A380 First Flight Set in April:

MrAirbus · Post by **MrAirbus** » 03 Mar 2005, 00:00

For all of you who have been wondering, there seems to be a date set for early April!
Let’s hope they keep this date and fly the beauty then!

Read this:
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtm ... sinessNews

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Is it cold in all Europe ore just in Sweden?

Knight255 · Post by **Knight255** » 03 Mar 2005, 00:50

Must we keep this fighting up???? To keep posting comments like those is to only instigate more and more fighting!!!! Be friendly, and ignore those bums on airliners.net!!!

Advisor · Post by **Advisor** » 03 Mar 2005, 08:56

Ignore those bums on airliners.net!!!

With the experience i have had with jokers on airliners.net, i'd say pl sympathize with them.
I am sure Bart will agree with me on this one

rotor · Post by **rotor** » 10 Mar 2005, 22:38

I just went to a lecture of Airbus at University in Ghent, first flight depends on weather conditions, should be in the next weeks.

MrAirbus · Post by **MrAirbus** » 10 Mar 2005, 23:07

rotor wrote:I just went to a lecture of Airbus at University in Ghent, first flight depends on weather conditions, should be in the next weeks.

I really DONT think so!
It will be in April!

earthman · Post by **earthman** » 11 Mar 2005, 02:41

april will be in a few weeks

boeingnl · Post by **boeingnl** » 11 Mar 2005, 10:26

We'll I'll be there in Toulouse to watch "The beauty" conquer the skies.

TCAS_climb · Post by **TCAS_climb** » 11 Mar 2005, 14:07

I hear the A380 won't make flying demos but only a static display at the Paris-Le Bourget Air Show in June, due to "weight & balance issues". Any truth in that ?

rotor · Post by **rotor** » 11 Mar 2005, 14:21

As far as I know there are no W/B problems.

B744skipper · Post by **B744skipper** » 11 Mar 2005, 15:18

I heard on the news (ARD/ZDF Morgenmagazin) a few weeks ago that during structural tests the A380 had encountered minor cracks, and the resulting problems could be a problem, because there was a chance that solving them would take a long time.

As a result the A380 could not take it's first flight which would be delayed until an unknown date.

Has anyone got a fix on that story or is this BS?