Superhub From Hong Kong SAR, PRC, joined Jan 2006, 466 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (2 years 11 months 3 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 12897 times:
Atnight From Ecuador, joined Dec 2005, 520 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (2 years 11 months 3 weeks 6 days ago) and read 12738 times:
Just amazing..... No matter how many times we see pictures and videos of the A380, anywhere it lands it still makes a huge hype!! Great pictures..... I loved the videos too!!
There is no doubt the A380 is the ultimate flagship of this century.... I still believe that in the future, as the plane enters service, more airlines will invest in it and will buy it as it proves itself worth every penny.... So far it performs better than expected and eventually the program will be very successful... anyways... what's more important is that it is built and that will enter service....
In my opinion the A380 is each day more amazing and beautiful to see.... It is an aircraft that I've grown to appreciate more and more... I can't wait to fly on it..
DernierVirage From Hong Kong SAR, PRC, joined Aug 2006, 228 posts, RR: 2 Reply 6, posted (2 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 12662 times:
CX773 From Hong Kong, joined Sep 2001, 364 posts, RR: 12 Reply 9, posted (2 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 12520 times:
It's a really huge plane. It's my 4th time to see A380. The first time was in Paris Airshow 2005, then Melbourne, Brisbane and Hong Kong. Of course seeing A380 in Hong Kong was much meaningful to me.
Tomascubero From Costa Rica, joined Jul 2005, 498 posts, RR: 16 Reply 12, posted (2 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 12142 times:
Very nice! Thanks for sharing CX773!
Now please excuse my ignorance but this really caught my eye! I have for FS2004 Wilco's Payware A380 and have noticed while flying it that only the reversers on number 2 and 3 work (well at least you only see the engine cowlings move on these 2!) and I thought it was just a model error or something the guys forgot to put on the final product!
But now seeing the landing video here, I noticed the same thing happened!! I would like to know the reason for this since I have viewed another couple of landing videos of the A380 and you dont see one of the engine cowls move upon landing! I think that maybe the RR engine design does not show on the exterior the reverse kick in and the one that landed in HKG was the other engine variant.
Ari From United Kingdom (England), joined May 2005, 131 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (2 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 11863 times:
That is correct. IIRC, the reason is that engines #1 & #4 (outboard) are much wider than any previous commercial aircraft that there was concern that those engines would cause foreign object contaminiation when the thrust reversers were activated (gravel and the like could be thrown into the air, and then ingested by the engines causing damage.)
IIRC, the A380 does not have thrust reversers on #1 & #4.
Jfk777 From United States, joined Aug 2006, 3337 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (2 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 11057 times:
A sight that will be seen many times in the years to come at Hong Kong airport. Lufthansa, Air France and others will fly the A380 to HKGbut I think Singapore's flight 1/2 to San Francisco will be the airport's first regular A380 customer.
Tomascubero From Costa Rica, joined Jul 2005, 498 posts, RR: 16 Reply 20, posted (2 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 10281 times:
Quoting C680 (Reply 16): That is correct. IIRC, the reason is that engines #1 & #4 (outboard) are much wider than any previous commercial aircraft that there was concern that those engines would cause foreign object contaminiation when the thrust reversers were activated (gravel and the like could be thrown into the air, and then ingested by the engines causing damage.)
IIRC, the A380 does not have thrust reversers on #1 & #4.
WOW! I had no idea it was like that! I guess then it must have extra work reversing only with two engines rather than 4, I would like to see how it would stop with its Maximum Landing Weight! Thanks for clearing that up, it is quite something!
AutoThrust From Switzerland, joined Jun 2006, 1045 posts, RR: 9 Reply 23, posted (2 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 8800 times:
Quoting Atnight (Reply 3): In my opinion the A380 is each day more amazing and beautiful to see.... It is an aircraft that I've grown to appreciate more and more... I can't wait to fly on it..
Indeed, i couldn't agree more. Sad we wont see one in the near Future in ZH.
Quoting Tomascubero (Reply 12): Now please excuse my ignorance but this really caught my eye! I have for FS2004 Wilco's Payware A380 and have noticed while flying it that only the reversers on number 2 and 3 work (well at least you only see the engine cowlings move on these 2!)
Quoting C680 (Reply 16): That is correct. IIRC, the reason is that engines #1 & #4 (outboard) are much wider than any previous commercial aircraft that there was concern that those engines would cause foreign object contaminiation when the thrust reversers were activated (gravel and the like could be thrown into the air, and then ingested by the engines causing damage.)
IIRC, the A380 does not have thrust reversers on #1 & #4.
Thats not the only reason the A380 does have only 2 Thrust reversers, the A380 has such a great take off and landing performance it doesn't really need thrust reversers. It can land at a lower speed (137kts)then a 744 and needs less runway. The FAA forced Airbus to install Thrust reversers. And as C680 correctly said they choosed inboard engines for the reasons C680 mentioned.
Hope this helps.
BTW: Thanks for sharing the great Pics and Videos CX773. And great to see one Airbus thread not hijacked and ruined.
Just a question Kjwlee:Also nice Pics but do you/someone know why they are checking the engines? I'm curious because the early Trent 900 models had a problem using a lot of Oil. Maybe they are checking it how much oil left? Or just a normal procedure?
Kwjlee From United Kingdom, joined Aug 2005, 10 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (2 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 8130 times:
About the engine oil pic, here are two more for you.
I asked an Airbus testing engineer, and he told me that only engine #3 had this problem, the oil level was low when they arrived. But he didn't give any reason why and said that it is a common problem. Anyway, I don't see them adding oil to the other Trents at the end of the day, I guess it's only #3's problem. Notice the blue tin of oil and the blue box on the floor, that's the oil they added, I don't know the specification though.
And for the towbar, I manage the took a pic on the specification. When we looked at it, we were surprise of how light it is.
Tomascubero From Costa Rica, joined Jul 2005, 498 posts, RR: 16 Reply 25, posted (2 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 8083 times:
Quoting AutoThrust (Reply 23): Thats not the only reason the A380 does have only 2 Thrust reversers, the A380 has such a great take off and landing performance it doesn't really need thrust reversers. It can land at a lower speed (137kts)then a 744 and needs less runway. The FAA forced Airbus to install Thrust reversers. And as C680 correctly said they choosed inboard engines for the reasons C680 mentioned.
Hope this helps.
Oh, thanks for this too! You are very right because in many of the videos I have seen of the A380 landing, they don't even use reverse, this is great! How amazing that the largest passenger airplane can land at 137kts and still brake without reversers, great acheivement by Airbus!
Thanks to both CX773 and Kwjlee for these excellent shots!
Tomas.
26 Lucky42: Excuse my ignorance on this but does anyone familiar with the A380 know why atleast in videos the anti collision beacons on this bird seem not to flas
27 RayChuang: I think as part of FAA/European JAA certification, the A380 has to demonstrate it can successfully land and roll to a stop on certain runway length wi
28 Boeing777LR: These pics are absolutely amazing before seeing them I was probably one of the most "anti airbus" people around but seeing this really made me realise
29 Tomascubero: Yes you are right, I don't know the rational explanation for this but I have noticed it in all videos, that it has a slower and more noticable rotati
30 Kwjlee: This is the first time for me to see it that close. I work for HAECO in their Boeing division, and I am a pro-Boeing person. After seeing the A380 on
31 Ncelhr: I think that most people do not realise the sheer size of this aircraft until they've seen it in person. I am in awe every time I see it in person. I
32 Thomson735: Yea i saw it at Farnborough this year, it was fantastic, when it did the slow pass i couldnt believe something so big could fly so slow Great wing de
33 Trekster: Now that would of been something impressive
34 AutoThrust: Thanks a lot for your impressive Pictures and nice explanation Kwjlee,its like i assumed a early Trent 900 Engine. It looks huge, i just love the big
35 CX773: nice pics too....kwjlee!!!! I wish A380 could stay longer in HKG
36 Kwjlee: You are welcome. Thanks to the Airbus sercurity team for letting us taking photos that close and answering to our questions on the day. I wish they co
38 Atnight: Well, I'm glad to know you see it differently now... (regardless if you are anti-airbus, because I myself am not necessarily an Airbus fan.... I just
39 A388: Very nice pictures and loved the take-off video too CX773, WOW! The sounds of such a big aircraft taking off just thrills me! Amazing, when seeing the
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I would like to know the reason for this since I have viewed another couple of landing videos of the A380 and you dont see one of the engine cowls move upon landing! I think that maybe the RR engine design does not show on the exterior the reverse kick in and the one that landed in HKG was the other engine variant.
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