Aviation has always enthused me to surreal levels of existence. It is amazing to see how man progressed to fly from a 12 second session in 1903 by Wright brothers to now point to point anywhere on the planet! In this series titled BEAUTY OF AVIATION, I present some of my favourite photos that I collected from aviation enthusiast website airliners.net. I have tried to present a brief comment on each photo. Here we go...............
Three planes cleared to land on the same runway at Kingsford Airport, Sydney, Australia. It is quite an amazing sight at busy airports when a pilot follows the front aircraft to land, not to forget to keep safe distances from the front aircraft, apart from the routine busy work that leads to a landing. Amazing??
Boeing 787 Dreamliner......the new addition to the long haul fleet by the Boeing....one of my favourite. The pic is taken at Poland, where its on a tour. One can see the burst of hot air ejections from the engine while take off, the temperature of which is around 1200 deg celsius.
Three planes cleared to land on the same runway at Kingsford Airport, Sydney, Australia. It is quite an amazing sight at busy airports when a pilot follows the front aircraft to land, not to forget to keep safe distances from the front aircraft, apart from the routine busy work that leads to a landing. Amazing??
Mid air refueling making an aircraft tactically double its range. This is one of the most sophisticated processes in aeronautics. Slightest of errors can cause mid-air fuel leak and uncontrollable damages or even destruction.
This photo of Sydney Airport, Australia is taken at a height of 35000 ft by a passenger travelling from New Zealand to Singapore. You can spot the terminal and some flights at the lower right corner. Amazing pic really......
Boeing 787 Dreamliner......the new addition to the long haul fleet by the Boeing....one of my favourite. The pic is taken at Poland, where its on a tour. One can see the burst of hot air ejections from the engine while take off, the temperature of which is around 1200 deg celsius.
Seriously low over while approaching into Los Angeles, USA. Deflections in the left aileron and elevator can be noticed in the right side of the aircraft.
Pilot maneuvering too low during Toronto Air Show. Notice the left ailerons on the wings which is bent upwards, showing that the pilot is trying to escape out of this situation immediately.
Cessna being followed by a Boeing 747...........................
Atlantis soars for its final mission into space. Notice the tremendous exhaust. The spacecraft reaches an escape velocity of 40320 km/hr or in order to understand better, it can be approximated to around 11.2km per second!!!
Runway lights and cockpit panel lights make for a beautiful combination prior to take off...........
Good office to work at, isn't it?
Gentle touchdown at DXB(Dubai Intl).......at the backdrop of sunrise................
Endeavour poised to soar the day after, on the launchpad. A nervous time for engineers and crew alike.
Another touchdown...............
One more, this time a slight crosswind one.....
A380 climbing at Paris Air Show. Majestic!!!
Great to see the room from which the whole flight is controlled along with a few hundred lives.....
Captain and co-pilot on the front seats.......flight engineer and navigation and radio controller on the back row..........
Great example of team spirit at work........
Condensation-clouds, fogged-in engines and wingtip vortexes, lighted runway below..... what else do we need ?
Mind your heads...........at Princess Juliana Airport in the Caribbean......
Jet Airways and Cargolux cross each other with both trailing condensed air behind them. Minimum vertical separation of just 1000 feet.
Photo taken a split second after a military collision at an Air base........Note the cockpit as it breaks...
The best pic................a mission
My salute to all the fantastic photographers. Don't forget to comment your opinions. I value your reply the most.
-Vishnu Chandrasenan
