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One of the cool things about where I work is that we sometimes get a random flypast of various different aircraft which is cool if you are like me and like planes. Last time it was Harriers and Spitfires. Today it was the Airbus A380. I went out onto the grass leading up to the start of the runway with some colleagues. The weather has been miserable all day with scattered downpours and dark clouds. Everyone was hoping that it would stay sunny long enough for a good view of the aircraft. I finally appeared in view slightly late from its scheduled time and appeared to gracefully float towards us and the runway. Luckily I had my camera in the boot of the car so I managed to get lots of pictures. For such a large aircraft it is surprising how graceful it looks while in the air. It also was quieter than I expected along I don't know if that is because the engines are inherently quieter than normal or that I'm just used to the noise of military jets which tend to blow your ears out.

Airbus A380: Airbus A380 as it floats down towards Filton Airfield for a flypast.

It did a couple of passes, all the time being followed by a chase plane that looked like some sort of business jet which I couldn't identify. It finally headed off just as the rain started up again to complete it's journey to Heathrow.