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A380 Formation Flight Above TLS  
User currently offlineKnoxibus From France, joined Aug 2007, 93 posts, RR: 5
Posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 14502 times:
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I know some of the nutters would say that they are tired of seeing a new thread about A380, but 5 minutes ago, the 4 tests aircraft A380 MSN 001, MSN 002, MSN 004 & MSN 009 just did a formation fly-by above the TLS aiport here at 11.00 AM.

Can you imagine the noise of those four beasts just flying over?

We can hope for some pictures soon.


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User currently offlineJonathan-l From France, joined Mar 2002, 375 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 14470 times:

Big version: Width: 1280 Height: 960 File size: 483kb


[Edited 2006-08-30 11:26:35]

User currently offlineToulouse From Ireland, joined Apr 2005, 2163 posts, RR: 33
Reply 2, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 14390 times:

I was driving southerly towards Toulouse airport around 9:45 this morning and just as I was approaching Aéroconstellation saw one take off, then when parallel with Aéroconstellation saw a second one, then as I took the exit (for E Leclerc) I saw the third one and as I took the back road down towards the airport (near carpark P5) saw the fourth one on take off roll in front of me. What a site! Amazingly I managed not to crash the car while looking at these beasts take to the sky! What a site.


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User currently offlineKLMCedric From Belgium, joined Dec 2003, 631 posts, RR: 10
Reply 3, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 14347 times:

The pictures you post don't load-up on the page.
Any other way to post them? I'd really like to see that!

User currently offlineA520 From Switzerland, joined Jun 2006, 86 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 14347 times:

And they all have their landing gears up!  Wink

User currently offlineManzoori From Christmas Island, joined Sep 2002, 1499 posts, RR: 18
Reply 5, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 14347 times:

Great post Knoxibus and thanks for the photo Jonathan-I!!! Big grin

So... how was the noise of 16 Trent 900s? (i've not checked so I'm guessing they were all Trent powered!)

Cheers!

Rez
 Big grin


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User currently offlineHAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 23987 posts, RR: 51
Reply 6, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 14251 times:

WOW.
Fantastic View.Any Videos.
regds
MEL


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User currently offlineBeaucaire From Lebanon, joined Sep 2003, 3777 posts, RR: 13
Reply 7, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 14193 times:

Merci beaucoup !!!
Superbe picture - I would have wanted to hear that sound as well ....
Those moments make you understand why we are aviation freaks !


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User currently offlineJonathan-l From France, joined Mar 2002, 375 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 14158 times:

As you can see, there are no wake vortex issues  Smile

Quoting Beaucaire (Reply 8):
I would have wanted to hear that sound as well ....

Seriously, there wasn't much too hear. It was very quiet considering 4 aircraft were flying.

User currently offlineJbond From France, joined Jun 2001, 114 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 14043 times:

hum..... 12*T900 + 4*GP7200 !

User currently offlineMacc From Austria, joined Nov 2004, 744 posts, RR: 1
Reply 10, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 14043 times:

Quoting Manzoori (Reply 6):
So... how was the noise of 16 Trent 900s? (i've not checked so I'm guessing they were all Trent powered!)

one was GP. see article on FI:
http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles...ulouse+including+landing+gear.html


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User currently offlineWINGS From Portugal, joined May 2005, 2487 posts, RR: 51
Reply 11, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 13928 times:

WOW. What a wonderful sight. After yesterdays landing gear sensor mishap this formation seems to give a clear indication that all is running smoothly with testing.

Just out of curiosity can anyone spot which A380 is equipped with EA engines?

Regards,
Wings


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User currently offlineAtnight From Ecuador, joined Dec 2005, 505 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 13928 times:

Great Picture!! I always wanted a picture like that.... just amazing!!! It won't be something common to see 4 A380s in the air at the same time in formation, so that picture is worth a lot!!! Thanks for sharing... I just wish there were more pictures and a video of it as well... please post the pictures if you have any!


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User currently offlineJet-lagged From Japan, joined Mar 2002, 695 posts, RR: 0
Reply 13, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 13886 times:

Quoting Jonathan-l (Reply 1):

Cool! thanks for the pic.

User currently offlineLeelaw From , joined today!, posts, RR:
Reply 14, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 13728 times:







FI has added a few shots since the aforementioned article was originally posted.

[Edited 2006-08-30 13:42:09]

[Edited 2006-08-30 13:45:46]

User currently offlineJBOND From France, joined Jun 2001, 114 posts, RR: 0
Reply 15, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 13532 times:

Please don't forget le author name !

the biggest formation now on A.Net
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1101677/L/

User currently offlineJbond From France, joined Jun 2001, 114 posts, RR: 0
Reply 16, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 13509 times:

for F-WWEA (on queue on a.net)
http://www.planepictures.net/netshow.php?id=524970
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5797550

User currently offlineF.pier From Italy, joined Aug 2000, 1290 posts, RR: 6
Reply 17, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 13480 times:

Absolutely stunning!!!
Great compliments to the author

User currently offlineThorben From Germany, joined Sep 2005, 2752 posts, RR: 2
Reply 18, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 13403 times:

Holy sh..!  Wow!

These are really some great pictures! The test programm is picking up some speed, isn't it.

But to be honest, I can't really spot the different engine types.


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User currently offlineSabenapilot From Belgium, joined Feb 2000, 2490 posts, RR: 20
Reply 19, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 13107 times:

Quoting WINGS (Reply 11):
Just out of curiosity can anyone spot which A380 is equipped with EA engines?

the lead plane is definitely F-WWEA...

User currently offlineYooYoo From Canada, joined Nov 2003, 5001 posts, RR: 42
Reply 20, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 13091 times:

Very nice

Imagine the wake turbulence  Wink


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User currently offlineRed777 From Australia, joined Jan 2005, 13 posts, RR: 0
Reply 21, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 13064 times:

Great post would have been one hell of a site....was unreal just to see one but to see four...awesome.

Look forward to seeing a few more pics

User currently offlineGh123 From , joined today!, posts, RR:
Reply 22, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 12902 times:

Quoting Jonathan-l (Reply 8):
Jonathan-l From France, joined Mar 2002, 144 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted Wed Aug 30 2006 11:55:16 UTC+2 and read 1213 times:


As you can see, there are no wake vortex issues

Wake turbulence sinks.

User currently offlineSingapore_Air From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2000, 12086 posts, RR: 12
Reply 23, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 12844 times:

Oh how cute!


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User currently offlineOldAeroGuy From United States, joined Dec 2004, 2325 posts, RR: 32
Reply 24, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 12844 times:

Quoting Thorben (Reply 18):
The test programm is picking up some speed, isn't it.

It needs to if the A380 is going to deliver in 2006.

Only 123 days to go.


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User currently offlineCharliejag1 From United States, joined Aug 2006, 235 posts, RR: 0
Reply 25, posted (1 year 8 months 2 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 12640 times:

Quoting YooYoo (Reply 20):
Imagine the wake turbulence

Wake turbulence is minimal when the plane is clean (gear and flaps) and going faster than Vref or so. What really causes wake turbulence is full flaps and low speeds. As gh123 mentioned, if there was any wake turbulence, it would travel down and outward from the wingtips, so there would be no issue even if they were in slow dirty flight in formation.

26 Zudnic: Does anyone know the purpose of this formation? It wasn't clear from the FI article nor from the thread so far.
27 Post contains images Aussieindc: Awww, it's a pod of whales. Got to say, the quadruplets look good.