Remarks: Front Port-side view of RAAF 1 Squadron F/A-18F 'Rhino' A44-205 Bu 167961 retracting wheels while departing Canberra Airport on Friday 03May2013. (The Super Hornet is fitted with two external fuel tanks on Stbd wing and Center-line stations (known as the 'Double Ugly' assymetric configuration). A44-205, and A44-219 operated by 6 Squadron, and C-17A A41-211 were visiting Canberra for Public Relations/ media exposure which accompanied a Government announcement that the RAAF will receive 12 new EA-18G Growler aircraft, in lieu of modifying 12 of the current F/A-18Fs (delivered with fixed fittings for conversion to Growler configuration).
Remarks: Close-up head-on view of the fuselage of C-17A A41-211 (120211) taxying out from Canberra Airport (YSCB) on Friday 03May2013. This pristine aircraft was delivered to 36 Squadron Amberley on 21Nov2012. C-17A A41-211, and F/A-18F Super Hornets A44-205 and A44-219, visited Canberra for Public Relations/ media exposure which accompanied a Government announcement that the RAAF will receive 12 new EA-18G Growler aircraft.
Remarks: Rear Port-side view of RAAF 6 Squadron F/A-18F 'Rhino' A44-219 Bu 167975 departing Canberra Airport on Friday 03May2013. (The Super Hornet is fitted with two external fuel tanks on Stbd wing and Center-line stations (known as the 'Double Ugly' assymetric configuration). A44-219, and A44-205 operated by 1 Squadron, and C-17A A41-211 visited Canberra for Public Relations/ media exposure which accompanied a Government announcement that the RAAF will receive 12 new EA-18G Growler aircraft, in lieu of modifying 12 of the current F/A-18Fs (delivered with fixed fittings for conversion to Growler configuration).
Remarks: Still with the Qantas heart Ellen logo from when it was used as a charter aircraft for the Ellen DeGeneres show flight from Sydney to Melbourne
Remarks: Low res view of Skyship VH-HAA (carrying 'Swan Premium' beer advertising) at the Canberra Air Pageant at Canberra Airport on 13Mar1988. Airship Industries (UK) Skyship 600 VH-HAA (Cn 1215/02) was based at Bankstown, and operated in NSW and ACT in 1986-88. The Skyship wore UK Registration G-SKSD in 1986, but was re-registered as VH-HAA in 1987.
Remarks: Close cropped front Stbd view of a Replica of QANTAS’ First aircraft, on static display on a rainy day at Canberra Airport in March 1984. The Replica represents Avro 504K G-AUBG, although the Registration is not visible on the replica. The occasion was the Canberra Aero Club Open Day, and it took an Airshow to break the drought! This replica is now on display in the QANTAS Domestic Terminal at Sydney Airport. (QANTAS = Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service.) Low res photo.
Remarks: View of the Flight Deck of Virgin Australia Airlines B737-8KG VH-VUY Cn 39450 on 05Feb2013. This Vertical aspect image emphasises the overhead console, with power and instrument lighting On. Photo taken while docked at Canberra Airport, after a 0.8 hour flight from Melbourne. Thanks to the Aircraft Captain for the Photo Opportunity. This aircraft substituted for an ERJ190 which went unserviceable in Mildura. VH-VUY (Named: Snapper Rocks) flew about 30 pax from Mildura to Melbourne, and then Flight VA271 departed YMML for YSCB (with about 50 pax) 2.5 hours late. A good 'rescue' of delayed passengers by Virgin Australia.
Remarks: View of the colourful rear cabin (looking rearward) of Virgin Australia Airlines B737-8FE VH-VOS Cn 33800 on 31Jan2013. (Overhead lockers are open.) Photo taken at Canberra Airport before a 0.9 hour flight to Melbourne. A Flight Attendant is checking catering supplies for guests (passengers). An on-board snack and drink are no longer ‘pay as you go’.
Remarks: Beechcraft B300 King Air 350 VH-FIY Cn FL-760 on Final Approach to Canberra’s Rwy 35 on 04Oct2012. VH-FIY was Built in 2011, and First Registered in Australia on 31May2012. First entry in database for VH-FIY.
Remarks: View of the cabin (looking rearward) of Qantas B737-476 VH-TJH Cn 24433 on 25Aug2005. (Overhead lockers are open.) Photo taken when I was first to board in Canberra, before a 0.8 hour flight to Melbourne. (Tall people can bump their head on the aisle/roof mounted video screens. Hence the Yellow/ Black tape at the base of each screen. (Sony F717 digital camera.)
Remarks: Airship Industries (UK) Skyship 600 VH-HAA (Cn 1215/02) was based at Bankstown, and operated in NSW and ACT in 1986-88. The Skyship wore UK Registration G-SKSD in 1986, but was re-registered as VH-HAA in 1987. This photo shows the Skyship slowly turning to Stbd at Canberra Airport in Nov 1987. (Registration VH-HAA is now on Cirrus SR22-GTS Cn 2312). Low res photo.
Remarks: Close cropped rear Stbd side view of Erickson S-64E Sky-Crane N164AC Cn 64-034D, Named 'Incredible Hulk' (Code 736), beside Hangar 47 at Canberra Airport on 11Dec2007. (There are usually three of these remarkable helicopters in Australia each Fire Season.) This type of Fire-Fighting helicopter was needed in Canberra in the week before the Firestorm on 18Jan2003. The Tenth Anniversary of this bushfire disaster was commemorated in Canberra on 18Jan2013.
Remarks: RAAF 5 Squadron AS 350B Squirrel A22-003 Cn 1742, (complete with Air Force markings) on the wet apron at RAAF Base Fairbairn in Aug1987. (A 5 Sqn UH-1H, Squirrel, and the Canberra Airport Terminal are at rear.) The helo was later operated by the Australian Defence Force Helicopter School (ADFHS). A22-003 was Delivered on 18Mar1984 and was Sold in 2002. (The helo was Civil Registered as VH-UTM on 19Sep2002. VH-UTM, as Firebird 242, was used during the 2003 Victorian Bushfires.) Ref: ADF-Serials. Low res photo.
Remarks: Close cropped front view of Virgin Blue Airlines ERJ-190 VH-ZPI on final approach to Rwy 35 at Canberra Airport on 31Jan2012. Photo taken using a Canon EOS 40D and Canon 100-400 zoom lens. In October 2012, I took a similar photo of VH-ZPN to test a new EOS 7D camera.
