Highflyers at Frankfurt
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• Free from C8zU constraints, exotic show models included a 3.8m-wide 'seat van' on a stretched 7m lveco 120E15 EuroCargo and an overall length of 13m (42.7ft).
A converted VW Taro pick-up looked somewhat cumbersome with its load of mobile boarding stairs but not nearly as top heavy as Putzmeister's Skywash robotic aircraft washer.
Based on a modified Mercedes 3535 8x4 chassis, and evaluated by Lufthansa. the unit can carry out the obligatory wash/clean routine in a quarter the time taken by nine men.
'lb allow it to work inside hangers, its 0M442 engine is fuelled by ethanol but with a special additive that enables the Cl combustion principal to be retained. A two-way catalytic converter is fitted in the exhaust system unaffected by the sulphur components of normal diesel emissions.
In addition to other winter equipment on the Mercedes 1935AK all-wheel-drive tipper and Unimog chassis, there was a Dutch-built MBlOOD front-wheel drive minibus which is now in full production.
Another novelty stairway vehicle for evacuating passengers in an emergency came in the form of a rough-terrain chassis from NAV, M-B's Swiss SVO operation. An unusual concept, it had its 201kW (270hp) engine mounted on to the rails behind the low, shortened cab. Apron service vehicles included several from the UK such as the Simon Gloster Sarobuilt aircraft de-icer and the Dennis Elitebased Nomolift catering unit. There was an impressive aircraft refueller from Finnish tanker specialist Euro Tankki Oy of Kangasala.
The shapely Eurojet 2000 is an integrally built 27,000 litre, 2.6m high aluminium tanker,powered by a 169kW (226hp) Volvo engine with Rexroth hydrostatic drive to the air-sprung rear axle.
Goldhofer, which is better known for its heavy haulage trailers, has a joint venture with airport equipment maker KraussMaffei, Munich. One result is a modular bogie trailer for helping recover aircraft from blocked runways.