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Airbus A380-841 |
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Test Flight (Toulouse, France - Frankfurt, Germany)
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Frankfurt (Rhein-Main) International Airport (FRA / EDDF)
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29 October 2005
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On October 29th 2005 Germany celebrated the first landing of an Airbus A380 in Germany.
The world's largest passenger aircraft visited the Frankfurt (Rhein-Main) International Airport (FRA / EDDF) for airport compatibility verification tests at a major air transportation hub. The tests included taxiing around the airport, docking at a terminal, and checking passenger boarding bridge positioning. They also demonstrated ease of access for servicing vehicles, such as catering trucks, cargo-loaders, fuel bowsers and water servicing – both individually, and together as they were positioned during an aircraft turnaround.
The A380 on this tour is MSN004, one of five taking part in the flight-test campaign. Its cabin is fitted with extensive flight-test instrumentation, measuring equipment and ballast tanks that can be filled with water to simulate the weight of a full load of passengers and cargo.
Frankfurt Airport owner and operator Fraport AG as well as specatators and aviation enthusiasts from the Frankfurt/Rhein-Main region and far beyond were excited that the world's first airport compatibility tests for the Airbus A380 were conducted at Frankfurt (Rhein-Main) International Airport (FRA / EDDF).
The following pictures from the landing of the A380 were taken from the former United States Air Force Rhein-Main Air Base area, which is the southern part of the Frankfurt Airport.
     
     
     
Airbus A380-841 (F-WWDD), MSN004, Airbus Industries, Toulouse, France |
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Airbus A380-841 and Airbus A321-211
Lufthansa D-AISB "Hameln"
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Airbus A380-841 and Boeing 737-530
Lufthansa D-ABIL "Memmingen"
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