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Plane Spotters - Anyone identify this one

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Hmmm. Tough one... First thought was a big bus (330 for example) but no center gear. Too big to be a small bus b/c of the landing gear....Maybe a 767 but the windows appear very angular where I see the 767 a bit more rounded so I am going with A310...That is my final answer...

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It looks like a 757 to me, although the foreshortening of the angle makes it look a little chubbier. The livery seems to be Virgin of some sort, just going by what looks like the ladies on the outer engine nacelles, though they usually paint the housings red. That's my guess, anyway.

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It looks like an A330 to me (they don't have central landing gear). I have no idea regarding the airline though....

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It's a Swiss A330

It's a Swiss A330
Yepo, you guys are right, not sure why I thought the 330 had the same gear setup as the 340...I would agree, swiss A330...

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I thought it was a helicopter, just to be different.Al

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I thought it was a helicopter, just to be different.Al
What's a helicopter? Rolling%20Eyes.gif

When Pigs Fly . Ray Marshall .

Without a doubt Swiss A3300556b9a317215237bf86b52c4e85_grande.jpg

Following research I've concluded it's HB-IQQ, the only Swiss A332 sporting black spinners, ex-Sabenahttp://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5965285The photo in the OP is a stock photo, author removed Swiss titles/logo/reg to evade copyright infringement:http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-3048014-air-take-off.phpYeah, I got nothing better to do...

It looks like a 757 to me, although the foreshortening of the angle makes it look a little chubbier. The livery seems to be Virgin of some sort, just going by what looks like the ladies on the outer engine nacelles, though they usually paint the housings red. That's my guess, anyway.
Yikes

yup definitely an A330swiss A330-223 with PW engines

As those millions of stars vanished

I think it's a DC-8 that's eaten too much cake, not that you ever really can have too much cake. Mmmm....cake.Safety warning disclaimer: note that eating too much cake can make two of your engines fall off, if you are a DC-8Al

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I think it's a Piper Cub in disguise

I think it's a DC-8 that's eaten too much cake, not that you ever really can have too much cake. Mmmm....cake.Safety warning disclaimer: note that eating too much cake can make two of your engines fall off, if you are a DC-8Al
Changing "spotters" to "spoilers"- in July 1970 Air Canada DC8 flight 621 inadvertly deployed spoilers while airborne, as it commenced flair. One engine dropped off as the aircraft plunged to the runway at Toronto Malton airport (later renamed Pearson International). It managed to get airborne again but while attempting a go around, an explosion caused a second engine to fall into a field followed by the airplane itself. 118 dead. I believe that Douglas subsequently modified the DC8 spoilers so they could not be deployed in flight.Alex Reid

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