[jhb] Re: Another OT
- From: "bones" <bones@xxxxxxx>
- To: <jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:38:08 +0100
My fault but now changed to G-ERJA.
http://homepages.mcb.net/bones/WebAircraft/G-ERJA.jpg
G-EMBA got stuck in my mind as it was the first of a bunch for Manx
Airlines. It was c/n 145016 so was an early model - subsequently converted
from an ER to EP variant.
G-ERJA is a later aircraft c/n 145229 and was Brymon's. Like the Manx fleet
both got absorbed into BA CitiExpress but they didn't like them and intended
to dump them. Instead they've dumped the whole airline onto FlyBe who are
gradually repainting the fleet despite their own intention to get rid -
along with the 146's.. FlyBe are rationalising on just two aircraft - the
Dash 8 and the Embraer E190.
The D80 is superb - it's hard to believe I've had it for 9 months already.
bones
-----Original Message-----
From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Mike Brook
Sent: 14 July 2007 17:45
To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jhb] Re: Another OT
Aaaah! An aircraft dear to my heart. Back in my earning-a-crust days my
small Project Team designed, developed and oversaw manufacture of the FADECs
for the R-R AE3007A1/1 engines fitted to the 145. I was even lucky enough
to get a couple of trips to Saõ Paulo out of the job. I also recall flying
on this particular a/c in its previous BA incarnation in 2001-ish. It's
G-ERJA now not G-EMBA BTW, although IIRC it WAS registered as G-EMBA when it
first entered service <g>.
Nice pic, glad that you like the camera!
MikeB
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of bones
> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 4:32 PM
> To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [jhb] Re: Another OT
>
> Here's one I did earlier. <g>
>
> http://homepages.mcb.net/bones/WebAircraft/G-ERJA.jpg
>
> What makes it slightly interesting is that I only had a
> 55-135 zoom fitted so I thought the aircraft too far away to
> produce a decent shot. I blew up very nicely though!
>
> I'd use RAW if it wasn't so fiddly to extract from the D80.
>
> bones
>
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