As we already wrote, on April 12, 13 and 14, another spotting took place at Domodedovo airport. We bring to your attention a short photo report, but not about airplanes, although they, of course, will be in the frame, but about ground workers - a technique that makes it possible for planes and you and me to fly safely.
Welcome to Domodedovo airport!
Passengers get to the plane either through a boarding bridge or take an airport bus. Such buses cannot be found in cities, they work at airports.
The buses have a very low seating position and are very roomy. There are not many seats in them, since the ride is very short - from the airport to the plane. There are flashers on the roofs, like most special vehicles.
Buses take passengers directly to the plane. In order to get on board the plane or go down from there to the bus, a ladder is used.
The ladder is also a machine. Ladder on wheels.
But, of course, not only buses and ladders approach the planes. The plane needs to be filled with fuel, water, oxygen.
You need to bring and load passengers' luggage to the plane.
The small truck-tractor looks unusual, but there is something attractive and memorable about it.
Of course, it is more convenient to carry your luggage in containers. This speeds up the loading and unloading process and ensures better luggage safety. This is most often done.
Luggage is lifted into the cargo hold using conveyors.
Sometimes cargo is lifted aboard small aircraft using a hoist, which is a cabin that can be lifted up several meters: 
If the plane is loaded, all passengers are seated in their seats, then it is necessary to carry out anti-icing preparation. There are special machines for this.
The plane is ready for flight. Now you can go to the runway. Sometimes the assistance of the tractor is required, especially if the plane needs to back up a little.
The trucks are squat and very powerful.
Such a tractor can tow huge planes. I would like to compare tractors with workaholic ants, who haul cargo several dozen times heavier than themselves.
The cargo modification of the "humped" Boeing 747-400F weighs 180 tons, the maximum take-off weight is almost 400 tons.
The runways and the entire airfield are regularly cleaned and washed. In any weather and at any time of the year, the coating must be kept in perfect condition.
From the side, each of these cars looks like this:
To the runway and from the runway to the place of disembarkation of passengers, the plane is accompanied by small nimble cars. An example can be seen at the beginning of the report.
At first glance, these are ordinary cars. But take a closer look, they don't have the usual license plates. That's right, these cars don't go outside the airport.
When the escort cars are not busy, they return to the parking lot, but are ready to leave at any time.
That's it, the plane can take off and fly along its route.
And nearby, in readiness number one, a car is on duty, which is ready to break off on an emergency call. It's a fire engine, but not the kind that goes around town.
The main difference is the very powerful water cannons, the water from which flies out several tens of meters with an aimed jet. 
Of course, not all types of transport serving the airport are presented in the report. But it's time for us to go home, so we say goodbye to the airport and go to the parking lot. Usual minibuses will take us from there.
See you soon, Domodedovo!
Previous parts:
You usually find out about the most interesting events by chance. It happened the day before. One of the sites told about an unusual exhibition that was held at the State Aviation Museum. I was there a year ago, in 2013. Then I was there too. This time the exhibition lasted only three days, from 13 to 15 June. Fortunately, I managed to visit on the last day of work.
Interesting shows are not so often to be missed. Many auto shows have been canceled this year. Therefore, neither a cool summer day (!) With the likelihood of rain, nor a cold, nor a disgusting mood prevented the trip. Moreover, I was still going to Kiev (to visit the Children's Railway).
1. Airfield fire truck based on the MAZ-7310 Uragan or MAZ-543 rocket carrier. This exhibit was transferred on the first day of the show to the State Aviation Museum.
The exhibition of aerodrome special vehicles is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the KIEV international airport (ex - Zhulyany). It took place on the territory of the State Aviation Museum at the National Aviation University. The purpose of such an unusual exhibition is to acquaint visitors with the complex, important and invisible for ordinary citizens, special automobile and self-propelled equipment of the ground airfield service. These are fuel tankers, oil tankers, starters, loaders, self-propelled ladders, tractors, apron buses. And also cars of civilian services - firefighters, cleaning (watering, sweeping, snow removal). There are many legendary cars among them. For example, this is a firefighter MAZ.
The exhibition promised to be interesting. And in order not to walk alone, I invited tavalex2007.
We come to the checkout and here is a shock! Somewhere I found information that tickets for 30 hryvnia. And then, bam, prices!
2. Ticket 50 hryvnia. Plus - 10 UAH. for photography. Plus - the road is 2x10 UAH (minibuses have risen in price a week ago). And there were no superfluous ones with me. I thought that an expensive excursion would work out. The money may not be enough not only for the second point of the trip; but there was also the prospect of walking home.
A friend said that since you have already come not to return? Scratching on the bottom of the barrel is kind of back to back, but there should be enough money.
Now I looked at last year's reports from the Aviation Museum. Tickets were also 50 UAH. Already felt better.
3. Aerodrome equipment is located at the exhibition area of \u200b\u200bthe museum, near the runway.
There weren't many people in the morning. So it was okay to take pictures.
A friend was at the Aviation Museum for the first time. Therefore, at first we walked a little between airplanes and helicopters. I've already seen the museum. The exposition has changed a bit: identical helicopters were removed, and some of them were restored.
4. At the entrance to the exhibition there are two self-propelled gangways "Giraffe". Identical, so I'll show you one.
How did you know the name?
5. Here's a pass! (The museum workers could have covered up with pieces of paper.) Some cars even had numbers. Therefore, I retouched them in the photographs.
Explanatory notes were attached in different, unpredictable places. So some of the cars had to be identified on the Internet. Or by coupons.
As for the exhibits: the main attention was paid to cars (trucks). It is good that the exhibition consisted mainly of automotive technology. All kinds of self-propelled units, tractors, electric cars and other pepelatsy photographed insofar as.
First, about the uninteresting (although as anyone) - ladders, trailers, autocars, tractors, sweeping-cleaning micromobiles. What can be called cars is difficult.
6. Airfield sweeper DE-224 (based on the uniaxial (!) Scraper MoAZ-546P).
Produced in 1975-1979. A total of 20 such machines were built.
By the way, this thing has two engines!
7. Ladders.
8. Self-propelled gangway by JBT AeroTech. I don’t know what the model is.
9. Carts-trailers.
10. Self-propelled luggage ladder.
11. A funny micromobile. ATK tractor for towing trailer carts.
12. Nilfisk RS 502 vacuum sweeper
13. Untitled electric cargo car.
Some of the tarantoes were among the trucks. Like this "tube" Soviet snow blower.
14. Snow loader KO-206. Soviet schoolchildren remember this technique.
15. Another unknown tarantay, standing between the trucks, shocked. Where is her front, where is her backside?
On the one hand there is a diffuser nozzle. On the other - the front part of the Belarus tractor. You will not understand - road equipment, auto or tractor.
I still did not understand from which side to take a picture and what it was intended for. Apparently a snow blower.
16. There were also tractors. Snow-removing tractor T-701.
17. Tractor T-150K (left).
And now the fun part. Cars.
First - modern airfield special vehicles.
18. Composition "Aircraft Maintenance".
19. Airfield tanker TZA-7,5 (based on MAZ-5334).
20. Fuel tanker is the second popular type of MAZ-5334 truck (after the dump truck).
21. Chevrolet Niva airfield escort vehicle.
The rooms were prudently painted over in the photo.
22.
23. Airfield tractor of Goldhofer AST-3 aircraft.
There are two versions of them. Which one - I don't know.
24. Deicer (anti-icing) EFI 2000 (on the chassis Volvo FE 240).
The machine is designed to clean the aircraft hull from snow and ice. There were already two of them at the exhibition.
25. Another deicer (anti-icing) EFI 2000 (on the Volvo FE 240 chassis).
26. Both EFI 2000 (on the Volvo FE 240 chassis).
27. Japanese deicer on the Isuzu FVR 900 chassis.
28. Universal heating, power supply and heating machine. Do you think it's on the TATA chassis?
29. Not guessing! It turns out that this is a Ukrainian clone - BAZ-T713.13.
I myself am surprised that TATs are produced under the BAZ brand.
Moving on to the old cars.
I show cars by model, not by types of equipment for their intended purpose.
30. Installation of air launching UVZ-4 (UAZ-452).
Terrible!
31. Tank for water transportation ATsPT-4.1 (130) (on the ZIL-130 chassis).
32. Autolift for the delivery of products on board the AL-3 (on the ZIL-130G chassis). (At least that's what it says.)
This is an extended version of the ZIL-130.
33. Harvesting and watering machine KO-829 (?) (On the chassis ZIL-130).
Although I can be wrong with the identification of the model.
34. Airfield launcher APA-35 / 30-130 (ZIL-130).
Another ZIL-130. But what a!
35. Apron bus APPA-4 + tractor ZIL-130V1.
36. The kids insolently climb onto the truck. Where do parents only look?
37. Adults are also interested.
38. You can even go to the salon.
I was surprised! I thought there were no seats in the apron buses.
Moving on to other brands.
39. Airfield fire truck AA-60 (MAZ-7310 "Uragan" (or MAZ-543))
Four-axle 8x4. A fire engine based on a rocket carrier.
40. Such people do not drive on ordinary roads. But known to many from childhood from a picture from the Soviet aBC book.
41. oO! There are still round lights behind.
42. AA-60 fire truck based on MAZ-7310 Uragan chassis.
And this is modern technology again.
43. Airfield harvester ASV-4000 (MAZ-5434).
44. In fact, this is a road-sweeping road train.
Two MAZ harvesting brothers.
45. Watering and cleaning machine on MAZ-5337 chassis.
The model name is unknown.
46. \u200b\u200bSand spreading machine based on MAZ-5337. MDK is written on a piece of paper, but the full name of the model cannot be seen in the photo.
47. Oil tanker MZ-66 (GAZ-66).
48. Airfield launcher APA-80 (ZIL-131).
49. It seems, too, the ZIL-131 launcher.
50. Machine for heating aircraft UMP-350-131 (ZIL-131).
51. Airfield launcher APA-100 (on the chassis URAL-4320).
52. Auger snowplow "Amkodor-9531" on the chassis of the long-nosed Ural-4320.
Roof headlights. Motor in the back (there is no engine under the hood!).
Aviation today is the fastest and, in many ways, the most convenient form of transport for traveling long distances.
And it is no secret that a fairly large amount of manpower and resources is involved in ensuring the flight of each aircraft.
Airports are an important link in air transportation - from the smallest to the largest international hubs.
And in each of them life is like an anthill. It's just that the anthills are also different in size and the number of working ants in them.
Such working ants in each airport is a huge fleet of equipment - peron buses, tractors, ladders, deisers, snow plows, fuel trucks, fire trucks, etc. All of them are scurrying around the clock on the runways and hangars to ensure the speed of servicing aircraft and providing safe flight for passengers.
Some of the worker ants that are on duty at the airport today will be my story.
2. Standing in the terminal of almost any airport, awaiting boarding our flight, we often observe the operation of certain machines on the runways or taxiways. Most often, this is the movement of various cars of technical services, as well as clearing the strip from snow or ice.
Any precipitation for the airport is a potentially dangerous factor that must be eliminated as quickly and efficiently as possible.
That is why during a snowfall, as well as after it, snow removal equipment on the runway works practically without stopping.
Whatever the weather, the asphalt surface must be clean and provide sufficient traction during takeoff, landing and taxiing of the airliner.
3. A screw-rotor machine is used to remove large tracts of snow during heavy snowfalls. Its device allows, without damaging the concrete surface, quickly and efficiently remove large masses of snow in a short period of time. Special support wheels and a lower ski position the auger as close to the ground as possible. 
4. Snow is ejected from the side snail at a distance of about 50 meters. Thus, snow is quickly removed from the strip, and then graders (as in photo # 2) are already sweeping away the snow, and trucks are taking it out. 
5. Another extremely important working ant in winter is the deicer, a de-icing machine that applies a special alcohol-based de-icing fluid to the aircraft fuselage. De-icing is needed to prevent the flaps and other moving elements of the fuselage from freezing during takeoff, landing and flight. The process is carried out in a semi-automatic mode - there are ultrasonic radars near the FOJ injectors that control the distance to the fuselage and at a critical moment stop the boom with the nozzle. The remaining ice is removed first, and then de-icing fluid is applied. 
6. Deicer, despite the external "commonness", is actually a computer monster - five different embedded computer systems are responsible for its work.
A single Boeing 737-500 jet typically requires 400 to 700 liters of de-icing fluid to handle.
The cost of one such machine, according to a representative of the technical service of the Surgut international airport, is about 20 million rubles (about 650 thousand dollars) 
7. The runway must be kept in perfect condition, not only in winter, but at any other time of the year. For these purposes, there is a machine that combines the functions of a washer, a polisher and a sweeper. 
8. Today, no international airport is complete without an airfield tractor. This small, but powerful and vicious gnome is capable of towing aircraft weighing 60 tons or more. 
9. White plates at the stern of the towing vehicle are weights. 
10. Fire fighting equipment at the airport is always on alert, because in the event of a fire, seconds count 
11. Please note that there are people ready for an immediate response in the cab of the fire truck. All vehicles are necessarily equipped with powerful water cannons 
12. Filling the aircraft with fuel is carried out by special vehicles - tankers. It is known that during the flight the aircraft consumes a fairly large amount of fuel - from 700-800 liters per hour for small models to several thousand liters per hour for large airliners. In addition, the aircraft must have a sufficiently large supply of fuel in case of various unforeseen situations - a flight to another airport in case of refusal of the destination airport to accept the board for various force majeure reasons (weather conditions, accidents, etc.), additional stay in the air while waiting for a command to landing, etc.
Modern fuel tankers have a fuel tank capacity of 10 thousand liters or more and provide an accurate dosage of the fuel being poured. 
13. Filling of fuel tankers takes place in a special fuel warehouse, where the fuel quality is monitored, as well as the introduction of special additives into it, depending on various current needs. 
14. To deliver passengers from the terminal to the plane (if it is impossible to deliver the plane to the boarding bridge), special buses called platform buses are used.
As a rule, these are low-floor buses of increased capacity - more than 100 people 
15. Various types of self-propelled ladders are used to deliver passengers directly to the aircraft cabin. One of the world's largest manufacturers of ladders is the French company Sovam. Self-propelled ladders are equipped with Perkins, Deutz or VW engines. The minimum docking height is 2.2 m (Boeing 737), the maximum is 5.8 m (Airbus A340). The gangway can hold up to 102 people. 
16. But modern airports are gradually switching to the maximum use of special bridges, which allow passengers to immediately get from the terminal on board the aircraft bypassing the street 
17. On the face and convenience, and safety
18. Another interesting ant is the car that provides the aircraft with drinking water and draining it after the flight.
There are two containers in the car - one with fresh water, the other for stale water. When the plane arrives, the drinking water on board is already considered stale and must be drained. Even if the plane is scheduled to take off in a short time on the return or another flight, the water on it is still replaced with fresh water 
19. Having finished inspecting the technical park of the Surgut airport, we again returned to the runway, where the snow-removing equipment continued to work, removing slowly falling snow from the pavement ... 
20. But no matter how powerful a technical park modern airports are equipped with, ordinary people still perform the main functions - the management of this equipment, logistics, communications, dispatching, etc. 
It seems that not so long ago, our life has changed dramatically. We flew on domestic cars, surfing the endless expanses of the CIS on TU, Yaks and ILs. But, gradually, first as rare guests, and then more and more confidently, other cars began to appear on the airlines. At first, we were happy when we got the chance to fly on a Boeing or Airbus. But only a few years have passed, and the guests from abroad have become almost complete hosts. And the winged cars familiar from childhood suddenly found themselves "laid up" on the outskirts of airports, humbly awaiting their fate
I do not want to be misunderstood, I do not feel any negative attitude towards the products of European and American aircraft manufacturers. I just want to remember what life was like for a frequent flyer just a few years ago. In this post I have posted a few pictures of airliners, until recently toiled in the sweat of their brow, and now abandoned and forgotten. Let's start with Ulyanovsk
5 years ago I flew on an IL-86 plane to Kazantip. And now one of the most beautiful and amazing domestic liners is standing on the outskirts of airports, waiting for its fate
Samara
I flew these liners 4 times a week, buying tickets with a 50% discount (on a student card of the Samara State Aerospace University). I discovered another world for myself, and the now defunct Samara airline helped me in this. For the sake of this picture, I flew to Samara for the official spotting
Volgograd
It also had its own air carrier. Volga-AviaExpress Airlines stopped flights just over 2 years ago. Quite recently, I was lucky to shoot a lonely Tu-134, which was previously operated in the fleet of this airline. There was also a tragic page in the history of Volga-AviaExpress. On August 24, 2004, a Tu-134 aircraft (registration number RA-65080) was blown up in the air by a suicide bomber 26 minutes after takeoff ...
Here on the airfield you can find a huge amount of timeless classics. :) It flies or not - I don't know
Saratov
Will these cars ever rise to the sky? Very beautiful exterior design of the aircraft
Yekaterinburg, Koltsovo
Leafing through my friend's tape a few weeks ago, I came across photographs of a large accumulation of carcasses and ILs waiting to be cut at the fence of Koltsovo airport. I really want to fly to Yekaterinburg and take pictures of what is left. If one of my friends living in Yekaterinburg or neighboring cities will keep a company, I will get together much faster
Moscow, Sheremetyevo
This shot was taken from a bus carrying Aeroexpress passengers along the "inner perimeter" to Terminal B. IL-62. Incredible in its beauty and gracefulness machine
Kazan
If you fly to this city, ask for seat A at check-in. When landing, you can shoot through the window a huge number of domestic liners standing on the grass along the runway
A unique parade of aerodrome equipment was held at Domodedovo airport, timed to coincide with the Russian Air Fleet Day. For the first time, a wide variety of cars that ensure the functioning of the airport passed through the festive column. Planes would not fly without these machines.
There are more than 200 different cars in the airport's specialized equipment park, the most interesting of which were presented at the parade.
2. The water arch, with which the technique is greeted, is a sign of special honor. This is usually the way to greet planes of new airlines that open new routes. This time, the water arch was awarded to real hard workers, toilers of the airfield. 
3. The first car is rightfully driven by an escort car with an inscription Follow me on the scoreboard. 
4. I recently published a big report about these cars. But for the most curious, I will publish short descriptions of all types of technology. 
Aircraft escort vehicles "follow me car" are used to ensure the safe leading of the aircraft according to the specified route. Arrangement and taxiing of aircraft on the apron of Moscow Domodedovo Airport is carried out according to pre-approved routes. There are currently 12 Skoda Fabia escort vehicles in the Domodedovo airport's special equipment park.
This technique differs from a conventional passenger car in a special color and LED display. Each vehicle is provided with two radio stations (aviation and intra-airport range), a set of equipment that controls an information board (for giving visual commands to the crew of the leading aircraft), a navigation equipment unit and flashing beacons. Cars cover several hundred kilometers per day.
The aircraft is escorted by a vehicle in the following cases: at the request of the crew; with visibility less than 400 meters; in nighttime; in the absence of visibility of the markup; when escorting aircraft of foreign airlines and in some other cases.
5. Self-propelled gangway with the TLD Green BBS-580 electric motor. 
Self-propelled ladders TLD Green BBS-580 were purchased as part of the air harbor program for the transition to the use of ground equipment and special equipment on electric traction. Currently, 18 such vehicles are used at Domodedovo.
A number of modern solutions are used in the design of TLD Green self-propelled ladders, such as high-performance batteries, which allow it to be operated without recharging during a standard work shift, and special safety sensors that block the movement of the ladder while passengers are on it. For the comfort of air travelers, bright LED lighting is provided, as well as a special anti-slip coating of the steps.
The gangway, which consists of two telescopically connected sections, is capable of serving all types of modern aircraft with a passenger deck height from 2.2 to 5.9 meters. The mechanisms of the self-propelled gangway can withstand a load of up to 5,920 kg (about 70 people can be on it at the same time), which makes it possible to increase the speed of boarding and disembarking passengers. The new machines are equipped with a reliable electric drive and a special hydraulic system that ensures the stability of the ladder and smooth adjustment of the ladder in height. Special equipment can be operated without interruption in difficult climatic conditions in winter.
In total, today the park of aerodrome equipment at Moscow Domodedovo Airport has 73 passenger ramps of various modifications, among which more than half of the vehicles are equipped with electric motors. Taking care of the environment, the air harbor plans to continue the program of expanding the park of "green" technology and introducing the most modern environmentally friendly technologies.
6. Aerodrome tractor SCHOPF F396С. There is also about him. 
Aerodrome tractors are the strongest workers in the airport. Domodedovo employs 22 trucks, including two SCHOPF F396C heavyweights. This small-looking machine can tow aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of up to 600 tons, including the world's largest passenger airliner. The operating weight of the SCHOPF F396C ranges from 45 to 70 tons. Engine power 300 kW (408 hp), four-wheel drive and automatic transmission. To facilitate the operator's work, the SCHOPF F396C cab is equipped with air conditioning and parking sensors with a rear view camera, and to improve the driver's view, the tractor cab can be raised or lowered.
Also used are SCHOPF F59 tractors - versatile four-wheel drive airfield tractors designed for military and civil aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of up to 70 tons. An optional tilting cabin provides excellent visibility when working at the airport and in hangars. Domodedovo has 15 such tractors.
7. Catering autolift. These cars deliver catering to the plane and more. 
Catering truck Malaghan CT8000
Food and various consumables such as paper, napkins, air fresheners, etc. are delivered on board with the help of autolifts. The main difference of this car is the double scissors lifting mechanism with a range of serviced heights from 3 to 8.4 meters. This is almost three meters higher than that of other mechanisms of a similar purpose. Only with the help of these autolifts is it possible to deliver the necessary cargo to the height of the second deck of the Airbus A380. Today there are two similar elevators in Domodedovo.
Malaghan CT6000
This type of vehicle is equipped with a lifting mechanism with a range of serviced heights from 1.4 to 5.6 meters. Thus, the autolift can easily service such aircraft as the CRJ-100. The minimum service height for this equipment is 1.4 meters, which is almost a meter lower than that of other machines of a similar purpose. Avtolif serves such aircraft as: Boeing-737, Boeing-777, Airbus A310, etc. Domodedovo Airport has two small catering autolifts.
8. Apron bus. ... 
Apron bus Neoplan Vision Neoplan Airliner
Buses are equipped with ramps for passengers traveling in wheelchairs. Unusually, the exhaust gases are discharged in the opposite direction when the doors are opened. The “smart bus” is equipped with a special system that allows the driver to control the embarkation and disembarkation of passengers without the participation of additional personnel. To do this, the driver only needs to move his hand over the touch screen installed outside next to the door. The system will not allow the door to be closed in the presence of any obstacles, and also blocks the movement of the bus if at least one door is open or not closed completely. The new Neoplan buses are equipped with a climate system that creates comfortable conditions for passengers, especially in the summer. The dimensions of the cabin (3 meters wide and over 14 meters long) made this model more comfortable and spacious for travelers. An automatic ramp is installed for passengers with disabilities.
The design of the apron buses is futuristic: the wheels are “hidden” under the side “skirt” so that they are almost invisible. This design solution gives the impression that the bus is "hovering" over the platform. There are 34 such buses in service at the airport.
9.r, aircraft anti-icing machine. I dedicated a couple of reports to these unique machines and even posted them from the deisser's cabin. 
This is the most "high-altitude" aerodrome equipment of Domodedovo. The specially designed boom can lift the operator's cab more than 15 meters above the ground and the spray nozzle more than 23 meters. This makes it possible to use The Elephant® Beta-15 DeIcer to service the largest types of aircraft. The machine is equipped with an illuminating lamp (it is located at the end of the manipulator), which allows the aircraft to be processed at night.
The hydraulic system of the machine is very flexible and mobile, it is designed so that it is possible to conveniently and quickly handle the aircraft surface both horizontally and vertically. The duration of the de-icing depends on factors such as the type of aircraft and the degree of ice on the side. The average de-icing time is 5-7 minutes.
10. Tractor for baggage delivery. 
Domodedovo airport uses two types of luggage delivery trucks Toyota 02-TD25 and Still R07-25.
The Toyota 02-TD25 tractor presented at the parade is designed to deliver baggage on the apron. With a length of three meters and a height of about 2 meters, this vehicle can simultaneously tow a load weighing up to 25 tons. Currently, there are 22 such tractors at the airport.
In addition, there are 19 Still R07-25 electric tractors at the airport, which are designed to transport goods in the baggage sorting area.
11. Self-propelled belt conveyor. 
At the moment, 10 self-propelled belt conveyors are in operation at Moscow Domodedovo Airport. In the near future, the park will be replenished with 9 more units of such equipment. Self-propelled belt conveyors are used to transport baggage, cargo and mail. They are capable of serving all types of modern aircraft with a luggage compartment height of up to 4.3 meters. The mechanisms of a self-propelled belt conveyor when unloading baggage, cargo and mail can withstand a total belt load of up to 1000 kg. The belt speed reaches 30m / min, which allows for loading and unloading operations at high speeds.
In addition to these machines, Domodedovo's fleet of special equipment has 35 more trailed belt conveyors.
12. Fuel tankers TZA-45 Mercedes Actros 2032 and TZA-18 Mercedes Aхor-1828. Want to know 
Today, Domodedovo airport operates 31 units of refueling equipment: refueling trucks and refueling units. This technique is capable of providing fuel to any type of domestic and foreign aircraft. The fleet of air harbor refueling machines allows refueling about 470 aircraft per day with conditioned aviation fuel.
The tankers available at the Domodedovo airport were specially designed by the order of the air harbor. Most of the cars are based on Mercedes-Benz.
The air harbor has tankers with a capacity of 18 to 60 cubic meters. A car with a capacity of 45 cubic meters and a low-profile tanker with a capacity of 18 cubic meters or more, which refuel medium-haul aircraft such as Airbus A319 and Airbus A320, into the wings without the use of additional devices, is presented at the parade.
Domodedovo airport regularly renews and replenishes the fleet of tankers and fueling units. All purchased refueling facilities are designed using engines of the ecological standard EURO-4.
14. Equipment for cleaning the runway (runway) and apron. 
Shmidt TJS-630
The TJS-630 trailed plow and brush machine is the most powerful and dimensional equipment. It is designed to remove snow from runways and taxiways (taxiways). For a period of 15 to 30 minutes, a detachment of 16 vehicles line up, overlaps the entire width of the runway and completely clears the runway in one pass.
The compact Schmidt CJS-914 plow and brush blower is in no way inferior to trailed equipment in its capabilities and also allows cleaning of artificial airfield surfaces from snow and debris. Its main difference from the trailed one is that all equipment is installed on the basis of the tractor and allows you to work on the apron in confined areas and between aircraft stands. Due to its dimensions, this machine is one of the most effective means of maintaining an airfield.
The airport's aerodrome service is armed with 6 CJS-914 units. The maximum speed of the vehicle during cleaning can reach over
50 km / h.
15. Valtra tractors 
The equipment is used to clean the runway and all adjacent areas of the airfield. Due to their technical features, tractors are effectively used for quick ice breaking in winter and for leveling dirt access roads in summer. In addition, the machines have a special certificate of conformity, which allows for aerodrome cleaning work on the runway.
At the request of the airport, some of the Valtra N121 machines were equipped with front loaders designed to collect snow and gravel. All tractor models available at the airport are equipped with reliable AGCO Power engines and operate with a small turning radius, which is of great importance when working in tight spaces.
Domodedovo uses 16 Valtra tractors.
16. Machine for measuring the coefficient of adhesion. I wrote about her in a report 
To measure the coefficient of adhesion, a special mechanism is used - the trailed trolley ASFT T-5 Trailer CFME.
The principle of measuring the coefficient of adhesion is based on electromechanical braking of the measuring wheel, which allows maintaining the specified percentage of slippage regardless of the state of the airfield (the presence of ice, snow, water, dirt, etc. on the surface). Thus, the imitation of the braking mode of the chassis of any type of aircraft occurs.
The airport has three such cars at its disposal.
17. After the passage of special equipment, fire trucks joined it. 
18. Special equipment lined up on the platform. Here you could get to know these amazing machines better. 
19. Airport staff answered all questions and demonstrated the capabilities of the equipment. 
20. There is something to be surprised, especially if you see this technique for the first time. 
22. Work of catering autolift. 
23. The most spectacular exhibit is the deiser. 
24. Wing treatment. 
25. It was possible to get on board the plane, where everyone was met by Natalia and Ekaterina. 
26. You could even look into the Airbus cockpit and meet the pilot. 
Andrey has been in the sky for 25 years. Almost ten of them are in Siberia Airlines. Before that, he was a military pilot, flew the Il-76.
27. I think that no one will be upset if I end my report on special equipment with photographs of the flight attendants. 
28. Happy flight! And remember, in order for your plane to take off, a couple of hundred cars must work around the clock at the airfield. Thanks to those who fly in the sky and those who help to fly on the ground! 
Many thanks to the press service of Domodedovo airport for organizing the parade and the materials provided. I would also like to thank the employees of Siberia Airlines for their most active participation.
And once again I congratulate everyone on the holiday. Happy Air Fleet Day!
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