Simviation Forum - A380 painted and with full 4 engines

Jan 8^th, 2005 at 6:13pm

Enola Gay Ex Member
Forza Lazio!!

Gender:

i just read at Airliners.net and saw the first A380 with some paint and 4 engines, looks pretty cool. 8)

&&SS Lazio Website

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #1 - Jan 8^th, 2005 at 6:47pm

eno Offline
Colonel
Why you shouldn't light
your farts!!
Derbyshire UK

Posts: 7802

Here's the pic.
A380 Rollout

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #2 - Jan 8^th, 2005 at 8:02pm

Craig. Offline
Colonel
Birmingham

Gender:
Posts: 18590

rumors abound as to what is under the sheets. could be a new scheme or could just be un-painted areas waiting for the primer. It looks a little shorter now its been painted and the cockpit looks a little out of place. But i cant wait to see it fly, i might even goto france to see it.

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #3 - Jan 8^th, 2005 at 8:19pm

Hagar Offline
Colonel
My Spitfire Girl
Costa Geriatrica

Posts: 33159

Quote:

rumors abound as to what is under the sheets. could be a new scheme or could just be un-painted areas waiting for the primer.

Probably masking protecting the windows. That would be normal practice. There could be a cheat line already painted beneath it.

PS. I just had another look at the photo. I see the sheeting is covering the tail & rear fuselage. Whatever is beneath it I would think it's there to prevent overspray. Maybe the tail was painted separately. It's a big job. LOL

Founder & Sole Member - Grumpy's Over the Hill Club for Veteran Virtual Aviators
Member of the Fox Four Group

Need help? Try Grumpy's Lair

My photo gallery

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #4 - Jan 8^th, 2005 at 8:44pm

Craig. Offline
Colonel
Birmingham

Gender:
Posts: 18590

if you look closely at the join between the tail and rudder you can see a little art work underneath. it looks a little like this
http://www.airbus.com/wallpapers/2005/jan_05_800_600.jpg

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #5 - Jan 8^th, 2005 at 9:39pm

jknight8907 Offline
Colonel

Gender:
Posts: 723

The way that covering is laid out, it looks like it's shielding a airline or maybe Airbus name on the front section, and a logo on the tail.

&&It is better to remain silent and be considered a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.&&&&There were once four people named Everybody, Somebody, Nobody and Anybody. Somebody had to do a job, but Nobody wanted to do it. Nobody could see that Anybody could do it, and Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody's job. Nobody ended up doing it, and it so happened that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #6 - Jan 9^th, 2005 at 6:01am

Theis Offline
Colonel
Always somewhere, sometime..
Rødovre, Denmark

Gender:
Posts: 6116

i like the reg. F-WWOW 8) Grin

Bar by Mees

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #7 - Jan 9^th, 2005 at 6:26am

ATI 9700pro Ex Member

Quote:

if you look closely at the join between the tail and rudder you can see a little art work underneath. it looks a little like this
http://www.airbus.com/wallpapers/2005/jan_05_800_600.jpg

You think that Airbus gets a new standard promo paint scheme,like Boeing did with its 'dream liner' one?

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #8 - Jan 9^th, 2005 at 6:37am

Craig. Offline
Colonel
Birmingham

Gender:
Posts: 18590

It wouldn't surprise me, new aircraft time to bring in a new era for airbus. The rumors have been floating around they would try a new logo/paint scheme.

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #9 - Jan 9^th, 2005 at 10:48am

Mr. Bones Offline
Colonel

Posts: 4304

cool! some friends around here are going to Toulouse for the first flight. allas I can't go with them as I suffer from my exams untill februari Sad

Raw power...the J-58.&&&&&&My Anet collection.&&

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #10 - Jan 9^th, 2005 at 11:00am

Craig. Offline
Colonel
Birmingham

Gender:
Posts: 18590

first flights march Bones.

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #11 - Jan 9^th, 2005 at 2:46pm

Mr. Bones Offline
Colonel

Posts: 4304

Quote:

first flights march Bones.

according to "luchtvaartnieuws' (aviaton news in dutch) it will be on februari the 22nd...others say 31st of march...i don't care, i won't be there anyway... allas!

Raw power...the J-58.&&&&&&My Anet collection.&&

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #12 - Jan 9^th, 2005 at 4:36pm

C Offline
Colonel
Earth

Posts: 13144

Its nice to see that being a true multinational aircraft, all the nations in the Airbus consortium are being represented in the flight crew for the first flight...

...except Britain.

And the aircraft will have 2 captains (?!)....

Charlie Wink

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #13 - Jan 9^th, 2005 at 11:35pm

TacitBlue Offline
Colonel
That's right, I have my
own logo.
Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA

Gender:
Posts: 5391

Maybe Im just not used to looking at airliners, but that thing is huge! I cant get over that.

A&P Mechanic, Rankin Aircraft 78Y

Aircraft are naturally beautiful because form follows function. -TB

Back to top

IP Logged

Reply #14 - Jan 10^th, 2005 at 2:17pm

Enola Gay Ex Member
Forza Lazio!!

Gender:

hope the flight is successful 8)

&&SS Lazio Website

Back to top

IP Logged

	Search the archive: