February 8, 2012

French design at its best


Location: Terminal 2, LFPG
Altitude: 392 ft
Ground speed: 0 kts

This is one of my all-time favourites. An ugly, yet ingenious three-wheel container forklift, that can be mounted in the rear-end of truck (see below). Probably only the luckiest ramp handlers will be given type rating for this wonderful example of heavy-duty engineering evolution. Needless to say, baggage handling in Paris is always swift and accurate.

http://www.fr.manitou.com/cms/lang/en



Polished Polish colours


Location: EPWA
Altitude: 362 ft
Ground speed: stationary

Look at that - the pinker the better! A pair of ground chocks waiting for the next turn-arounder. In the gray world of concrete aprons, this masculine vehicle is a real refresher, giving you one strong WAW-feeling. Looking forward to the next visit in Poland.

http://was-handling.pl/en