Airbus A380

[Steady]

What do you all think about the new airbus?

That's a big fucking plane!

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=8120...ev_id=&next_id=

[iamkathi]

I wonder how long it will take to get 500+ people on and off that plane?

[Trev]

Originally posted by iamkathi@Apr 27 2005, 10:34 PM
I wonder how long it will take to get 500+ people on and off that plane?

I was soooo tempted.... but I reconsidered

[Steady]

They did a four hour test run and loaded it up with technical equipement...That is still not the same as people.

That big monster is going to suck up a lot of fuel. In order to composaite for the fuel used, their flights need to be sold out.

[Nickatilynx]

Originally posted by iamkathi@Apr 27 2005, 01:34 PM
I wonder how long it will take to get 500+ people on and off that plane?

1/5th of a second if it hits a mountain

[Jeremy]

Originally posted by Nickatilynx@Apr 27 2005, 01:54 PM
1/5th of a second if it hits a mountain

LOL - you think the mountain would win that contest??? :-))

That's one hell of a big bastard plane, would love to have a go on it.

[Nickatilynx]

Originally posted by Jeremy@Apr 27 2005, 01:58 PM


That's one hell of a big bastard plane, would love to have a go on it.

ooooerrrrrrrr......

;-)))

[Steady]

This is interesting...

Airbus A380 Faces Weight Problems
Just six months from the start of test flights, and less than a year before its first scheduled public flight, the Airbus A380 is still overweight by as much as 4 metric tons. The excess weight would hurt aircraft efficiency, resulting in financial penalties to Airbus. Engineers, however, are still working to shave weight off of the plane. About 25 percent of the A380 is made from composites, including carbon/epoxy and Glare, and fiberglass/aluminum laminate.

How about closing down the upper deck?

[Jeremy]

Originally posted by Nickatilynx+Apr 27 2005, 02:10 PM-->