Airbus A380

Vieope · 01-17-2005, 04:38 PM

The sweetest commercial airplane will launch tomorrow and set a new standard for comfort and size in aviation.
http://www.airbus.com/product/a380_backgrounder.asp

PreMier · 01-17-2005, 06:04 PM

I wish my house looked like that.. thats PIMP

LAM · 01-17-2005, 08:55 PM

that will make international travel a lot more enjoyable. I can't wait to fly in one of those birds.

Vieope · 01-17-2005, 08:57 PM

100 years ago we were wondering if we could fly. Talk about perspective.

Big Smoothy · 01-18-2005, 09:37 AM

When is the first commercial flight?

PreMier · 01-18-2005, 04:51 PM

On BBC they were saying sometime in March. But there is doubt, because the plane came in 5 tons OVER weight(airbus is building 2 as of right now). They say its not a problem, but thats a pretty major flaw.

Vieope · 01-18-2005, 04:58 PM

I heard it is going to be only in 2006.

maniclion · 01-18-2005, 05:01 PM

What a waste of fuel.

redspy · 01-18-2005, 05:08 PM

Instead of making these things bigger I wish they'd focus on making them faster. The 10 hour flight to Europe from Cali is a real drag. I bet the seats in coach are just as cramped as in the existing Airbus models.

PreMier · 01-18-2005, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Vieope

I heard it is going to be only in 2006.

Maybe your right.. maybe its March '06. It was really late last night, when I heard the news

Vieope · 01-18-2005, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PreMier

Maybe your right.. maybe its March '06. It was really late last night, when I heard the news

Clean up your PM box.

redspy · 01-18-2005, 05:13 PM

Here's some more info: - http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=29

Vieope · 01-18-2005, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redspy

Instead of making these things bigger I wish they'd focus on making them faster. The 10 hour flight to Europe from Cali is a real drag. I bet the seats in coach are just as cramped as in the existing Airbus models.

Fuel consumption is higher when something goes faster. So it wouldn´t be very practical to build one of those to commercial flights. I do remember of a plane built buy NASA some time ago that traveled three times faster than the speed of sound.

PreMier · 01-18-2005, 05:24 PM

SR-71 Blackbird?

Cleaned

Vieope · 01-18-2005, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PreMier

SR-71 Blackbird?

redspy · 01-18-2005, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vieope

Fuel consumption is higher when something goes faster. So it wouldn´t be very practical to build one of those to commercial flights. I do remember of a plane built buy NASA some time ago that traveled three times faster than the speed of sound.

If you flew at very high altitude the air resistance would be significantly diminished and you'd save fuel, right? Concord was never economically viable but it sure looked fun.

Vieope · 01-18-2005, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redspy

If you flew at very high altitude the air resistance would be significantly diminished and you'd save fuel, right?

Not really because you do have less air resistance but you have less oxygen to burn the fuel as well and somehow it takes more fuel to travel the same distance. I can´t explain now how it works though.

maniclion · 01-18-2005, 06:23 PM

Put the RAMJET on an airbus and maybe things would work out.

LAM · 01-18-2005, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maniclion

What a waste of fuel.

it's more efficeint than the current Boeing 747

LAM · 01-18-2005, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redspy

If you flew at very high altitude the air resistance would be significantly diminished and you'd save fuel, right? Concord was never economically viable but it sure looked fun.

I made one flight on the Concord in 2000, and yes it was a HELL of a lot of fun.

Rich46yo · 01-19-2005, 07:32 AM

I doubt you'll see ram jet technology in a civilian airplane in this lifetime. The US isnt pouring all that money into it just to get our big asses from Australia to New Jersey faster. Its a pure military program. What we will see in our lifetimes is a stealth bomber that can get anywheres in the world in two hours to stick a mach-10 missile up some tyrants ass................Rich

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01-17-2005, 08:57 PM	#4
Vieope Monochromatic Bunny Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: drinking coffee.. Posts: 14,863 Photos: 10	100 years ago we were wondering if we could fly. Talk about perspective.
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01-18-2005, 04:51 PM	#6
PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,308 Photos: 2	On BBC they were saying sometime in March. But there is doubt, because the plane came in 5 tons OVER weight(airbus is building 2 as of right now). They say its not a problem, but thats a pretty major flaw.
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01-18-2005, 09:37 AM	#5
Big Smoothy Windy City Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,949	When is the first commercial flight?

01-18-2005, 04:58 PM	#7
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01-18-2005, 05:08 PM	#9
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01-18-2005, 05:13 PM	#12
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01-18-2005, 05:24 PM	#14
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01-19-2005, 07:32 AM	#21
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