On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:49 -0400, "Bill Owens" <wmbow...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dash 8 in Quantas livery > > http://www.airliners.net/photo/0100963/ >
No! No! No! I was going to say that Qantas is the only word in the English language where 'Q' isn't followed by 'u'. But, then again, Qantas isn't a word - it's an acronym.... Anyway - there is no 'u' in 'Qantas' :-)> As to the identity of the plane in Larry's photo - I haven't a clue! Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 3:31 PM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> > wrote: > > From: Larry Colen > >> > >> This is more a case of wondering what the plane is, rather than look > >> at the pretty picture... > >> > >> I was meeting some friends for dinner the other night, and while > >> waiting for some of the group to show up, I wasted some bits on the > >> pretty sunset. I noticed that the plane in the background was a > >> turboprop. Unfortunately I had my fast/sharp 16-50 rather than the > >> versatile 18-250 lens on the camera, so the plane isn't as clear as > >> it might be. Even so, just curious if anyone can ID it: > >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5039082245/ > >> close crop here: > >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5039703650/ > >> > >> It isn't by any chance the same type as the plane in this photo is > >> it? > >> http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100929.html > >> No, the APOD is not mine, I wasn't even in the same hemisphere, but it's > >> still a cool shot > > > > Got a brain-flash and Googled "regional turboprop" - it's a Bombardier Q300 > > or Q400 > > > > http://www.plane-mad.com/photos/5/5293.jpg > > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - The professional email service -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
