First flight Airbus A380

Post by **Bottie** » 10 Apr 2005, 17:30

It's rolling on own power 8)

http://www.planepictures.net/netshow.php?id=322104

x-prise · Post by **x-prise** » 10 Apr 2005, 17:41

OH YAH GO BABY GO!!! cant wait to come home from school and tadaaa she was flyyyyyyiiiiinnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cant wait not long now...

curse em who think she wont fly...

HorsePower · Post by **HorsePower** » 10 Apr 2005, 18:07

What a bird

!

Seb.

earthman · Post by **earthman** » 10 Apr 2005, 18:24

I really think they should have made front-facing windows on the upper deck, would make a really wonderful permium observation lounge! At least as an option.

I really hope that composite materials research will one day give us something thin, strong, light, and transparent, so we can get rid of those tiny windows, and make nice observation lounges.

Mighty · Post by **Mighty** » 10 Apr 2005, 21:35

SUPER picture!!!

Very nice..... tention is rising!

So when will the first flight be.....
that remains the question....

regi · Post by **regi** » 10 Apr 2005, 22:48

Diapers are distributed in Seattle.
When this bird takes off to make its round around Le Bourget for the airshow, it will be very quiet at the Boeing stand.
Many Japanese will hurdle out of the 787 cardboard mock up to look up in the sky. And we will hear them gasp "OOOHHH". And our poor ANA brothers will feel sad because they are not allowed to buy this baby.

bits44 · Post by **bits44** » 13 Apr 2005, 01:46

http://tech.monstersandcritics.com/news ... _in_8_Days

bits44 · Post by **bits44** » 14 Apr 2005, 03:43

FIVE DAYS LEFT

Jensmu · Post by **Jensmu** » 14 Apr 2005, 17:16

In fact: What are these crooked "lines" on top of the doors for?

Are they there for aerodynamical reasons?

Fiero · Post by **Fiero** » 14 Apr 2005, 18:22

Gutters! To keep water from seeping in the cabin

Jensmu · Post by **Jensmu** » 14 Apr 2005, 18:30

Fiero wrote:Gutters! To keep water from seeping in the cabin

Oh, so easy!

Never saw this on other planes...

Fiero · Post by **Fiero** » 14 Apr 2005, 18:45

RJ's and 146's have them didn't mind other A/C's yet but I think most A/C's have them.

HorsePower · Post by **HorsePower** » 14 Apr 2005, 21:51

All the aircrafts I've worked on have them (Airbus, Boeing, ...)

Seb.

HorsePower · Post by **HorsePower** » 14 Apr 2005, 23:38

HorsePower wrote:I'm sure it will be somewhere between APR 15-25. But my money on 20-25.

As I said in an earlier post (page 1), the first flight won't happens before 20th of April.

A380 test flight in second half of April

Regards

Seb.

Mighty · Post by **Mighty** » 15 Apr 2005, 10:25

some new pictures taken on April 13 (2005)

large picture

Large picture

It must be a great few to see this "monster" rolling over the runway. 8)

waldova · Post by **waldova** » 15 Apr 2005, 11:52

earthman wrote:I really think they should have made front-facing windows on the upper deck, would make a really wonderful permium observation lounge! At least as an option.

This is not possible in my opinion. The cockpit is placed between the two decks of the plane. So they would have to lower the front part of the lower deck to make this observation lounge.

Post by **luchtzak** » 15 Apr 2005, 13:20

The A380 made it's first take off run/stop test today:

http://pluchette.free.fr/380throttle_150405.jpg

Mighty · Post by **Mighty** » 15 Apr 2005, 16:15

It is just amazing!!

I would like to see this bird fly now!!

earthman · Post by **earthman** » 15 Apr 2005, 19:07

waldova wrote:
earthman wrote:I really think they should have made front-facing windows on the upper deck, would make a really wonderful permium observation lounge! At least as an option.

This is not possible in my opinion. The cockpit is placed between the two decks of the plane. So they would have to lower the front part of the lower deck to make this observation lounge.

The floor of the upper deck seems to be above the top of the cockpit windows, I think there might be enough space above it to make a lounge there. I think currently it has stairs in that location anyway.

earthman · Post by **earthman** » 15 Apr 2005, 19:07

Why does the A380 only have two thrust reversers?

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First flight Airbus A380

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