Singapore_Air From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2000, 13711 posts, RR: 21 Posted (10 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 3798 times:
Airbus Industrie, majority owned by EADS, opened it's new A380 plant which will assemble the superjumbo.
The site is 50 hectares and there will also be a static test hall. The plant will be linked with Toulouse Blagnac airport by two new taxiways. Work on the plant began in January 2002 and will end at the end of 2003.
CcrlR From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 2203 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (10 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 3728 times:
That is cool! I can't wait until they first roll out the first A380!
"He was right, it is a screaming metal deathtrap!"-Cosmo (from the Fairly Oddparents)
Aio86 From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 928 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (10 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 3673 times:
Why do they need it open so far in advance? Do they do tests and stuff there first? Won't it take a while before they get to making a life-size prototype?
XFSUgimpLB41X From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 3952 posts, RR: 36 Reply 3, posted (10 years 10 months 1 week 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 3664 times:
Aio... they have made a life size prototype. Assembly on certain parts of the plane has already begun. Remember it takes a little while to put one of these things together, you cant build an airplane in 3 days.
Cx flyboy From Hong Kong, joined Dec 1999, 6341 posts, RR: 56 Reply 7, posted (10 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 3519 times:
Pardon my ignorance, but when was Bastille Day? What exactly happened? Who would want to assassinate him? Supporters of that racist opposition that didn't get elected?
Farman From Hong Kong, joined Mar 2002, 27 posts, RR: 2 Reply 8, posted (10 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 3507 times:
Bastille day is the 14th July. The attempted assassination was undertaken by a part-time chauffeur and member of a far-right student group, 25 year old Maxime Brunierre who fired a shot at the President from a .22 hunting rifle, which fortunately missed the President. He then tried to turn the rifle on himself before being over-powered by members of the crowd and arrested by the police.
And now back to Airbus Assembly Plant in Toulouse......
Teva From France, joined Jan 2001, 1868 posts, RR: 17 Reply 9, posted (10 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 3400 times:
Aio86, for your information, the ceremony was for the completion of the building.but it is an empty building. Now, they have to install all the equipment (tools, cranes, etc...)
It will take quite a lot of time.
they also have to build the taxiways.
we all havew to be patient...
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