Sinsheim May 19, 2007
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Auto and Technical Museum and Ballooning
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Every year the balloon club "Badisch Sibirien e.V." invites me to be "Startleiter", a type of take-off coordinator, for their yearly competition. It's a fun event, not to be compared with the big championships. Eleven balloons showed, the weather forcast was not very promising but turned out to be perfect so the event could take place.... the last years it got rained out.
It's always nice to meet old friends and be a part of the balloon scene once again. I also met one of my former flight instructors from my balloon training back in 1991!
Before things got going, since I arrived early, I took advantage of the weather and re-visited the local museum. I'm not a museum freak, but this one, and the one in Speyer, are really interesting. Some of my pictures from my visit two years ago can be seen here.
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The Museum
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The Aircraft
Tupolev TU-144 and one of the last Air France Concordes
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The Turpolov cockpit
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The Concorde cockpit
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The Turpolove
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The Concorde
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Inside both planes it's very narrow. They are set up on supports at a steep angle, making climbing from the entrance to the cockpit feel like climbing a mountain! The picture here gives only a small impression of what it's like inside the Tupolov. In both planes the seats were nothing special, in fact they seemed less luxurious then any standard airline seats! |
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This plane, a JU 52, was left in it's distraught condition... no renovations done. |
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The Cars and such
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For the Ladies
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ok, the white spot is my flash... sorry
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and for some entertainment
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