tiabunna's photos with the keyword: aircraft

In the passenger terminal at Canberra Airport (see also PiP). I can only presume that these statues must have been fully dressed when they arrived, but that they disrobed after an airconditioning failure while they have waited for their flight! Wishing everyone a Happy Bench Monday and a good week to follow.

The Australian airline QANTAS (short for Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services) operated its first flight in 1920 from its original base at Longreach Airport. Today that airport houses the QANTAS Founders Museum and a range of aircraft it once operated. See also the PiP. Again, time and travel prevented a stop, but there is a rather large wall. Happy Wednesday Wall, everyone.

This Cessna 210 has benches for six. I'm happy to report that mine was comfortable. This was taken just after returning from a dawn flight over the remote Channel Country (with flooding rivers when we were there) and the edge of the Simpson Desert. The PiP was taken as we took off into the dawn, with the Birdsville buildings in silhouette - more from the flight soon. Wishing everyone a Happy Bench Monday and a great week to follow.

Qantas flight QF63, taken just over 12 hours ago, at 34,000 ft about 30 minutes from its Sydney departure. It has been en route across the southern Indian Ocean to South Africa and, as I post this, still has another 1.5 hours to travel before arrival. The aircraft is a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.

The sole flying Boomerang fighter fires up its engine at the Temora Aviation Museum. See PiP for the aircraft flying. Processed with ON1 software. The Boomerang was developed in some haste in Australia from the Wirraway (and Harvard) as the Japanese advanced during WW2. Before they went into action other fighters (such as the red-nosed Kittyhawk in the background) were available, so they were used for ground attack.

A convoy of fire fighting trucks arriving today from interstate Victoria, to assist with the large (UPDATED AM 4/12 no-w >47,000 ha) bush fire, currently out of control, just 10 km or so from our residence. At a public briefing today, the Rural Fire Service speaker said “We can’t stop this fire. It is so dry out in the bush, it will keep jumping over our control lines.” He added that only good rain (we're in a drought) can stop it totally. Meanwhile, there also are many aircraft assisting with control. (see PiPs for more images). The official Rural Fire Service site, showing this and other fires is tinyurl.com/y9ox63jq . My lovely wife Pauline has resumed oncology treatment this week, following an operation several weeks ago. With that and the fire (and the possibility that we may have to move away for safety), it seems probable that I shall be a very irregular visitor to ipernity for a while. [UPDATE AM 4/12 We are packing and shall be leaving later today, hopefully to make a return soon]

Not at all sure that I'd have wanted to be on this "Dash 8" aircraft heading for a landing through clouds alongside those very close mountains! No, this is not done with selective colour. :-) A musical link seems appropriate. Explored.

Very shortly after I post this, we'll be on our way. First stop is Singapore, then onward to England (briefly) before heading across to Norway for a Hurtigruten trip before returning to Oz via Oslo and Copenhagen. I expect our aircraft will be a few sizes larger than this. :-) Here's a matching link. Vintage Ryan STM S2 aircraft, at an airshow at the Temora Aviation Museum. Explored.

Out in the far southwest of Queensland, the land is flat and arid. Rivers flow inland and spread, then (usually) dry out before reaching Lake Eyre. It's called the Channel Country and we had a good view from about 11000 metres. Low vegetation grows along the stream lines and there's even some water visible as a brown line where the stream from the lower left joins. View large.

Just home from a fortnight of very summery travels (even though it's winter in Australia) with little chance to go online. I posted this image before departing, but had the wrong posting date so it didn't show as my most recent image. I expect to be back fully online over the next few days when I catch up with things. Here's an appropriate link. :-)

The Dash-8-200 aircraft arriving to take us home. This gives some idea of the tightness of the airstrip, tucked between hills - it is only about 860M long and these aircraft are among the few airliners that can use it. HFF everyone, and best wishes for the weekend.

More tourists arriving on the daily aircraft (some days there are more). The number of tourists on the island is capped at a maximum of 400. That's the end of the very short runway for the small airport to the left - when I flew there in 1974 (see my album "Flying Boat Days") the runway was incomplete and this was the last flying boat service in the world. This musical link seems to fit. Taken from a kayak. :-)

Dawn breaking over the Southern Alps in New Zealand, as we leave on an early flight. For a musical link, this is the obvious choice.

Aircraft (in note) approaching Queenstown, NZ Sth Island. The flight path between the ranges must give an exciting arrival. I'd suggest viewing large. Explored.

This Avro Anson was one of many operated in Australia during WW2 as training aircraft. Somehow it has survived the years, was restored, and now is probably the only flying Anson Mk.1 in the world (of about 6,700 built). Seen in New Zealand at the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre near Blenheim. Best viewed large.

This Fokker Dr.1 Dreidecker (Triplane) replica was at the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre near Blenheim. This is an excellent aviation museum with many of the exhibits airworthy and flown at airshows, as are more of the Jasta seen (in the PiP note) parked indoors. I couldn't resist this musical clip which has video of an original Dr.1 with its most famous exponent.

I'm back again, this time with comments enabled. :-) Looking west and -40 outside the windows. I'd suggest you listen to this and view in large. Explored (#3, first page)

The aerodrome in the town of Temora was used during WW11 for training. It is entirely possible that an Australian-made Boomerang fighter, such as the one just starting in the foreground, Wirraway trainer (RHS) and Kittyhawk (LHS) may have met like this then ... but this is edited from an image taken at an airshow held there a few years ago (see insert). Temora now has an excellent flying aircraft museum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=He38LYmBvFw