Simviation Forum - A380 build pictures...

Nov 27^th, 2003 at 3:43pm

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Hi Guys,

Found these, and thought of you lot! Grin

All I can say is, that thing is

BIG!!

http://vanzanten-studios.wehid.com/A380/

Ric B.

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Reply #1 - Nov 27^th, 2003 at 9:44pm

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Reply #2 - Nov 27^th, 2003 at 9:48pm

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Holy Crap!

would've been nice to...

oh...
would've been nice to see the actual product. Tongue

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Reply #3 - Nov 28^th, 2003 at 4:38am

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holy crap! never seen such a big aircraft before! Shocked

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Reply #4 - Nov 28^th, 2003 at 9:53am

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Man, THAT is one enormous plane!

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Reply #5 - Nov 28^th, 2003 at 10:03am

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Just more places for rodents and bugs to hide

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Reply #6 - Nov 28^th, 2003 at 10:34am

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Just more places for rodents and bugs to hide

LOL, otherwise know by the flight crew as "PAX".... Wink

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Reply #7 - Nov 28^th, 2003 at 2:43pm

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...all i can say is 'good grief'. very humbly ...

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Reply #8 - Nov 28^th, 2003 at 8:40pm

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Wow...

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Reply #9 - Nov 30^th, 2003 at 9:29pm

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Ric,

Does that plane exist now? Or was it a "concept" and it never ........ ahem....... "got off the ground" Wink

?

best,

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Reply #10 - Nov 30^th, 2003 at 10:29pm

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Ric,

Does that plane exist now? Or was it a "concept" and it never ........ ahem....... "got off the ground" Wink

?

best,

.................john

Those photos are of the prototype that is under construction. It should fly sometime next year.

So technically, it doesn't exist now, and since the "concept" hasn't gotten off the ground... it's sort of "in between".

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Reply #11 - Nov 30^th, 2003 at 11:00pm

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But it is coming. They're already building airports with the longer runways that will be required for it. I forget how long it needs, but it's a lot. I think Denver's new airport has a big enough runway.

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Reply #12 - Dec 1^st, 2003 at 7:41am

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Yup, the plane you see being built there is going to be used for testing, and will eventually go to Fed-Ex, at least that's what I'm hearing.

Most runways won't need to be lengthened, as the A380 will have better performance than the 747-400.

What will need to be changed is the parking areas. At KLAX for example, the parking areas are so small that when 2 744's are next to each other, clearance at the wingtips is just over 4 ft. That's why you must get positioned under a tug, and not your own power at LAX.

I have no idea what the airport are planning to do about this, I hope they can sort something out! LAX is a nice airport.....except for the snooty security guards, as I found out first hand....

Ric.

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