Aviation
Executive /
Africa
Luxury in the skies
Muammar Al-Gadaffi's plane returns to the skies of southern France
Luxuoso A340 de Gaddafi
Reprodução/Tweeter - Clément Alloing
Rafael Ramos
5/5/2021
After seven years at the Perpignan-Rivesaltes airport in southern France, the Airbus of former Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, who died in 2011, was on a two-hour test flight, according to a specialized monitoring website. in aviation.
The jet was sent to France by the interim government of Libya in 2014. At that time, the jet was even with bullet holes resulting from the civil war that happened in Libya before the deposition of Gadaffi.
However, the interior of the plane was intact. its decoration is very luxurious, with a hot tub, a private cinema, a large mirrored room, among other equipment and furniture somewhat eccentric.
Luxuoso A340 de Gaddafi
Reprodução/Tweeter - Clément Alloing
According to the monitoring data, movement around the aircraft began to be observed in October last year. Since that date, tests have been carried out with the Airbus A340-200 engines and taxi tests.
According to RadarBox data, on Sunday (May 2), the registration aircraft 5A-ONE took off from the coast of France at 13:38 to Lyon. So, some cruise tests were done. The landing happened at 15:51. The jet even flew at 41,000 feet.
Luxuoso A340 de Gaddafi
Reprodução/Tweeter - Clément Alloing
The future of the plane is uncertain. The company EAS, which takes care of the maintenance of the aircraft, avoids talking about the subject. The reason must be some request from the Libyan government.
Dados de monitoramento do A340
Reprodução/RadarBox
Hyperlinks:
...
...
...
Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
|