Birmingham Airport - Picture Thread

[Brum X]

Had a great day at BHX, got wind burn as it was so blowy, lol. Also felt more like March than July standing on that windy surface car park at the end of 33

Great to see the Emirates and Saudia ;-)





















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FYI NO WATER SALUTE, what is all that about ?

 

[RichL]

They’re a dry airline?

Sorry. Bad joke.

 

[Brum X]

They’re a dry airline?

Sorry. Bad joke.

Funny though, he he he he he he

 

[Ray Finkle]

Cracking pictures

Had a great day at BHX, got wind burn as it was so blowy, lol. Also felt more like March than July standing on that windy surface car park at the end of 33

I managed to nip to that car park myself and it was definitely rather chilly in that wind.

 

[thunderchild]

I had to go and pick the folks up as they came back from Kefalonia this afternoon. Took the little man with me and we swung by Sheldon Park - never been there before. Saudi and EK were running late we didn’t get to see them take off but he did get to see Nanny and Grandad land. A TUI plane literally just got off the runway while there flight was touching down - never seen a close one like that before. Back there again next week as a passenger but as our flight is 6:00am I doubt we’ll see much.

 

[Brum X]

I had to go and pick the folks up as they came back from Kefalonia this afternoon. Took the little man with me and we swung by Sheldon Park - never been there before. Saudi and EK were running late we didn’t get to see them take off but he did get to see Nanny and Grandad land. A TUI plane literally just got off the runway while there flight was touching down - never seen a close one like that before. Back there again next week as a passenger but as our flight is 6:00am I doubt we’ll see much.

Oh yeah, I saw that and as you say it was close. Later on in the afternoon after the A380 took off and whilst walking back to the terminal, a SunExpress 737 did a go around.

 

[Onlinespeedy]

Hi, not sure if people here know about this but I think its really interesting.

The Historic England John Laing Collection, specifically the Birmingham Airport section has has over 100 photos of the construction and end product of the original 80s terminal. Additionally showing various extensions including the Eurohub right up to 2000.

There is an fabulous amount of archival photos which I had never seen before, certainly something worth looking at if the airport terminal history is something that interests you!

It definitely shows how classy and well appointed the airport used to look, a stark comparison to what it looks like now...

https://historicengland.org.uk/imag...Birmingham+airport&filteroption=images&page=1

 

[jfy1999]

What’s the model aircraft that can be seen hanging from the ceiling of T1 here? And does anyone know where it is now?

The closest thing I can find resembling it is a Bleriot.

A model aircraft suspended from the steel roof structure above the central well in a new terminal building at Birmingham International Airport (JLP01/10/17923) Archive Item - John Laing Photographic Collection | Historic England

historicengland.org.uk

 

[Kevin Farnell]

What’s the model aircraft that can be seen hanging from the ceiling of T1 here? And does anyone know where it is now?

The closest thing I can find resembling it is a Bleriot.

A model aircraft suspended from the steel roof structure above the central well in a new terminal building at Birmingham International Airport (JLP01/10/17923) Archive Item - John Laing Photographic Collection | Historic England

historicengland.org.uk

It's not a model, but a replica of a 1909 Humber Monoplane (i.e. full size and built as close as possible to the original design). It hung there for several years, from the opening of the terminal until the floor was filled in ( I used to see it regularly). I believe that the Humber Monoplane was itself a Bleriot design, built under license. It was originally at the Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton (on loan to BHX ?), so I don't know if that was where it was returned to.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Quick phone picture so please excuse the quality.

 

[rollo]

Nice photo showing busy apron with Saudi & Emirates etc, was the Qatar on the other side of the
pier? Back in the day I used to think a couple of BEA Viscounts was busy mind you the weather hasn't changed

 

[Ianbutty]

Couple of Viscounts on the ground and the smoke (!) from a 1-11 seen five miles out! Them were the days when we were mere lads riding around on our Choppers.

Great photo, thanks for sharing, Sir Ray, and I hope you had a good trip.

 

[Nethercote2019]

Nice pic, Were You taxing past or was 380 not on usual stand ?

 

[rollo]

Couple of Viscounts on the ground and the smoke (!) from a 1-11 seen five miles out! Them were the days when we were mere lads riding around on our Choppers.

Great photo, thanks for sharing, Sir Ray, and I hope you had a good trip.

The One-Eleven was good for the noise but the Spantax CV990 Coronado was undoubted smokey champion with KLM Electra's worthy runners up.

Don't tell the greens.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Nice pic, Were You taxing past or was 380 not on usual stand ?

Looking at the apron markings, the A380 is on it's usual stand and Ray's flight is taxiing for R33.

 

[Ray Finkle]

was the Qatar on the other side of the pier?

Qatar was on the other side of the pier. I'd have liked a picture of the full line up but just didn't get the angle.

Nice pic, Were You taxing past or was 380 not on usual stand ?

Taxiing past to a stand on T2 after just arriving.

 

[elmdon74]

Taken at 3.30 am a week ago whilst waiting for our early morning Jet2 departure to Alicante.Regards,Simon.

 

[elmdon74]

Now on Flickr after a delay due to coming down with the lurgy from last weeks charter fest.Covers arrivals during the early morning in challenging foggy conditions and departures in the sun in the afternoon.
Includes HZ-AR33,SP-ENM,EC-MUC,YR-ABB,PH-CDE,D-AASG,LY-BGS plus the biz-jets and helicopters.

https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB1xeW

Regards,Simon.

 

[elmdon74]

Pictures on Flickr from 14th November,full set on https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB3LQu
Regards,Simon.

 

[Brum X]

Photo credit to David Brady

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