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Apr 27^th, 2005 at 4:34am

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It's in the air as I type ........... I've just watched the first takeoff of the A380 Live on the BBC.

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Reply #1 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 4:35am

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sky news for me but its all good. Landing is the interesting bit:) about 90 minutes from now i believe

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Reply #2 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 4:37am

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yep, i saw it as well, but only with CCN with me!!!!
id love standing at the end of the runway and watching a a380 fly slow and low comeing into land.About about as low as an airshow but its overfling the croud.

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Reply #3 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 4:43am

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sky news for me but its all good. Landing is the interesting bit:) about 90 minutes from now i believe

Landing anywhere between 2 and 5 hours away at the crew's discretion. Sky News wins the coverage vote again - they got Peter Chandler, one of the two A380 project pilots (the other one was on the plane) to be their expert on the commentary, whereas the BBC got some chap wrting a book for Airbus, who really wasn't up to speed on what would be going on during the flight...

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Reply #4 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 5:04am

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Would have been a good show of faith to have him flying rather than commentating, considering the time and money the British have put into it.

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Reply #5 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 5:06am

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Would have been a good show of faith to have him flying rather than commentating, considering the time and money the British have put into it.

Politics I'm afraid. BAES have only a 20% stake in Airbus don't they, and the CTP and Boss of the flight test division are both French. Sad, as every other nationality involved was aboard. Same with Concorde though all those years back...

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Reply #6 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 5:11am

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http://www.airliners.net/open.file/825947/L/

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Reply #7 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 5:22am

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That was quick. Shocked

This reminds me of the Brabazon. I still remember seeing the first flight on the newsreels. We had no TV or instant coverage in those days. I actually saw the Brabazon flying along the south coast. I would have been about 7 years old.

PS. Let's hope this one is more successful.

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Reply #8 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 7:08am

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Did it land yet?

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Reply #9 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 7:17am

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Did it land yet?

Dave

Not yet ........... Cheesy

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Reply #10 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 7:25am

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Did it land yet?

Dave

Still over the pyrenees by the looks of it...

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Reply #11 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 7:30am

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For those who didn't have the luxury of seeing it on TV (myself included), here is a good movie clip, swedish commentary but smooth video without chopping

http://www.aftonbladet.se/atv/index.html?catID=10&clipID=596

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Reply #12 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 7:40am

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Gear just coming down on live feed... Still over Pyrenees

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Reply #13 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 10:25am

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I have mixed feelings - as much as I prefer Boeing (for purely jingoistic commercial reasons) - I have to applaud the European community for finally getting that behemoth in the air.

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Reply #14 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 12:05pm

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For those who didn't have the luxury of seeing it on TV (myself included), here is a good movie clip, swedish commentary but smooth video without chopping

Hey thanks Nexus for the amazing link. I was searching the net for some madein clips but found non. Unfortunate to miss it live but the video was well worth.

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Reply #15 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 12:08pm

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I have mixed feelings - as much as I prefer Boeing (for purely jingoistic commercial reasons) - I have to applaud the European community for finally getting that behemoth in the air.

Ditto

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Reply #16 - May 2^nd, 2005 at 1:22am

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There wouldn't happen to be any in cockpit footage would there?

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