Massive engine at SYD sitting derelict

[markis10]

Always wondered about the story behind the big engine sitting on the ground in the storage area near the tower, any ideas? Old gen set perhaps.

 

[Dmac6345]

Cant say I have seen it. Any photos?

 

[SeatBackForward]

https://www.google.com.au/maps/plac...2!3m1!1s0x6b12b0f11b3383db:0xafdf355d5a4b6577

Looks like a general maintenance area, there's aerobridges lying there too.

 

[harvyk]

Is that the same area where there is an old Ansett LDU? (One of the very few places where an Ansett logo still exists)

 

[amaroo]

https://www.google.com.au/maps/plac...2!3m1!1s0x6b12b0f11b3383db:0xafdf355d5a4b6577

Looks like a general maintenance area, there's aerobridges lying there too.

Google are slack. FWIW those aerobridges were moved around June 2012

This was taken Jun 2014



Looks like a generator

 

[markis10]

Bad photo, will try to get a better one .

 

[markis10]

I was prepared this morning!

 

[dmitri]

Possibly from an old generator used for back up power years ago?

 

[chocolate radiation man]

Just got the LOOK from the CSM - better turn off, but it's an old back up generator diesel motor. I looked at it with interest for a while one day while parked there awaiting a flight then realised we had exactly the same motor in our electrical lay down area on site... Bye - got to fly!

 

[Captain Halliday]

I was prepared this morning!

Sitting a long way back from the wing markis10. I hope it was a short flight.

 

[markis10]

Sitting a long way back from the wing markis10. I hope it was a short flight.

On VA in my fav seat, 29a, quick exit and room for carry on.

 

[UP4014]

I guess an old back up gen set motor, either GE or EMD (Electro Motive Division of GM). They do have there somewhere a huge flywheel which as the power cuts out the flywheel spins long enough to power the airport until the genset kicks in.

I will try to remember to have a look at the next time I'm rolling by.

Matt

 

[Meggsy]

It is the old gen set engine that was housed in the old control tower/fire station complex that sat on the edge of taxiway C adjacent to the domestic apron. It was moved over there when they bulldozed the old buildings. It was used to provide back up runway/taxiway lighting power.