a380 news

does anyone have any news or pictures of the a380???

Why don't you try an internet search? Type in the word a380 and see how many responses you get. There are enough to keep you going for quite some time. If you're really that fascinated, you could also email the publicity department at Airbus and ask for a brochure and a video.

ok thank you alot

Heres a few for you:

www.airliners.net...
www.airliners.net...

HTH

Richard

My god! How gorgeous is that baby!

Originally posted by waynos
My god! How gorgeous is that baby!

Its definately beautiful - AND I HAVE A TICKET FOR THE FIRST PASSENGER FLIGHT! (Airbus ran a competition a while back, got an email today saying I had won a ticket! Its only a 60 minute flight out over the Bay of Biscay from Paris)

you lucky......... I hope you post a ton of pictures

holy smoke
i want a ticket! lol

Richard, you are in my thoughts and prayers.

Originally posted by waynos
My god! How gorgeous is that baby!

I don't understand ,how can someone consider todays pasenger and cargoplanes beautifull. They are all ugly, just a thick tube with wings. Only Concorde and maybe Sonic cruiser concept looked decent.

Originally posted by longbow

Originally posted by waynos
My god! How gorgeous is that baby!

I don't understand ,how can someone consider todays pasenger and cargoplanes beautifull. They are all ugly, just a thick tube with wings.

Only Concorde and maybe Sonic cruiser concept looked decent.

well they do look better than yesterdays old 707s and dc-8

Well I don't understand those people who think the Raptor is beautiful, Fabulous it may be but it is also pig ugly. Its all in the eye of the beholder and to me that vast white double deck airframe with those huge and curvacious wings is beautiful.

777s are beautiful to me , the curved wings and the .......

well this


www.x-plane.com...


www.x-plane.com...

Edit: direct linked the oversized photos/images

[edit on 18-6-2005 by Seekerof]

I remember when the 777 came out I was so shocked at seeing a 747-200 replacement that was a twinjet! The sheer size of it and only two engines, remarkable.

Originally posted by waynos
I remember when the 777 came out I was so shocked at seeing a 747-200 replacement that was a twinjet! The sheer size of it and only two engines, remarkable.

For an airline that was the best part.. fewer engines means less maintenance..

For the 'hobbiests', I'm with you... those engines are freakin' huge (I love the engines for that thing.. all that power too... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.... )

Osiris

hehe...
the engines on the 300ER prodiced 127 000 punds of thrust in a test

[edit on 12-2-2005 by JimmyCarterIsSmarter]

Commerical airplanes have a bueaty all to thier own. I love the pictures with the 777 in flight and the amount of flex in the wings is really apparent as the tips curve upward.!!!!

The Airbus looks a bit chubby with its doubledecker waistline, but if they bring out the stretched versions that can carry a few hundred extra passengers, it will have much better proportions...

Also I really hope some crazy engineer has the guts to come up with a big fat Boeing or Airbus featuring forward wings. After all forward things supposed to have more lift wich should translate in better economy.


[edit on 13-2-2005 by Countermeasures]

Originally posted by Countermeasures
The Airbus looks a bit chubby with its doubledecker waistline, but if they bring out the stretched versions that can carry a few hundred extra passengers, it will have much better proportions...

Also I really hope some crazy engineer has the guts to come up with a big fat Boeing or Airbus featuring forward wings.

There is a stretched A380-900 version planned, it will carry an extra 100 or so passengers, and is planned for inservice 2 years after the A380-800. There is also a shortened -700 version as well, so expect it to look uber chubby

If you meant forward swept wings, you do realise that theres almost no reason for a commercial airliner to have them? They do very little of efficiency, but they work wonders for manoeuverability - not something you are really aiming for when carrying 600 passengers

Is anyone going to witness the test flight of the a380 in toulouse?