Simviation Forum - A380 rolls out...

May 27^th, 2004 at 10:23am

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Here it is...the 1st spy shot...airframe CN5000 rolled out of the hangar this morning.

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Reply #1 - May 27^th, 2004 at 10:30am

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argh when will they place the nose cone on that thing, its ugly enough but without it its even uglier.
Good pic though thanks:)

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Reply #2 - May 27^th, 2004 at 11:04am

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sad the engines aren't attached to it yet. i'd like to see it standing next to another plane too (A340, 747) so we can actually see how big it is! Wink

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Reply #3 - May 27^th, 2004 at 11:17am

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sad the engines aren't attached to it yet. i'd like to see it standing next to another plane too (A340, 747) so we can actually see how big it is! Wink

If you want an impression of size, check the guys in the high-vis jackets by the left MLG. She's a monster Shocked

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Reply #4 - May 27^th, 2004 at 12:23pm

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Wow that thing is HUGE! I bet the guys at Boeing are sitting around throwing darts at that picture waiting for the 7E7 to roll out

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Reply #5 - May 27^th, 2004 at 1:09pm

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I'm still reminded of the OTHER European produced "biggest and most luxurious" mass transportation project that didn't really get off to a great start. Wink

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Reply #6 - May 27^th, 2004 at 3:35pm

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I'm still reminded of the OTHER European produced "biggest and most luxurious" mass transportation project that didn't really get off to a great start. Wink

It's gonna have to be one hella big iceberg.

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Reply #7 - May 27^th, 2004 at 4:18pm

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I'm still reminded of the OTHER European produced "biggest and most luxurious" mass transportation project that didn't really get off to a great start. Wink

I'm trying to think what you mean, the QM2 seems to be doing alright... Tongue

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Reply #8 - May 27^th, 2004 at 4:44pm

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Last time I made the reference no one got it either. This time Ric seems to have picked up on it. Score one for Mr. Barker.

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Reply #9 - May 27^th, 2004 at 4:46pm

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Score one for Mr. Barker.

Hooray!

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Reply #10 - May 27^th, 2004 at 5:00pm

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Last time I made the reference no one got it either. This time Ric seems to have picked up on it. Score one for Mr. Barker.

Maybe its because Titanic was just one failiure in a sea of success. Grin

Pun intended. Wink

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Reply #11 - May 27^th, 2004 at 5:06pm

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Enough with the Titanic already! Grin

This airframe will not fly anyways - it will be tested to destruction.

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Reply #12 - May 27^th, 2004 at 5:12pm

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this is gonna sound strange, But am i the only one whos a little worried about the wings. They look awfully for lack of a better term, breakable.

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Reply #13 - May 27^th, 2004 at 5:15pm

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I think the word your looking for is "flexible". The're probably a lot stonger than a lot of other wings out there.

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Reply #14 - May 27^th, 2004 at 5:17pm

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this is gonna sound strange, But am i the only one whos a little worried about the wings. They look awfully for lack of a better term, breakable.

What makes a wing look breakable exactly? I'm sure airbus have done their sums!

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Reply #15 - May 27^th, 2004 at 5:17pm

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i sure hope so. Then again this is what that aircraft is there to find out. Who wants the first guess for major design mistake? Grin

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Reply #16 - May 27^th, 2004 at 5:20pm

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It looks fine to me so far. One thing BAe is good at is building wings. At least it all fits together - so far anyway. Am I the only one here who finds this an impressive achievement? Roll Eyes

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Reply #17 - May 27^th, 2004 at 5:22pm

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I hardly think there are going to be any major problems at all.

Don't forget that for a modern airliner, everything is designed and tested before the first 6016 T-6 is cut.

Even the design and manufacturing process will have been carefully designed and tested before the 1st factory was built. When you are spending that much money, you leave nothing to chance.

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Reply #18 - May 27^th, 2004 at 5:26pm

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lol it was more of a joke.
Strange sense of humor i have, people who know me comment on it all the time.
I said from the first showing of the pictures months ago, that i cant wait to see this thing fly. I know it will, bigger planes have flown so i dont see this one being any differant. I am not an airbus fan but if this does really take off(pardon the pun) as a good airline addition, airbus will have done a better than good job.

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Reply #19 - May 27^th, 2004 at 6:27pm

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The A380 doesn't look at all that bad...compared to this one

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Reply #20 - May 29^th, 2004 at 10:19am

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nar i love the super transporter..very ingenius of airbus to turn an a330 into a beluga whale for transportation methods

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Reply #21 - May 29^th, 2004 at 10:47am

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even more ingenious as it started out as An A300 Wink

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