Aircraft Nostalgia!

[Mictheslik]

Was digging around in some family photo albums, and found these from a visit to Manchester Ringway in 1982. Scanned them in and they came out OK. I was wandering what that Aviogenex one is..I thought 727, but realised there wasnt a 3rd engine, and I'm not too hot on classic jets.

                       

enjoy!

.Mic

[TSC.]

Cool shots Mic.

Cheers,

TSC.

[Craig.]

I know some will answer your question quite quickly, I think I know what it is but wont say simply to avoid looking stupid:)

Great pics, I would have loved to have gone spotting in those days, look at the tri-jets

[Mictheslik]

Ah ha, a quick shifty at some classic airliners sites is pointing me in the direction of a Tupolev Tu134......pretty cool.

.mic

PS, I didnt take these....theyre a bit before my time. i think it was my Grandad, with the woman in shot 4 being my mum.

[Omag 2.0]

Now these shots are pretty cool... a look back into the past...

[Tweek]

It's nice to see those Tridents.

I bet civilian airports were much more interesting back when the aircraft were loud and smokey!

[C]

Aviogenex - now there's a vintage airline...

[FLYING_TRUCKER]

Nice shots Mic.

Most of us old DC3 throttle jockeys thought our bird was big until we pulled up behind a DC9 which is a rather small aircraft compared to most now.

Still I would like to see them put one of those suck and blow jobs on wheel skis and land on unprepared lakes and ice floes like we did. LOL  :)  ;)

One of the things I see Mic. is the old yellow marking painted on the tarmac for the gate and the open walk out which are both a thing of the past one will not likely see again.

Good pictures, make sure you keep them safe.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

[Rifleman]

And in the middle of all these "NEW" jet types, I do spot one with cooling fans on the front of the wing ........Shorts 360 I believe ..........  

......we're glad that there was one included .........

[Hagar]

And in the middle of all these "NEW" jet types, I do spot one with cooling fans on the front of the wing ........Shorts 360 I believe ..........

Well spotted but if Mic is right about the date it's more likely to be a 330. The first 360 didn't enter service until November 1982. http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=354
If I'm not mistaken it has twin fins & rudders.

[C]

Well spotted but if Mic is right about the date it's more likely to be a 330. The first 360 didn't enter service until November 1982. http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=354
If I'm not mistaken it has twin fins & rudders.

Yep, that's a 330.

[Mictheslik]

and i know the date is right......well catalogued our family snaps!

.Mic

[Rifleman]

I sit corrected !

........I have a chair at my comp desk....