A380 spec's

In article IruHd.14719$IV5.11483@attbi_s54,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

The 380 will be impressive to see fly -- but I'd sure not want to be a
passenger.

Think about how long it'll take to get on and off that thing... bleech.

--
Bob Noel
looking for a sig the lawyers will like

"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
...
G.,

I presume it will fly like any other transport category airplane but
sitting in that thing will be like sitting in a mosh pit


Well, then read those specs again and compare total floor space divided
by the number of passengers for the 747 and the 380. You'll find the
passengers will have more space in the 380. And they have already
confirmed that this will show in wider seats with more distance from
each other.

Boy, the EU ambassador to r.a.p sure is touchy about criticism of the new
toy, ya think? Don't worry Thomas, even if they turn out to be albatrosses
for the passenger lines, I suspect DHL/FedEx/UPS will keep the assembly line
busy for years to come.

-cwk.

"Colin W Kingsbury" wrote in message
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"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
...
G.,

I presume it will fly like any other transport category airplane but
sitting in that thing will be like sitting in a mosh pit


Well, then read those specs again and compare total floor space divided
by the number of passengers for the 747 and the 380. You'll find the
passengers will have more space in the 380. And they have already
confirmed that this will show in wider seats with more distance from
each other.

Boy, the EU ambassador to r.a.p sure is touchy about criticism of the new
toy, ya think? Don't worry Thomas, even if they turn out to be albatrosses
for the passenger lines, I suspect DHL/FedEx/UPS will keep the assembly
line
busy for years to come.

http://www.qando.net/details.aspx?Entry=901

"Tsunami-struck Thailand has been told by the European Commission that it
must buy six A380 Airbus aircraft if it wants to escape the tariffs against
its fishing industry.

While millions of Europeans are sending aid to Thailand to help its
recovery, trade authorities in Brussels are demanding that Thai Airlines,
its national carrier, pays £1.3 billion to buy its double-decker aircraft."

Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO

"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
...

"Tsunami-struck Thailand has been told by the European Commission that it
must buy six A380 Airbus aircraft if it wants to escape the tariffs
against
its fishing industry.

While millions of Europeans are sending aid to Thailand to help its
recovery, trade authorities in Brussels are demanding that Thai Airlines,
its national carrier, pays £1.3 billion to buy its double-decker
aircraft."


Yah, talk about bad timing, huh? We're hardly on the side of the angels in
this, though. We have a 97% tariff on Thai prawns and pretty wicked stuff on
Sri Lankan textiles and such as well. Would that we spent some of the money
on education or development so that people in South Carolina and Louisiana
could get jobs above third-world level.

-cwk.

"Colin W Kingsbury" wrote in message
news

"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
...

"Tsunami-struck Thailand has been told by the European Commission that
it
must buy six A380 Airbus aircraft if it wants to escape the tariffs
against
its fishing industry.

While millions of Europeans are sending aid to Thailand to help its
recovery, trade authorities in Brussels are demanding that Thai
Airlines,
its national carrier, pays £1.3 billion to buy its double-decker
aircraft."


Yah, talk about bad timing, huh? We're hardly on the side of the angels in
this, though. We have a 97% tariff on Thai prawns and pretty wicked stuff
on
Sri Lankan textiles and such as well.

Can they avoid those tariffs by purchasing Boeing Aircraft? :~)

Then, too, "timing is everything". Oh, and by the way, what are the tariffs
that Thailand and Sri Lanka place on US goods into their countries?


Would that we spent some of the money
on education or development so that people in South Carolina and Louisiana
could get jobs above third-world level.

We now spend $$$BILLIONS and produce some of the industrialized worlds most
illiterate people

Colin,

I came across more touchy than I wanted to - don't forget that I'm
writing this not in my native tongue, so nuances will get lost. Also,
hey, Americans are proud of the achievements of US companies all the
time, so let me have my five minutes, please ;-)

When do you send that diplomatic passport? ;-)

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

ABC this evening had several film clips showing the A380. In one, obviously
computer generated, it only had two engines. The one shown in the "rollout"
has four. Was there a major design change somewhere along the line? Pratt
or GE or Rolls unable to produce a requested new engine?

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)

I don't have to like Bush and Cheney (Or Kerry, for that matter) to love
America

"G. Sylvester" wrote in message
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On NY Newsday (Newsday.com) they have a link for the airport spec's for
the A380. On page 3-3-1 or so, they have the take off specs
extrapolated out to a 17000 foot runway. hehehehe. I wonder
where that is.....ummmm, mojave dessert?

I presume it will fly like any other transport category airplane but
sitting in that thing will be like sitting in a mosh pit and soon
a mosh pit with 555 cell phones going off simultaneously. I know
a Garmin 430 and KX155 will crackle when a cell phone rings. I'm
sure the pilots will be listening to all phone conversations except
ATC even with top notch avionics.

Gerald

Bob Chilcoat wrote:
ABC this evening had several film clips showing the A380. In one, obviously
computer generated, it only had two engines. The one shown in the "rollout"
has four. Was there a major design change somewhere along the line? Pratt
or GE or Rolls unable to produce a requested new engine?

no idea about a design change but I read somewhere that the engines were
Trents. Can't remember if those are GE or Rolls. I know they
are not Lycomings or Continentals.

Gerald

Four engines what do you expect from ABC, Anything But Correct
"G. Sylvester" wrote in message
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Bob Chilcoat wrote:
ABC this evening had several film clips showing the A380. In one,
obviously
computer generated, it only had two engines. The one shown in the
"rollout"
has four. Was there a major design change somewhere along the line?
Pratt
or GE or Rolls unable to produce a requested new engine?

no idea about a design change but I read somewhere that the engines were
Trents. Can't remember if those are GE or Rolls. I know they
are not Lycomings or Continentals.

Gerald

Trents are Rolls Royce, it is the Trent 900 details are
Engine certification was achieved on schedule in October 2004 through the
new European Aviation Safety Agency. Even though it will operate initially
at a maximum take-off thrust of 70,000lb, the Trent 900 is cleared at an
80,000lb rating, allowing margin for future growth. It reached thrusts in
excess of 90,000lb during early test bed running.

With a fan diameter of 116 inches, the Trent 900 is physically the largest
engine ever built by Rolls-Royce. It is also the world's cleanest large
turbofan engine, measured by emissions per pound of thrust.



"G. Sylvester" wrote in message
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Bob Chilcoat wrote:
ABC this evening had several film clips showing the A380. In one,
obviously
computer generated, it only had two engines. The one shown in the
"rollout"
has four. Was there a major design change somewhere along the line?
Pratt
or GE or Rolls unable to produce a requested new engine?

no idea about a design change but I read somewhere that the engines were
Trents. Can't remember if those are GE or Rolls. I know they
are not Lycomings or Continentals.

Gerald