Naim 6 Report post Posted July 9, 2008 Spotted this BAe146 at BKI T2 just now as I arrived. It's G-LUXE, a scientific research plane - Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM). Serious stuff, I wonder what it is doing here. It carries some cool stuff. PS: Thanks for the great hospitality, Meor, but no-show for Mr E. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norman 1 Report post Posted July 9, 2008 Wow... this is really serious stuff... fully instrumented fuselage... Thanks for sharing Naim... hopefully BKI team can get this in runway action Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted July 9, 2008 Wow... this is really serious stuff... fully instrumented fuselage... Thanks for sharing Naim... hopefully BKI team can get this in runway action Maybe it is monitoring the typhoon activities in this region. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignatius 4 Report post Posted July 9, 2008 And also apparently they heard the seafood at bKI is good, and decided to nitestop there instead of elsewhere!!! <_> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Lim 0 Report post Posted July 10, 2008 oooo...lots of gadgets there. i want it on mine, too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted July 10, 2008 FAAM still there, at the same spot, when I left BKI at 8.30pm just now (25min delay for my AK5115 - AHD). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Louis L. 2 Report post Posted July 10, 2008 BKI member ...... hope that u all can catch it and share it here .... ......... dr naim , any more shot ??? thanks for sharing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted July 11, 2008 Why must all the cool stuff at BKI always stop at T2? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yusoff 1 Report post Posted July 11, 2008 Why must all the cool stuff at BKI always stop at T2? Yeah! and those funky freighters to PEN :D BAe146 is one of my fav aircraft. Ugly to some but adorable to me... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waiping 12 Report post Posted July 11, 2008 Hope she'll still be there tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted July 11, 2008 BKI member ...... hope that u all can catch it and share it here .... ......... dr naim , any more shot ??? thanks for sharing Sorry, Louis, no more new pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Andrew David 6 Report post Posted July 11, 2008 Love em BAe146's ... Short and Cute . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meor 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2008 Mr. Ecurrently in Hong Kong.. hehehehe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted July 11, 2008 Mr. Ecurrently in Hong Kong.. hehehehe I thot he took a nap! Timely trip to HKG, since in the July issue of AK's inflight mag, there's a story on how to spend a day in HKG. Useful tips. Anyway Mr E has made such a mark in KK that they even named a street after him, no kiddin'. Love em BAe146's ... Short and Cute . I've been in them too - very pleasant rides. Yes, I'm an admirer also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted July 12, 2008 As of 0630 this morning she (the BaE 146 lah) was still sleeping at BKI T2. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted July 12, 2008 Hahaha ... look what I just found. July 12, 2008 17:28 PM Danum Valley Picked For Britain's Climate Research Project KOTA KINABALU, July 12 (Bernama) -- The British government has picked the pristine rainforest of Danum Valley in Lahad Datu to host its scientific research project on the earths climate change. British High Commissioner to Malaysia Boyd McCleary said the three-year project, which started in October last year and known as the oxidant and particle photochemical processes above a South-East Asian tropical rainforest research' (OP3-Danum-08), studies the interactions in the rainforests atmosphere and the earths climate. "The aim of this project is to understand better how forests control the composition and chemistry of the atmosphere, what their impact is on climate and how this might change in the future," he said at the launch of the OP3-Danum-08 Project here, Saturday. He said the project is funded through Britains Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to the tune of RM16 million (2.5 million Pounds) and involves 23 scientists from Britain and Malaysia. The research site selected at Danum Valley is at Bukit Atur where the Malaysian Meteorological Department operates its 100-metre Global Atmosphere Watch Station (GAW). According to McCleary, one of the research methods of the project is the use of Britains Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) Bae-146 aircraft for two weeks which arrived here on Thursday. The project was co-launched by Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili and Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas. -- BERNAMA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Desmond C 0 Report post Posted July 12, 2008 Coool :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samuel Chy 0 Report post Posted July 13, 2008 cool.... it had been quite sometime since my last visit to T2 side.... hopefully later can go there do some spotting. hehe... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denny Yen 0 Report post Posted July 13, 2008 Here's a snapshot about each instrumentation it carries onboard and their particular function. It seems the data gathered will be processed by various academic institutions in UK such as Cantab, Imperial College, UEA, FAAM, etc. http://www.faam.ac.uk/public/instrumentation.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naim 6 Report post Posted July 13, 2008 Here's a snapshot about each instrumentation it carries onboard and their particular function. It seems the data gathered will be processed by various academic institutions in UK such as Cantab, Imperial College, UEA, FAAM, etc. http://www.faam.ac.uk/public/instrumentation.html It's virtually a sophisticated flying lab. Interior pics are here: PIC2 PIC3 PIC4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waiping 12 Report post Posted July 13, 2008 (edited) Hi guys. Dropped by to check out a sexy baby this afternoon. There were many onlookers at the terminal but surprisingly those nearby the plane are mainly "ang-mos". They even operate the push back truck in their own. The pilot was starting the engines one at a time but i didn't stay to find out whether she took off or not. In in time to avoid being "saman" for illegal parking. Edited July 13, 2008 by waiping Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yusoff 1 Report post Posted July 13, 2008 Sweeeeeeettt! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignatius 4 Report post Posted July 13, 2008 Hi guys. Dropped by to check out a sexy baby this afternoon. There were many onlookers at the terminal but surprisingly those nearby the plane are mainly "ang-mos". They even operate the push back truck in their own. The pilot was starting the engines one at a time but i didn't stay to find out whether she took off or not. In in time to avoid being "saman" for illegal parking. Fuuyoh.. syiok.. first shot looks A.net worthy.. give it a try Waiping.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamizi Hj Tamby 1 Report post Posted July 14, 2008 (edited) Wah,awesome one Waiping Edited July 14, 2008 by Tamizi Hj Tamby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ewan Shamsudin 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2008 I thot he took a nap! Timely trip to HKG, since in the July issue of AK's inflight mag, there's a story on how to spend a day in HKG. Useful tips. Anyway Mr E has made such a mark in KK that they even named a street after him, no kiddin'. I've been in them too - very pleasant rides. Yes, I'm an admirer also. Hey hey, I missed this thread... And I missed you while you were here too. Someone promised to call on Wednesday after 3.30pm 'for any development on Pk Eng's visit' but he must've forgotten. Heheheh. July issue of 360? Don't have it therefore was not educated on the subject (as you can see from my HK TR ) Yup, Jln. Ewan in KK is actually a lorong. A back lorong... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
