Lhrmaccoll From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 20857 times:
Was tapping away on my computer earlier, and decided to spot my house.... And I was very happy with what i found
Now for the trivia!!!
I like in the Maidenhead/Cookham area, so this is the flight path for LHR, in this case, it would be lining up for 09s.
Its def. an A340. I personally think its either an Emirates or an AC.
What do you guys think?
For google refs. tap in SL8 9UH and then go right a little bit (you wont miss it)
Thanks, and enjoy!
Alex
GCDEG From Greece, joined Jan 2006, 352 posts, RR: 6 Reply 3, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 20709 times:
Quoting Swissgabe (Reply 1): By the way, it clearly says Air Canada on the aircraft.
Definetely an AC A340. You can clearly see the Air Canada titles on the aircraft. Very cool sight. On a side note was looking at some of the aircrafts parked/taxiing at LHR on Google Earth and there are some interesting visitors including a Swiss MD-11 taxiing to 09R, a Delsey (VG Airlines) A330 parked at T3 and a Private B727 with winglets parked up at the Royal Suite. BTW does anyone know who this 727 belongs to? Guessing must have been a VIP since it was at the Royal Suite.
LouA340 From Canada, joined Oct 2005, 306 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 20329 times:
How high do you think the aircraft would be above the ground at this point? The view could be quite misleading since it is taken from straight up. Could the aircraft even be at criuse??
Madairdrie From United Kingdom (Scotland), joined Jan 2006, 111 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 20255 times:
I would hazard a guess given the proximity of LHR it is not in cruise and that in relation to LHR it is actually taking off!
Kenneth
Vikkyvik From United States, joined Jul 2003, 3766 posts, RR: 26 Reply 11, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 19519 times:
Definitely an AC A340.
However, look at where Heathrow is, and tell me what kind of approach that is. The airplane's heading is nowhere close to any runway. Now, granted, it could be in a holding pattern, but I'm pretty sure holding patterns are much farther from the airport (especially an extremely busy airport like LHR).
~Vik
Edit: That actually looks like an A340-500. I'm not sure where AC operates their A340-500s.
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Weetodded01 From United States, joined Mar 2006, 18 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 18827 times:
Quoting DFWMzuri (Reply 2): That is so cool. I live near DFW and have planes in final approach right over my house. I'm going to see if I can capture one too!
Unfortunately Google Earth doesn't take snap shots as your are using the software. That would be an amazing feature though.
Fluorine From Hong Kong SAR, PRC, joined Sep 2004, 52 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 18656 times:
Seems it's fake. I think there should be exhaust gas from the engines, right?
ImperialAero From United Kingdom, joined May 2005, 37 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 18559 times:
I can't believe that people are questioning the validity of this picture. Its obviously Kosher, and if you dont believe him, just look on Google Earth for yourself.
Joost From Netherlands, joined Apr 2005, 2215 posts, RR: 6 Reply 17, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 18516 times:
Quoting Fluorine (Reply 15): Seems it's fake. I think there should be exhaust gas from the engines, right?
Well, I have exactly the same shot in my Google Earth, so unless the Google people are photoshopping (I don't think that happens) it looks pretty real.
In Google Earth, you can zoom in even further and clearly read Air Canada, but you can not read the registration
Jush From Germany, joined Apr 2005, 1617 posts, RR: 5 Reply 18, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 18469 times:
It's always the same with these "photo-professionals".
Sometimes they can't figure out even the easiest fake and not with a real picture they try to doubt it. Ridiculous!!!
It's real have a look at google earth. I just had a look and it's there.
Anyway whether it is approach, landing or a holding pattern I do not know at all but I don't really care.
And then these pros who try to say it is EK or an 340-500 when you defenitely see the Air Canada lines on it and the engines are way to small for a A340.
I'm no pro myself but these little things you all writing this BS here should be easy to find out by anyone on this board here cause we like/love aviation.
*calming down*
Regards
jush
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Scbriml From United Kingdom (England), joined Jul 2003, 8904 posts, RR: 50 Reply 19, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 18415 times:
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Quoting Fluorine (Reply 15): Seems it's fake. I think there should be exhaust gas from the engines, right?
The exhaust is clearly visible from all four engines.
Lhrmaccoll From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 20, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 18083 times:
What the hell guys!
I gave you the references on google earth, honestly I'm no good with image manipulation I wouldn't waste my time doing that...
Sorry some of you didnt take it well
Quoting Vikkyvik (Reply 11):
However, look at where Heathrow is, and tell me what kind of approach that is. The airplane's heading is nowhere close to any runway. Now, granted, it could be in a holding pattern, but I'm pretty sure holding patterns are much farther from the airport (especially an extremely busy airport like LHR).
Holding pattern. We get all of Heathrows 09 traffic over Berkshire, believe me, i live here!
Anyway, anyone else find any similar pictures anywhere?
Alex
B777fan From United States, joined Oct 2004, 115 posts, RR: 2 Reply 21, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 18033 times:
Clearly not a fake.
A couple of things to note from google earth. You can compare the scale of the plane to several parked at the gates at LHR. It is clearly much higher. How high is hard to say.
It is also not anywhere near being on approach to the 9's but could well be on departure from the opposite end.
**** Special Note ****
It is real simple to do a check of the approximate accuracy of Google Earth in relationship to the pictures and Lat Lon.
Go to Greenwich, and the meridian line is clearly observable at the observatory. Placing my cursor on the line shows it as being west of the meridian by 5.3 seconds when zoomed all the way in!
Assuming the same datum is used, it of course should be zero. Very impressive none the less.
Lhrmaccoll From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 22, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 17976 times:
Sorry if I made it unclear. IT could POSSIBLY be departing traffic, but it would be very unusual, as we usually get departing traffic heading the opposite direction, or over Maidenhead, not Cookham.
Regardless, a nice find and I'm satisfied
A
Lhrmaccoll From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 24, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 17869 times:
Interestingly, the departing traffic tends to avoid our area completely, although we sometimes get the odd SAS or KLM, but they are mainly approach over our area.
Alex
AirPacific747 From Denmark, joined May 2008, 298 posts, RR: 25 Reply 25, posted (3 years 7 months 3 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 17105 times:
that is definately an air canada A343. I flew with one from Calgary to Heathrow last summer. So it might be coming from Calgary or Toronto.
26 Challiday: For anyone having problems finding it, or questioning if it's real or not: Google Earth Link http://www.cplace.net/GoogleEarth/Air_Canada_A340.kmz Fan
27 NeilYYZ: That's a great picture! And I would have to concur, it is definatly looks like an AC A340.
28 TinkerBelle: I'm not sure if you have even read the thread. The thread starter was the only one who wasn't sure whether it's AC or EK...we can blame that on lack
29 United787: Which one is your house. That is so cool.
30 Lhrmaccoll: Sorry if I was not being a pro! My google earth displays a white fuselage and nothing else, and I can't make out any markings. However, now I know its
31 Threepoint: Althogh several years old, I hope they don't update this image of LHR for a few sentimental reasons. You can also see a pair of Concordes at Terminal
32 Lhrmaccoll: Yeah i hope they don't change the LHR images, as there are some great relics on the runway! Alex
33 Atrude777: Geez, it sure looks like a 747 to me, you can see what appears to be a hump over the nose area, and the nose is very curved just like a 747. Yes, defi
43 Linco22: Absolutely Regards Colin Guide me there, I have google earth open now......
44 TinkerBelle: I hope you're kidding. That's a pool? Look closesly, there's a croc crawling out of it. I thought it was a pond
45 Linco22: Found it. Nice find, I checked my house and I can see my brothers car out the front. Google earth is just fantastic........ *hopes someone will catch
46 Lhrmaccoll: OK OK i'm just too conservative it hurts! A
47 Fbgdavidson: As the local boy says there is often holding patterns over the Maidenhead area. Driving down the M4 eastbound in the morning you can often see the pl
48 Lhrmaccoll: They do fly awful low over here, in fact on a bright day I can see exact AC types and airlines, for instance today I saw some interesting AC including
49 Challiday: Anyone know of any more sights like, wouldn't mind putting a bit of a database together of Google Aircraft hahaha. Again for anyone that missed the li
50 Bongo: Do you really think it could be an Emirates ??
51 ACYYC: It's an A345. But look at Heathrow on Google Earth. What is happening on 09L? Looks like there are four planes on the runway at the same time. I know
52 Lhrmaccoll: I remember the good old days of concorde - window rattling When we get an Ilushin or something over Maidenhead, you know, you just know. NOTE - I otri
53 Scotland1979: I think I took this picture from above (moon) and I also spied your house too..with my disposal camera LOL!!! Frank
54 Theredbaron: Great Picture...!!! Am I the only one seeing the misterious guy behind the "grassy knoll"? Best regards TRB
55 Mrk25: I would say it is a departing A340 from LHR, I live between Alex & LHR and AC A340's are a common site above my house. It appears that the map of LHR
56 Lhrmaccoll: Yeah after a long thought, I agree, the approaches are 'over there' a bit for us. Alex
57 Planesarecool: Hehe look what i found on approach to Gatwick. Its definately a B737-200 but what airline? My guess is either Air Ukraine or Ryanair's Eircell colour
58 Plane Holland: looks like the Ryanair Jaguar paint..
59 Bohica: I despise you right now!!! (Not really) You caused me to download Google Earth and now I am hooked on it. I have been playing with it for 2 hours so
60 B777fan: I'm always inclined to go with the local boy but... ...this other local boy makes an observation more like what I would expect. Only my only flight i
61 B777fan: So how long until an a.netter shows up to use the pool?
62 Lhrmaccoll: Haha I love google earth it is fantastic Just installed an infa red alarm system and 14 german shepards haha! Alex
63 Groobster: If you zoom in you'll see that it is actually the same plane, the satellite taking the picture must have been at a similar speed to the plane for thi
64 Planesarecool: That plane i posted above wasn't at Gatwick, but was on the approach to the west of the airport
65 Gunsontheroof: I get a lot of inbound traffic to SEA coming directly over my house...didn't get this lucky though! Pretty cool.
66 Copa737DFW: AA plane taking off from DFW, I think it's a 767[Edited 2006-03-25 05:56:44]
67 Threepoint: Quoting Lhrmaccoll (Reply 52): It's an A345. But look at Heathrow on Google Earth. What is happening on 09L? Looks like there are four planes on the r
68 Boeingfanyyz: Methinks it is a 757. By the way, the airplane in the initial post is clearly AC!!!!!! Cheers, Boeingfanyyz
70 AirCanada014: That has to be A340-300 not A340-500. They are using the A345 on YYZ-HKG route only. Those engines look smaller.
71 Mikehobley: no,no,no!! If this i a 757 i will eat my hat - quite clearly an AA 767.......
72 AirCanada014: Most definately AA 767-300. Just look at the wingspan and the shape of the wing then look at 757 wingspan and the shape. * Place your bet please *
73 Lhrmaccoll: Yuppo its a 76 This message is too short so this is a filler A
74 Ahlfors: How many flights does AC have to LHR? On Google earth there are 10 on the ground and now we have an 11th on approach! Do they really require that many
75 Ahlfors: Interesting factoid: The scale for the AC 340 in flight is about half of the aircraft on the ground at LHR... that is to say that it is two times long
76 GCDEG: Hey guys, Here's a few more I found on Google Earth. Any guesses as to what airline and aircraft? 1st one is on approach to 31R at JFK. Guessing must
78 Lhrmaccoll: Yeah and its parked in another google earth image I've seen somewhere. A
79 HaveBlue: Trump has a 727 with winglets, see at DAB every year for the races. In that second picture in post 76, is that not a 757?
80 GCDEG: Thanks for the info HaveBlue! I wasn't sure for the second picture at all. You could be right though. If it's a 757 any ideas as to the operator? Unl
81 Antiuser: I found what seems to be a JJ A319 on finals to SDU flying over downtown Rio. Enter 22.8999620842 S 43.2106276776 W in the search box and zoom in, you
83 Copa737DFW: 1st pic is NWA DC-9 2nd Pic does not look like a 777 to me
84 Boeingfanyyz: Definately an A340-300 Then you'll have some digestion issues cause that is a 757! First one is definately a NW DC9 Agreed. I dont think AA have 321'
85 Planesarecool: Who said it was AA? (I'm talking about the second picture in reply 76)
86 Mikehobley: Just to confirm my previous statement...I hope we are talkin about the same picture. The AA in Reply 66 is a 767. You will have to change your user n
88 Silverfox: I am with lhr maccool on this one. I live jusr south of him at Bracknell The holding stacks for 09L landings are primarily Epsom and Bovingdon the mee
89 Lhrmaccoll: ^^ what he said "The message you were about to post is too short and probably not of any higher value to the topic at hand. You should think long and
90 Boeingfanyyz: Yep, were talking about the same picture! I guess we will just have to agree to disagree!!! Cheers, Boeingfanyyz
91 JetBlueAtJFK: If you go to ATL you can find a lot of planes on take off or landing there. I saw them but I can't post them now. B6jfk
92 Slovacek747: The pic is a 747!!! not an Airbus.. come on guys Slovacek747
93 TSL1011: This photo of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Avro Lancaster was posted a while back on Aircraft Resource Center, an aviation modelling websit
94 Lhrmaccoll: *Embarrased* Just got my new computer, and realised I have been working in 256 bit colour for the last month! NOW I see how clear the air canada marki
97 Boeing744: I do agree with you that it looks like an A343, however, AC did use their new 345s on training flights, mainly between YYZ-LHR. Now, they are only us
98 Boeing744: Just looking again at the top picture, I am 99.999% sure now that it is an A343. This picture shows the tal of the 744. Notice in the above picture ho
99 Boeing744: I am positive that this is a 767, just look at the size of the engines in comparison to the body. The 757 has very large engines for it's size, while
100 Vikkyvik: Dude, my first impression was that the engines looked like the engines of an A345. I have never claimed to be an expert, and likely I never will. I l
101 Skaggs: It is for sure a 767. AA 767's have a big white antenna between the wing on top of the fuselage. 757's dont and 777's have it aft of the wing. [Edite
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