Aviation Appreciation Station

[billybob123]

Not a pilot, so this could be way off, could the fire be part of a compressor stall?

[speede5]

Usually any flames from a Compressor stall are internal and extinguished when the engine starts again. External fires are usually the result if a fluid leak. If a turbine lets go you can have both.

[KelVarnsen]

An Nippon Cargo Airlines 747-8F diverted to Whitehorse, this week. Awesome takeoff video below.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/10561231...ts/6ECLX3G3Frz

[Bigtime]

Sure gave the edges of the runway at Whitehorse a good cleaning on departure!

[KelVarnsen]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Sure gave the edges of the runway at Whitehorse a good cleaning on departure!

And this a good cleaning of the runway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8LICWf1QZY

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

That'd be a little scary, sitting on that side, looking out the window.

A little?! I'd probably never fly again.

[stazzy33]

I was departing from Heathrow back to Calgary that day the BA flight had the emergency landing. What a ####storm it must have been trying to get everything organized on only one runway. Most of the BA short-haul flights were being cancelled, but my AC flight wasn't affected very much. Also got a very cool shot of the Concorde that BA has still sitting on the tarmac that I will post up later.

[Playfair]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-22657086

Well, the picture below is terrible, but it is a preview of flight paths around the world.

[Violator]

Massice rainstorm engulfs Hong Kong International Airport

http://video.ca.msn.com/watch/video/...rom=en-ca-quad

[Bigtime]

Corse Air International 744 on the way to us from Belfast, eta is 0921:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/CRL831

[transplant99]

Anyone see that ride that Vince McMahon flew in on yesterday?

Not sure what type of plane it was....but it looked really sweet.

Here is a link to it

http://frankschilling.typepad.com/my...images/wwe.jpg

[Bigtime]

The WWE jet is a Challenger 600 series made by Bombardier.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_Challenger_600

[Bigtime]

Here is the Corse Air International 744 on approach to Calgary, taken by a fellow spotter:

[Bigtime]

Corse Air International 744 is departing today at 1330:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/CRL31

[KelVarnsen]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

Corse Air International 744 is departing today at 1330:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/CRL31

My desire to see it takeoff is competing with my laziness to stay home and not put on pants.

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by KelVarnsen

My desire to see it takeoff is competing with my laziness to stay home and not put on pants.

You know you want to see it, just imagine how sweet the vapour effects are going to be on take off...

[STeeLy]

Originally Posted by KelVarnsen

My desire to see it takeoff is competing with my laziness to stay home and not put on pants.

Put on shorts

[Montana Moe]

B-1 from Ellsworth AFB performing touch & go exercise here in my neck of the woods (BIL).

[InSutterWeTrust]

Got some pictures of the Corse Air 747 departing today.

[Bigtime]

World Airways MD-11 arrived just before 4pm from Belfast. Love the tri-jets.

Edit: I believe it was bringing in horses for Spruce Meadows (and thus this weather).