Stitch From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 26726 posts, RR: 83 Reply 2, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 19417 times:
She's actually pretty low to the ground...
I remember the awe I felt when I first walked the 747, 767 and 777 production floors. I knew these planes were big, but it is one thing looking at them from a terminal some 4-5m off the ground and quite another walking under them.
What impressed me most was an un-crated Trent 800. I knew her fan shroud was as big around as a 737, but having six of my friends stand side-by-side before it really brought it home.
Lexy From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 2362 posts, RR: 9 Reply 3, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 19198 times:
Check these pics of the A380 from up close and you get a real idea just how massive the thing is from a HUMAN perspective. It's hard to conceive how it gets off the ground, but then you start eye-balling the engines and it becomes real clear that those are not your ordinary jet engines!
A350 From Germany, joined Nov 2004, 1098 posts, RR: 23 Reply 4, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 18909 times:
Quoting Stitch (Reply 2): I remember the awe I felt when I first walked the 747, 767 and 777 production floors. I knew these planes were big, but it is one thing looking at them from a terminal some 4-5m off the ground and quite another walking under them.
At airshows I always find amazing how big even narrowbodies seem to be if you see them from ground level. On the other hand, when I saw the A380 for the first time at the ILA to my surprise it didn't seem that much bigger to me. Perhaps you just lose the feeling for the dimension since you have no comparision. My first impression was not "wow, THAT's big", it was rather, "okay, now I know how it looks like".
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Lexy From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 2362 posts, RR: 9 Reply 5, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 18588 times:
Quoting A350 (Reply 4): it was rather, "okay, now I know how it looks like".
I can agree with that. I had seen pictures ad nauseum on here of the A380 and when finally laying my own eyes upon it for the first time, I felt like I knew who it was. The real feeling of overwhelming size became apparent when you get next to it, or climb aboard it. There is a sense of endlessness to the interior, but that may of had to do with the interior being removed in the one I was on. I'm sure it's different on those with an interior.
None the less, standing next to ANY jetliner is an experience all into itself. All jetliners, from 737's to A380's, are really big when you get close to one.
Lorgem1 From Canada, joined May 2006, 47 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 18151 times:
Quoting A350 (Reply 4): it was rather, "okay, now I know how it looks like".
I totally agree! I saw it in the infield area at SFO in early October. We were coming in on a 777 from ORD. I was kind of surprised also. I guess I expected it to be bigger.
AKE0404AR From United States of America, joined May 2000, 2534 posts, RR: 50 Reply 7, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 17080 times:
Lexy From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 2362 posts, RR: 9 Reply 8, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 16821 times:
The marshal is standing a good bit behind the engine cowling in that pic. That really is just a trick on the eyes. The inside of the cowling measures 11 ft. high roughly.
WarRI1 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 6496 posts, RR: 8 Reply 12, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 14312 times:
NwAflyer07 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 13, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 14088 times:
Quoting OA260 (Reply 11): Nice pics did you get inside??? What was the interior like???
I wasn't able to get inside, but my father did. He took some pics, and the interior looks pretty cool. There's that large bathroom with a window people were talkin about on the forums, forward and aft airstaris, gigantic galleys, etc... He was nice enough to get me one of the saftey cards from the seat pockets and a few other information packets about the A380.
Enviroian From United States of America, joined Oct 2007, 15 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 13641 times:
What a technological marvel this aircraft is. The interior shots I've seen are impressive as well. Very contemporary and up to date. Does Boeing even have anything close to the technological edge this monster offers?
Tdscanuck From Canada, joined Jan 2006, 12709 posts, RR: 80 Reply 17, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 3 days ago) and read 13366 times:
Quoting Enviroian (Reply 14): Does Boeing even have anything close to the technological edge this monster offers?
Which technology would that be? The A380 is impressive, don't get me wrong, but most of the technology on it is incremental improvement over the prior generation. The only things that pops to mind for being totally new in this type of aircraft are the spoiler actuators, use of GLARE, and (I believe), LED cabin lighting. Don't forget, the A380 design started in the mid/late 90's. The 787 and A350 will both have 10-15 year technology jumps over the A380.
WingedMigrator From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 2025 posts, RR: 56 Reply 18, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 12966 times:
Quoting Tdscanuck (Reply 17): The only things that pops to mind for being totally new in this type of aircraft are the spoiler actuators, use of GLARE, and (I believe), LED cabin lighting.
I think you left out a few... 5000 psi hydraulics, electro-hydraulic power-by-wire actuators (and just two hydraulic circuits instead of the usual three), ethernet-based modular avionics, direct sideslip sensing, variable frequency generators, etc.
Plunaaircanada From Canada, joined Jan 2007, 153 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 11736 times:
Quoting Lexy (Reply 8): The marshal is standing a good bit behind the engine cowling in that pic. That really is just a trick on the eyes. The inside of the cowling measures 11 ft. high roughly.
Yea I noticed he was behind that would be too big!!
SJC4Me From United States of America, joined Jul 2006, 366 posts, RR: 1 Reply 22, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 9755 times:
What's the MTOW? I bet its close to a million pounds.
Milan320 From Poland, joined Jan 2005, 866 posts, RR: 12 Reply 24, posted (5 years 6 months 1 week 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 9218 times:
Quoting A350 (Reply 4): when I saw the A380 for the first time at the ILA to my surprise it didn't seem that much bigger to me
I saw the A380 at ILA too last summer, and I kind of agree. But then when I saw it get off the ground and into the air, I realized it's massive.
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25 B747forever: Wow, the engine is sooooo big. Great photos. Thank you for sharing.
28 Cymro: The best view IMO to see the size is to stand behind and look fwd taking in the wings and tail (there is probably a pic somewhere on anet) truly massi
29 Aircellist: Lots of space to shelter from the rain!
30 JetMech: I'm not sure if there actually is a "usual" number of hydraulic systems for an aircraft. The A380 actually does have three systems. IIRC, is has two
31 Tdscanuck: I would consider 5000 psi hydraulics to be an incremental change...there is no new hydraulic design involved, just higher pressure. Electrohydraulic
32 Lexy: I have a friend who got the eintire wing span in a shot like that at CVG. I got one similar to that, but it focused more on the tail and engines port
33 Viscount724: But it's not the longest. A340-600 and 777-300 are both slightly longer. That's often overlooked.
34 Flysherwood: One of my favorite moments when traveling to NRT is when the Pilot announces that we will be de-planing at a "Bus" gate. It is awesome to walk on the
35 YULWinterSkies: Damn, that's a lot of people than can be stuffed inside if so many can fit on the wings and in the engines... Sweet. Shows nicely how everything is bi
36 Flysherwood: Thank you and well said. For all the wonder, it is an A340 with an extra deck!
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