[ACT] Canberra Airport Runway Open Day (With Photos)

[Todd M]

Today us Canberran's and surrounding region's were lucky enough to be able to attend an open day held at Canberra International Airport to celebrate the completion of the new 600m extension of our main 17/35 runway. Was abit wet, but this did not turn the crowd away from attending the walk/run/skip/ride/blade/skate along the taxiway and runway. There were two Metros, one each from Corporate Air and Brindabella airlines, A BD-5j microjet, a Robinson R44 helicopter, a Brindabella Airlines Cessna, and a Corporate Air Cessna 441 Conquest. (some of the below photos are images linked, others are URL's)

 

 

Taxiway View.

 

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/9921/runway26ag.jpg

 

The road will be pretty close to the takeoff action!

 

 

View down the Centreline.

 

 

Close to the Action.

 

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/5748/runway63ka.jpg

 

Our cleaning Machines.

 

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/2416/runway72wn.jpg

 

The Other end of the runway.

 

 

Brindabella Metro

 

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/7931/runway119sj.jpg

 

MicroJet

 

 

Corpoate Cessna Conquest

 

 

Artwork on the Robinson

 

There are more, but Windows Vista is not really being my best friend this evening, and its nearly 12:30 am :P. Have a good one y'all!

 

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[Guest Glenn]

Great photos. Thanks. That microjet looks like fun.

 

 

[Guest Steve R]

Nice shots Todd - any more?

 

 

[Guest Chainsaw]

Nice Mr Milton :) I wonder who will leave the first skid mark there?