Never say never. The recent economic mission to China could have hired an A380 if it had been available.sab319 wrote:I suppose we will never see one landing in Brussels...
Airbus A380: first flight in March 2005
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It's a very nice drawing but I'm afraid that this will never be implemented in real planes. As Regi pointed out, airlines will rather opt for the more economic configuration than the more luxurious one. Remember what happened to the B747?DAT202D wrote:Hello all !! Check this out... It's a plan from the new A380 with shops, restaurant, etc... very very cool
http://users.adelphia.net/~luv2hang/380.jpg
Chris
Plan has too much imagination in my opinion, an elevator to all decks? A restaurant? And why are all those cabins forDAT202D wrote:Hello all !! Check this out... It's a plan from the new A380 with shops, restaurant, etc... very very cool
http://users.adelphia.net/~luv2hang/380.jpg
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With my ongoing research on the A380 i found a comprehensive but synoptic report by Orient Aviation guys.
Can be downloaded at http://www.orientaviation.com/A380Media_Content.pdf
Can be downloaded at http://www.orientaviation.com/A380Media_Content.pdf
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Airbus A380 orders
It seems orders for the A380 are decreasing, according to their website on todays date the order book has decreased to 129?
The recent visit to China by German trade officials resulted in a token order for 23 aircraft, but NO orders for A380's that were expected.
Maybe the Airlines are having second thoughts, and this news is not going to bode well with investors, on top of all the turmoil going on at Airbus' with top management.
It seems that maybe that Airbus has bitten off a little more than it can chew.
The recent visit to China by German trade officials resulted in a token order for 23 aircraft, but NO orders for A380's that were expected.
Maybe the Airlines are having second thoughts, and this news is not going to bode well with investors, on top of all the turmoil going on at Airbus' with top management.
It seems that maybe that Airbus has bitten off a little more than it can chew.
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The bigger the better I say. . .
Imagine how cool it will be to watch one land and take off on a regular basis!!
Only time will tell success, As we advance and evolve the aircraft will advance and evolve ... So the airports will have to also advance and evolve, If the aircraft required are huge . . Then update the facilities!!!
Woohoooo cmon A380 Get up in the sky!!!
forza! 8)
Imagine how cool it will be to watch one land and take off on a regular basis!!
Only time will tell success, As we advance and evolve the aircraft will advance and evolve ... So the airports will have to also advance and evolve, If the aircraft required are huge . . Then update the facilities!!!
Woohoooo cmon A380 Get up in the sky!!!
forza! 8)
Engine for A380 completes first testing in a Boeing 747?
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Testing begins on new jet engine
The engine being developed by a joint venture of GE Transportation -- Aircraft Engines and Pratt & Whitney for the Airbus A380 jumbo jet completed its first flight on Dec. 3. The GP7200 engine was mounted on GE's Boeing 747 flying test bed in California. The flight lasted about three hours and focused on assessing the engine operation and gathering propulsion system data, GE officials said. An initial round of seven flight tests is expected to be completed by the end of the month.
The engine project is on track to make its first flight aboard a twin-engine A380 aircraft next November, officials said. It's set to enter revenue service in October 2006.
The GP7200 has been selected for 67 of the 110 A380 aircraft ordered to date with the engines specified. The firm orders amount to almost 300 engines valued at list price at more than $3 billion. I'm not sure but that total for Orders is down from previously reported figures?
Testing begins on new jet engine
The engine being developed by a joint venture of GE Transportation -- Aircraft Engines and Pratt & Whitney for the Airbus A380 jumbo jet completed its first flight on Dec. 3. The GP7200 engine was mounted on GE's Boeing 747 flying test bed in California. The flight lasted about three hours and focused on assessing the engine operation and gathering propulsion system data, GE officials said. An initial round of seven flight tests is expected to be completed by the end of the month.
The engine project is on track to make its first flight aboard a twin-engine A380 aircraft next November, officials said. It's set to enter revenue service in October 2006.
The GP7200 has been selected for 67 of the 110 A380 aircraft ordered to date with the engines specified. The firm orders amount to almost 300 engines valued at list price at more than $3 billion. I'm not sure but that total for Orders is down from previously reported figures?