Simviation Forum - The A380 look.

Feb 27^th, 2004 at 4:51pm

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I downloaded the new A380 to see what all the fuss was about. I don't like the shape as i think that it is absalutly hidious. But never mind. I hoped in and taxied to the active. Depart out, and flew around for a little while as I allways do with new aircaft to see how they perform. This performed quite well in the air i thought althought i was a stugle to get her off the ground. Anyway up we went. On arival everythink was going great i thought emmm this mite not be as hard as I thought it was going to be to ger her bac down, but of course I was proved wrong. Time for the firecrew to come sort this one out.

Hope you enjoyed as much as I did Grin

. Any way please al of your comments are welcomed and i know that I may get some stick for this from the residents who have textbook landings everytime Roll Eyes

. Anyway thanks for looking.

Iain Tongue

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Reply #1 - Feb 27^th, 2004 at 4:52pm

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Man...too heavy ???

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Reply #2 - Feb 27^th, 2004 at 5:02pm

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Here's how you do it:

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/A380_3

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Just kidding Wink

But the A380 is in fact an horrible looking aircraft, at least in FS, I hope the real one that's going to come out in a few years looks much better than this. Roll Eyes

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Reply #3 - Feb 27^th, 2004 at 5:08pm

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Nuno, i agree it just does not look like an aircraft what so ever. Anyway good landing. My was a first atempt i shounld get good soom Roll Eyes

. Or that aircraft may just collect cobwebs insead of passengers and stay in the aircrafts folder. Grin

Iain

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Reply #4 - Feb 27^th, 2004 at 5:40pm

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If you ask me, the a380 looks like a mutant craft with some odd disfigured forehead. But back on topic:

I have trouble landing the 747, never tried the scarebus 380. I'm sure it would take a while to get my type rating! Grin

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Reply #5 - Feb 27^th, 2004 at 6:05pm

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Nuno, i agree it just does not look like an aircraft what so ever. Anyway good landing. My was a first atempt i shounld get good soom Roll Eyes

. Or that aircraft may just collect cobwebs insead of passengers and stay in the aircrafts folder. Grin

Iain

Keep trying pal. With time you for sure will have it landing like any other plane. However, I don´t fully agree with the way it looks. Might be kinda different, but in my humble opinion, looks great.
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Nuno: What a landing!!!!! Book perfect!!!

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Reply #6 - Feb 27^th, 2004 at 6:14pm

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I think it's nicer than the 747 Wink

( oh sheet am I going to take some flak for this one Grin

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Reply #7 - Feb 27^th, 2004 at 6:27pm

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Keep trying pal. With time you for sure will have it landing like any other plane. However, I don´t fully agree with the way it looks. Might be kinda different, but in my humble opinion, looks great.
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Nuno: What a landing!!!!! Book perfect!!!

Thank you mate, I'm not bragging or something (to be honest I'm far from being a great pilot, I have my fair amount of crashes Grin

) but that was the first and only time I flew the A380, it was in a circuit around Athens, Greece, I never tried it again ever since and I think I even deleted it from my aircraft folder, it just doesn't look right!

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Reply #8 - Feb 29^th, 2004 at 2:38pm

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it looks out of proportion... kinda wierd

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Reply #9 - Mar 4^th, 2004 at 5:39am

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Aw, c'mon - the A380 is really elegant! To get something that size to be streamlined AND good-looking is a tall order, but they've done really well IMHO.

Besides, I'm biased - I've been flying a Virgin A380 around FS2002 for some while now. Here I am on the return ascent out of San Francisco in bad weather (dang than microclimate), heading back to Gatwick.

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Reply #10 - Mar 4^th, 2004 at 8:10am

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until it does fly for the first time, i remain certain that it is just not going to fly. Its also ugly

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Reply #11 - Mar 4^th, 2004 at 3:12pm

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Great shoots..when is it going to come out for real?

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Reply #12 - Mar 4^th, 2004 at 3:35pm

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i think its first test flight is the end of this year, maybe early next. Then deliverys to begin end of 2005 begining of 2006. please correct me if i am wrong

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