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G@wron - 2008-10-04, 13:45
OCTOBER 2008

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contrailsUK - 2008-10-08, 20:00
Hi,

Very nice weather today but lack of contrails... however I did manage to capture this Cargolux 747 (LX-UCV) this afternoon.



The weather is supposed to be very good for the next few days :D

Thanks,
James

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Asdrius - 2008-10-12, 15:49
Hello,

Some photos from October. Most days have typical autumn weather. Low overcast clouds for most of a day, and broken clouds with sunshine in late afternoon. So only in evenings I can do contrail spotting.

2008-10-05

16:09 UN858
A300-600 Lufthansa DLH648 EDDF-UAAA


16:12 UL29
B777-300 Air France AFR125 ZBAA-LFPG


2008-10-08

17:49 UN858
B747-400 B-HUF; Cathay Pacific; CPA260 LFPG-VHHH


17:59 UL29
EMB-135 Legacy HB-IWX UUWW-LFBD


18:01 UL29 at FL400
A340-600 D-AIHH; Lufthansa; DLH713 RKSI-EDDF


18:05 UL29
B777-200 HL7597; Asiana; AAR501 RKSI-LFPG


18:19 UM874, climbing from FL380 to FL400
B747-400 HS-TGO; Thai Airways; THA916 VTBS-EGLL

Thai Airways airplanes are rare in my area.

2008-10-09

17:32 UN858
B747-400 B-HKD; Cathay Pacific; CPA260 LFPG-VHHH

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Asdrius - 2008-10-13, 07:05
Some more:

2008-10-09

17:42 UL29
B747-400 B-2472; Air China; CCA931 ZBAA-EDDF


17:53 UL29
B747-200F Air China Cargo; CAO1041 ZBAA-EDDF

Air China Cargo still flies with 747 classics, but they are getting rare on Beijing-Frankfurt run.

2008-10-10

17:57 UN858
A330-200 B-6088; Hainan Airlines; CHH490A EDDT-ZBAA

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Asdrius - 2008-10-13, 20:47
2008-10-11

15:48 UN858
B777-200 China Southern; CSN348 LFPG-ZGGG

Flying through cirrus layer and producing some nice condensation effects.

16:04 UN858
A319 VP-BDN; Aeroflot; AFL130 EDDV-UUEE

Interesting effect of contrail shadow :)

16:16 UL29
A319 D-AKNP; GermanWings; GWI8987 UUWW-EDDB


16:20 UL29
B737-800 PH-BXK; KLM; KLM904 UUEE-EHAM


16:31 UL29
A340-300 B-2386; Air China; CCA935 ZSPD-EDDF


16:40 UM874 at FL300
An-124 Volga Dnepr; VDA9512; landed in Kaliningrad.

This An-124 was a big surprise. Nice sound from this huge machine then it flies at FL300 above me.

16:54 UL29 at FL400
B747-400 HL7498; Korean Air; KAL905 RKSI-EDDF


17:07 UL29 at FL380
B747-400 HL7402; Korean Air; KAL901 RKSI-LFPG

Mona Lisa aircraft

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Asdrius - 2008-10-14, 08:15
I am adding lots of photos recently.

16:50 UN858
A330-200 B-6076; Air China; CCA966 EDDF-ZBAA

A very nice colourful paint.

17:00 UN858
B777-200 Air France; AFR184 LFPG-VHHH

Flying below high altitude cirrus clouds

17:45 UL29
A330-200 B-6118; Hainan Airlines; CHH489 ZBAA-EDDT


2008-10-13

14:20 UM870 at FL370
A380 A6-EDA; Emirates; UAE202 KJFK-OMDB

At last yesterday I caought my first A380 contrail picture.
Yesterday I had horrible weather with lots of clouds, but just in time for A380 to pass, the sky cleared up briefly.

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contrailsUK - 2008-10-14, 21:46
Hi,

A lot of interesting photos from you Asdrius, I like that colourful air china and the A380 is awesome.

Some great weather here too, still quite warm though (about 16°C) so photos not as sharp as I hoped. Here is my contribution:

AVI4 L'avion 757 routing NY-Paris Orly


UAE9910 Emirates SkyCargo 744 routing KTOL-EDFH


SVA900 Saudi Cargo 744 routing KJFK-EBBR


Some Gatwick departures taken at approx. FL250:




AAR587 Asiana Cargo 744 routing KJFK-EBBR


SQC7975 Singapore Cargo 744 routing KDFW-EBBR


General aviation:




ContrailsUK

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contrailsUK - 2008-10-20, 18:08
Hi,

a few from Friday,

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Asdrius - 2008-10-21, 18:32
Nice photos, I did not recognise the airline in second photo until I read small letters UNITED on the side of a plane

17:11 UN858
CL604 D-AIND; Air Independance; heading east


17:22 UN858 at FL330
B777-200 F-GSPS; Air France; AFR184 LFPG-VHHH

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contrailsUK - 2008-10-22, 20:40

Nice photos, I did not recognise the airline in second photo until I read small letters UNITED on the side of a plane

I always hear these up there but I've never managed to actually spot one. I dont know military jets very well so I cant identify it

Highlight of the day was this rare catch, LCO1500 KMIA-EHAM:

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Gryni - 2008-10-23, 06:07

I always hear these up there but I've never managed to actually spot one. I dont know military jets very well so I cant identify it

This is Alpha Jet from Empire Test Pilots' School in Boscombe Down.

Great pics

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geo - 2008-10-23, 08:46
Hi for me it's http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK---Air ... 1209343/L/

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contrailsUK - 2008-10-26, 20:19
Thanks for the confirmation on that one!

Pics taken on Friday, near Exeter airport. I was hoping to see the beluga as it regularly flies over there, but no luck

Thomsonfly 737


BMI baby 737


Thomsonfly 757


Unknown


Thomas Cook 767


Virgin Atlantic 747


Aer Lingus A321

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Asdrius - 2008-10-31, 22:08
Some more photos from October. Conditions, as usual for this time of year, getting worse. Cloudy skies, days are getting much shorter.

2008-10-26

16:20 UN858
A310 JU-1010 Mongolian Airlines MGL136 EDDT-UUEE


16:30 UL29
B747-400 PH-BFT; KLM896 ZSPD-EHAM


16:32 UL29
B747-400ERF VP-BIG Air Bridge Cargo; ABW725 UUEE-EHAM

Following KLM 747 contrails.

16:55 UL29
A340-300 Air China; CCA935 ZSPD-EDDF

On sunset, contrails getting dark.