A-380 taking shape

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This is the one that ain't gonna fly right? Seems odd to me that they'd
spend all that money to build a plane that will never leave the ground. Why
couldn't a prototype meant to eventually take-off do the ground testing as
well? Though it will make a nice museum piece. Probably get parked in
front of the factory.

"james_anatidae" wrote in message
This is the one that ain't gonna fly right? Seems odd to me that they'd
spend all that money to build a plane that will never leave the ground.

They build'em for static testing on the ground and abuse them unkindly, pull
wings till they snap (there was a program about 777 testing on Discovery
Channel), shake'em/bake'em, all kinds of bad things, so they don't happen to
real planes. By the time they're done with that airframe, it'll be in such a
poor shape, you'd think twice about trying to tow it out of the hangar, so
forget about taking to the air.

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Will it go under the Gatwick bridge?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/s...es/3756111.stm

Zaza wrote:

Will it go under the Gatwick bridge?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/s...es/3756111.stm

Wow ! I can imagine the pictures one could take from the bridge as a 747
passes underneath.

I assume that security issues will force security agents to be stationed on
the bridge to prevent anyone from staying on bridge to take pictures.

"nobody" wrote in message
s.com...
Zaza wrote:

Will it go under the Gatwick bridge?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/s...es/3756111.stm

Wow ! I can imagine the pictures one could take from the bridge as a 747
passes underneath.

I assume that security issues will force security agents to be stationed
on
the bridge to prevent anyone from staying on bridge to take pictures.

The bridge is airside anyway so to get there you will need to be a passenger
or staff member when all security checks will have been gone through.

In UK only passengers get to go to the gate. Friends etc say their goodbyes
at the check in. It keeps the congestion down and reduces the numbers to be
checked by security.

Will it go under the Gatwick bridge?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/s...es/3756111.stm

Wow ! I can imagine the pictures one could take from the bridge as a 747
passes underneath.

I assume that security issues will force security agents to be stationed on
the bridge to prevent anyone from staying on bridge to take pictures.

There's a bridge like this at DEN. According to
http://www.flydenver.com/ "it's 65 feet long, weighs 3,300 tons and
the bottom of the bridge is 45.61 feet above the taxiway pavement at
the highest point of its arc." You can see some pictures of it he

http://www.airchive.com/SITE%20PAGES/PLANE-DIA.html

(scroll down to "Lorenzo's Bridge.")

I've lingered on the bridge for 10-15 minutes as recently as April 04.
No one cared.

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They're building huge parts in different locations throughout France and
Europe, and there have been some complaints because they have to build new
roads to transport the parts. The complmaints center on trees and other
environmental features being disturbed by the large, new roads. No one yet is
complaining about the cost (to the taxpayers) of the new infrastructure.

This is called "partnership" - the taxpayers pay the costs, and the partners
take the profits!

G Faris

"G Farris" wrote in message
...
They're building huge parts in different locations throughout France and
Europe, and there have been some complaints because they have to build new
roads to transport the parts. The complmaints center on trees and other
environmental features being disturbed by the large, new roads. No one yet
is
complaining about the cost (to the taxpayers) of the new infrastructure.

This is called "partnership" - the taxpayers pay the costs, and the
partners
take the profits!

G Faris

Sounds like Boeing - taxpayer being the biggest "investor"