Firing up: strange 'plane' appears at Melbourne Airport

By Nina Karnikowski
Updated February 4 2013 - 5:08pm, first published 4:48pm
The new 'plane' at Melbourne Airport is the centrepiece of a state-of-the-art training facility dubbed the Learning Academy Hot Fire Training Ground.
The new 'plane' at Melbourne Airport is the centrepiece of a state-of-the-art training facility dubbed the Learning Academy Hot Fire Training Ground.
Although this isn't the first aircraft mock-up that's been used for training purposes in Australia, Airservices said it's certainly the largest in the southern hemisphere, and possibly the world.
Although this isn't the first aircraft mock-up that's been used for training purposes in Australia, Airservices said it's certainly the largest in the southern hemisphere, and possibly the world.

If you've visited Melbourne Airport in the past few months and wondered why an enormous, rust-coloured plane is sitting outside on the tarmac, wonder no more.

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