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A380 spec's
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 |
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Seeing as how a 747-400 can carry something like 450 passengers, why do
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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. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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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. I did read that along with the cascino's, bars, lounges, weight rooms, etc. When I see an airline replace revenue generating seats with large areas for people to stand around, I'll believe it. Nothing is free and I just don't see economy becoming business class anytime soon. Anyway, wrong newsgroup. My post was more about the 17000 foot runways in their specs (not the POH of course). Gerald |
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Hi,
Seeing as how a 747-400 can carry something like 450 passengers, why do you expect such a huge difference between it and the A380? 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? Pat |
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"G. Sylvester" wrote in message ... 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. I did read that along with the cascino's, bars, lounges, weight rooms, etc. When I see an airline replace revenue generating seats with large areas for people to stand around, I'll believe it. Nothing is free and I just don't see economy becoming business class anytime soon. Anyway, wrong newsgroup. My post was more about the 17000 foot runways in their specs (not the POH of course). Gerald Branson of Virgin wants some with twin beds and casinos. He joked that folks could get lucky twice on his planes. I remember flying to Hawaii on a Continental (I think) DC-10 that had a lounge area with a bar and Space Invaders on some video games. A great flight! |
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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 om... 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 |
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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 |
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Blueskies,
Branson of Virgin wants some with twin beds and casinos Branson wants to SAY things like that to get maximum publicity. That's not the same as actually building them with that equipment. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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Branson of Virgin wants some with twin beds and casinos. He joked that
folks could get lucky twice on his planes. Right. And the original 747s had a "stratolounge" upstairs, with a bar, and seating area. And then the bean-counters figured out how many seats they could pack into that space, and *poof* -- it was gone. The 380 will be impressive to see fly -- but I'd sure not want to be a passenger. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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