Long Wheel Base Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 Yes that caught me out as well - check out Atlaas and you will see one of the old 1Time fleet there, some on top of others. Turn off 3D in settings and you will get a regular image (and the 1Time fleet disapears)We can play a game. If you know the parking bay numbers then we name what aircraft is parked in what bay. Some of the bay numbers you can see on the tarmac.
kosmonooit Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) I'll probably loose - I generally can tell from side profiles of cockpits, winglets, landing gear I see SAA has that long A340 on the Cape Town run - it's just flown overhead., Full of cyclists no doubt. Edited March 7, 2019 by kosmonooit Bateleur1 1
Long Wheel Base Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 I'll probably loose - I generally can tell from side profiles of cockpits, winglets, landing gear I see SAA has that long A340 on the Cape Town run - it's just flown overhead., Full of cyclists no doubt.SA333 departing JNB at 12h00 daily is a A340. Then this week we have been combining 2 consecutive flights(A319/A320) and putting a A340 on in their place. Bateleur1 1
Sepia Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 You guys make this an interesting thread.Great reading, thanks. (The first time I ever went in an aircraft I had to jump out of it) dirtypot and Robbie Stewart 2
Ed-Zulu Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 You guys make this an interesting thread.Great reading, thanks. (The first time I ever went in an aircraft I had to jump out of it) Parrabat?
Bateleur1 Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 I'll probably loose - I generally can tell from side profiles of cockpits, winglets, landing gear I see SAA has that long A340 on the Cape Town run - it's just flown overhead., Full of cyclists no doubt. From what I have gathered SAA uses the bigger Aircraft that would typically fly over night to overseas destination during the day to shuttle between CPT and JHB. At least the aircraft is not parked on the ground and not earning money. When still living in SA I would try and book my business flights at such a time of day that I would fly on the A330 or A340 to Cape Town. The bigger aircraft are normally not that cramped wrt leg space.
Ed-Zulu Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) "Vleisbom" as we used to call them Korrek! 1 Val-en-Kerm Btj Edited March 7, 2019 by Ed-Zulu Bateleur1 1
Robbie Stewart Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) We can play a game. If you know the parking bay numbers then we name what aircraft is parked in what bay. Some of the bay numbers you can see on the tarmac. My attempt. I have not included the domestic ramps, as I am time limited: D3 KLM Cargo B747-400FD16 SA Express Dash 8D18 SA Airlink Embraer 135D22 Saudi Cargo B747-400F D28 BA B747-400D31 Egyptair B767D37 Virgin B787D41 SAA A340-300D43 SAA A340-300D45 SAA A340-600D50 Lufthansa B747-8iD66 Marinair B747-400FA2 SAA A330-200A4 Emirates B777-300ERA6 Emirates B777-300ERA7 Malawian A319B2 Mango B737-800B5 BA 737-400?B7 BA 737-800E3 Qatar A350-900E12 Singapore Airlines A350-900F1 SAA A320F3 BA A380-800F6 Airfrance 777-300ER [edit - fixed D ramp - thanks LWB] Edited March 7, 2019 by Robbie Stewart Long Wheel Base 1
Robbie Stewart Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) This Google Earth (Chrome) link shows the IL-76 parked on the apron [edit - in Cape Town]. This plane flies to Antarctica and back. I recall somewhere someone telling me of going on this flight. You get drunk as a skunk apparently. Once you land in Antarctica, you do a walk around the plane, take some pics, before boarding again for the return. The cold is indescribable apparently. https://earth.app.goo.gl/?apn=com.google.earth&ibi=com.google.b612&isi=293622097&ius=googleearth&link=https%3a%2f%2fearth.google.com%2fweb%2f%40-33.97441328,18.60185522,41.82642676a,180.00858206d,35y,-7.40603681h,61.15291165t,0r Edited March 7, 2019 by Robbie Stewart Long Wheel Base 1
Long Wheel Base Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 My attempt. I have not included the domestic ramps, as I am time limited: 03 KLM Cargo B747-400F016 SA Express Dash 8018 SA Airlink Embraer 135022 Saudi Cargo B747-400F 028 BA B747-400031 Egyptair B767037 Virgin B787041 SAA A340-300043 SAA A340-300045 SAA A340-600050 Lufthansa B747-8i066 Marinair B747-400FA2 SAA A330-200A4 Emirates B777-300ERA6 Emirates B777-300ERA7 Malawian A319B2 Mango B737-800B5 BA 737-400?B7 BA 737-800E3 Qatar A350-900E12 Singapore Airlines A350-900F1 SAA A320F3 BA A380-800F6 Airfrance 777-300ERFlip that is impressive. I agree with pretty much all of them. The ones that I don't is only because I am not sure but reckon your answer is pretty good. On a side note, That long bay you have first is D. I know it does look like a 0 in the picture. Domestic is mostly 737-800/400 and 319/320.Alpha bay has mango and kulula and Charlie has BA and SAA. Then SAX and Airlink in the far side of Charlie. Robbie Stewart 1
Sepia Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 Parrabat?No, civie, before the army. Jumped with the Batties after hours. Ed-Zulu 1
MrJacques Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) https://www.businessinsider.co.za/biggest-airlines-world-oag-2019-3 Scroll down to the list of airlines. I'm assuming those are just passenger, not freight. Edited March 7, 2019 by Jacquers Bateleur1 1
Bateleur1 Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 https://www.businessinsider.co.za/biggest-airlines-world-oag-2019-3 Scroll down to the list of airlines. I'm assuming those are just passenger, not freight. Some more angles to look at which also includes freight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_largest_airlines MrJacques 1
Robbie Stewart Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 Some more angles to look at which also includes freight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_largest_airlines Some interesting SA stand-out facts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_busiest_passenger_air_routes The top 100 busiest air routes 18 Cape Town Johannesburg 1292 4,698,849 Domestic 57 Durban Johannesburg 498 2,847,156 Domestic Busiest routes by region Africa Cape Town Johannesburg 4,698,849 The world's twelve busiest air routes by origin-and-destination passenger volume 2011-2015 13 Johannesburg Cape Town 1271 4.407 4.5 Domestic By aircraft movements 9 Cape Town Johannesburg 31,914 Comair, Mango, South African Airways, Safair Bateleur1 and Spokey 2
patham Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 I've been on most of the above, (but never been on a helicopter ) plus: Boeing 707-??? Lux Air (JNB to LUX '84)Boeing 747-200 SAA (LHR to JNB in 1976)Boeing 747-SP Air Namibia (FRA - JNB via WDH) Plane is at Rand Airport Museum now!Boeing 747-400 BA (JFK to LHR last November)Boeing 757-300 Monarch (LGW - ALC)Airbus A380-800 Air France (JNB - CDG)Lockheed L-1011 - (Tri Star) Air Portugal (LIS - JNB via Brazaville)Beechcraft 99 - Air Lowveld (Test Flight 1977)McDonnel Douglas DC-10 (LGW - PMI) I'm sure there's a few more . . . . Edit: Boeing 787-??? Dreamliner - Iberia (MAD-JFK) I picked Bonus's mail to reply to in case I win a prize. Just joking - its not a contest- but a test of my memory. Boeing 717Boeing 720 (variant of the 707)Boeing 737 -200/300/400/800Boeing 740 - SP/400Boeing 767 - ???Boeing 777 -??? Airbus A310Airbus A320Airbus A330Airbus A340 MD-80 EMB 135EMB 170 CRJ 700 Vickers Viscount (that and the B720 should give away my country of origin)Fairchild MetrolinerDHC - 8 / Q400ATR 72Dornier Do 228 (noisy bugger but takes off like a bat out of hell) DHC-2 BeaverCessna 172 (drop plane - so I have never landed in one)Cessna 206Gipps Airvan Bell 206-LongrangerAS 350 Squirrel Might be a few more if i get the right brain cells to spark. Robbie Stewart, Long Wheel Base and Bonus 3
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