Contrail spotting September 2007

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Contrail spotting September 2007

Post by Skystef »

Another month, a new opportunity to report your (pictorial) sightings.

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Post by omag »

Allow me to start this month off... with an artistic one...

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A British Airways 747 and an unidentified A340 race eachother over Ruiselede this morning, going East.

Cheers,

Omag

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omag wrote:Allow me to start this month off... with an artistic one...

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A British Airways 747 and an unidentified A340 race eachother over Ruiselede this morning, going East.

Cheers,

Omag
Hello,

Nice picture Omag. :wink:

Greetings,
Kristof

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Post by contrailwatcherUK »

Wow what a great picture!!

Just goes to show how close airliners can get to the moon :wink:

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Post by ilpavone2004 »

Hello people!
Here i'll show some pics i took during this summer(august - september). Hope you enjoy them.

Brussel Airlines, Airbus A330-300
[img]http://img252.imag$eshack.us/img252/7699/unknown7wb2.jpg[/img]

Astraeus, Boeing 757-200
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Europe Air Post, Boeing 737-400
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Donbass, Yak 42
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XL Airways, Airbus A320
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Brussel Airlines, Airbus A330-300
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Livingston Energy Flight, Airbus A330-343
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Air Italy, Boeing 757
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Air Moldova, Airbus A320
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Livingston, Boeing 757-200(suppose)
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EasyJet, Boeing 737-700(suppose)
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Unknown8, Boeing 737-800(suppose)
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Eurofly, Boeing 737-800(suppose)
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Qatar Airways, Airbus A330
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Click Air, Airbus A320
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Hemus Air, BAe 146
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MEA, Airbus A321
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Aegean, Boeing 737-400(suppose)
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Blue Panorama, Boeing 737-400
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MEA, Airbus A321
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Wizz Air, Airbus A320
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Swiss International Air Lines, Boeing 737-800
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Eurofly, Airbus A320
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Blue Air Web, Boeing 737-800(suppose)
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Air Mediterranée, Airbus A320(suppose)
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Wizz Air, Airbus A320
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Viking(suppose), Md-82(suppose)
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Eurofly, Airbus A320
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Mistral Air, Boeing 737-400(suppose)
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Aerosvit, Boeing 737-400(suppose)
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ItaliAirlines, md-82
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Alitalia, md-80(suppose)
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Bulgaria, Boeing 737-400(suppose)
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Air Transat, Airbus A310
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Blue Panorama, Boeing 757(suppose)
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KLM, Boeing 747-400
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Onur Air, Airbus A321
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Alitalia, Airbus A321
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Eurofly, Airbus A320
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That's almost all!
Hope you like them!
Have a nice time

Mattia
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Post by lumumba »

Hi ilpavon2004.
The 2 777 are 330-300 from Brussels airlines.
IL love your pictures.
Thax
Pat
Hasta la victoria siempre.

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Post by Lyulka »

Quite some nice catches. But you need some exercise on the types and companies ;)
*unknown 3 is a Yak 42, I believe from a Ukranian company, can't remember the name.
* unknown 5: a livingstone a330
* the XL is a A320
* unk 6 is a 757 from Air Italia
* Unk 7: a Moldova A320.

Keep your camera upwards, it's interesting to see your shots!

Kind regards

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Post by EHAM »

ilpavone2004 wrote: Unknown2, Boeing 737-400
Totally unknown3
Unknown6, Airbus A321(suppose)
Unknown7, Boeing 737-800(blurry:D)
Unknown9, Boeing 767(suppose)
Unknown10, Boeing 737-800(suppose)
Unknown11, Boeing 737-400(suppose)
Unknown12, Boeing 737-400
Unknown13, Md-82(suppose)
Unknown14, Boeing 737-400(suppose)
Unknown15, Boeing 737-400(suppose)
Unknown16, Boeing 737-400(suppose)
Unknown17, Boeing 757(suppose)
Unknown18, Airbus A321(suppose)
Hi ilpavone2004,

Here we go:
Unknown2: I guess it's a Europe Airpost 737
Unknown3: Yak42 Donbass
Unknown6: Air Italy 757
Unknown7: Air Moldova 320
Unknown9: Qatar Airways 330
Unknown10: Clickair 320
Unknown11: Aegean 737
Unknown12: Blue Panorama
Unknown13: I guess it's a Viking MD82
Unknown14: Mistral Air 737
Unknown15: Aerosvit 737
Unknown16: Bulgaria 737
Unknown17: Blue Panorama 757
Unknown18: Onur Air 321

Grtz,

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Post by ilpavone2004 »

I can't confirm that unknown6 is air italy, i can't found it on airliners...so it's always unknown....sorry found it:D

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Post by maaspotter »

Unknown8 is the only one I don't know for sure, but it could be Egypt Air...

Brussels Airlines A330
Astraeus B757
Unknown2: I guess it's a Europe Airpost 737
Unknown3: Yak42 Donbass
XL Airways A320
Brussels Airlines A330
Unknown5: Livingston A330
Unknown6: Air Italy 757
Unknown7: Air Moldova 320
Livingston A321
Easyjet A319
Unknown8: Egypt Air? A320
Eurofly A320
Unknown9: Qatar Airways 330
Unknown10: Clickair 320
Hemus Air BAe146
MEA A321
Unknown11: Aegean 737
Unknown12: Blue Panorama 737
MWA A321
Wizz A320
Swiss A320
Eurofly A320
Blue Air B737
Air Mediterranee A321
Wizz Air A320
Unknown13: Viking MD83
Eurofly A320
Unknown14: Mistral Air 737
Unknown15: Aerosvit 737
ItaliAirlines MD82
Alitalia MD82
Unknown16: Bulgaria 737
Air Transat A310
Unknown17: Blue Panorama 757
KLM B747
Unknown18: Onur Air 321
Alitalia A321
Eurofly A320

rgds, Rob

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Post by ilpavone2004 »

Another report of summer photos!
Hope you like them and enjoy them :D

Myair.com, Boeing 737-800(suppose)
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Unknown1, Airbus A320(suppose)
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Aegean Air, Boeing 737-800(suppose)
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XL Airways, Airbus A320
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Unknown2, Boeing 737-400(suppose)
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Viking, MD-82(suppose)
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Tarom, Boeing 737-400
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Aegean Air, Boeing 737-800(suppose)
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Europe Airpost, Boeing 737-800(suppose)
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Unknown3, Boeing 737-400
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Volare Web, Boeing 737-800
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Unknown4, Boeing 737
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Aegean Air, Boeing 737-800
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Unknown5, Boeing 737-400
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Unknown6, MD-80
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Air China, Airbus A340-313 en route Rome-Shangai
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Unknown7, Boeing MD-80
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XL Airways, Boeing 767-200
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XL Airways, Boeing 767-200 same day of the previous one
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Blue AirWeb, Boeing 737-400
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Brussel Airlines, Airbus A330
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Monarch Airlines, Boeing 757-200
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KLM, Boeing 767
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Monarch Airlines, Boeing 757
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Blue Panorama, Boeing 737-400
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That's all! I think i've finished all my decent photos! Hope you enjoy them

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Post by stevie »

hi,

unknown 3 is Yat airways
unknown 4 tarom old cs???
unknown 5 olympic
unknown 6 AMC Airlines??
unknown 7 bulgarian air charter

ciao

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Post by Yaroslav »

Nice pictures :D!
-Myair.com: A320
-Unknown1: Edelweiss
-Aegean Air: B737-300
-Unknown2: Centralwings
-Tarom: B737-300 or -700
-Aegean Air: B737-400
-Europe Airpost: B737-300
-Volare Web: A320
-Unknown4: Azal Azerbaijan Airlines A319
-Aegean Air, B737-300
-XL Airways, Boeing 767-200 - I would say B767-300
-XL Airways, Boeing 767-200 same day of the previous one - same as above
-Brussel Airlines, Airbus A330 - looks more like a Lufthansa to me
-KLM: A330-200
-Monarch Airlines, Boeing 757 - I would say A320
Hope this helps...
Malyshev Yaroslav
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Post by tangolima »

Hello,

Saw this morning above Ghent 2 nice or special aircrafts:

- Delta Airlines B767 N154DL took off at BRU as DL 125 to Atlanta
- A SPECIAL BUT i haven't found a airline or typ :oops: It was a quind of AN-124 but with winglets and it had a gray colour.

Someone who knows witch airline and type this was ?

Thanks,
Greetings,
Kristof

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Post by jan_olieslagers »

tangolima wrote: - A SPECIAL BUT i haven't found a airline or typ :oops: It was a quind of AN-124 but with winglets and it had a gray colour.

Someone who knows witch airline and type this was ?
I don't think any witches were involved... };-) the plane you describe might well be a kind of C17 Globemaster - these are much used by the USAF, painted grey.

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Post by Skystef »

@ Kristoff: would be appreciated if you could add a time and heading, makes it a lot easier.
No Antonov was in Belgian airspace (untill sunday afternoon), but this morning there were 2 Globemaster of the RAF present: ZZ173 around 1110LT & ZZ172 around 1120LT.

Time to add some pics from my side. Heat waves are becoming less intense, so tried barlow lens and pictures show more detail :).
By using barlow the annoying thing is that shutter speed is quite low, between 1/250 - 1/640 sec. An ISO value of 200-400 is needed, hence the pics are a bit grainy. With this kind of magnification lots of experience is needed to get sharp images. My rate of succes still remains well below 50%, lucky the digital era is there.

September 9

UL608 @ 1844LT : Air India B747-400 VT-ESP cruising at 40000 ft enroute Delhi-Heathrow as AI121.
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UL608 @ 1903LT : First Choice B757-200 G-OOOX cruising at 38000 ft as FCA849D.
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UL608 @ 1905LT : Thomas Cook Airlines B757-200 G-FCLD cruising at 38000 ft enroute Larnaca-Birmingham as TCX222L.
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UL608 @ 1931LT : Pegasus Airlines B737-800 TC-APJ cruising at 36000 ft enroute Bodrum-Dublin as PGT401.
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September 15

No contrail on the pictures, but they were present but at a certain distance from the plane.

UZ703 @ 1604LT : All Nippon Airways B747-400 JA8098 cruising at 34000 ft enroute Tokyo (NRT)- Paris (CDG) as ANA205.
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UL607 @ 1622LT : Thomsonfly B757-200 G-BYAT cruising at 35000 ft enroute Gatwick-Antalya as TOM1867.
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UL608 @ 1800LT : Saudi Arabian B777-200 HZ-AKD cruising at 34000 ft enroute Riyadh-Heathrow as SVA109
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Post by Zorba »

Amazing pictures, Skystef :!:
Tot hier en verder

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Post by Skyfighter »

indeed,

very nice!

greets

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Post by tangolima »

Hello,

Time was between 11.00LT and 11.15LT and heading USA. :wink:

Greetings,
Kristof

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Post by tangolima »

Hello,

Seen this evening between 18.45-19.00 above Ghent:

- Cathay Pacific Cargo B747-200F Heading USA or UK
- Emirates B777 Heading UK

Greetings,
Kristof

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