-downloads/portsmouth-aviation-aerocar.pdf
Monday, 12 September 2011
DC-9 ? No it's a BAC One-Eleven
The wonderful BAC One-Eleven was leased to many carriers in it's heyday that operated the DC-9.
That must of made people look twice! Some nice rare pictures below...
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| G-AWYS Leased from BCal 23.04.1970 - 31.10.1970 |
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| G-ATPJ Leased from BAC 1967 for just a few months |
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| YR-BRA Leased from TAROM 1989-80 |
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| G-ATPL leased from Dan-Air 1967 |
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| G-WLAD Leased from Airways International Cymru 1986 |
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| YU-ANT 1987 |
...and some rare ones in main carriers colours:
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| GAVMI European Aircharter leased by Sabena from March 1995- June 1996. |
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| G-AYOP Leased from BCal 1974 |
Sunday, 4 September 2011
Court Line - A pictorial tribute
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| A lovely shot of 4 Court Line One-Elevens at Luton |
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| G-BAAA "Halcyon Days" |
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| G-BAAB "Halcyon Breeze" |
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| G-AXMG "Halcyon Sky" |
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| G-AVRG HS 125 |
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| G-AWBL "Halcyon Dawn" The only 400srs they operated |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_Line
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| 3 One-Elevens |
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| another shot of G-BAAA "Halcyon Days" |
UPDATED 16/10/2015
Interesting aircraft types operated by Cimber Air
Cimber Air was established on the 1st of August 1950. It was founded by the late Captain Ingolf Nielsen.
Cimber Sterling (the name it now operates under) was created on the 7th of January 2009 after Cimber Air bought the air operators certificate of the bankrupt Sterling Airways. Cimber Sterling now operates ATP42/72s, 737-700s, & CRJ-200s.
Back in the days of Cimber Air it operated a range of rarer aircraft types that made them a bit more interesting than many other airlines. Their old colour scheme was also one of my favorites.
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| DH 104 Dove |
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| Gulfstream 1 |
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| Nord 262 |
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| VFW 614 |
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