GEOAvia

I scour Google Earth to post interesting artifacts of aviation history that are still in the wild. Please scroll my timeline. Amazing relics out there.

[GEOAvia @bclemens]

I grew up just north of Chino California and spent every spare minute at the early days of Ed Maloney's Planes of Fame doing all sorts of odd jobs and mechanics and learning to fly. I've never outgrown my aviation fixation.

[GEOAvia @bclemens]

Thanks for asking. Recently several health issues have arisen which have me reassessing how I spend my time. Less time at the keyboard and more with my wife and with nature outside. 😉

[GEOAvia @bclemens]

@EthanSmidt32 @Boneyardsafari Oh- you got me then! Just going by memory, I thought I was looking at this: (Skyshark circled)

[GEOAvia @bclemens]

"Tis the Season" to repost this thread!
https://t.co/ZTfeCsf3fE

[GEOAvia @bclemens]

Here is the 35-acre estate of Thomas Blair, on the Miles River near Easton, Maryland. He's an aircraft buff who had an F-104 and during the holiday season of 2011, used it to create an incredible display. 1/7 #planespotting #avgeek #aviationdaily #aircraft #aviationlovers #milair

[GEOAvia @bclemens]

Here’s a 1973-vintage ex-Aeroflot aircraft that currently flies in Russia as a test bed for a novel superconducting electric engine with a liquid nitrogen cryogenic cooling system. The No. 2 engine has been replaced by a gas turbine and generator to drive the electric motor. 5/5

[GEOAvia @bclemens]

Here’s a cute little tri-jet abandoned at Roberts Field — the airport serving Monrovia, Liberia, in West Africa. Yakovlev Yak-40s were common in Eastern-bloc nations and Africa. It was a tiny three-engine jet made in the Soviet Union carrying about 30 people. 1/5 #planespotting

[GEOAvia @bclemens]

By all accounts the Yak-40 is a good solid aircraft with a fine safety record. It’s a shame this one was left to vandals and the elements through no fault of its own. 4/5

[GEOAvia @bclemens]

@maurypobitch Google Gemini says:
It's difficult to give an exact, real-time number, but as of late 2024, the best estimate for the number of L-1011 airframes that still physically exist (either flying, stored, or preserved) is between 25 and 35.

[GEOAvia @bclemens]

The boarding stairs are in place but this L-1011 isn’t going anywhere soon. TT-DWE bakes in the relentless sun of the Rub’ Al Khali desert, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 1/6 #planespotting #avgeek #aviationlovers #aviation

[GEOAvia @bclemens]

If you like L-1011s, see these other threads about this iconic tri-jet: 6/6
https://t.co/ClS8gyDZ7V
https://t.co/vW8UkhIQW8
https://t.co/6ZVKrRhRri

[GEOAvia @bclemens]

If life gives you lemons…make lemonade! Lockheed L-1011 C-FTNA of Canada airline Air Transat now a shady picnic spot at Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport, where it left before being damaged beyond repair… 1/3 #planespotting #avgeek #aviationdaily #aircraft #aviationlovers #aviation

[GEOAvia @bclemens]

It became TT-DWE in 2007 flying out of Chad in Central Africa. By then more fuel-efficient twins eclipsed Tri-jets. TT-DWE, and most other L-1011s & DC-10s, retired for good. In 2009 it came to its current location near the Emirates National Auto Museum, where it will remain. 5/6

[GEOAvia @bclemens]

I first posted this on Sunday which isn't a great day of the week to post threads. So I'm reposting this in case you missed it.🧐
https://t.co/zKEm79iAd6

[GEOAvia @bclemens]

It seemed like a good idea at the time…Using a 37-year-old complex 4-engine propliner to haul fish over the ocean. What could go wrong? Lockheed Super Constellation N4247K seen abandoned at Manila Airport in 2015. 1/10 #planespotting #avgeek #aviationlovers #aviation #milair

[GEOAvia @bclemens]

Connies abandoned in the wild are increasingly rare. Here’s an older thread about one that is still out there: 10/10
https://t.co/zJMyNj74Fl

[GEOAvia @bclemens]

How it started…How it’s going. These two poor old propliners collided on the ramp at Aguadilla Airport, Puerto Rico when they were still operating in 1992. Sadly, that was the end for both of them. #planespotting #avgeek #aviationdaily #aircraft #aviationlovers #milair 1/8

[GEOAvia @bclemens]

It seemed like a good idea at the time…Using a 37-year-old complex 4-engine propliner to haul fish over the ocean. What could go wrong? Lockheed Super Constellation N4247K seen abandoned at Manila Airport in 2015. 1/10 #planespotting #avgeek #aviationlovers #aviation #milair

[GEOAvia @bclemens]

After raising USD $1.5 million, they moved it to their facility where it got a fine 2 1/2-year restoration in retro Qantas colors. Museum boss Tony Martin said it is “an important addition to our collection enabling us to tell a significant part in the history of Qantas.” 9/10