A380 UK Flying Visit
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Yes a said above its due in to Hawarden at 15:08 for the airbus family day.
Flying displays start from 13:00 to 16:00.
Also expected througout the day
Red Arrows Flypast 14:45
A380 F-WWOW 15:08
Vulcan XH558 15:20
20 static aircraft. Other flypasts include: Beluga; Battle of Britain Memorial Flight; Spitfire; Stearman Wing Walkers.
Flying displays start from 13:00 to 16:00.
Also expected througout the day
Red Arrows Flypast 14:45
A380 F-WWOW 15:08
Vulcan XH558 15:20
20 static aircraft. Other flypasts include: Beluga; Battle of Britain Memorial Flight; Spitfire; Stearman Wing Walkers.
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fantastic photo! Seen a similar view approaching BHD - so exciting! It was amazing the amount of people who turned out to see it in Belfast! I wasn't the only one there with my anorak! 
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Around 1630 today the A380 passed almost overhead my house on the south eastern edge of Bristol.
It then seemed to line up on to the approach path for BRS - the airport is about seven miles away.
Although I've previously seen a 380 on the ground at Filton and from a distance seen a 380 doing a fly past over the city of Bristol in the past, the aircraft today seemed so low one almost thought one could reach up and touch it.
Of course it wasn't that low but its size gave out an illusion.
I don't know whether it continued on approach for BRS to do a fly past the airport because it disappeared from my sight behind houses and trees. Just behind it was a KLM F 70, a Ryanair 738 and an easyJet 319, appropriately inbound to BRS from Toulouse.
Local press publicity reported the 380 as due to land at Filton after its UK tour before leaving for Toulouse tomorrow.
Its last tour visit was overhead BHX prior to arriving at Filton and there was no suggestion in the media that it would go near BRS which is to the south of the city with Filton on the northern edge.
I could savour the moment if some of the BRS anti expansionists who live in the villages under the flight path looked up and saw this giant passing overhead in the middle of a landing queue apparently (to them) bent on landing at BRS, although it was very quiet as my wife, who was also in the garden, remarked to me.
It then seemed to line up on to the approach path for BRS - the airport is about seven miles away.
Although I've previously seen a 380 on the ground at Filton and from a distance seen a 380 doing a fly past over the city of Bristol in the past, the aircraft today seemed so low one almost thought one could reach up and touch it.
Of course it wasn't that low but its size gave out an illusion.
I don't know whether it continued on approach for BRS to do a fly past the airport because it disappeared from my sight behind houses and trees. Just behind it was a KLM F 70, a Ryanair 738 and an easyJet 319, appropriately inbound to BRS from Toulouse.
Local press publicity reported the 380 as due to land at Filton after its UK tour before leaving for Toulouse tomorrow.
Its last tour visit was overhead BHX prior to arriving at Filton and there was no suggestion in the media that it would go near BRS which is to the south of the city with Filton on the northern edge.
I could savour the moment if some of the BRS anti expansionists who live in the villages under the flight path looked up and saw this giant passing overhead in the middle of a landing queue apparently (to them) bent on landing at BRS, although it was very quiet as my wife, who was also in the garden, remarked to me.
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That's funny. It seemed to go towards Northern Ireland on my radar. It did however do a go around at Glasgow after it's visit to Edinburgh.
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...and then onto an approach, go-around, tight right hand circuit, another approach, go-around and straight out at Belfast City...low, slow, and very quiet! Climb out was impressive too...
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Saw a full display at Oshkosh, Wisconsin last month. Hugely impressive performance!! A fly-past at a mere 105 knots, very lively handling. The Yanks were seriously won over [at least the one's near me were!!.]
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I saw the A380 at Bristol yesterday quite by chance. It's a fairly impressive aircraft, remarkably quiet too.
F-WWOW came down the ILS for 27 then levelled off and flew down the runway at about 50 feet(?). Then climbed away and turned right towards Filton.
F-WWOW came down the ILS for 27 then levelled off and flew down the runway at about 50 feet(?). Then climbed away and turned right towards Filton.
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For those who missed it - here is a short video of the approach & flypast @ BHD
YouTube - Airbus A380 Flypast - Belfast City Airport
Will be a longer one uploaded soon which included the full circuit & beautiful tight turn the guys did...if you're reading this chaps, great flying!
YouTube - Airbus A380 Flypast - Belfast City Airport
Will be a longer one uploaded soon which included the full circuit & beautiful tight turn the guys did...if you're reading this chaps, great flying!
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http://i27.tinypic.com/ig9nb5.gif main pt1
http://i27.tinypic.com/34dq041.gif main pt2
http://i31.tinypic.com/w2ktad.gif North leg
http://i26.tinypic.com/2mnpzph.gif HAWARDEN
http://i32.tinypic.com/256wdox.gif HAW- FIL
http://i25.tinypic.com/3532jgn.gif FIL-FRA
Above are a number of animations showing the various stages of the flight as plotted using Planeplotter
Bottom right of each frame you can see the time stamp for each leg
John
http://i27.tinypic.com/34dq041.gif main pt2
http://i31.tinypic.com/w2ktad.gif North leg
http://i26.tinypic.com/2mnpzph.gif HAWARDEN
http://i32.tinypic.com/256wdox.gif HAW- FIL
http://i25.tinypic.com/3532jgn.gif FIL-FRA
Above are a number of animations showing the various stages of the flight as plotted using Planeplotter
Bottom right of each frame you can see the time stamp for each leg
John
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Originally Posted by pipertommy
Any photos from the landing at Filton? 
Backtracking after landing...
Departure on Sunday...
Cheers,
Mike
