$54.5M Aircraft and a 16 photo collage

Hey I'm out plane spotting! Not really though. I was on the ebike riding over a 600 meter long arch bridge in Stockholm known as Västerbron. It can be a tough ride on windy days at least if you are not on an ebike. There are a few sections on the bridge and you can turn off the bridge at the Northern section and go over to an island called Långholmen and that is what I did. Everything turned green this last week and I wanted to beat the crowds at this little island with a rich history and many beaches. More of the history to come, but here is a Gulfstream G 550 and sixteen views from the island. Most of the buildings are on Kungsholmen, but you can also see Riddarholmen, Södermalm,Gamla stan and Norrmalm.

Bad for the planet

Flying is bad for the planet. But a good way to see the world in no time at all. Spotted this plane from Flygbra as I took the two photos for yesterdays post.

Dynamic

A member of Swedish Ultraflyers flying over my head the other day. The plane is an Aerospool WT9 Dynamic. They have their base at Frölunda gård near Kungsängen, (North of Stockholm).

Flygplan

Swedish word of the day. Flygplan. Aeroplane. I guess it has to be a TP 84 Hercules (Lockheed), from the Swedish Air Force.

Ultralight Aircraft

On my way to the old tree I could see and hear a small plane circling the skies so I snapped a quick shot with the silent zoom lens. After identifying the plane SE-VMS I found the owners web site and I emailed him about my photo. The plane is an Ultralight Aircraft. Made of wood. The model is French and called Jodel D18. The pilot Kenneth Pettersson told me that he lives in Västerhaninge, (pretty much where he was in the sky), and that he keeps the plane at Trosa Flygklubb.

Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub

Plane spotting.

Skywatching

Walking down the path to the old tree yesterday I met Åke from Västerhaninge. He is into model planes and as we talked about this hobby of his he got the rc airplane up in the air in no time. I know nothing about this sport so it was interesting to hear some facts from Åke who had no problem manoeuvring the plane in all sorts of ways while explaining the facts to me.

Look Up!

I noticed this Super Dimona motor glider while having coffee on the veranda a couple of days ago. I ran for the camera and managed to get a few quick shots. The aircraft registration on this plane is a good one, as SE-UPH also means Look up! This plane is normally used to get a glider airborne. The plane belongs to Stockholms Segelflygklubb and I emailed them a link to my flickr photo, and figured they would like it. They said they did.

Skywatch Friday.

Skylane

A Cessna 182P, also known as a Skylane flying over Bergdalen in Tungelsta. The single engine airplane SE-FXV from 1972, is based at Stockholm Bromma Airport. It is owned by the pilot Kjell G Widarsson and used by a group of flying enthusiasts.

Skywatch Friday.

Airline Emissions

Sometimes when I'm out photographing nature, birds and wildlife, I will hear an air plane and turn the camera towards the sky. Last time I did this I realised that I need to clean my camera from dust spots. This photo is from my flickr archive. Looking at the photo statistics this morning, I realised that this photo had been used in an article about airline emissions. You can read it the Wired Blog.