Heathrow tower
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Would there be any possibility of someone posting a few pictures of the view please?
There are a few pics from the top here...
http://www.heathrowpictures.com/new%20vcr/new_vcr.html
Cheers!
There are a few pics from the top here...
http://www.heathrowpictures.com/new%20vcr/new_vcr.html
Cheers!
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Thank you p5 from "Joe Public" who will never have the opportunity to experience the view for himself.
What a fantastic working envrionment. (At least it looks like one, from my point of view).
Cheers P5.
What a fantastic working envrionment. (At least it looks like one, from my point of view).
Cheers P5.
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I’m no civil engineer so could someone explain the purpose of the four guy wires? --- and ‘to stop it falling over’ isn’t the answer! What I can’t see is how they‘re providing any lateral stability as the angle from the vertical seems too acute for that. As I see it, perhaps wrongly, if the tower cab moved a couple of feet to the left the tension on the right side wires would barely increase. So what’s the answer? By the way, are these the same architects who designed the Millennium Bridge.
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Forget got this from Airport technology site:
Arhcitect was Richard Rogers Partnership and engineers were Arup.
Millennium Bridge was designed by Foster and Partners and engineered by Arup.
Starting in January 2005, prefabricated 12m sections were then inserted under the cab forming a steel mast and gradually building to the full height of 87m. The tower is supported by a 15ft (4.6m) diameter steel mast and three pairs of cable stays anchored to the ground.
The mast, which is encircled by a three-storey technical and administrative building, provides access to the visual control room via one internal and one external lift, plus an enclosed stairway. The tubular plated main core was shaped to accommodate lifts, stairs, services and electronics, and the three stays ensure the rigidity criteria for the radar systems.
The mast, which is encircled by a three-storey technical and administrative building, provides access to the visual control room via one internal and one external lift, plus an enclosed stairway. The tubular plated main core was shaped to accommodate lifts, stairs, services and electronics, and the three stays ensure the rigidity criteria for the radar systems.
Millennium Bridge was designed by Foster and Partners and engineered by Arup.
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As someone who is privileged to work in the new control tower at Heathrow I cannot understand the statement in the previous post about the purpose of the guy wires. There are no radar systems in the new tower so I've no idea where that came from.... unlike the old tower there is no SMR system perched on the top nor are there any others hidden away! As far as I am aware the wires are for stability only, nothing more
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ATCE, that's what I would have thought, cable-stayed, but as seen on Airport Technology. Journo's eh? (I had a very quick look at Arup's site but couldn't find anything about the Tower in the minute or two I spent there.)
How are you enjoying your new accommodation?
(I had a very quick look at Arup's site but couldn't find anything about the Tower in the minute or two I spent there.)How are you enjoying your new accommodation?
