Stockport Aircraft

[mad biker]

Everyone at Stockport last night would have seen the steady flow of airliners descending into Manchester, just a question for anyone that knows one from another, what was the big bugger ?? 

[bovril]

Game was that good huh?

[jammie82uk]

Wasn’t at the game, but going by the “detailed information” you have provided the biggest plane that landed was an Airbus A380-842 at 19:53, the rest of the planes that landed while the game was on was the same or similar model smaller type of plane 

Edited 24 August 2022 by jammie82uk

[Collymore]

6 hours ago, bovril said:

Game was that good huh?

Rodger(s) that. 

[The Syrup]

Emirates A380 flies daily into Manchester. A380 is now the biggest plane flying thanks to Russia destroying the one of a kind Antonov 225 cargo plane in Ukraine. 

[Fox92]

A380.

 

I remember in League One season how low they were but I couldn't remember them being that low.

[SpacedX]

1 hour ago, The Syrup said:

Emirates A380 flies daily into Manchester. A380 is now the biggest plane flying thanks to Russia destroying the one of a kind Antonov 225 cargo plane in Ukraine. 

Not true. If you're counting cargo aircraft, then it's the Lockheed C5 Galaxy. The A380 is the largest civil airliner but the final one was delivered to Emirates last December. The hulking quads are likely a thing of the past. Modern twin engine jets have an equivalent or even higher ETOPS rating, similar range and are cheaper to operate and maintain. Also airlines are moving away from the hub-spoke model that favoured long range high capacity aircraft. The A340, A380 and to a certain extent the 747 will remain in the skies for a while yet, serving both PAX and in the case of the latter, more cargo operations, (as will military aircraft such as the Boeing C17). However, future development trends for passenger jets involve smaller twin engined aircraft. 

[The Syrup]

38 minutes ago, Line-X said:

Not true. If you're counting cargo aircraft, then it's the Lockheed C5 Galaxy. The A380 is the largest civil airliner but the final one was delivered to Emirates last December. The hulking quads are likely a thing of the past. Modern twin engine jets have an equivalent or even higher ETOPS rating, similar range and are cheaper to operate and maintain. Also airlines are moving away from the hub-spoke model that favoured long range high capacity aircraft. The A340, A380 and to a certain extent the 747 will remain in the skies for a while yet, serving both PAX and in the case of the latter, more cargo operations, (as will military aircraft such as the Boeing C17). However, future development trends for passenger jets involve smaller twin engined aircraft. 

Guess it depends on how you judge the biggest aircraft. The C5  is slightly longer than an A380 and can carry much more cargo, but the A380 has a longer wingspan and a much larger maximum take off weight. There all big though, shame the days of 4 engine aircraft (at least for civil aircraft) are coming to an end over the next decade or 2.

[Finnegan]

1 hour ago, Line-X said:

Not true. If you're counting cargo aircraft, then it's the Lockheed C5 Galaxy. The A380 is the largest civil airliner but the final one was delivered to Emirates last December. The hulking quads are likely a thing of the past. Modern twin engine jets have an equivalent or even higher ETOPS rating, similar range and are cheaper to operate and maintain. Also airlines are moving away from the hub-spoke model that favoured long range high capacity aircraft. The A340, A380 and to a certain extent the 747 will remain in the skies for a while yet, serving both PAX and in the case of the latter, more cargo operations, (as will military aircraft such as the Boeing C17). However, future development trends for passenger jets involve smaller twin engined aircraft. 

 

1 hour ago, The Syrup said:

Guess it depends on how you judge the biggest aircraft. The C5  is slightly longer than an A380 and can carry much more cargo, but the A380 has a longer wingspan and a much larger maximum take off weight. There all big though, shame the days of 4 engine aircraft (at least for civil aircraft) are coming to an end over the next decade or 2.

 

 

[VLC86]

Huge fan of when Kelechi decided the game was that shit he would try to take one out from the half way line.

[coolhandfox]

2 hours ago, Costock_Fox said:

Huge fan of when Kelechi decided the game was that shit he would try to take one out from the half way line.

Think you will find he was aiming at the plane. 

[Fazzer 7]

Ah yes you can’t beat the sight and sound of the B17 with those 4 Rolls Royce Merlins.