It won't please everyone, particularly those aficionados of the BAC-Aerospatiale Concorde, but this is the new Emirates A380 gateway model under construction at
The model, built by California-based Penwal Industries, arrived in an Antonov An-124 freighter operated by
Once completed - the engines still need attaching - the aircraft will occupy the prominent position north of runway 09L/27R which, for several years, was the site of a one-third scale British Airways Concorde model before the carrier chose to withdraw the advertising budget, and Emirates decided to move in.
on July 13, 2008 10:31 PM | Reply
For those wishing to know more about the An124-100 and the Russian operator,Polet, that brought the Emirates model to UK then visit http://www.An124.com
Regards
on July 21, 2008 7:43 PM | Reply
I don't know if Emirates is paying for this brilliant advert of the Emirates A380 or BAA was so generous to do that. In both cases, excellent idea, it added more beauty to the marvelous Heathrow airport and excellent BAA services.
on July 21, 2008 10:14 PM | Reply
Emirates is certainly paying to use the site, Mohammed. The Middle Eastern carrier competed for the right to use the space, once it was vacated by British Airways, and formally took over in April 2007.
on July 23, 2008 10:11 PM | Reply
Anyone interested in learning more about Penwal, the A380 model builder, visit the website http://www.penwal.com - this specialty fabricator builds very cool stuff!
Enjoy...
on July 24, 2008 6:02 PM | Reply
Here are some pictures of the real one (MSN011, A6-EDA) in action:
http://www.pbase.com/orio/emiratesa380
on July 26, 2008 8:15 PM | Reply
The company responsible for the whole logistics and freight management is EP-Team. For more information on this Freight Management Company go to www.ep-team.com