"PANAJI: Union minister of state for science, technology and earth sciences Ashwani Kumar said a 1,700-seater passenger aircraft will be rolled out in the next seven years.
Speaking in Panaji, Kumar said development of the aircraft is in an advanced stage and hoped India will be able to produce this state-of-the-art indigenous passenger aircraft soon."
FLIB 152 'heavy' low approach...Caution wake turbulance!
Dreadnought From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 7751 posts, RR: 22 Reply 1, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 3299 times:
2707200X From United States of America, joined Mar 2009, 6927 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 3277 times:
I think the likelihood of a 1,700 seat four story airliner going into service is the same as jet packs being commonly available for the public in seven years and it has been promised to us since the sixties...or that it would fit in the "80 meter box".
I would like to see how the plane would look like.
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einsteinboricua From Puerto Rico, joined Apr 2010, 2042 posts, RR: 6 Reply 4, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 3254 times:
If the A380 is limited by airport infrastructure, then how will this plane proceed? I assume it will have a massive wingspan, be extra long/tall...if the Indians manage to pull even one and get it into service into any airport, I'll buy a ticket on the first airline that flies it.
I agree with Dreadnought.
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JakeOrion From United States of America, joined Oct 2005, 1247 posts, RR: 2 Reply 5, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 3245 times:
Quoting einsteinboricua (Reply 4): If the A380 is limited by airport infrastructure, then how will this plane proceed?
As of right now, the only logical conclusion I can come up with is it will be a flying boat. I don't see how they could land this aircraft on land unless it is based off the BWB.
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DocLightning From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 16802 posts, RR: 57 Reply 6, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 3150 times:
Quoting JakeOrion (Reply 5): As of right now, the only logical conclusion I can come up with is it will be a flying boat.
DocLightning From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 16802 posts, RR: 57 Reply 7, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 3132 times:
mal787 From Australia, joined Jul 2007, 687 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 3095 times:
Great Emirates will by 100 and ply the skies full of them, and the 380 will be relageted to freight runs as all airlines will follow suit, before realising they had made a big mistake.
Take away the mans bong lock him up and dry him out
Springbok747 From Australia, joined Nov 2004, 4387 posts, RR: 13 Reply 9, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 3077 times:
Quoting geekydude (Thread starter): Speaking in Panaji, Kumar said development of the aircraft is in an advanced stage and hoped India will be able to produce this state-of-the-art indigenous passenger aircraft soon."
Has India actually produced a 'state-of-the-art' commercial aircraft? I mean..they can't even seem to make the LCA work..after years of 'development' and getting help from other countries.
And now they want to build a 1700 seater..wow. This Kumar person seems to be smoking something really good...
But that's the problem with these politicians..they make stupid statements which puts the entire nation to shame. Nobody cares in India because they have other things to worry about and idiotic politicians always keep spouting off nonsense.
kiwiinoz From New Zealand, joined Oct 2005, 2029 posts, RR: 5 Reply 10, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 2 days ago) and read 3040 times:
Quoting 2707200X (Reply 3): I think the likelihood of a 1,700 seat four story airliner going into service is the same as jet packs being commonly available for the public in seven years and it has been promised to us since the sixties...or that it would fit in the "80 meter box".
Mortyman From Norway, joined Aug 2006, 3222 posts, RR: 2 Reply 11, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 2954 times:
Maybe if you get all the passengers to stand during flight you can fit 1700 passengers into an aircraft without having to enlarge it to much. I doubt it would be a comfertable flight for a long time though
PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11106 posts, RR: 63 Reply 12, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 2940 times:
Quoting Mortyman (Reply 11): Maybe if you get all the passengers to stand during flight you can fit 1700 passengers into an aircraft without having to enlarge it to much. I doubt it would be a comfertable flight for a long time though
Plus he's probably thinking another couple of hundred can stand on the wings and a few more hundred can cling to the roof.
Doona From Sweden, joined Feb 2005, 3706 posts, RR: 14 Reply 13, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 2899 times:
Quoting Mortyman (Reply 11): Maybe if you get all the passengers to stand during flight you can fit 1700 passengers into an aircraft without having to enlarge it to much.
Hey, if they could cram 26 people into a Mini Cooper, I'd say that you could probably squeeze more than 1700 into an A380. Not sure how to handle it weight-wise, though...
comorin From United States of America, joined May 2005, 4670 posts, RR: 17 Reply 14, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 2895 times:
I will have you know that dung is still used in villages in India as an antiseptic cleaner on floors and as fuel. This explains the high tolerance for b.s. out there!
Dreadnought From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 7751 posts, RR: 22 Reply 15, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 2877 times:
Quoting Doona (Reply 13):
Hey, if they could cram 26 people into a Mini Cooper, I'd say that you could probably squeeze more than 1700 into an A380. Not sure how to handle it weight-wise, though...
I remember a crash in the early 90s involving a Yak-40. The -40 is a small jet made to seat 30-40 people at most, but they pulled something like 85 bodies out of the wreckage. Oops...
ALTF4 From United States of America, joined Jul 2010, 1143 posts, RR: 4 Reply 16, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 2863 times:
Quoting Dreadnought (Reply 15): I remember a crash in the early 90s involving a Yak-40. The -40 is a small jet made to seat 30-40 people at most, but they pulled something like 85 bodies out of the wreckage. Oops...
PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11106 posts, RR: 63 Reply 17, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 2849 times:
Quoting Dreadnought (Reply 15): I remember a crash in the early 90s involving a Yak-40. The -40 is a small jet made to seat 30-40 people at most, but they pulled something like 85 bodies out of the wreckage. Oops...
That was a Tajikistan Air Yak-40 in Khorog. Aircraft was reportedly hijacked by armed gunmen and 82/86 onboard died. I don't know how you get that many people in something so small, a Yak-40 isn't much bigger than a minivan inside.
N328KF From United States of America, joined May 2004, 6222 posts, RR: 3 Reply 18, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 2839 times:
Maybe they're planning on loading an A380 in this manner?
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ALTF4 From United States of America, joined Jul 2010, 1143 posts, RR: 4 Reply 20, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 2761 times:
MadameConcorde From San Marino, joined Feb 2007, 10241 posts, RR: 40 Reply 22, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 2661 times:
Is this the conceptors idea of a low cost carrier?
India and China are highly populated. I am not surprised they are thinking of doing this.
More seriously, is there real feasibility for such an aircraft?
There was a better way to fly it was called Concorde
DocLightning From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 16802 posts, RR: 57 Reply 23, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 2657 times:
Quoting mal787 (Reply 8): Take away the mans bong lock him up and dry him out
But that's no fun! I want to see what he comes up with next!
Quoting Dreadnought (Reply 1): It comes under the "WTF is he smoking?" section.
AirPacific747 From Denmark, joined May 2008, 2088 posts, RR: 23 Reply 24, posted (1 year 11 months 1 week 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 2641 times:
Quoting ALTF4 (Reply 20): As one of the comments on there says, I won't ever complain about a crowded train again.
Just imagine the same scene with an A380 parked at the gate, and crew pushing people into the plane like that, before taxiing for departure
25 comorin: Gedouttahere! That MUST have been photoshopped... Seriously, he must have said " Seventy to a Hundred" which some dumb reporter probably misheard as
26 BarfBag: The picture is from Bangladesh, not India. And since this seems to be the thread du jour for absurd news items, here's my contribution: China Bans Re
27 N328KF: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan. What's the difference? (Note: I am from the subcontinent.)
28 HAWK21M: I'd believe it if an Aviation Expert said so.....Not some politician. End of topic
29 FlyDeltaJets87: Don't we already have an airline thinking of trying this? Ryanair?
30 steeler83: Build the titanic and give it wings. Excellent idea... Talk about an easy transfer from aircraft to ship.
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