Airbus A380 afloat!

"It was like watching a killer whale launch itself with barely a splash completely out of the water. Instead of the usual roar of the engines, the airliner seemed to sigh, as if there were no tension in its wings, which support 811,000 pounds during the demonstration flight. Whoa, the whale can fly! And wait a sec, I'm on the whale." -- Time's Coco Masters on a recent special promotional flight of the Airbus 380.


Posted by Jeffrey Wells on March 23, 2007 at 12:04 PM

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Rich S. Author Profile Page says ...

I didn't get a chance to read the end of the article. Did the flight end with Superman setting the plane down like a baby in Yankee Stadium?

Posted by Rich S. Author Profile Page at March 23, 2007 2:06 PM

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Craig Kennedy Author Profile Page says ...

I wish it was the year 2000 and I could think of this thing as something other than the A380 Terrorist Magnet.

Posted by Craig Kennedy Author Profile Page at March 23, 2007 2:15 PM

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jeffmcm Author Profile Page says ...

Because so many planes have been hijacked in the last five years.

Posted by jeffmcm Author Profile Page at March 23, 2007 2:45 PM

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VedaPierce Author Profile Page says ...

Imagine waiting for your luggage to get off this thing?

Posted by VedaPierce Author Profile Page at March 23, 2007 3:25 PM

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Walter Sobchak Author Profile Page says ...

Being the airline geek that I am I hustled down to LAX to see the scheduled 7:30 departure of the A380. The big tub 'o' lard ended up leaving an hour and a half early, so I missed it. Stupid Euros.

Posted by Walter Sobchak Author Profile Page at March 23, 2007 3:27 PM

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rocco Author Profile Page says ...

Call me provincial, but there's always a slight bit more stress when I know I'm on an airbus...I mean, socialist airplanes...come on...

Posted by rocco Author Profile Page at March 23, 2007 7:31 PM

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Movie fan09 Author Profile Page says ...


this is a grea idea because as you know..bigger is better.

not entirely safer though.

Posted by Movie fan09 Author Profile Page at March 24, 2007 1:07 AM

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DavidF Author Profile Page says ...

Delbomber said:
"Call me provincial, but there's always a slight bit more stress when I know I'm on an airbus...I mean, socialist airplanes...come on..."

I just thought that was funny and reminded me of Steve Buscemi's quote in Armageddon (stolen from a famous Alan Shepard quote re: the scariest part of going into space):

"You know we're sitting on four million pounds of fuel, one nuclear weapon and a thing that has 270,000 moving parts built by the lowest bidder. Makes you feel good, doesn't it? "

To each their own...:)

Posted by DavidF Author Profile Page at March 26, 2007 6:50 AM

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