01-17-2005, 06:33 AM | #1 |
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Airbus unveils giant A380 plane
Qantas the airline I work for has ordered this plane and will get delivery the middle of next year. Singapore airlines will be the launch customer travelling between Australia and London. The Plane will leave the hanger and be unveiled in a ceremony tomorrow This plane is magnificent, I can not wait to see it for real [img]smile.gif[/img] BBC Tuesday's (tomorrow’s) official unveiling of the enormous Airbus A380 will be a milestone in aviation history. For Airbus, it cements its position as the world's leading builder of civilian aircraft. The ceremony will mark more than a decade of development of what is widely seen as a triumph of design and engineering. Due to enter service in 2006, the A380 will replace the Boeing 747 jumbo as the world's biggest passenger aircraft.
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01-17-2005, 06:56 AM | #2 |
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huge thats for sure.. 840 passangers is kinda crowded for me [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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01-17-2005, 08:09 AM | #3 |
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Thats the maximum it can take Harks, The usual figure will be betwen 550 and 600 depending on configureation. Anyway it's bloomin big [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img]
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01-17-2005, 09:45 AM | #4 |
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wow ..huge!! i hope to fly in that..oneday XD
still that's alot of people...^^; |
01-17-2005, 09:49 AM | #5 |
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Yeah and when it crash it wil have a huge amount of..yeah you know, i think the planes are big as they should be this days!
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01-17-2005, 11:51 AM | #7 |
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I sure hope the will recoup the cost. I like the comment about cattle. Nice that we are refered to as cattle.
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01-17-2005, 01:41 PM | #9 |
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they've got to sell about 100 of these things to break even. Or 100 more than they currently have order for.. dunno, either way not a huge number considering..
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