Bundeswehr deep flight over Woggersin: residents are outraged!

Bundeswehr deep flight over Woggersin: residents are outraged!

Woggersin, Deutschland - Yesterday afternoon, a spectacular deep flight of an Airbus A400m from the Bundeswehr over Woggersin, near Neubrandenburg, caused a lot of excitement among the residents. The machine, which took off from Airhorst Wunstorf in Lower Saxony at 11 a.m., had an exciting route that led over Eberswalde and Prenzlau before turning a round of honor over Strasburg and finally landing north of Neubrandenburg. Around 12.25 p.m. the A400m finally landed at Trollenhagen Airport.

A concerned letter to the editor of Lothar Prehn summed up the concerns of many residents. The noise that such deep flights cause, as well as the possibly harmful fine dust pollution should not be underestimated for the population. In addition, the security of such flights, which often take place below a height of 1,500 feet (approx. 457 meters), is repeatedly questioned. The minimum distance of 500 feet (approx. 152 meters) for transport aircraft raises questions about how well the planes can actually be checked.

Bundeswehr flights and their importance

The reason for these special flights lies in the preparations for the Bundeswehr day on June 28th in the Tollense barracks. In the past week, three A400m machines have already been spotted about Neubrandenburg, which also unsettled the residents. The Airbus A400M, one of the largest and heaviest transport aircraft in the Bundeswehr, has a maximum departure weight of 141 tons and can transport up to 114 soldiers. The cargo space is also impressive: with a volume of 340 cubic meters, materials such as combat helicopters can be transported tigers or protectors.

The Air Force has ordered a total of 53 copies of this modern aircraft, and everyone is to be delivered by 2026. The latest A400M was only handed over to the Bundeswehr this year. These machines replace the old C-160 Transall, which were retired at the end of 2021.

Flow reduction and modern technology

But not only the deep flights are a topic that deals with the residents. The German air traffic control (DFS) gradually introduces new satellite-based on-board and departure processes to reduce noise pollution for the population near airports. The aim is to increase the trace loyalty of the aircraft and to minimize the noise, especially when cornering.

The introduction of the international standard for satellite navigation, known as Required Navigation Performance (RNP), enables the pilot to fly with a high level of accuracy. This could lead to less noise pollution in the long term if the flights are adjusted accordingly. But the technology will not be available immediately, so that the citizens have to live with the effects of the deep flight of the Bundeswehr flights for the time being.

Overall, it remains to be seen how the situation around the deep flights continues and whether the concerns of the residents will decrease in the future. In the meantime, people in Woggersin, Lebbin, Podewall, Buchhof, Neverin and Glocksin have a little less German aviation romance and more calm.

Für weitere Details über die Bundeswehrflüge in Ihrer Region, können Sie die Artikel von SVZ und reading, or more about the efforts to reduce noise in the Dfs experience.