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March 19th, 2005, 17:01
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 122
|  The A380
Initially, I was not a big fan of the A380, but as it gets closer to its first flight, I must say that it is growing on me. I must admit that it will be a success in its own right. Here are some cool pictures and the new and very amazing flight deck.    Regards |
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March 19th, 2005, 17:19
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Boca Raton
Posts: 6,138
| Re: The A380
IMO, it looks better and better each time I see it. Can't wait for it to fly.
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March 19th, 2005, 17:27
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Santa Clarita, CA
Posts: 6,152
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Ditto!!!!! I would have to compare it to children though. At birth, children don't look too great. As they start to age a little, that cuteness comes out.  This plane doesn't look good until it's finished with a little paint. |
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March 19th, 2005, 17:42
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Memphis
Posts: 275
| Re: The A380
Wow that's a beautiful cockpit. Looks like there's tons of room to the outboard sides of the seats. In front of the sidesticks, are those LCD screens or pieces of paper clipped there? They look like LCDs, if they are, wow that's cool!
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March 19th, 2005, 18:04
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| Moderator  Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Socal
Posts: 5,674
| Re: The A380
The roomiest cockpit must be the VC-10 - you get into your seat around the outside, and the cockpit eve has its own bathroom!  |
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March 19th, 2005, 19:06
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Coloradan in Orange County, CA
Posts: 3,235
| Re: The A380
The cockpit looks alot like that of an A320 or for that matter any other airbus product. I am sure it is bigger but it doesn't look it from that photo. To me that thing looks like a big plastic monster. I mean, I bet it will be fairly sucessful but I think the 787 will have a lot larger impression on the industry as there will be alot more of them. Only so many airlines will have a need for the 380 where nearly every airline can fly a 787.
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March 20th, 2005, 02:06
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pleasanton, CA
Posts: 398
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Wow that A380 is getting better and better each time I see it, but I must say I am still more of a Boeing fan. Still like the look of the B747 more then the A380, but it's still a cool bird that I can't wait to see fly!  |
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March 20th, 2005, 07:01
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Georgia
Posts: 3,389
| Re: The A380
"French Frogs Airslides"  |
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March 20th, 2005, 16:54
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Warner Robins Georgia
Posts: 84
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Airbus really has it. Don't they? That tray thing to set your food on has got to really rock! |
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March 20th, 2005, 17:05
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| Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Socal
Posts: 5,674
| Re: The A380
[ QUOTE ] Airbus really has it. Don't they? That tray thing to set your food on has got to really rock! [/ QUOTE ] Joking aside - what you do when you are PNF - take off your shoes, move your seat back, put our right ankle on your left knee (reverse for FOs) - this way you are all leaning back, and you can do your radio duties using your big toe to push the PTS!! |
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March 20th, 2005, 22:51
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: KPHX, KFFZ, KIWA
Posts: 19,011
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[ QUOTE ] Ditto!!!!! I would have to compare it to children though. At birth, children don't look too great. As they start to age a little, that cuteness comes out. This plane doesn't look good until it's finished with a little paint. [/ QUOTE ] My thing is that I like sooooo thought it was gonna be so much bigger. But it doesn't look that big...well as big as I thought that it would maybe be. But damn thats a hella nice looking airplane! -Matthew |
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