Aircraft Flying Overhead [OTT]

[twevsmiff]

About to fly direct overhead LBA(1340) at 35000' is
Kuwait Air Force C-17B Globemaster KAF343(Kuwait Air Force 3201) out of Kuwait City heading Northwest

 

[Aviador]

Boeing 727 Oil Spill Response at around 12,000 ft descending into DSA.

 

[LBA4EVER]

Boeing 727 Oil Spill Response at around 12,000 ft descending into DSA.

What a lovely sound it made as it flew over

 

[Aviador]

What a lovely sound it made as it flew over

Must have new fandangle engines. Don't remember the Tri-saurus sounding like that when I was a lad.

 

[LBA4EVER]

Must have new fandangle engines. Don't remember the Tri-saurus sounding like that when I was a lad.

The l10-11 tristars used to make this amazing deep sound almost like a boy racer exhaust on taxi but obviously louder. Of the aircraft flying today my fav sounding aircraft are the b757, b767 with the rattly whinning sound and love the b747s still. Airbus aircraft are quite distinct too

 

[White Heather]

Boeing 727 Oil Spill Response at around 12,000 ft descending into DSA.

I wish for once it would descend into LBA. It's the last 727 ever built too.

 

[LBA4EVER]

I wish for once it would descend into LBA. It's the last 727 ever built too.

Yes its a shame it cant do a few touch and go,s at LBA. Wow didnt realise it was the last 727 built!

 

[Easy 189]

I fondly recall JAT 727s operating to Pula from LBA on Sunday afternoons, many moons ago.

 

[Len Fish]

A bit of research shows G-OSRA is retro fitted with JT8D-217C Valsan engines for noise reduction and better fuel efficiency. The tail mounted engine is the original JT8D but with acoustic modifications.

 

[White Heather]

I fondly recall JAT 727s operating to Pula from LBA on Sunday afternoons, many moons ago.

They flew some years to Dubrovnik too. And don't forget Dan Airs 727s were regulars.

 

[Easy 189]

I seem to recall Air Afrique operated 727s on occasions too

 

[ChrisBBB]

Sunday afternoons were great as a kid. Balkan, Aviogenex, Spantax, JAT, Iberia, Danair, BMA - I remember the smell, smoke and noise more than anything!

 

[White Heather]

I seem to recall Air Afrique operated 727s on occasions too

And Sabre - who had ex Dan Air machines.

 

[LBA4EVER]

Sunday afternoons were great as a kid. Balkan, Aviogenex, Spantax, JAT, Iberia, Danair, BMA - I remember the smell, smoke and noise more than anything!

Think it was a sat or sunday eve all the above you mentioned departed in the space of a couple of hrs, was only a little one at the time but can still remember it well. Also add adria to the list.

 

[twevsmiff]

And Sabre - who had ex Dan Air machines.

And don't forget Air Malta who operated an American Trans Air 727 for two seasons
Plus we had charters from Sterling also with 727's

 

[White Heather]

And don't forget Air Malta who operated an American Trans Air 727 for two seasons
Plus we had charters from Sterling also with 727's

And Air Holland too.

 

[Len Fish]

Noisy, smelly, smokey, what’s not to like? Unless you’re GALBA!

 

[oldendays]

I seem to recall Air Afrique operated 727s on occasions too

The Air Afrique aircraft were actually JAT - YU-AKK and AKL. They were returned from lease to Air Afrique in early 1986 and re-entered service with JAT before being resprayed in the JAT livery. I flew on AKK from Ljubljana to Leeds Bradford 35 years ago this month.

 

[White Heather]

The Air Afrique aircraft were actually JAT - YU-AKK and AKL. They were returned from lease to Air Afrique in early 1986 and re-entered service with JAT before being resprayed in the JAT livery. I flew on AKK from Ljubljana to Leeds Bradford 35 years ago this month.

You were fortunate, because the Ljubljana route was normally operated by JAT DC9 32s.

 

[oldendays]

It was a double drop on Monday WH. Dubrovnik to Ljubljana to Leeds Bradford then back again. That was 1986 but it was a JAT DC9 on Ljubljana-only in 1985 and 1989.