African International Airways DC-8-62 MCO

Went for my second shot of this unique airline. First shot it at SWF in Dec 2004. It took off 40 mins late so the lighting was really sucky. Things must not be going to bad of I have to decide weather I will bother going out for an airline like this!
I missed out on a rolling departure thx to the controller giving him the usualy instruction to departed runway 18L instead of the logical 18R for cargo ops.
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/ain03.jpg
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/ain02.jpg
Senga

Amazing. I love those JTD-8's.

Stunning light - great shots Senga!

Nice shots Senga but what happened to the night shots??

Thank you for the compliments my fellow photogs.

BILL.....It was parked in a un-shootable place :) I already have shots of this aircraft as well.
Senga

This is indeed a rare find; and the lighting was excellent. Does it regularly fly to the US? Where was it heading to?

Negatory JZ1, It seems to only show up at the US in late December early January.
In this flight it was SVMI-MCO-EBOS. Someone had said that they used to fly to the US years ago.
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=397088&nseq=5
It has been to
SWF 2 times
EWR
MCO

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Originally Posted by flyboy 28

Amazing. I love those JTD-8's.

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Agreed. It's one thing to have a DC-8, but having 4 cigars on there double the excitement.

"4 cigars" -- interesting way of putting it :P . Is there a term for the DC-8 with CFM engines?

I made up cigars.

I'm going to call the CFMs walnuts. Run with it if you'd like. :D

That thing must have been noisy...?

It was relatively quiet, I was pretty much next to it when it started up its engines and taxied out. They dont wine and are not as loud as the "Coke-Bottle" engines that I love the most. They are all gone now if not then flying inthe most remote places.
I guess the JT3D"Cigar" as they have been called are the next bext thing.
I never like thw walnut (CFM-56) engines. They look so silly on DC-8s and KC-135Es

http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/cokebottle.jpg
Senga

I agree about the walnuts. It's like an old man dressing like he's 20. Get a grip, grandpa.

LOL true :)Or a 87 year old granny in a tight mini skirt

Senga

Some of those grannies are lookers though! Super shot Senga.