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| Time: 09:25 |
| We started in my hometown Siegen at 7:30 and had to stand in the line to register for a ramp-tour for about one hour. Behind us the lines became even longer. |
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| Time: 10:10 |
| Finally we got the ramp-tour-tickets and wanted to proceed to the oberservation deck on the terminal but it was allready full and closed. We then took the Skytrain to the train station which is located directly at the beginning of runway 23. There is also another observation deck but is was also full. Even all the stations windows where crowded with people. |
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| Time: 10:44 |
| As the landing time came closer and closer we ran out and tried to get to a place with a view. Minutes later the A380 crossed the airport at high altitude. |
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| Time: 10:56 |
Shortly before touch-down, that's the best picture.
The landing wheight was 380 tons and they encountered some crosswinds on the approach. (That's what was reported later.) |
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| Time: 11:38 |
| Back inside the train station a lot of people still try to get onto the observation deck. |
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| Time: 11:56 |
View through a fence at the station:
Suddenly the terminal appears to be smaller... |
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| Time: 12:16 |
Back inside the terminal.
That's the VIP-entrance. |
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| Time: 12:18 |
| Departure information screen, the A380 is listed as AIB002 to Toulouse. |
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| Time: 12:40 |
My friend Lars eating a 4,20 Euro Soft-Baguette which had "airplane-meal-quality" as he reported.
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| Time: 13:39 |
| After another 40 minutes of waiting in a line we are inside the secure area and ready to start our ramp tour. |
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| Time: 14:02 |
| On the way to the A380... |
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| Time: 14:03 |
| ...with a short stopover at the airport fire brigade. |
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| Time: 14:04 |
| There it is: Airbus A380 F-WXXL, production number 002. |
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| Time: 14:06 |
| In the background you can spot an A321, which had been parked there by Lufthansa for size comparison. |
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| Time: 14:06 |
| A few lucky peaple where allowed to have a look inside, however it was not allowed to take any photos. |
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| Time: 14:08 |
| The stairs were used to take photos. |
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| Time: 14:09 |
| Nose-Close-Up... |
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| Time: 14:14 |
| Emirates B777 |
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| Time: 14:24 |
| General Aviation Terminal (GAT) with a very nice learjet. |
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| Time: 14:27 |
| Landing of an Atlas Air Cargo B747. Last year an Atlas Air Jumbo overshoot the runway and ended up in the grass. The 30-year-old aircraft was destroyed beyond economical repair und was later scraped in DUS. |
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| Time: 14:28 |
| A380 and Air Berlin B737. |
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| Time: 14:30 |
| A380 and Atlas Air B747 with the new ATC-tower in the background. |
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| Time: 14:30 |
| A380 and Lufthansa B737. |
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| Time: 14:36 |
| Air Berlin and Turkish Airlines with two B737 waiting for departure. In the background you can see the train station. |
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| Time: 14:40 |
| Lufthansa Airbus A320 meets Lufthansa Boeing 737. |
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| Time: 14:41 |
| Once again: station with observation deck. |
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| Time: 14:42 |
Another Highlight: engine-test at LTU!
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| Time: 14:43 |
| Airbus A330: Pure power and an incredible sound. |
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| Time: 14:46 |
| Passing the Atlas Air Jumbo at the cargo-ramp. The yellow signs on the 1R and 2R exits read "EXIT INOPERATIVE": |
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| Time: 14:47 |
| BAe146 leased by LTU. |
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| Time: 14:51 |
| Back at the A380: departure preparations. |
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| Time: 15:00 |
| The end of our ramp tour, we were allowed to stand there for a few more minutes. |
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| Time: 15:00 |
| As the A380 was being pushed back, border police made us leave the ramp area. |
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| Time: 15:06 |
| The ATC-tower after we rushed onto the roof of parking P2. |
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| Time: 15:19 |
| 19 minutes late the A380 appears above the terminal. |
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| Time: 15:19 |
| Heading for Toulouse. |
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| Time: 17:00 |
| With double-navigation back to Siegen. |
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