Airlinelover From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 5580 posts, RR: 26 Reply 4, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 11964 times:
what pictures??
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Byrdluvs747 From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 2152 posts, RR: 1 Reply 8, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 11601 times:
Is it just me, or does that tail look extremely low to the ground? It seems that until the rear wheels leave the ground it will takeoff at a very low angle.
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Btblue From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2004, 546 posts, RR: 4 Reply 10, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 11434 times:
I have to say, with the other aircraft in the background it looks HUGE! This is one aircraft that will certainly dominate the ramp - wherever it visits.
I can't believe there are talks of stretching it too - it's going to be massive.
I also thought the tail looked rather low but agree with Aither that it's an optical effect.
Filton216 From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 94 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 11343 times:
Quoting Btblue (Reply 10): I have to say, with the other aircraft in the background it looks HUGE! This is one aircraft that will certainly dominate the ramp - wherever it visits.
I agree it is going to be big. I cant wait to see its test flight and cant wait to fly on it aswell.
Corey07850 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 2522 posts, RR: 5 Reply 12, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 11286 times:
WOW that thing is amazing, it really dwarfs the A346 in the background...
You can really see how much space they lost in the upper deck but not having it extend all the way to the front... It looks to be about 9 rows less than the bottom level, with a 2-2-2 or 2-3-2 up top that loses about 54-63 seats??
Hmmmm... From Canada, joined May 1999, 2089 posts, RR: 5 Reply 14, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 11142 times:
You're right. It would have looked better with a 747-style hump. Oh well...
But when I look at this plane in every photo, it doesn't seem that big to me. Perhaps it's the stunted length. I look forward to the stretch version. Anybody have a link to an illustration of the stretched version?
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At least it shows how much better the A380 colors compare to the yuckly old Airbus colors on that -600 in the background! Now that<'s/i> an improvement.
Lazybones From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2005, 146 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 10544 times:
Quoting Byrdluvs747 (Reply 8): Is it just me, or does that tail look extremely low to the ground? It seems that until the rear wheels leave the ground it will takeoff at a very low angle.
Good point, but keep in mind the landing gear is like 18ft tall!! But I would suspect that as well as a bit of an illusion, this bird probably doesn't rotate too quick for a tail-strike to become an issue...Err I hope
The test team must be really eager now to fire this bird up and shake some buildings!!!
Revelation From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 10569 posts, RR: 21 Reply 17, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 9993 times:
That is one impressive plane, but, to me, it looks naked without a row of politicians sitting alongside it!
BNANative From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 21 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 9964 times:
Quoting Hmmmm... (Reply 14): But when I look at this plane in every photo, it doesn't seem that big to me. Perhaps it's the stunted length
I think its a matter of scale, of seeing it near to something you are used to seeing. I saw an AN-124 on the ramp at PHL and thought it wasn't so big. When I saw one land at BNA, on a runway I see all the time, I was awe struck. When the gear struck the runway it sounded like someone dropped an eighteen wheeler from forty feet and I was on the other side of the airport. As it taxied over to the ramp near me I could only think "nothing this big is supposed to fly".
AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 14150 posts, RR: 26 Reply 19, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 9888 times:
Why are the engine cones orange in the pic?
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Monteycarlos From Australia, joined Mar 2005, 2107 posts, RR: 31 Reply 21, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 9722 times:
It seems to me that everyone at Airbus is just happy enough marveling at this plane on the ground and don't want to dirty it by flying it! Look at the row of people standing at the fence watching it. It's almost as if they don't want to take they're nice shiny new plane out of the garage!
BTW, I think the cones are actually a similar colour to the A345 and A346, those are just orange covers used to protect to engine exhaust area.
NWADC9 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 4862 posts, RR: 10 Reply 22, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 9685 times:
Quoting HAWK21M (Reply 3):
Anything Special behind the Reg mark.
A380=WOW!
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Squirrel83 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 23, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 9408 times:
Quoting Corey07850 (Reply 12): You can really see how much space they lost in the upper deck but not having it extend all the way to the front... It looks to be about 9 rows less than the bottom level, with a 2-2-2 or 2-3-2 up top that loses about 54-63 seats??
Still amazing though...
How many seats are gained on the top in the Back if any?
Qantas077 From China, joined Jan 2004, 5751 posts, RR: 49 Reply 24, posted (8 years 2 months 2 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 9301 times:
Quoting Monteycarlos (Reply 21): It seems to me that everyone at Airbus is just happy enough marveling at this plane on the ground and don't want to dirty it by flying it! Look at the row of people standing at the fence watching it. It's almost as if they don't want to take they're nice shiny new plane out of the garage!
i think there scared of getting it back on the ground, and what ay happen when that huge weight slams down on a runway. there doesn't look like a lot of room between the rear of the plane and the ground, easy tailstrike material?
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25 Lazybones: During the test flights of the 747, this was apparently a concern. So test pilots were surprised that its size actually compressed the air below the
26 Radarbeam: It happens to every aircraft, from Cessnas, to Dash and to the 747. It's called the ground effect.
28 RayChuang: Nice picture of the A380-800 MSN 001 (F-WWOW) being moved! Looks like a big crowd is there watching the plane being towed. The A380-800 actually looks
29 Iwok: The stretch versions are going to be pretty huge. With a stretch version and the already long wing span, this thing is REALLY going to be huge... The
30 Mark_D.: Leelaw-- Hope the evacuees don't get sucked into the engines on the way down. The emotionally-diseased comments from you about all this just keep gurg
31 Monteycarlos: Yeah I wonder if those massive wings would effect the amount of ground effect? Obviously the Airbus systems would be there to prevent a tail strike o
32 PM: This picture must also bring a warm smile to the faces of everyone at RR. The A380 has Trent 900s, the A340 behind it has Trent 500s and the A330 besi
33 Mika: Wow, look at that. Papa came to town! The A380 really looks huge in comparison to all the other A/C in that photo. Can not wait to see her fly! bring
34 Welwitschia: If one took seat config on the lower level, say in a typical layout of the A 380 and compare it to a 744 with similar config, how would they compare w
35 Lazybones: Yeah right, the ground effect from the last PA38 I flew would have been comparable to a 747!!! Urrr Nope!! Size Matters Dude
36 IanatSTN: I think that was the first pic of the A380 I've seen with other aircraft in the frame, and I must say she looks fantastic! I can't wait for this bird
37 Leelaw: My feeble attempt to make light of the location of the escape hatch in the forward cargo hold door described in caption of the picture has fallen fla
38 Monteycarlos: Well thats better than having to give your thanks and praise for the A343 climb rate. I hope you learnt your lesson, hehe.
39 OzGlobal: Leelaw, two gratuitous negative comments out of two posts. I thought you were big on the need to contribute substance in a post or remain silent? PS J
40 DAYflyer: It's still one big, ugly airplane. Although the Euro-white certainly is an improvement over the green unpainted version.
41 Thrust: It may be ugly, but not as ugly as it was when it was not complete. the reason I cannot believe there are talks of stretching it to accomodate 630-650
42 Sebolino: Actually, the A380 might become a mean to keep passengers if oil prices continue to increase. We'll see if people will be ready to be packed in such
43 Leelaw: The challenge is not so much in filling the seats, the trick is filling them at fare levels which yield profits. Perhaps you meant: the A380 is neces
44 AlitaliaMD11: In Aithers photo you can finally see a comparison size between the A380 and A340!
49 Zvezda: For $15Billion development, there should be an improvement over the A340. That's one of the reason they need to flight test it before carrying passen
50 Lehpron: Uh, more like half that. Oh, I see. It will be a while, do not expect it all at once; this is afterall an 'unproven method' to doing what works. This
51 A388: That is one big aircraft indeed. I also like the new Airbus livery. Does anyone which aircraft Airbus will send to the Paris Air Show? Looking at the
52 Byrdluvs747: WOW! From the picture posted in reply 48, those landing gear are not 18' tall. At least the distance from the ground to the planes belly isnt 18'. Loo
53 Leelaw: "Dr. Ruth" has said many times that big one's often have low-hangers.
54 KFLLCFII: May be full of fuel for testing? The wings certainly look to be drooping significantly more in these shots than the first rollout shots:
55 MD11Engineer: If you look at the left picture, the inner engines appear to be about 5-6 feet off the ground. Jan
56 FriendlySkies: This was probably answered already, but are the orange nozzles actually orange, or are those just covers to protect the engine while it is not being o
57 Manzoori: They are FOD Protection covers. Last thing you want is an animal getting in there during the night! Cheers! Rez
58 Shamrock350: I think it looks great, never seen such good looking stubby little (BIG) thing. I hope it glides and then soars into the air, it will look great again
59 Jacobin777: here is a link to an msnbc photo of the A380 on top of the bridge......good to see the overpass not collapsing. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7421025/
60 Lazybones: And here they are, the test pilots... Love the bright orange suits lads, matches the engine covers! Anyone would think these guys were about to board
61 MIAMIx707: lol.. The photo posted by Aither in reply 7 might not be up to a.net boring "standards" but to me it's the most interesting shot of the A380 I've see
62 Hmmmm...: Here is a model of the A380 next to a model of a 747-400
63 Shamrock350: Are those two models the same scale? The A380 is ment to dwarf the 747 I cant wait to see the two aircraft side by side in an airport.
64 Leelaw: No. The 744 = 1/400, & the A380 = 1/500. I have 1/400 models of both aircraft; while the A388 doesn't exactly dwarf the 744, the additional "girth" o
65 Hmmmm...: In real life, the cabin width of the A380 is only 1 foot wider than the 747. I think that is why it doesn't appear to dominate in a side by side compa
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