New airbridge at LGW where aircraft pass under

B737229 · Post by **B737229** » 06 Jun 2004, 14:51

At London gatwick a new airbridge is being opened, linking a new pier with the terminal.

The 2400 ton construction is 30m high, permitting a 747 to pass under it.

See following links :

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jh ... walk28.xml

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sout ... 756111.stm

AN124 · Post by **AN124** » 06 Jun 2004, 15:10

Wow this is a very nice and impressive construction.

I think this would be a very nice place for the reg spotters to go to. Depending on the amount of aircraft passing the bridge.

Best Regards,
Yvo

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 06 Jun 2004, 15:47

WOW, that's indeed a great bridge

Will an A380 be able to pass under the bridge ???

Greetz
Chris
8)

B737229 · Post by **B737229** » 06 Jun 2004, 16:15

Avro wrote:Will an A380 be able to pass under the bridge ???

Greetz
Chris
8)

It has an height of 30m ... so I suppose it will 8O

nwa757 · Post by **nwa757** » 06 Jun 2004, 16:24

Wow! That is really cool! That bridge would be a great place to spot aircraft! They have one of these at Denver International, but the biggest aircraft that can pass under it is an A320.

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 06 Jun 2004, 16:24

B737229 wrote:
It has an height of 30m ... so I suppose it will 8O

Ok thanks, I didn't had the time to read the article yet

Chris

B737229 · Post by **B737229** » 06 Jun 2004, 18:08

nwa757 wrote:Wow! That is really cool! That bridge would be a great place to spot aircraft! They have one of these at Denver International, but the biggest aircraft that can pass under it is an A320.

Is that bridge at denver accesible for non - passengers?

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 06 Jun 2004, 19:03

I've made a small reaserch and found out that the A380 would not fit under the bridge. I can't understand why they didn't made it a bit taller to make it possible for the A380 to go underneath.

Chris

B737229 · Post by **B737229** » 06 Jun 2004, 19:39

Is the A380 to wide then? Or to high?

blackhawk · Post by **blackhawk** » 06 Jun 2004, 19:47

The A380 is 24.1 m heigh, so no problem?

nwa757 · Post by **nwa757** » 07 Jun 2004, 00:46

B737229 wrote:Is that bridge at denver accesible for non - passengers?

No, unfortuneately not.

Here's a few photos of it if anyone is interested:

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/564221/L/

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/476812/L/

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/475345/L/

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/453839/L/

bigjulie · Post by **bigjulie** » 07 Jun 2004, 05:00

This 1 seems to be only for passengers, not general public access

Captain · Post by **Captain** » 07 Jun 2004, 09:05

Avro wrote:I've made a small reaserch and found out that the A380 would not fit under the bridge. I can't understand why they didn't made it a bit taller to make it possible for the A380 to go underneath.

Well, I don't think that LGW will see many A380's compared to LHR. If in the future their might be a few A380's on a daily basis, they will definitely use gates which won't be affected by the bridge.

Shame though! It appears that small details like this are hampering the possibility for airports to accomodate the A380.

Captain

teddybAIR · Post by **teddybAIR** » 07 Jun 2004, 15:21

Is BRU ready to accomodate an A380 or are there some changes that need to be made then? I don't expect to see an A380 at BRU in the near future, but you just never know...i just keep on dreaming! And i'm still waiting for a regular T7-visit too...

flying regards :plane:

bAIR

B737229 · Post by **B737229** » 07 Jun 2004, 15:56

Bru ready for the A380, not yet!

Actually on the Airbus webiste their is an sumup of the airports that will be ready for the A380

By 2006: LGW LHR CDG in europe
By 2008 : FRA amongst other non european airports

I did hear once Liege would be ready by 2007 to accomadate a 380

Some interesting links about the A380

http://www.airbus.com/pdf/a380/a380airport_compat.pdf

http://www.airbus.com/pdf/a380/AC_A380.pdf

habs · Post by **habs** » 26 Nov 2004, 00:01

hello there, new to the forum and am looking for some help, as my final year project at uni im designing an airbridge for the A380, hopefully one that can board on both levels simultaniously, anyhow i have all the specification for the A380, some info on the changes needed to manchester airport for it to accept it. what i do need though is a brief historyof airbridges, types and advancement. i would appreciate it greatly if anyone could be of any help. thanks

habs007@hotmail.com

Post by **luchtzak** » 26 Nov 2004, 00:07

First of all a warm welcome on this website Habs

A few months ago I was in London Gatwick and I could shoot some pictures of the airbridge:

https://www.aviation24.be/postlite6326-bridge.html

ARUP is the designer of the bridge, perhaps you can find some information via those url's:

http://www.arup.com/europe/project.cfm?pageid=3201
http://www.arup.com/europe/project.cfm?pageid=3204

I am sure other members of luchtzak will gather some extra information to help you in your search

regi · Post by **regi** » 26 Nov 2004, 10:40

Security threads, an old topic. Many years ago at Zaventem in the old 1950' terminal, some nets were hung around the passover. I had seen before some africans throwing passports from above to their friends downstairs. Lucky it were only passports of desperate people trying to come to the "rich world" Imagine it were handgrenades. In the same terminal it was funny to see the birds fly around. Another african touch?
At several other airports, access too close to the airplanes from spotter platforms is now also blocked. E.g. some corners at Schiphol are not more accessible and blocked.
I bet the Brittish have made indepth studies about safety measures regarding that bridge. (access, glass,...)
The question remains: why not a Brussels style tunnel?

AFApresident · Post by **AFApresident** » 26 Nov 2004, 12:44

I would have preferred a bridge in Brussels rather then the tunnel. At least you would have had an excellent view while doing your hike to the A pier.

sab319 · Post by **sab319** » 26 Nov 2004, 16:20

AFApresident wrote:I would have preferred a bridge in Brussels rather then the tunnel. At least you would have had an excellent view while doing your hike to the A pier.

I agree a 100%, because that tunnel really is ugly