A++++!!1 Truely excellent Pan there... Brilliant timing, lighting etc.Norbert wrote:"Goldie Coast" touching down onto Rwy 07 at 8.25pm. Handheld 400 ISO, 1/20 at f4.5. Virgin Blue Boeing 737-8FE.
Andrew21 wrote:Although the quality isn't that crash hot, I think that these are 2 of my best, mainly due to the occasion. The A380 touching down for the first time in Australia at Brisbane.
Because Runway 27 is alot shorter (though, apparently still quite long) You get alot harder braking, Pilots will use a higher autobrake setting than on a longer runway, for example and the taxiway exits off of Runway 27 once you cross the RW16/34 intersection are angled diagonally so you can exit the runway at a higher speed, unlike a 90º Intersection where you have to slow right down to turn onto.skystar320 wrote:yeah it was a very 'hard' break and were on the taxi way so quick! it was hard to hold the camera!!!!!!
And sounded like we had a flat tire???????
is that the runway surface or maybe the Aircraft?
Greg
p.s love your video!!!
Unfortunatly the chainwire fence and the size of camera prevents me getting more of the aircraft into the photo in a lot of caces. 
Ahh! My favorite spot, Not so much for photography, but just to relax and enjoy an afternoon breeze off the water and watch the jets and smell the Avgas. Beautiful location that. A real bitch to get to without a car though.Rail Bus wrote:A few more from my camera, taken at Mascot this afternoon.
I dunno if they do it now but Cathay used to have an A340-300 timetabled into Sydney on certain days of the week instead of the A330... My knowledge of the more minute details between Airbus models isn't too great but I think the main differences between the A330-300 and the A340-300 most obviously as stated are the extra gear but I think that's there because or more/larger centre fuel tanks giving the aircraft it's longer range (and the main reasons for the extra engines were to free the aircraft of ETOPS restrictions, Even though the extra engines didn't give a massive increase in thrust over the A330, due to the fact you've got 4 CFM56's which aren't high rated power plantes, compared to the 2x PW4000, Trent 772s or GE CF6's (A340 is rated at a total (avg) of around 580kN compared to a total of 610kN on the A330) -- So the calculations I've just done... as a rough average, Ofcourse there's different varients of the CFM56 the A340 use, which can go upto 151kN per engine, and the A330 can go upto 320kN per engine -- So the ranges are very close at some points, but the general consensus is that the A340 doesn't have as much extra power but is marginally heavier which is probably what earns them the reputation of "Only being able to become airborn because of the curvature in the earth"Stan wrote:Thankyou ALL so much for your fantastic replies. That Virgin photo from Norbert is superb.
You might find the problem with that Cathay plane (also with an alarmingly nose-high attitude) is short of two engines and auxiliary landing gear if it really is an A340. I'd call it an A330 myself, but I am a sensationalist and history has proven I can really be a wanker.
) and take it an extra 1,800nm. The latest A340-600HGW is heaps powerfuller. It's an 300 series +12m length, +3.2m wingspan, +nearly 100t extra MTOW, +400nm range, +60,000L fuel, and owns a proud family of Rolls Royce Trent 560 260kN super hi-bypass turbofans (my personal favourite for their no-nonsense high angle-of-attack fan blades producing that lovely chewing, grinding, crunching sound).
Stan wrote:VERY similar airframe (A330-300 v A340-300), but major differences are that the A340 can hold an extra 100pax in single class, can take an extra 46,000,000g (46t
The fact of the matter is that the A340 is inherently cooler because it's louder and sounds nicer, has more wheels and more engines so there
Daz.
Thank you for the comments everyone. Taken through the fence as it landed on rwy 07 (what they call the east-west runway) at the fence where the aircraft are towed to to make room at the terminals, where the M5 starts.Brendan03 wrote:A++++!!1 Truely excellent Pan there... Brilliant timing, lighting etc.Norbert wrote:"Goldie Coast" touching down onto Rwy 07 at 8.25pm. Handheld 400 ISO, 1/20 at f4.5. Virgin Blue Boeing 737-8FE.
Anyway, I assume that's taken at the new observation deck at Sydney Intl Terminal?
I'm supprised it doesn't have that AIRLINERS.NET watermark I've come to expect on any nice image at said website on it.
Keep up the good work, Mr Genci.
Dreamliner, or Dudliner???????????Stan wrote:Yeah mate, A330-300E. Beh, I love 'em both and can wait for the Dreamliner/A350 war to begin!!
Cheers!
Daz
Yeah, after indepth studies and a check of Cathay Pacific A330 pics on Airliners.net, it appears I was misconcieved about it being an A340.Brendan03 wrote:P.S I think there's something wrong with that A340
I have now rectified that. 
Oh ofcourse, I just saw the Qantas at the terminal in the background and figured it'd been taken of a plane landing on 16R with the background building being T3 (QF Domestic) - I think I've only once used 07 to Land on... I hadn't done it before so I lost my bearings on approachNorbert wrote:Thank you for the comments everyone. Taken through the fence as it landed on rwy 07 (what they call the east-west runway) at the fence where the aircraft are towed to to make room at the terminals, where the M5 starts.
On this point I agree. I flew Emirates for the first time on my NZ trip last year, having an A340 to Christchurch on the forward journey, and a Boeing 777 from Auckland back to Sydney on my return. I found the A340 quiter and nicer overall, than the 777. I remember driving a bus to the Airport around 2 years ago nwith a Lauda Aircrew aboard, and slowing a little along Qantas Dr to watch a Boeing 747 take-off, quietly commenting that they were my favourite aircraft. A Pilot on my bus claimed that the 777 was better. :O This came as quite a surprise as I would've thought taht a 747-400 would be a very nice aircraft to fly...Brendan03 wrote:Well, For a similar airliner, The A340 has a claim-to-fame of being quieter than the 777
Meanwhile, and on the subject of 747's, I snapped this view of an Atlas Air 747 launching into the air above Sydney's General Holmes Dr. Perhaps I took this a moment too soon, but considering where I was standing, I couldn't see the plane coming until too late to focus the camera, so IMHO, not a bad effort.
