ON APPROACH

[FUJI]

We live under the Flight Path and Landing aproach of many flights into and out of Birmingham International Airport circa 12 miles away as the crow flies, this Emirates Boeing 777 is one of my favourites, it comes and goes twice evey twentyfour hours.

 

It whispers in very low as shown here, you can perhaps judge its height if you know that the TV aerial is on the roof of a close neighbours bungalow..........but on Take-Off the 777s can make the house rumble in certain conditions, Take-Off times are around 14:30 and 21:30 daily:

 

Best viewed LARGE....Click on Pic:

 

FUJI

[annie]

i see nothing...!

[FUJI]

i see nothing...!

LOL! You can now...I forgot to add the pic :-(...Senior moment....I do have an excuse....I am very senior:

 

FUJI

[annie]

ah..........yes i do now...looks good against that ariel.

 

emirates...like in arab emirates?

[FUJI]

ah..........yes i do now...looks good against that ariel.

 

emirates...like in arab emirates?

 

 

Yes, Annie...this plane and no doubt similar ones shuttle back and forth to Dubai:

 

FUJI

[NannyFerret]

They are huge, aren't they?

We sometimes get the train to Marston Green and sit in Sheldon Park with the camera and a picnic and they come right over our heads.

There are a couple of benches positioned right under the flight path and it gets very crowded in the warmer weather.

The first time that we went, the Emerates scared me half to death with the noise.

[FUJI]

The BOEING 777 is what we flew to Hollywood on as a guest of Disney Home Entertainment three years ago.........they are a large plane with two huge and very powerful engines, either made by Rolls Royce or Pratt and Witney ........ The howl created as they speed down the runway has to be heard to be believed......I'll see if I can find a YouTube video so you can see and hear what I mean.

Here you go......Speakers up to full and ENJOY!

FUJI

[JohnP]

The noisiest aircraft I've ever heard is the B-52, several times during the Iraq war I went to park up near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire and watched them leaving with 30 tons of bombs on board. Usually several departed one after another, the noise and the smoke was amazing, 8 engines on full song along a runway a shade under 10,000ft and they needed nearly the whole length to get airbourne. When the B-52's were parked up the wings sagged down and when they were taking off the wings were bending upwards along their length.

[NannyFerret]

Well, I have never flown and now I don't think I am ever likely to. lol.

I used to be terrified of planes going over my head, but having a camera in my hand helped me to get over that.