Dirty Old Beast

[Fly2e]

BUSY.. BUSY...BUSY!!!!  ;D  

Anyway, I did manage to fly this dirty old beast out of Heathrow the other night. It is Project Opensky's Boeing 747-437 V3 Air India. She looks as if she has seen some hard time! Still, those four power plants spooled up and lifted us off the ground with tremendous thrust! Here are the shots of the taxi and take off. I hope you like!!

Commencing push back from the gate at London's Heathrow Airport.


Waiting for clearance from the tower on this busy morning.


The tower finally clears us for take off and the huge jet enters the runway.


Pivoting skyward, this hunk of metal leaves the ground!


The morning's pink light makes for a beautiful take off.


The huge beast screams over head as the gear starts to retract.


Commencing our turn, we head to our destination. Please enjoy your flight.  ;D


Thanks for watching and comments welcomed!!

Dave  8)

[ysteinbuch]

Very nice indeed!  :D I have that Air India jet -- it sure is a weathered bird!

[GeForce]

Oooh looks very nice. Makes a change from evey plane looking as though it's just been through a car-wash

Jonathan

[ATI_7500]

one word: a-w-e-s-o-m-e!  :o

p.s: "we"  :-/

[Cherokee_6]

Nice...as per usual!

[Fly2e]

Thank You,
Hey Silent, I only used "WE" once!! LOL  ;D

Dave  8)

[ozzy72]

Lovely shots Dave, I know everyone around here thinks I'm mad, but I'd think twice before getting in that there bucket of rust

Mark

[SideWinder9]

[glb]W-O-W!!![/glb]
I love them ! especialy # 3,4  :o

[Nexus]

Lovely shots Dave.
But isn't it a bit exagerating to call the 744 old?
I mean after all, it's the 'youngest' member of the 747 family

[ReverseThrust]

Can you say
PAINT SHOP??  
That bird looks to have been through a lot.  As always, Great Pics!

[Mr. Bones]

awesome shots Dave! it really is a dirty bastard. i saw it at Charles de Gaulle a few months ago...bit but nasty.  ;)

[Omag 2.0]

Very nice work!

Lovely shots, especially number 5 - very tastefull

[ATI_7500]

dave,those shots would make perfect backgrounds for my desktop.
do you have 'em in a 1024 resolution?

[Fly2e]

Thanks alot guys. It is nice to be away for a bit and get such great responses!!  ;D    

Silent, I am sorry. I usually make a back up of the original jpg's before croppiong and resizing, I didn't with this one.  But I am flattered you asked!

Here is one more of her leaving St. Marteen. She needed ALL the runway!!  ;D


Dave  8)

[ATI_7500]

Silent, I am sorry. I usually make a back up of the original jpg's before croppiong and resizing, I didn't with this one.  But I am flattered you asked!

oh,what a pity...

i'll look for a photo of a real Air India 744,there shouldn't be much difference between your pics and it.

Here is one more of her leaving St. Marteen. She needed ALL the runway!!  ;D

any airplane which doesn't is cheating!