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| Thread ID: 125682 | 2012-07-12 10:58:00 | Another day at the office - London Heathrow Tower | WalOne (4202) | PC World Chat |
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| 1288107 | 2012-07-13 08:30:00 | Very nice. Anyone remember the days when NZ1 was called TE1?? One thing that they do there is use duel airbridges on the larger planes. Something they need to do here for faster loading and unloading.. | paulw (1826) | ||
| 1288108 | 2012-07-13 08:59:00 | Never thought about it, but you're right: "The new ATC Tower at Heathrow is a new prominent feature at the airport. The tower was designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership and engineered by Arup. The tower reached an important stage at the end of 2005 with a topping-out ceremony when its full height of 87m (285ft) was achieved. The topping-out ceremony involved gold bolts being tightened ceremoniously at the base of the tower to mark the completion of the main structure. The new tower is more than twice the height of the old tower and will offer better unobstructed 360° views of the airport for controllers. The 55 Heathrow air traffic controllers are expect to move into the £50 million tower in the last quarter of 2006/07." More (www.airport-technology.com) :D PS the height of the main observation deck at Skytower is 220m. That reminds me of the golden rivet on a ship. :stare: |
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| 1288109 | 2012-07-15 01:08:00 | Great video! I have been in and out of Heathrow a couple of times. LL |
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| 1288110 | 2012-07-15 04:51:00 | . . . Very hard work being an Air Traffic Controller - Can't make any mistakes . . And if you do . . . Well, you're screwed . . . . If they make a mistake, the aircrew usually just work around it, since THEY, and their self-loading freight, are the ones risking a hammering . |
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