Spotting Heathrow Boeing 787-8's

A glimpse of the future today, near back to back Boeing 787's including the delivery of the second British Airways Boeing 787-8, G-ZBJA. A large crowd of spotters had gathered at Myrtle Ave, just to the south of the landing runway today 27L.

Enjoy a selection of the pictures I took today below, however more can be found by clicking on my website at: Plane Sight Images

VT-ANM Air India Boeing 787-8

G-ZBJA British Airways Boeing 787-8 landing - with a nice view of the wing!

Another view of G-ZBJA 

A late running Ethopian Boeing 787 was welcome at LHR operated by ET-AOS

Watching Easterly Heathrow Departures

When the wind blows out the East, Heathrow uses the Southern Runway for departures (known as 09R). This has the effect that to avoid flying over central London, aircraft take off and make a turn to the left over Wembley and follow the M35 to the East, or M1 to the North. Those turning right make a gentle correction and aim for Gatwick and then fly East to Dover. Finally the US bound departures make a 140-160 degree right turn, at low altitude producing some very good opertunities for pictures like below. Have a look at more of these shots on my site at www.plane-sight-images.photshelter.com contained in the Heathrow Winter 2012 folder.