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Dublin Airport Spotters

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  • #52
    blackrhyme
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    saw this one while being on Howth 3 weeks ago, but probably it was the same that was flying over Tallaght. Thank U for the reply


  • #53
    Steyr
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    blackrhyme wrote: »
    Just a question, what plane has 4 jet engines that could take of from Dublin in the middle of the day? I live in south dublin ( tallaght) and every day I see many planes usually those that has taken off sometimes those on the approach, depend on the wind dircetion. Last week I saw one that had 4 (jet) engines. I would estimate the altitude around 2700 to 3300feet as dublin mountains reach nearly 1600 feet.

    Im sorry but why would the time of day have anything to do with your question, EIDW is a 24/7 Operation. 4 Engine Aircraft come in at all times as others here have mentioned most likely a City Jet 146/RJ or a Jumbo Jet but as you didnt give a mention to a Jumbo jet im going to say it was probably a 146/RJ


  • #54
    rob88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭rob88


    Steyr wrote: »
    Im sorry but why would the time of day have anything to do with your question, EIDW is a 24/7 Operation. 4 Engine Aircraft come in at all times as others here have mentioned most likely a City Jet 146/RJ or a Jumbo Jet but as you didnt give a mention to a Jumbo jet im going to say it was probably a 146/RJ

    he meant that he saw it during the day


  • #55
    blackrhyme
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭blackrhyme


    I meant that it was during a day, and correct me if I'm wrong but there is not so many cargo flights during the day, so I was suggesting that it was a passenger plane.


  • #56
    Andrew33
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    blackrhyme wrote: »
    I meant that it was during a day, and correct me if I'm wrong but there is not so many cargo flights during the day, so I was suggesting that it was a passenger plane.
    .

    Spot on Bosco! though TNT use the Avro RJ85 as well (some daylight flights), and the only other 4 engined jet cargo plane (on a regular basis) would be Air France 747 on a Saturday.


  • #57
    cocoshovel
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    Hey guys sorry to be asking questions. but I was in EIDW back in January at about 5-6am. It was pitch dark outside and just as I walked into the breakfast place to get a gawk out the window, I saw I plane just turning onto runway 27. I couldn't make out what airline or aircraft it was because of the dark and poor lighting. Anyways it took off like a rocket. It used barely any runway length, it could of been a STOL plane? It was jet engined (thats what I figured from the sound) and about the size of a 737-200. The tail was poorly lit but it looked a bit orangey/yellow.
    Anyone think they could help me figure out what type of plane this was? Sorry for being so vague it was a good while ago and my memory doesn't always serve me so well. :)

    I asked my friend who knows a lot more than I do. And he just told me it possibly could been a 737 just with a very light load.


  • #58
    Andrew33
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    cocoshovel wrote: »
    Hey guys sorry to be asking questions. but I was in EIDW back in January at about 5-6am. It was pitch dark outside and just as I walked into the breakfast place to get a gawk out the window, I saw I plane just turning onto runway 27. I couldn't make out what airline or aircraft it was because of the dark and poor lighting. Anyways it took off like a rocket. It used barely any runway length, it could of been a STOL plane? It was jet engined (thats what I figured from the sound) and about the size of a 737-200. The tail was poorly lit but it looked a bit orangey/yellow.
    Anyone think they could help me figure out what type of plane this was? Sorry for being so vague it was a good while ago and my memory doesn't always serve me so well. :)

    I asked my friend who knows a lot more than I do. And he just told me it possibly could been a 737 just with a very light load.

    Orangey/yellow tail at that hour? possibly a DHL 757?


  • #59
    cocoshovel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,041 ✭✭✭cocoshovel


    Andrew33 wrote: »
    Orangey/yellow tail at that hour? possibly a DHL 757?

    Hmm yes. But would a 757 be able to take of with such small runway length and accelerate with such speed as I saw?


  • #60
    Andrew33
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    cocoshovel wrote: »
    Hmm yes. But would a 757 be able to take of with such small runway length and accelerate with such speed as I saw?

    757's have a very good climb rate and seem to be able to pull a steeper angle than others. Just compare the two attached photos, the 757 would definitely seem to be climbing out at a steeper angle than the Airbus. Both photos were taken on the same date, same spot, same conditions.

    http://www.irishairpics.com/photo/1035235/M/Boeing-757-23A/G-LSAC/Jet2-Channel-Express-LS--EXS/
    http://www.irishairpics.com/photo/1034616/M/Airbus-A320-214/CS-TNK/TAP---Air-Portugal-TP--TAP/


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  • #61
    drdeadlift
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    757 can get up on very very very little runway,there are a few good vids on youtube


  • #62
    ian_m
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭ian_m


    Not sure where to post this but EIDW is expecting a bumper day for flights on Wednesday due to the Europa League final in the Aviva. Alot of fans are travelling from Portugal for the day and most will be travelling home that night on charters.


  • #63
    westdub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 690 ✭✭✭westdub


    Already covered here..... http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056263564


  • #64
    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 9,927 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    westdub wrote: »
    Already covered here..... http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056263564

    Page 2 of that thread has the parking plan for the evening in a post by LeakRun.

    Should be some great photo ops


  • #65
    cian1500ww
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    Anyone have GPS co-ordinates for the best spots and can they be accessed by car??


  • #66
    westdub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 690 ✭✭✭westdub


    cian1500ww wrote: »
    Anyone have GPS co-ordinates for the best spots and can they be accessed by car??

    All the info you need can be found on this site.... http://www.plane-mad.com/airport-spotting-guides/ireland/dublin-dub-eidw.html


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  • #67
    Qantas
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭Qantas


    A BA 777 just landed in DUB medical emergency


  • #68
    Conchir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 961 ✭✭✭Conchir


    I can't be sure, but I think one of the US transporters from Obama's visit flew over my house, flying from Runway 10. Can anyone confirm this, I would have thought they would be long gone by now. I got a photo, I'll try and put it up later.

    EDIT: Here is said aircraft:
    5792932591_2db355d27c_z.jpg


  • #69
    roadmaster
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    I am not sure if i am posting in the right place but someone can put me straight, i was driving to work a bit earlyer then usuall this morning at about 6:50 am around the spa hotel, i seen a jet heading east that seam to alter course very severley, the vapour trail was a perfect curve nearly, is this a usual flight path? or was the plane told to change course as a plane on the left looking east also seam to change course but not as severe. This could be very regular occurence it just looked different.Can anyone shine the light for me?


  • #70
    Andrew33
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    roadmaster wrote: »
    I am not sure if i am posting in the right place but someone can put me straight, i was driving to work a bit earlyer then usuall this morning at about 6:50 am around the spa hotel, i seen a jet heading east that seam to alter course very severley, the vapour trail was a perfect curve nearly, is this a usual flight path? or was the plane told to change course as a plane on the left looking east also seam to change course but not as severe. This could be very regular occurence it just looked different.Can anyone shine the light for me?

    Quite a few transatlantic heavies at that time this morning, Virgin, United, American etc. They came down over Ireland on a south easterly track before turning to an easterly track just off Dublin bay, if you go to http://casper.frontier.nl/unified/?location=eidw and play around with the date and time settings you can see exactly what I mean. I replayed 06:50 this morning and that's the flights I reckon you saw. All looks quite normal.


  • #71
    BollickyBill
    Registered Users Posts: 78 ✭✭BollickyBill


    Conchir wrote: »
    I can't be sure, but I think one of the US transporters from Obama's visit flew over my house, flying from Runway 10. Can anyone confirm this, I would have thought they would be long gone by now. I got a photo, I'll try and put it up later.

    EDIT: Here is said aircraft:
    5792932591_2db355d27c_z.jpg

    You're quite right, it was to do with Obama's visit but indirectly. It was here as a result of one of the Chinooks breaking a rotor blade. They are still parked at Dublin airport near the fire station.


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  • #72
    roadmaster
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    Andrew33 wrote: »
    Quite a few transatlantic heavies at that time this morning, Virgin, United, American etc. They came down over Ireland on a south easterly track before turning to an easterly track just off Dublin bay, if you go to http://casper.frontier.nl/unified/?location=eidw and play around with the date and time settings you can see exactly what I mean. I replayed 06:50 this morning and that's the flights I reckon you saw. All looks quite normal.

    Cheers Andrew, i see what you mean, i just never seen it before and it looked very different


  • #73
    born2bwild
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,419 ✭✭✭born2bwild


    HI there's a blue and yellow plane (737? 320?) parked over at the old sr technics hangars in Dublin airport at the minute. Anyone recognise the livery? Sorry don't have a pic. YOu can see it from the side road past the travellers' and before the turn for forrest little.


  • #74
    Blue Punto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 834 ✭✭✭Blue Punto


    born2bwild wrote: »
    HI there's a blue and yellow plane (737? 320?) parked over at the old sr technics hangars in Dublin airport at the minute. Anyone recognise the livery? Sorry don't have a pic. YOu can see it from the side road past the travellers' and before the turn for forrest little.


    Could it be this
    Photo is property of N7777G
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/eigjb/5815502407/


  • #75
    born2bwild
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    Blue Punto wrote: »
    Could it be this
    Photo is property of N7777G
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/eigjb/5815502407/
    Yeah that's it! I used to live in Ukraine and I have flown on Aerosvit and some others too. I was stunned to see it here!!! Wonder what's happening?


  • #76
    Blue Punto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 834 ✭✭✭Blue Punto


    its in for maintanance

    thanks to N7777G for the pic and info


  • #77
    N7777G
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 701 ✭✭✭N7777G


    Blue Punto wrote: »
    its in for maintanance

    thanks to N7777G for the pic and info

    Two A320s (N181LF & N241LF) have been painted in Aerosvit colours @ DUB
    and they are due to become UR-DAH & UR-DAI - though I'm not sure which one is which.
    I believe a third A320 (N263LF) is also due to be painted for them.


  • #78
    SheRuns
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭SheRuns


    That was interesting about Obama's planes.
    What's the next big event for plane spotters in Dublin?
    Prince's purple jet;)?


  • #79
    Andrew33
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    Three aircraft visible in front of old SRT hanger, a Brussels Airlines (I'm assuming an EZ in brussels colours?) a Lotus Air and a Solaris.
    Another Brussels Air is visible which is G-EZEM so it ain't that reg I'm looking for:D

    Anyone know if there was any particular reason for 3 PH- bizzies in on Sunday?

    Thanks for any assistance on ID'ing the 3 commercials.


  • #80
    N7777G
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 701 ✭✭✭N7777G


    Andrew33 wrote: »
    Three aircraft visible in front of old SRT hanger, a Brussels Airlines (I'm assuming an EZ in brussels colours?) a Lotus Air and a Solaris.
    Another Brussels Air is visible which is G-EZEM so it ain't that reg I'm looking for:D

    Anyone know if there was any particular reason for 3 PH- bizzies in on Sunday?

    Thanks for any assistance on ID'ing the 3 commercials.

    Andrew

    the Lotus A320 was probably N413AC - this was outside the hangars today but three of these are present at the moment - so can't be 100% certain.
    The Solaris A321 is EI-ERS and the other Brussels A319 is G-EZEI.

    Check out the Dublin Airport Movements Blog it has a good list of maintenance visitors:-

    http://notam-ireland.blogspot.com/


  • #81
    Andrew33
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    Thanks Ger, gent as always!


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  • #82
    Blue Punto
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    Anyone gonna be around Dublin Airport this morning ,if so lets us know ill be heading up there(back roads)for about 1030 for a few hours

    (it looks like itll be sunny at least)


  • #83
    Inbox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 810 ✭✭✭Inbox


    Was passing airport yesterday and saw an airbus with a brown and cream livery no characters on it tough.


  • #84
    Blue Punto
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    Not an airbus but a private 757 pics in gallery


  • #85
    36461799
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    Was the American 767 to Chicago badly delayed last Tuesday? If so why?


  • #86
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    Just observed 2 identical large aircraft, light coloured looked like the same FL heading west over mid louth at approx 13:15 with very little seperation(much less then your average airliners etc) between them. One was ahead while the other was at its 8 o'clock, no contrails.
    I wasn't in a position to get binoculars on them.

    Anything interesting? Troop transport perhaps?


  • #87
    Jammyc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,979 ✭✭✭Jammyc


    Nissan doctor wrote: »
    Just observed 2 identical large aircraft, light coloured looked like the same FL heading west over mid louth at approx 13:15 with very little seperation(much less then your average airliners etc) between them. One was ahead while the other was at its 8 o'clock, no contrails.
    I wasn't in a position to get binoculars on them.

    Anything interesting? Troop transport perhaps?
    Check out here. Looks like a UAL and SWR close together. You can adjust the time in the top right hand corner.


  • #88
    Turbo Porter
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭Turbo Porter


    Jammyc wrote: »
    Check out here. Looks like a UAL and SWR close together. You can adjust the time in the top right hand corner.

    That should be left hand corner.Yes it looks like right on top of each other but the United 777 and Swiss A330 were separated by 4,000 ft.


  • #89
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    Turbo Porter wrote: »
    That should be left hand corner.Yes it looks like right on top of each other but the United 777 and Swiss A330 were separated by 4,000 ft.


    That must have been them so... To my naked(and very out of practice) eye both aircraft looked as though they were right with each other.





    On an aside....and to my surprise.....I though I was seeing things today when a De Havilland Dragon flew overhead Clogherhead. Are aerlingus still flying EI-ABI?


  • #90
    Andrew33
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    Nissan doctor wrote: »

    On an aside....and to my surprise.....I though I was seeing things today when a De Havilland Dragon flew overhead Clogherhead. Are aerlingus still flying EI-ABI?

    Yep, DUB-JFK (cutbacks):D


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  • #91
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    Andrew33 wrote: »
    Yep, DUB-JFK (cutbacks):D


    Only a short 1 week flight!:D


    It wasn't ideal weather for it to be up, really looked like it was struggling with the wind.:eek:


  • #92
    Preset No.3
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    Anyone have any idea what reg aircraft operated CO22 into DUB on Saturday 9th July?


  • #93
    lazywhole
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭lazywhole


    Preset No.3 wrote: »
    Anyone have any idea what reg aircraft operated CO22 into DUB on Saturday 9th July?



    http://data.flight24.com/flights/co22/

    N33132


  • #94
    arbour
    Registered Users Posts: 125 ✭✭arbour


    Just a heads up, A kazakhstani team (Shakhtar Karagandy) are due into Dublin on Monday sometime to play St Pats in the Europa League on Thursday evening. If they charter an aircraft in then it might be an opportunity to see something a bit different from the usual.

    As i said I am not sure if they are travelling on scheduled flights or chartering an Aircraft. Maybe someone who works in Dublin can tell if there is anything out of the ordinary due in


  • #95
    Andrew33
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    A photo of the above over on Frank's site with blown tyre and wing damage (not visible in the pic).
    Anybody know what happened?
    I'd post a link but don't want to be discourteous to the photographer (DUBPIX)


  • #96
    Jamie2k9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,754 ✭✭✭✭Jamie2k9


    Would you post the link or tell me the website address to Franks page


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  • #97
    Andrew33
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    Jamie2k9 wrote: »
    Would you post the link or tell me the website address to Franks page

    www.worldairpics.com


  • #98
    N7777G
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 701 ✭✭✭N7777G


    Slovak Government Yak-40 OM-BYL arrived around 1045 today

    it also visited last October:- http://flic.kr/p/8KedwR


  • #99
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    Took a spin around the back of the DUB today after work and spotted a very eye catching A320 that look like it was fresh out of the hangar.

    Donbassaero, N263LF. Anyone know when that is leaving/flying? I wouldn't mind trying to get a photo of it.


  • #100
    finglaspete
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭finglaspete


    a lovely looking yakovlev mid morning today


  • #101
    Jet Black
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    I seen a flight on 24 of this month leaving Dublin with the destination of Dublin. It was departing about 3pm in T2. Anyone know what this was about? I have a screen shot of the flight from the daa website. Will put it up later.


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