WingedMigrator From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 2031 posts, RR: 56 Posted (5 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 9408 times:
The first A380 that will be delivered to EK next year took to the air on 04 September. It is MSN011, the tenth A380 to fly. It is now in XFW for cabin outfitting. This is the real thing; all previous A380 photos with the Emirates livery were of MSN004, temporarily painted up for the Dubai air show.
MadameConcorde From San Marino, joined Feb 2007, 10347 posts, RR: 40 Reply 1, posted (5 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 9367 times:
Was it Airbus pilots flying MSN011 BigBus or Emirates?
Maybe this is still considered testing so I don't know...
There was a better way to fly it was called Concorde
KELPkid From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 5962 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (5 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 9351 times:
Finally, the first A380-861 takes to the air (F-WWEA is officially an A380-841, since it is to be converted to RR power prior to delivery..).
Celebrating the birth of KELPkidJR on August 5, 2009 :-)
LTU932 From Germany, joined Jan 2006, 13864 posts, RR: 51 Reply 3, posted (5 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 9346 times:
Quoting MadameConcorde (Reply 1): Was it Airbus pilots flying MSN011 BigBus or Emirates?
Usually prior to delivery, the airline's pilots only fly the yet to be delivered aircraft during acceptance flights. At least, that's how it's done at Boeing, but I guess it should also apply for Airbus as well.
WingedMigrator From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 2031 posts, RR: 56 Reply 4, posted (5 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 9346 times:
Quoting MadameConcorde (Reply 1): Was it Airbus pilots flying MSN011 BigBus or Emirates?
Evidently Airbus. It won't be delivered for quite a while (summer 2008)
Thorben From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (5 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days ago) and read 8894 times:
Quoting Patroni (Reply 6): Looks like they have "recycled" the emergency slide door below the first upper deck door from an aircraft in Airbus house colours?
You really notice details. But even stranger, the picture shows a plane's left side. The writing seems to be part of an A. However, the house colours have the "A" in light blue on the right side of the plane at that emergency slide. The left side normally has the "S" there.
Airbazar From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 6953 posts, RR: 7 Reply 8, posted (5 years 9 months 2 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 8765 times:
By the same token, it looks like they have "recycled" almost every door too, as most of them are showing the loght blue color strip, at the top. In fact looking at the pictures provided above, it appears that they do that quite often. Interesting.
DL767captain From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 2539 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (5 years 9 months 2 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 8539 times:
Quoting Thorben (Reply 7):
You really notice details. But even stranger, the picture shows a plane's left side. The writing seems to be part of an A. However, the house colours have the "A" in light blue on the right side of the plane at that emergency slide. The left side normally has the "S" there
that is because one side says A380 Airbus and the other says Airbus A380
ENU From Netherlands, joined Nov 2006, 1166 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (5 years 9 months 2 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 8333 times:
Quoting WingedMigrator (Thread starter): This is the real thing; all previous A380 photos with the Emirates livery were of MSN004, temporarily painted up for the Dubai air show.
The A380 looks a bit thickset on this picture, they should stretch the fuselage!
RedFlyer From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 4181 posts, RR: 30 Reply 12, posted (5 years 9 months 2 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 8213 times:
Quoting Airbazar (Reply 8): By the same token, it looks like they have "recycled" almost every door too, as most of them are showing the loght blue color strip, at the top. In fact looking at the pictures provided above, it appears that they do that quite often. Interesting.
Is that from "recycling" the panels or something else? Because the nose gear doors are the same blue color.
WingedMigrator From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 2031 posts, RR: 56 Reply 13, posted (5 years 9 months 2 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 7946 times:
Quoting ENU (Reply 11): The A380 looks a bit thickset on this picture, they should stretch the fuselage!
It's possible EK will make it happen:
It would sure look more graceful with the stretch.
DZ09 From United States of America, joined Sep 2006, 481 posts, RR: 1 Reply 15, posted (5 years 9 months 2 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 7259 times:
Quoting WingedMigrator (Reply 13): Quoting ENU (Reply 11):
The A380 looks a bit thickset on this picture, they should stretch the fuselage!
It's possible EK will make it happen:
It would sure look more graceful with the stretch.
I was thinking the same thing. The current version looks more like a 747Sp in terms of proportions, with plenty of room to expand. Just don't know if that's feasible.
WingedMigrator From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 2031 posts, RR: 56 Reply 16, posted (5 years 9 months 2 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 6373 times:
Quoting DZ09 (Reply 15): The current version looks more like a 747Sp in terms of proportions, with plenty of room to expand. Just don't know if that's feasible.
The feasibility is entirely a matter of market demand. Technically it is more than feasible; the entire airplane was designed for it from the start, with countless design features to facilitate growth. Emirates has often stated a desire for the A380-900 (along with everything else under the sun )
Emirates2005 From Germany, joined Jun 2005, 237 posts, RR: 1 Reply 17, posted (5 years 9 months 2 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 2826 times:
Since they are working so hard on the plane, am kind of hoping that it will be fully furnished and painted for the Dubai Airshow starting in mid-November (11th November to be exact).
Will keep my fingers crossed!!!
BTW, since the plane is already going for furnishings, then to the paint shop... is there a chance that delivery will happen before the planed August 2008?
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