Aircraft

Airplane Home

Yup, some crazy person actually intends to live in this old Boeing 727 which he's got up on blocks in his garden, near Portland, Oregon. You can read more than you ever cared to know about his plans over at…

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Friday, 2nd September 2005

Concorde Hunt

Researching my recent Le Bourget Airport post I discovered a couple of Concordes on display and, seeing as there were only ever 20 of them built, I decided to see how many I could find on Google Maps. Le Brouget…

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Monday, 29th August 2005

Le Bourget Airport

Near Paris, Le Bourget Airport features the "French Museum of Air and Space" and the Paris Air Show every second year. The airport is most famous as the landing point of Charles Lindbergh's historic solo transatlantic crossing in 1927 but…

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Tuesday, 23rd August 2005

Brazilian Blimp

I didn't spot this one at first glance, but there's a blimp floating over São Paulo in Brazil. Does anyone know what the cool 'S' shaped building just to the east is? Thanks: MrManson, Renato Tassinari, Joso Aloysio

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Wednesday, 17th August 2005

Target Stores

One of the most recognized corporate symbols in the United States is that of the Target corporation, who have 1,351 stores in 47 of the 50 states. Of those 1,351 stores we've found three which have a giant Target painted…

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Sunday, 14th August 2005

Haneda Airport, Tokyo

This is a cracking shot of a plane coming into land at Haneda Airport (AKA Tokyo International Airport). By sheer passenger throughput, Haneda is the busiest airport in all of Asia and the fourth-busiest airport in the world, handling over…

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Wednesday, 3rd August 2005

Welcome to Google Sightseeing!

Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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