A380 spec's

"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,

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)

Bob,

In one, obviously
computer generated, it only had two engines.


Could that have been the A350?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

I don't think so. It had two distinct rows of windows. Obviously an
Airbus-generated video. My guess is that it was an early version where they
hoped to get larger engines, but who knows?

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)

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

In one, obviously
computer generated, it only had two engines.


Could that have been the A350?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

"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

"Cockpit Colin" wrote in message
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That is one mother of an engine!

http://www.turbokart.com/about_ge90.htm

(See below)

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.

General Electric GE90-115B High Bypass Turbofan
Type: Ultra High Bypass Ratio Dual Shaft Turbofan
* Bypass Ratio: 9:1
* Low Pressure Compressor: Single Stage fan, followed by 4 stage axial
booster
* High Pressure Compressor: 9 stage axial flow compressor
* Burner: Double annular through-flow combustor
* Turbine: Dual spool, 2 stage axial high pressure turbine, 6 stage axial
low pressure turbine
* Exhaust: Coaxial core and bypass jet exhaust
* Thrust Rating: 115,300 lbs. of thrust
* Weight: 18,260 lbs.
* Thrust/weight: 6.3:1
* Air mass flow: Approximately 3,000 lbs/sec
* Fan Pressure Ratio: 2:1
* Overall Pressure Ratio: 42:1
* Maximum Turbine Inlet Temperatu 2,700F+
* Specific Fuel Consumption: .25 lb/lbt/hr
* Fuel Burn at takeoff: 3,750 gallons/hr

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.

I know. It'll be cattle-car time, for sure. I haven't flown commercial
since before 9/11, and I'm hoping to avoid it a while longer.

However, I can't wait until EAA gets an A380 and a 747 parked nose-to-nose
on Aeroshell Square -- during OSH '09.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

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

In one, obviously
computer generated, it only had two engines.


Could that have been the A350?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)


Ahhh, the airbus 7E7...

"Bob Chilcoat" wrote in message
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I don't think so. It had two distinct rows of windows. Obviously an
Airbus-generated video. My guess is that it was an early version where
they
hoped to get larger engines, but who knows?


I doubt it, the A380 has always been a 4 engine craft.

On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 at 21:20:57 in message ,
Patrick Mayer wrote:

A typical 747-400 carries 416 pax, the A380 555 - that's one third more! Max
pax are around 850 - now THATS a difference, don't you think?

That is comparing a 'typical' with a maximum.

Maximum for a 747 might be seen as the Japanese 747SR (short range)
could have 550 seats. The one that crashed after a bulkhead failure had
509 passengers on board leading to the world's worst single aircraft
disaster.
--
David CL Francis