I saw it, I saw it!
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I saw it, I saw it!
Anyone with Google Earth, have a look at Pulkova airport, specifically 59:47:53 N and 30:12:58 E.
Is the Tu-154 low flying, parked on the grass or is it an error on the photograph?
Is the Tu-154 low flying, parked on the grass or is it an error on the photograph?
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Argonautical posted 5th October 2005 15:10
Strange Tu-154, Pulkova Airport, St Petersburg.
Anyone with Google Earth, have a look at Pulkova airport, specifically 59:47:53 N and 30:12:58 E.
Is the Tu-154 low flying, parked on the grass or is it an error on the photograph?
Aviate1138 thinks,
The satellite imaging system seems to produce a double image of highly reflective objects such as a Tu-154.
Some aircraft visible have greater separation between the 'real' aircraft and the bluer double image version.
EIDW has a twin on approach /threshold of runway 10
Greater image separation my be due to where the object is in relation to the lens centre. I think the closer to the centre point the closer the two images. More distortion at the lens edges.
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Strange Tu-154, Pulkova Airport, St Petersburg.
Anyone with Google Earth, have a look at Pulkova airport, specifically 59:47:53 N and 30:12:58 E.
Is the Tu-154 low flying, parked on the grass or is it an error on the photograph?
Aviate1138 thinks,
The satellite imaging system seems to produce a double image of highly reflective objects such as a Tu-154.
Some aircraft visible have greater separation between the 'real' aircraft and the bluer double image version.
EIDW has a twin on approach /threshold of runway 10
Greater image separation my be due to where the object is in relation to the lens centre. I think the closer to the centre point the closer the two images. More distortion at the lens edges.
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Google Earth - Aircraft seen en-route
Just a bit of fun really, but I have spotted a large twin airliner clearly visible on Google Earth approching the island of Male maldives. The shadow it casts on the wonderfully blue ocean is almost directly below the aircraft.Indicating either A/The image was taken around noon or B/ It was flying Very Very Low! The former is obviously true BUT the LARGE SIZE of the shadow is odd!!! Take a look and give us your opinion!
To find it enter 4 18 17.67 N 73 27 27.67 E and "decend" to about 8000'
Hope you find it.!
Male airport looks kinda cool also!
To find it enter 4 18 17.67 N 73 27 27.67 E and "decend" to about 8000'
Hope you find it.!
Male airport looks kinda cool also!
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Enter: 51°34'37.76"N 0°41'50.53"W - for an impressive view of an Air Canada A340 I presume on approach to Heathrow.
But the best has to be 52 20 10.87N 0 11 43.34W - zoom in to 558ft or there abouts.
But the best has to be 52 20 10.87N 0 11 43.34W - zoom in to 558ft or there abouts.
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Originally Posted by LGS6753
Also on Google earth, the same A320 (?) on approach to Heathrow appears three times at least.
There are also 2 aircraft facing one another with a very small gap inbetween them on a taxiway.
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I seem to recall an aircraft caught on short finals to MAN on google earth....you can also distinguish different aircraft types and liveries of those aircraft on stands, very high res images of MAN....
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Originally Posted by the_fish@blueyonder.
I notcied this too, it appears 3 times on the runway, and then once just about to touch down.
There are also 2 aircraft facing one another with a very small gap inbetween them on a taxiway.
There are also 2 aircraft facing one another with a very small gap inbetween them on a taxiway.
That's because several photos are taken to make up the overall picture and often capture the same aircraft more than once.
AWR has hit the nail on the head.
The images of LHR are aerial photos, not satellite images. The photo plane was probably flying along above the A320 so captured it on a series of consecutive photos which have been mosaiced together - but not very well. Have you seen the bend in the runway just after the threshold!
The images of LHR are aerial photos, not satellite images. The photo plane was probably flying along above the A320 so captured it on a series of consecutive photos which have been mosaiced together - but not very well. Have you seen the bend in the runway just after the threshold!
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Also, if you enter in 37 14'08N 115 47'47W, you can see that the Area 51/Groom Lake experimental airbase certainly doesn't exist, as the US Government continue to insist, what with all those hangars, craters nearby and very, very long runway.....
No aliens though, the resolution isnt THAT good
No aliens though, the resolution isnt THAT good
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Strangely, the googleearth photos of LHR have recently been changed from recent to less recent. Until a couple of weeks ago one could see the new control tower in place - now it is gone, along with a lot of the T5 works. The current pix are slightly higher resolution though!
The area around RAF Fairford has also been changed - one can no longer see the U2 parked there - I wonder why?
The area around RAF Fairford has also been changed - one can no longer see the U2 parked there - I wonder why?
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Originally Posted by the_fish@blueyonder.
I notcied this too, it appears 3 times on the runway, and then once just about to touch down.
There are also 2 aircraft facing one another with a very small gap inbetween them on a taxiway.
There are also 2 aircraft facing one another with a very small gap inbetween them on a taxiway.
Hi the two planes i think you are looking at are on stands 161/162,
they appear to be a BA 777 and an Elal 777,
Which would suggest its taken on a Saturday.
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Originally Posted by BIGBATMAN
Hi the two planes i think you are looking at are on stands 161/162,
they appear to be a BA 777 and an Elal 777,
Which would suggest its taken on a Saturday.
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they appear to be a BA 777 and an Elal 777,
Which would suggest its taken on a Saturday.
Bat
Has anyone notcied the Military aircraft at Prestwick Airport, on Runway 03?
It also appears in another remote part of the airport, I assume it's the same aircraft 3 times.
Also, at 55 56'03.04N 3 25'14.54W there is an aircraft on approach to Edinburgh with a very strange ghostly effect infront of it, and it's shaddow also visible.
57 11'36.44N 2 11'30.32W is a Helicopter leaving Aberdeen (also seen over the runway).
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Originally Posted by Fake Sealion
Just a bit of fun really, but I have spotted a large twin airliner clearly visible on Google Earth approching the island of Male maldives. The shadow it casts on the wonderfully blue ocean is almost directly below the aircraft.Indicating either A/The image was taken around noon or B/ It was flying Very Very Low! The former is obviously true BUT the LARGE SIZE of the shadow is odd!!! Take a look and give us your opinion!
To find it enter 4 18 17.67 N 73 27 27.67 E and "decend" to about 8000'
Hope you find it.!
Male airport looks kinda cool also!
To find it enter 4 18 17.67 N 73 27 27.67 E and "decend" to about 8000'
Hope you find it.!
Male airport looks kinda cool also!
I'm guessing it's an A320. Obvious Airbus product due to the number of 'canoe' fairings (flap track fairings) visible on the trailing edge of the wings.
The plane type can probably be identified by measuring the relationship between wingspan and fuselage length and then matching that up with known Airbus products.
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Name this plane on google earth at Southend
Southend (SEN) airport has been updated on google maps and now shows some nice detail. I am seeing an aircraft being broken up but cannot find what aircraft / airline that might be. Anybody willing to take a guess?
To see this, go to google earth and type in coordinates: 51 34 32N 0 41 42E. The aircraft has just got it's tail chopped.
To see this, go to google earth and type in coordinates: 51 34 32N 0 41 42E. The aircraft has just got it's tail chopped.