Part 3 in my series of PlaneSpotting from Alaska continues with more great aircraft departing Anchorage. As I’ve said earlier, ANC is a major global cargo hub so there is a wide variety of great planes to see and appreciate.
Asiana's 747F begins take-off roll
Polar 747F taxis to Runway 33 "Kilo"
Asiana 747 Freighter
A VERY classic and rare DC-6 from Evert's fleet...but look closely, she think's she's a 747!
NCA 747F takes off for Japan
UPS MD-11 prepares to land on 7L
Asiana's 747F enters runway 33 "Kilo"
Panalpina's New 747-8 Freighter
I love this one.......
You can barely see the Panalpina 747-8F behind the Evert's DC6!
And for the finale of Part 3, this Polar 747-8F gets ready to enter runway 33 “Kilo”. I think this may be the best photo I’ve ever taken of an Aircraft and it’s surroundings…..
If you haven’t seen the first 2 parts of my PlaneSpotting Alaska posts, here are the links to Part 1 and Part 2.
Time for me to buy a new camera and go to ANC, these shots are all amazing. If I could get some half as good I’d consider it a success.
@Kris – Thanks for the kind words! It not as hard as you think. its all about having a good lenses.
Really enjoyed looking at the pics you’ve taken. I don’t think their’s a grander plane than the 747.
Runway 33 has a standard intersection departure–that is, the standard departure point on the runway is where taxiway Kilo intersects runway 33. The vast majority of departures start at “Runway 33 at Kilo.”
Occasionally you’ll hear a heavy freighter request “Runway 33 full length.” The reason not all aircraft do this, though, is because a runway 33 full length take-off ends up fouling runway 7L (see http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/ANC_airport_map.PNG).
And very occasionally, you’ll hear a loaded-to-the-max heavy request “Runway 33 extension.” This gives an extra couple hundred feet beyond the full length of 33 but ends up fouling both runways 7L and 7R, and 7R is the primary runway used for landings (when winds aren’t an issue).
But under normal conditions, 33 at Kilo is standard.
Amazing photos! Anchorage looks like the perfect setting with the snow covered mountains.
Thanks for the info on the runway. A few times the heavies requested a 30 second run up before releasing their brakes. This was when it was snowing.
What a brilliant series of images! Thank you for sharing.