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shineoftheever |
Posted - 11/01/2007 : 20:18:27 Discuss!
The biggest jetliner yet! I will pay extra to go on this thing if I ever fly the route it takes. An absolute marvel.

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shineoftheever |
Posted - 05/01/2009 : 15:51:39 200 ordered, 13 delivered and in service.
emirates just substituted in a 777 for one of their daily dubai-new york runs last month.
qantas flies a melbourne to LA A380 run. maybe that's what i'll have to do.
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darwin |
Posted - 05/01/2009 : 15:45:11 Like a time capsule. Thanks. |
shineoftheever |
Posted - 05/01/2009 : 07:23:45 anybody fly on one yet? besides sriskaet's work guy?
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VoVat |
Posted - 11/03/2007 : 14:09:30 How come they're called White Elephants when they're clearly green?
"If you doze much longer, then life turns to dreaming. If you doze much longer, then dreams turn to nightmares." |
mr.biscuitdoughhead |
Posted - 11/03/2007 : 11:12:11 here's some white elephants.

You're the bees knees but so am I.
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VoVat |
Posted - 11/03/2007 : 08:09:13 A flying white elephant? Now THAT would be cool!
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bedrock_barney |
Posted - 11/03/2007 : 02:34:16 They will lose billions on this white elephant. I think they now need to build 420 to break even - not a chance.
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tisasawath |
Posted - 11/03/2007 : 02:05:05 reminds me of the Hindenburg
----- move along, nothing to see here |
shineoftheever |
Posted - 11/02/2007 : 14:14:54 yeah, airbus designed it so it could land at most international airports. the international airport standard maximum is an 80-meter wingspan. the A380 was designed with a 79'6" -meter wingspan. they couldn't make it any bigger without redesigning the airports they wished to serve.
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hammerhands |
Posted - 11/02/2007 : 13:32:35 According to Wikipedia, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver will be offering regular Airbus A380 flights.
And since they're building a new terminal here in Winnipeg, I imagine that they will be capable of handling the plane, assuming our runways are wide enough. Although I think the only 747s we ever see are either charters or cargo, those with combative Europe-bound Californians and drunken Californian-bound Europeans. |
Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 11/02/2007 : 12:41:42 quote: Originally posted by shineoftheever
cum fly with us!
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind.
Hehehe.
This plane is very impressive. Although you know what they say, the bigger they are.......
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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VoVat |
Posted - 11/02/2007 : 11:14:58 quote: Originally posted by kathryn
I'm afraid to fly and get anxious just looking at that graphic.
Is it because there are big holes in the walls? :P
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Srisaket |
Posted - 11/02/2007 : 08:37:30 quote: Originally posted by shineoftheever
yeah first was singapore to sydney. any reports? how was it, super smooth? was he scared? please tell.
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind.
Yeah, he said it was great but that was mainly due to the novelty I think.
The amount of room was not much more than economy in a standard B747, but the design, ergonomics and entertainment system etc are streets ahead of anything else.
I'm not sure how many airports in Canada can handle an A380 right now, maybe just Montreal. |
shineoftheever |
Posted - 11/01/2007 : 21:55:11 yeah first was singapore to sydney. any reports? how was it, super smooth? was he scared? please tell.
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Srisaket |
Posted - 11/01/2007 : 20:59:19 A guy from work here flew back from Sydney to Singapore last week on Singapore Airlines A380, its second commercial flight.
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kathryn |
Posted - 11/01/2007 : 20:47:15 Carl, please. Can't you see shiner and I were alone in the thread and getting intimate?
Actually I have to go to sleep. Goodnight, everybody.
Happy hearts fall from my shaking hands
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Carl |
Posted - 11/01/2007 : 20:45:30 Other male planes must be very envious.
"A little bit of this, and a little bit of that....trade secrets!" |
kathryn |
Posted - 11/01/2007 : 20:42:51 That is a large, large plane, I admit. Biggest I've ever seen.
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shineoftheever |
Posted - 11/01/2007 : 20:38:35 i just don't want you to be afraid of flying. ;)
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kathryn |
Posted - 11/01/2007 : 20:27:41 Hey! You're a married man, shiner. You broke my heart and got hitched, remember?
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shineoftheever |
Posted - 11/01/2007 : 20:25:37 i'll hold your hand......
and buy you a drink. winky-winky.
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kathryn |
Posted - 11/01/2007 : 20:23:50 I'm afraid to fly and get anxious just looking at that graphic. Yeah, I know, safer that driving. Whatever.
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shineoftheever |
Posted - 11/01/2007 : 20:23:37 i can see the ads now. ever wanted to join the mile hile club? to fat to fit in the bathroom with a member of the opposite sex? well, our inflight cabins will provide ample space for your mid-air meanderings. bring the wife, or meet a new friend in our spacious lower-deck bar. the airbus 380 comes with your choice of 14 cabins. cum fly with us!
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