Tag: twente
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Large scale drone testing at Twente Airport
During the first week of July the NLR (Netherlands Aerospace Centre) used Twente Airport to perform the first tests with the XCalibur+ Jet Trainer, a certified drone, according to the ASRPAS1 standards. The jet trainer is being used to gain experience on flying jet-powered drones. The XCalibur+ jet trainer is based on a model aircraft,…
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Twente Airport Opened
On Thursday 30 March 2017 Twente Airport was officially opened as a civilian airport. During a ceremony the authority was officially transferred from the Dutch Ministry of Defence to the Province of Overijssel. More than 250 guests attended the ceremonies surrounding this transfer of authority, one of them was Sharon Dijksma, secretary of Infrastructure and…
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The runway is wet
On 21 and 22 March 2017 Twente Airport hosted an Airbus A.400M to perform wet runway tests together with the Netherlands Aerospace Center (NLR). Niek van der Zande Photography was there to witness these tests. The fact that Airbus would send an A.400M to Twente only became known to the outside world on Monday 20…
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ExpoRIC safety exposition
On 2 June 2016, eRIC (expo Rampenbestrijding, Incidentmanagement & Crisismanagement; Disaster planning, Incident management & Early warning and response coordination fair) threw open its doors at Vliegveld Twenthe. For three packed days, the former military airbase was transformed into the ultimate meeting place for product and service providers, operational relief workers and industry organisations. Guests…
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Twente Airport re-opened
The 1st of May 2016 was a historical date for Twente Airport with the arrival of the first commercial flight since 9 years. With the departure of the Koninklijke Luchtmacht on 7 December 2007 military use of the airport ceased. As of 1 January 2008 the airport has been closed for civil aviation as well, pending…
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Large fire destroys desserts factory in Hengelo
In the early morning of 30 March 2016 the DE Dessert Meesters factory in Hengelo (formerly van der Poel Desserts) was destroyed by a massive fire. Fire engines from the whole region were alarmed to battle the fire. Several appartment blocks were evacuated because of the flames and the presence of tanks containing nitrogen. Police…
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Twenterally 2015
On the 1st of November 2015, the annual Twenterally was held in the surroundings of Hengelo, The Netherlands. During this day the rally teams competed on 9 KPs, of which 3 were organized on an industrial area in Hengelo. This was also the place where most spectators could watch the rally, as an arena was…
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A Blast from the Past
Recently I had the opportunity to scan some of the slides that I took at Twenthe Airbase in the nineties and the beginning of the new Milennium. Looking at those pictures brings back nice memories, so why not share those pictures as well. 1996 Open House The Open House usually brought many nice visitors to…
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Jet Noise over Twenthe
On the 5th of July 2015, old memories were relived when the Twente region woke up to the sound of Jet Noise. The reason was, that on this day, the Good Cause Rally was held at the former Twenthe Airbase. During this event, children with a serious disease and their family, are invited to spend…
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Photoshoot HCV de Windbuul’n
Photoshoot for carnaval society HCV de Windbuuln in the FC Twente football stadium. Pictures taken in November 2014