Royal Visit

Blue Punto

Any idea what the Queen arrived in on this morning
Do they still fly the Bae 146 ?



Better still anyone got pics

Nforce

Avro RJ G-RAJJ

Tenger

Blue Punto wrote: »

Any idea what the Queen arrived in on this morning.Do they still fly the Bae 146 ?

Better still anyone got pics

Heard it going overhead at approx 1200 but the low cloud meant I couldn't see it. Had the camera at the ready too.

phonypony

Tenger wrote: »

Heard it going overhead at approx 1200 but the low cloud meant I couldn't see it. Had the camera at the ready too.

Short video taken from under the approach. It broke off the approach on the first attempt, this is the second http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-QoDaSCXgM

Steyr

Interesting to note she is ex AirFrance/CityJet "EI-CWD".

David086

Here she is!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhbyvDITi5k

roundymac

Steyr wrote: »

Interesting to note she is ex AirFrance/CityJet "EI-CWD".

Yes indeed, a BAE 146, G-RAJJ. It was a civilian flight, the plane had Cello Aviation titles in a very discreate grey just by the front exit.

V Bull

Blue Punto wrote: »

Any idea what the Queen arrived in on this morning
Do they still fly the Bae 146 ?



Better still anyone got pics

Here she is flying over the Naas Road on approach..

Andrew33

V Bull wrote: »

Here she is flying over the Naas Road on approach..

Nice pic, yours?

N7777G

Seen on short finals to Baldonnel and its probably the closest I'll ever get to the Queen!

http://flic.kr/p/9JpFUk

http://flic.kr/p/9Jsvrm

vicwatson

It broke off the approach on the first attempt,

Pray tell why?

Andrew33

N7777G wrote: »

Seen on short finals to Baldonnel and its probably the closest I'll ever get to the Queen!

http://flic.kr/p/9JpFUk

http://flic.kr/p/9Jsvrm

Great shots Ger, well caught.

Delancey

That aircraft looked to be ' hired-in ' - why was she not on an aircraft of the Royal Flight ?

phonypony

vicwatson wrote: »

Pray tell why?

Pilot just said he needed 'a few more minutes'. Her majesty may have been on the throne...

EchoIndia

vicwatson wrote: »

Pray tell why?

For VIP flights there is usually a strict timing in terms of landing/taxi/doors open times, so it often happens that the aircraft has to lose some time so as not to arrive early.

FuzzyDunlop100

My wife & I heard a plane coming in last night (3am ish) in Portmarnock, it didn't sound like a normal flight approach to Dublin Airport -well used to those obviously.

I'm wondering was it part of the advance party for her visit, anyone have any info on this?

Lapin

Delancey wrote: »

That aircraft looked to be ' hired-in ' - why was she not on an aircraft of the Royal Flight ?

I was surprised by this too.

I know the RAF have cut back on VIP travel but I didn't think this applied to the monarch when travelling for state occasions.

It will be interesting to see what David Cameron arrives on tomorrow.

cyrusdvirus

According to Wiki, that most reliable of sources, aircraft of the Queen's Flight were absorbed into No.32 Squadron, and also lost their distinctive colour schemes in 2004

Links Here and Here

OS119

Lapin wrote: »

...I know the RAF have cut back on VIP travel but I didn't think this applied to the monarch when travelling for state occasions....

as has been mentioned the old Queens Flight has been absorbed into 32 Sqn, and the aircraft/sqn role were 'militarised' - they do high-threat VIP work, in-theatre communications flights and military/civil evacuations where civilian aircraft won't go.

A320

departing now haha after the landing Ryanair!!!

roundymac

A320 wrote: »

departing now haha after the landing Ryanair!!!

Mickey O'Leary will do anything for a bit of free advertising.:p:p:p

A320

Ha to be fair they probably land at that time every day

sunnysoutheast

I was watching from the closed road at Cork airport this afternoon - to see an amazing coincidence or an incredibly shrewd bit of scheduling from Aer Lingus - as QEII was walking up the steps in full view of the world what takes off in the background - it's only the baby of the fleet the spotless retrojet EI-DVM!

We all laughed when the royal 146 was held for a landing Ryanair!!

SSE

445279.ie

No doubt Ryanair will have a full-page advert on Monday saying something like - "Ryanair always land on time - even the Queen has to wait" :rolleyes:

Bearcat

Delancey wrote: »

That aircraft looked to be ' hired-in ' - why was she not on an aircraft of the Royal Flight ?

smoke and mirrors here.....top brass were flying that 146. Anyone notice the false reg plates on the range rover? with the uk tax disc......its the queens bullet proof express....they threw on irish reg plates so as to not offend those that can be offended with trivia.

roundymac

445279.ie wrote: »

No doubt Ryanair will have a full-page advert on Monday saying something like - "Ryanair always land on time - even the Queen has to wait" :rolleyes:

It was the inbound from Liverpool and it was 7minutes early.:p

Steyr

gatecrash wrote: »

According to Wiki, that most reliable of sources, aircraft of the Queen's Flight were absorbed into No.32 Squadron, and also lost their distinctive colour schemes in 2004

Links Here and Here

I dont believe Wiki..:D

http://aerspace.wordpress.com/2010/12/10/queens-flight-bae146-ze701-visits-cork/

Tenger

Bearcat wrote: »

smoke and mirrors here.....top brass were flying that 146. Anyone notice the false reg plates on the range rover? ....

Could it be similar to the RAF tanker program?
The aircraft are leased by the RAF from a private company and flown by RAF crews. This arrangement reduces the capital outlay and costs so the govt can show a reduction in the Defense budget. (In the case of the tanker program the actual lease cost will be more than the cost of buying them outright)