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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
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 Posted - 11/01/2007 : 20:18:27
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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
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
4307 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2007 : 20:23:37
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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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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2007 : 20:23:50
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I'm afraid to fly and get anxious just looking at that graphic. Yeah, I know, safer that driving. Whatever.
Happy hearts fall from my shaking hands
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
4307 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2007 : 20:25:37
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i'll hold your hand......
and buy you a drink. winky-winky.
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2007 : 20:27:41
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Hey! You're a married man, shiner. You broke my heart and got hitched, remember?
Happy hearts fall from my shaking hands
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
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Posted - 11/01/2007 : 20:38:35
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i just don't want you to be afraid of flying. ;)
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2007 : 20:42:51
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That is a large, large plane, I admit. Biggest I've ever seen.
Happy hearts fall from my shaking hands
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
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Posted - 11/01/2007 : 20:45:30
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Other male planes must be very envious.
"A little bit of this, and a little bit of that....trade secrets!" |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2007 : 20:47:15
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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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Srisaket
= Cult of Ray =
Thailand
313 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2007 : 20:59:19
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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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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
4307 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2007 : 21:55:11
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yeah first was singapore to sydney. any reports? how was it, super smooth? was he scared? please tell.
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Srisaket
= Cult of Ray =
Thailand
313 Posts |
Posted - 11/02/2007 : 08:37:30
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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. |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 11/02/2007 : 11:14:58
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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
"If you doze much longer, then life turns to dreaming. If you doze much longer, then dreams turn to nightmares." |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 11/02/2007 : 12:41:42
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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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hammerhands
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
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Posted - 11/02/2007 : 13:32:35
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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
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
4307 Posts |
Posted - 11/02/2007 : 14:14:54
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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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tisasawath
= Cult of Ray =
Wallis and Futuna Islands
783 Posts |
Posted - 11/03/2007 : 02:05:05
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reminds me of the Hindenburg
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move along, nothing to see here |
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 11/03/2007 : 02:34:16
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They will lose billions on this white elephant. I think they now need to build 420 to break even - not a chance.
 The humble apple |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 11/03/2007 : 08:09:13
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A flying white elephant? Now THAT would be cool!
"If you doze much longer, then life turns to dreaming. If you doze much longer, then dreams turn to nightmares." |
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mr.biscuitdoughhead
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1729 Posts |
Posted - 11/03/2007 : 11:12:11
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here's some white elephants.
You're the bees knees but so am I.
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 11/03/2007 : 14:09:30
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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." |
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
4307 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2009 : 07:23:45
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anybody fly on one yet? besides sriskaet's work guy?
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5455 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2009 : 15:45:11
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| Like a time capsule. Thanks. |
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
4307 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2009 : 15:51:39
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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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