BRU 25/02/2005 Expected: Beluga

janhuub · Post by **janhuub** » 24 Feb 2005, 01:56

Beluga will come to Brussels this Friday to pick up some parts at the LH technics hangar (H117).
Expected around 14.00LT, not sure about the exact arrival time.

Greetz,

Jan

Foddy · Post by **Foddy** » 24 Feb 2005, 08:40

Yes, indeed, it will be picking up a damaged stabilizer for a LH A320 reg. D-AIRD

AirforceNiels · Post by **AirforceNiels** » 24 Feb 2005, 13:49

Probably 25 R ?
Does someone know where you can take pictures if he stands at that hangar.

Post by **Bottie** » 24 Feb 2005, 13:57

AirforceNiels wrote:Probably 25 R ?
Does someone know where you can take pictures if he stands at that hangar.

From the Front Park (2 I think) Parking if you have a high zoom-range, otherwise from the spot @ the Virgin Express offices, but this spot is most of the day against the sun ...

Buzzydriver · Post by **Buzzydriver** » 24 Feb 2005, 14:45

Hello guys,
first of all a big sorry that my english is not so fluent like yours ,i'm just a simple busdriver,my question is as follow,when the beluga is parked at the LH hangar can we then make an nice picture with a 300 zoom from the upperlevel frontparking 2?

Post by **Bottie** » 24 Feb 2005, 16:20

Buzzydriver wrote:Hello guys,
first of all a big sorry that my english is not so fluent like yours ,i'm just a simple busdriver,my question is as follow,when te beluga is parked at the Lh hangar can we then make an nice picture with a 300 zoom from te upperlevel frontparking 2?

First of all, it's not because you're a busdriver your English is bad

I'm just a simple bridgedriver (crane-operator)

Secondly, 300mm ... hmmm maybe this will do the job (If you have a Canon DSLR the 300mm becomes a 480mm). What equipment do you use?

Buzzydriver · Post by **Buzzydriver** » 24 Feb 2005, 17:35

I've got a Minolta 404 75-300 zoom. Will it be good enough for taking shots from the roof of the parking ?

Dreamflight · Post by **Dreamflight** » 24 Feb 2005, 21:03

Also expected
Swedish Airforce C-130
Air Luxor A320
and Volga Dnepr An-124
everything between 1100 & 1400.

Regards,

Post by **Bruspotter** » 24 Feb 2005, 21:21

Hello

Sounds nice 8O ...only too bad it isn't just one day later.
I really would like to see an AN-124 flying instead of rotting away on the ground...(i'm used to that now )...and ofcourse the beluga. Really a pitty.

Last year i saw him flying over 'Mechelen' after take-off. That was when the FQ 320 destroyed a part of the C-satellite

But i guess i haven't got a real reason to complain after Wednesday...was a great day...so i bet i could miss two specials for that. Still waiting the day another AN-124 will visit BRU in the weekend maybe.

Best regards: Yannick

-The VC-25/VC-32/C-5/and C-17 spotters...yeah!!!!

elnombre · Post by **elnombre** » 25 Feb 2005, 11:51

Gentlemen
The Beluga is due in at 1420 local and should be number 5 F-GSTF
Additionally
N513MW G5 is due out at 1730 local
CS-DFC F2th due in at 1500 local
Also the MSR has changed to an A321
And lastly can someone tie up the MAH601 B736 this morning. I saw it depart this morning but couldn't read it off.
Thanks in advance
El Nombre

Post by **Kapitein** » 25 Feb 2005, 13:37

MA601: HA-LOJ

William · Post by **William** » 25 Feb 2005, 14:02

Bottie wrote:
Buzzydriver wrote:Hello guys,
first of all a big sorry that my english is not so fluent like yours ,i'm just a simple busdriver,my question is as follow,when te beluga is parked at the Lh hangar can we then make an nice picture with a 300 zoom from te upperlevel frontparking 2?

First of all, it's not because you're a busdriver your English is bad I'm just a simple bridgedriver (crane-operator)

Secondly, 300mm ... hmmm maybe this will do the job (If you have a Canon DSLR the 300mm becomes a 480mm). What equipment do you use?

I don't get the part where you say that with Canon DSLR a 300 becomes a 480 ?
I've got a 75-300 Sigma so that becomes 480mm then ?

Jense · Post by **Jense** » 25 Feb 2005, 14:14

William wrote:I don't get the part where you say that with Canon DSLR a 300 becomes a 480 ?
I've got a 75-300 Sigma so that becomes 480mm then ?

Objectives have, like they say; 'cropfactors'.

Canon: x1.6
Sigma: x1.6 (I think)
Nikon: x1.5

So in your case it becomes indeed 480 'real' mm.

Post by **Bruspotter** » 25 Feb 2005, 17:35

Hello

No pics yet?

When did the VDA AN-124 arrived and departed?

Yes, indeed, it will be picking up a damaged stabilizer for a LH A320 reg. D-AIRD

It picked up a damaged stabilizer...so i assume it will bring in another, new stabilizer??? (maybe some new hope to spot him)

Best regards: Yannick

elnombre · Post by **elnombre** » 25 Feb 2005, 17:55

MA601: HA-LOJ
Thank you very much, unfortunately I dropped it
El Nombre
PS I didn't see a plan on the VDA so maybe tomorrow?????????

Rago · Post by **Rago** » 25 Feb 2005, 18:38

Some low quality pics. Taken with sun straight in the face...

http://members.airliners.be/displayimag ... m=16&pos=9
http://members.airliners.be/displayimag ... =16&pos=10
http://members.airliners.be/displayimag ... =16&pos=11
http://members.airliners.be/displayimag ... =16&pos=12

Post by **Bruspotter** » 25 Feb 2005, 18:42

Hello

Nice pictures Rago! 8) 8)

Indeed...it Sucks if you got the sun straight in your face...you can't see a damn thing than.

Alto it's a remarkable plane it's too bad it isn't coloured , the one of next year surely was more attractable , it was the 'SUPER TRANSPORTER' titled plane.

But you did a nice job.

RobinZartos · Post by **RobinZartos** » 25 Feb 2005, 18:56

Nice pictures, Rago !

Altough i find it a very ugly plane. Lookes like E.T.

Aldgate · Post by **Aldgate** » 25 Feb 2005, 19:35

I caught the beluga with it's 'mouth' open ....

http://coppermine.luchtzak.be/displayim ... =333&pos=0

http://coppermine.luchtzak.be/displayim ... =333&pos=1

Vonsmalhausen · Post by **Vonsmalhausen** » 25 Feb 2005, 21:05

these are my pics off the Beluga
http://coppermine.luchtzak.be/displayim ... =334&pos=2
http://coppermine.luchtzak.be/displayim ... =334&pos=3
http://coppermine.luchtzak.be/displayim ... =334&pos=4
also the KC135 that's standing at Abelag
http://coppermine.luchtzak.be/displayim ... =334&pos=0
http://coppermine.luchtzak.be/displayim ... =334&pos=1
strangly there was a lot off interest by the police on the spottersactivity today, with lots off questions about scanners

don't know what they mean

maybe some "kick-off" symptoms from a very stressy week for most off these people