It is always fascinating to see the magnificent A380 up close. And a new tweet from Emirates will get you equally interested.
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In what looks like a ‘catch me if you can’ situation, the glorious Emirates A380 is seen taxing on the runway and a speeding ‘follow me’ car makes a dash. The car is speeding the runway as if it is trying to keep pace with the giant aircraft.
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A full video of the interesting take off reveals the speeding car making a sharp bank to the right and making a right turn after the Emirates flight take off — perhaps to take care of another landing or take off.
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Following a Gulf News enquiry on the airlines’ recent tweet, a spokesperson for Emirates said, the video was captured by a cargo spotter at the Düsseldorf airport in Germany.
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“What you see here is that our A380 takes-off and then the airport follow me car goes on the runway to carry out a routine inspection. This is an airport ‘follow me’ car. One of its tasks is to frequently check runways / taxiways for debris to enable smooth operations. Airports have such vehicles, used for a variety of functions,” said the Emirates spokesperson.
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The Emirates spokesperson said the A380 was taking off from Dusseldorf, Germany to Dubai.
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“Here, the car is not patrolling the flight per se, it is checking the runway. In some cases, they are used to guide aircraft to their parking positions /gates,” the spokesperson said.
###What is a ‘follow me’ vehicle?###
Meanwhile, fans of Emirates took to twitter to comment on the textbook take off.
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