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I do like this colourscheme (though agreed with most, the next one was better). In fact I would maybe put it around 7th for best standard c/s ever applied to a 747, behind the current and previous KL, the current KE, the UA blue and UA Rainbow and BA Landor. I'd rate The Delta 70's scheme and the Pan Am with cheatline a little behind this one on the 747. 70's Air Canada is a nice one too. The difference in height for the position of the most rear passengers and those in the very front or in the first row of the upper deck is significant indeed, I think with the latter the difference might total to about half the height of the entire plane, so almost 10 meters... Also, touching tail to tarmac while in these seemingly fine conditions weird, would not have been catastrophic at all, just a tailstrike and some 'uninvited' maintenance and short term replacement costs. | |
This is a very memorable photograph. I remembered it from a couple years ago, and pulled it up today. Nice shot! | |
Definitely extending the nose-up, spoilers and thrust reversers are already deployed! | |
A really beautiful shot !!! I don't think the " grey " 747 is very gorgeous , but what an amazing photo !!! What an impressive plane ! | |
That's a close one...another foot and that would have been an interesting pic indeed | |
Marvelous | |
Wow | |
Honestly the most impressive 747 picture i have ever seen!!! | |
A highly skilled pilot for a big bird of steel. Great job. | |
Ai that is low.i am not sure if this was planned.great capture | |
White Lady Funerals.. it is a female based funeral company for ladies.. but if that bird had've been any lower, it would have been more than irony in that photo! High marks. | |
A sitting 747!! haha | |
You can feel the 747 plopping down on the runway | |
Shows the graceful lines of the 747 - the designers should be proud of themselves - this is a work of art. Brilliant timing on the photo - aerodynamic braking - not often seen in commercial planes. | |
The profile | |
Beautiful picture indeed... The 747 is and remains my favourite aircraft. One detail though, flaps are not fully extended on this picture, but who cares ! ^^ Great job taking this one ! | |
That is sooo low! Fantastic timing! BTW... the "White" in 'White Lady Funerals' is a name, it is not refering to the race of people. | |
Lol why does it say "white lady funerals"? | |
I bet it's a cool view sitting in the back window seat under the tail number! | |
For the people in the back, it must have felt like they were taking off! | |
Low rider eh | |
THIS is why I like the 747 more than the A380. | |
Amazing... The background looks like a very detailed oil painting! | |
This shot shows very well lots of tecnicals parts of the airplane. thurst reversers, flaps, spoilers, vertical stabilizers in movement, are visible altogheter. | |
Great, excellent, amazing... whatever, whata fkn shot!! beautiful, indeed. In all details. Very nice, should be 6 stars ;-) | |
Excellent shot!!, quite high nose attitude for a landing, thanks for sharing!!!! | |
Awsome shot almost looks like a tail strike | |
What an amazing perspective on the aircraft. It really makes the 747 look big. Great Shot | |
I like the sign in the background!! The plane looks like it was a very heavy landing... | |
I don't think there is a more graceful aircraft that 747. Absolutely beautiful aircraft! | |
A great shot, just the perfect moment.. | |
Great photo! The plane even looks heavy! | |
Awesome shot...sooo much action on the wings. Gives you a sense of the massive size of the aircraft | |
This is a pretty perfect shot. I love the angle, it looks like she is about to sit down. Perfect angle, lighting and of course her magesty-the 747. Say no more. 5 Star well done. | |
Loving the action shot. Did anyone notice the "White lady funeral" in the background? Thank you for sharing! Lovely shot! | |
Very very nice. | |
A totally awesome shot! The angle of the photo emphasises the low rear of the aircraft, as this pilot held the nose up for longer than usual.The 747 is the queen of the skies! | |
Looks low... great pic!!! | |
This shot is just awesome! | |
It looks like the giant bird is performing a balancing act! Amazing capture, talented pilot. | |
What great shot. Wonderful. | |
Fantastic photo! i love the angle of the shot, as it shows what appeared to me to be a take-off until i read the photo caption. (i guess the raised spoilers should have been a clue) the focus is terriffic, you can even read the billboard in the background. | |
747-422 is a king of the sky | |
Nice pic. The White Lady Funerals sign is only a billboard. It has been since removed. As for there being no smoke, it should have touched down nearly 2500' or 8-900 metres ago! The construction in the background is Sydney's first A380 designed stand-off bay. | |
Either the plane landed near stall speeds, or else it was bringing in people for the annual "How to control Obesity" workshop. Plane really came close to kissing the tarmac...could have been catastrophic, and On a side note, Notice the funeral parlour soo close by. Either that's irony, or just my sick mind. | |
Nice quick finger here to capture this heavy with a nice lean back | |
What a lovely shot! That's low like a mug! | |
That s too amazing | |
Great | |
Great photo! Fabulous aircraft! Great airline!...It's time to fly! | |
This is a cool picture, and the photographer was in the right place at the right time! | |
Nice!!! | |
Wow too low | |
Ace photo | |
Great shot showing a real heavy in action! | |
Excellent pic! | |
This is ´heavy` traffic at its best! Love this shot! Harri | |
Great shot! But flaps are not fully extended! | |
AWESOME!!!! That is one nose up, tail down landing with all the action. | |
Another explanation could be the low approach speed, that could made the pilot give such an attitude in order to keep a smooth VS when touching down. | |
Where is the smoke?? | |
There is no picture like it! | |
Nice detail of the Plane but unfortunate Billboard location behind AC. | |
The Boeing 747 still looks to me as too big to fly. This photo in particular shows such a heavy bird, happy to be on the ground again... Fantastic shot and aircraft. | |
By seeing the picture it seems that the huge aircreft is actually moving down the runway. i feel the power and the movement | |
The tail is actually a couple of feet from the RWY not inches. Nor is it doing aerodynamic braking. Airliners mainly land with LG breaks. If its a long RWY they either user very little or no reverse thrust. BW they use "autobreaking" | |
Nice angle on the landing jet. Large image encapsulates the highway surrounding Sydney Airport. Perfect shot of the flaps fully extended, whole plane in image | |
Great capture of the huge 747 landing notice the way the rear is very close to the ground | |
Ex-fighter pilot? Using those dirty wings to save those brakes! Great photo- B. Sheppard (KFSM, USA) | |
The reason why I rated this photo as a three star is because of the nitigrities involved in this. That is the precision with which the person has taken the shot and has ensured to define the details. Good shot!! | |
Great angle and content | |
Would expect an F 15 to use aerodynamic braking, it's not every day you see a commercial pilot do that. | |
Nice! | |
An extraordinary moment caught on camera! Great angle and composition--the White Ladies billboard is a nice ironic touch, too. I usually book seats in the tail, but I'm really glad I wasn't sitting there on this flight! | |
Great Shot, inches from a tailstrike! | |
This photo gives the essence of what Heavy actually means. Great picture! | |
Dude, I wonder what passengers in the last row were thinking at the time... compare heights between the lower deck forward windows and rear windows! That´s what I call distance! Great job! | |
Sign in the background is interesting "White Lady Funerals".....I though Australia was more PC? Nice snap. | |
Fantastic - that's all I can say! | |
First time I've seen a jetliner doing a "wheelie". That UA pilot most race funny cars in his spare time. | |
Nice angle! At first glance, it looks like it almost was a tail strike. | |
This shot is sweet. I just got an issue of Airlines and it was about Sydney-Kingsford Smith International and I saw a United 747-400. | |
Great Shot! Could the pilot be an ex F-15 pilot remembering the standard aerodynamic breaking practice upon landing? | |
Friend just left to United in Toronto, he for sure will love this great photo! | |
Thank you the pilots, thank you Morris!!! | |
Very nice foto... Keep up the good work | |
Great snap. Now I know why the 747's and their ilk are called "heavies". | |
Wow what a picture, i remeber this, working on it with my good work mates. All things come to an end even a job which i left today but what a beautiful plane i would like to dedicate this wonderful picture to all the works mates of my old Hanger. WOW it is just beautiful to see this lovely big girl fly. | |
Nice picture. | |
Perfectly framed shot. The particular angle compliments the sheer size and flair of the 747 at the same time. | |
Nice shot and great angle. | |
Very nice picture. I too have never seen an airplane with its rear end so close to the runway on landing. The pax in the last row must have gripped their armrests a little tightly! I saw an F-16 land once and he kept the nose up for quite a while on the landing roll! I think they call it "aerobraking" | |
Nice... no more than that | |
Touch Down!! Flaps Down,spoilers up,Full reverse. Very Impressive. | |
Nice, with a funeral agency right by the runway... | |
Really skilled people make this look much more easier than it real is, if you thing its easy try it at Flight Simulator....its not! | |
Nice photo of the coke truck, next time try to move the aircraft tail out of the way ;) seriously though this is an amazing shot and brings out the bueaty of the 744. RIPPER! | |
I've got a great pleasure to see this plane. But the funerals on the background... :) nice shot! Thanks for fun. | |
Simply breath-taking picture. | |
Beautiful shot! | |
Very unusual view for such an spectacular landing manouver. Have you seen the sign above the 747 in the background? "White Lady Funerals" | |
Great shot! | |
Great photo just love the advert for White Lady Funerals over the top of the aircraft made me smile wide | |
Very good pic Morris, great angle and the plane looks beautiful. | |
Like a HotRod suspension. Nice Shot! Give you the perfect feeling of her landing gear system... | |
Clearance is dangerously low...risky landing | |
This photo brings out the degree of skill required to land such a huge aircraft,as there seems to be only a little gap between the tail and runway. | |
What a shot!!! Great going. A real pleasure to look at. On a side note -- reminds me of the UA jumbo the had its nose up in the air at SFO a couple of weeks ago. Only difference is paint job and this one is really flying. Thanks for the photo. | |
Cool Shot...looks like it is about to rub its bum on the runway. | |
Looks like the pilot is having fun | |
"Very nice picture but what's up with the "White ladies funerals" in the background" Hehe, I was thinking the exact same thing. Beautiful photo! | |
Can anyone say ex Navy? | |
Wauw what an beautyfull shot men!! | |
This foto is awesome! i have never seen a 747 land with the tail so close to the ground. i have never seen any plane land like this before (except a taildragger!) you must be prettylucky to have gotten a chance at a shotlike this | |
Dramatic shot, bloody ripper mate ! | |
The picture says it all | |
I Love Sydney Airport & this is just another awesome photo of the popular wide bodys landing here. | |
Great angle. imparts a sense of action and dynamics not usually seen. awesome. | |
The lighting makes for an excellent shot. The Plane as it rotates makes it easy to see most all of the 744 | |
Congratulation! Great photo opportunity. The 747 is one of the most graceful airplanes. Oakville, Ontario | |
The angle is great and the aircraft is in a great spot. | |
Excellent. | |
Gorgeous! Absolutely gorgeous!! | |
You can really feel her weight as she lands gracefully. Excellent shot | |
Great angle! Looks majestic! | |
I love watching those things land. That is one good picture | |
In all this years I didn´t got to get any kick out of that kinda grey of UA - just don´t like it. Anyway - good shot! | |
Beautiful picture, it looks like an excellent vantage point. I need to make my way to SYD someday. | |
Wonderfull timing. Great shot. | |
Pure graceful elegance! She is the Queen of the Skies. | |
I Love the White Lady Funeral...:-) Simply Awesome!!! | |
Always amazing watching these birds land. | |
What a wonderfull picture. | |
Yeah, feel the weight! | |
This picture gives you a feel for the weight of this beauty! | |
Very nice picture but what's up with the "White ladies funerals" in the background | |
As Paris Hilton would say..."That's Hot!" | |
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