First A380 flight scheduled for January 2005

Sabena_690 · Post by **Sabena_690** » 17 Jun 2004, 11:25

Airbus has confirmed that the first A380 flight will take place in January 2005.

"The aircraft’s test schedule can be divided into three sections: the first, lasting around two months, is to obtain initial knowledge of the behaviour of the aircraft. The second, which lasts approximately half-a-year, runs parallel to the ground-based structural tests and comprises the final development and optimisation of the aircraft’s systems. The third phase is dedicated to aircraft certification."

http://www.airbus.com/A380/default1.aspx

Can't wait to see it in real!

Regards
Frederic

Captain · Post by **Captain** » 17 Jun 2004, 11:35

Wow time goes by quickly. That's only about half a year away.

Might make it down to Toulouse to see it with my own eye.

Captain

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 17 Jun 2004, 11:39

I would also like to go to Toulouse to ee the first flight of this huge plane.
I hope someone will be able to give us a precise date for the first ever flight of the A380.

I just hope that I odn't have exams during those days, since january is an exam month

Chris

Sabena_690 · Post by **Sabena_690** » 17 Jun 2004, 11:45

Nobody wants to join me to LHR to spot the first ever LHR arr/dep?

A new thing to look out for at LHR, now the Concorde has gone...

Frederic

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 17 Jun 2004, 11:49

Sabena_690 wrote:Nobody wants to join me to LHR to spot the first ever LHR arr/dep?

Maybe

Comet · Post by **Comet** » 17 Jun 2004, 11:55

I would love to see the A380! I love to spot 747-400s, and even more if I can photograph them, so the A380 should be a superb sight to get a photo of.

Can't wait to see it in airline liveries instead of the Airbus house colours it seems to have in all the mock up pictures.

Post by **sn26567** » 17 Jun 2004, 12:07

Frederic,

Didn't Airbus say when the A380 would come to Brussels for the first time?

Andries · Post by **Andries** » 17 Jun 2004, 12:26

sn26567 wrote:Frederic,

Didn't Airbus say when the A380 would come to Brussels for the first time?

yeah, I believe they mentioned 2024 ...

Greetz,

Andries

Buzz · Post by **Buzz** » 17 Jun 2004, 13:11

If there are no exams in the vacation next year, I'm going to the Paris AIrshow 2005 to see it... I can't wait !

Zorba · Post by **Zorba** » 17 Jun 2004, 14:16

Me and my father are normally going to Toulouse ... Must be great to see such a plane !

Sabena_690 · Post by **Sabena_690** » 17 Jun 2004, 15:14

I'm not going to wait till it comes to BRU, André...

Airlines that will use the A380 to/from LHR:
x EK
x QF
x SQ
x VS
x MH??
x KE??
x QR??

Frederic

Andries · Post by **Andries** » 17 Jun 2004, 16:58

We could make Luchtzak-trip out of it

Let's all go to LHR together ...

Greetz,

Andries

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 18 Jun 2004, 17:13

Andries wrote: Let's all go to LHR together ...

First to TOulouse and then to LHR

Chris

jgp · Post by **jgp** » 21 Jun 2004, 01:07

I don't think..EK would use A380 to LHR!...it has ordered these aircrafts to serve longer routes..Americas,Far east...etc...

Allnipponairways · Post by **Allnipponairways** » 21 Jun 2004, 02:16

it would be nice to see them in brussels sometimes the 380... who knows ...

maybe put a group toghether to see the first flight of this big one ...

greets

nwa757 · Post by **nwa757** » 21 Jun 2004, 03:04

This will be so exciting. I'm sure this will be something I will be telling my future children about someday.

jgp · Post by **jgp** » 21 Jun 2004, 06:05

yeah...seeing the A380 will be one personal event!

IL62M · Post by **IL62M** » 22 Jun 2004, 10:26

How about organising a Luchtzak Meeting for this exciting event???
Would be really nice!

blackhawk · Post by **blackhawk** » 04 Nov 2004, 17:33

New pictures:
http://www.airbus.com/A380/Images/MME/1542.jpg
http://www.airbus.com/A380/Images/MME/1540.jpg
http://www.airbus.com/A380/Images/MME/1538.jpg
http://www.airbus.com/A380/Images/MME/1536.jpg
http://www.airbus.com/A380/Images/MME/1534.jpg
http://www.rolls-royce.com/media/images ... _cert2.jpg
http://www.rolls-royce.com/media/images ... _cert1.jpg

regi · Post by **regi** » 04 Nov 2004, 17:57

Hi poor fellas,
I will download the pictures when I make a shopping trip to Dubai somewhere next year. (The Go-for-Gold-Tour)

Btw, coming back on an old subject: McDonnald's and A380. Remember some years ago that there was a joint venture in the air with McDonnalds and Virgin to offer hamburgers on demand during flights, in case if Virgin would have a new big airliner? Does somebody has some feedback on that?