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Offline KDSM

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« on: February 15, 2006, 01:14:13 AM »
Incredible aircraft.  When will these monsters be touching down in the United States.

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now this would be the life on a long flight



Offline Fryy/Avocadoflight

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« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2006, 01:31:04 AM »
DAMN!!!!!!!!! Thats all I have to say.

Offline KSYR-pjr

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« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2006, 08:21:16 AM »
PSHAW!  Marketing pictures, I say.   :)

Wait until these aircraft are actually flying for the airlines.  All of that space will be filled with coach seating!

Offline PaulRichardson82

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« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2006, 01:09:08 PM »
I think the A380 was recently doing some trials in Canada.

Offline DTAK

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« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2006, 04:48:24 PM »
I really have no desire to fly on the thing.

Offline Jason

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« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2006, 05:02:11 PM »
Quote from: PaulRichardson82
I think the A380 was recently doing some trials in Canada.


Yup. http://avweb.com/newswire/12_06a/leadnews/191521-1.html

Offline KCbook05

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« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2006, 01:45:18 PM »
For the A380, is that going to be like an International Flight plane or will it make continental flights too.. Just wondering..

Offline Lezam

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« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2006, 05:01:47 PM »
That means they had to fly the A380 mamoth over the atlantic... I had no idea they progressed that much so soon. I remember during the summer I actually saw it take off, and I was impressed then! How the heck did that thing cross the atlantic?

Offline KDSM

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« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2006, 12:17:41 AM »
Quote from: KSYR-pjr
PSHAW!  Marketing pictures, I say.   :)

Wait until these aircraft are actually flying for the airlines.  All of that space will be filled with coach seating!


From http://www.airbusa380.com/

"1st class stretched seat (flat bed seat style). Offering about a third more seating and far more available floor space than its closest competitor, the A380 will have wider seats and aisles, open spaces for passengers to stretch their legs and access to lower-deck amenities. Business travelers and first calss passengers will be able to enjoy levels of luxury more typical of cruise liners than airliners. First class seats. Virgin Atlantic chairman Richard Branson has talked about having private double beds and gyms on his airline's planes. Some airlines plan to use the extra space for casinos and bedrooms.....

Inside the Airbus A380



Offline n57flyguy

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« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2006, 07:33:05 PM »
Didnt Singapour Airlines get theirs yet or am I just stupid.

If it aint Boeing, It aint goeing :wink:

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« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2006, 08:00:32 PM »
Gawd I hate it when the manufacturers show off those darn shots. It really makes some people think that's what they'll be flying in when they purchase a ticket. They'll be dissapointed find out they'll be crammed into as little room as you might find on a regular A320.

Can't wait to see this thing land in the states though.

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« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2006, 12:48:36 AM »
Quote from: n57flyguy
Didnt Singapour Airlines get theirs yet or am I just stupid.

If it aint Boeing, It aint goeing :wink:


Taking delivery of the A380 in November this year