The giant Airbus A380 made its first appearence at Adelaide Airport yesterday, with hundreds of people turning out to give it a big welcome.
We were on our way returning home from Harbour Town shopping centre. We saw large crowd and cars stopping at the road side of the airport runway. We decided to turn into a street to find out what was happening. I spoke to a taxi driver and he informed me that the A380 is making its first pit stop at trhe airport. We joined the crowd in welcoming the arrival of the super jumbo jet.
Many spent several hours waiting for their chance to the double-decker, which arrived just after 12.15pm, and made a smooth landing despite a strong crosswind.
The crowd hushed as the wheels hit the ground with a slight puff of smoke.
After the brakes cooled down, and pilot reset the flight computer, it turned around and returned to the air to Melbourne to fly above the MCG before the AFL Grand Final.
The visit was the first of several visits to Adelaide until October 17.
Many onlookers who were expecting the engines to roar were amazed with how quiet the 450-seat A380 was.
The crowd wating along the road side.
Australian grocery icon Woolworths truck passed by.
A short traffic jam.
Finally the A380 landed. My superzoom camera at 12x zoom still is not good enough to pick up the details. Maybe I need a tripod for stabilisation.
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