What do you think about the new airbus A380, its gonna be the worlds largest jumb jet (850 passengers)?
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It can be an advantage and an inconvenience. Very busy airport may be able to handle more arrivals and departures, as airplane have a minimum separations in take-off and landing. Two 200 passenger airplanes taking off take two slots. The A380 would take only one slot with 500+ passengers (although the slots may have to be made more than 2 minutes apart initially when an A380 is involved)
The downside is that runways need reinforcing, that the boarding gates have to be revised to allow two decks to loads at the same time, that taxiway would have to be made wider to avoid misshaps between planes, etc.
But bigger is better from a cost point of view, and with the raising price of fuel. Let's just hope cash strapped airlines will not try to cram more people in to reduce cost.
Finally, the A380 is perhaps pretty close to the biggest an airplane with a classic configuration can be. Bigger planes are possible, but may have to be made with a totally different configuration, like lifting body, or blended wing.
Now, will it attract more attention from terrorists? Perhaps not. On September 11 2001, the dirtbags commandered Boeing 767 and 757, which are a lot smaller than B-777 and B747. If the scum wanted to go for maximum passengers, they could have gone for bigger planes.
Safety wise, it may be worthwile to note that the A380 is the first new design to come out since Sept 11 2001, so it was designed with all the possible safety features that may be required. All we need now are vigilant safety people on the ground (and also vigilant fellow passengers) to note suspect behavior, without going all out in paranoia. Should it be reminded that, as far as I can remember, not a single life was lost though terrorist acts in aircraft since September 11 2001?
Cheaper travel, so more people can travel here there and everywhere, and its a gate way to yet more immigrants in to the better of countries. Nice!
I'll try to be positive, but I'm frightened of flying.
well more opportunity to kill more people the suicide bombers must be jumping for joy..
On behalf of the Muslim world.we can't wait! we drool at the thought of 850 passengers
Big yes. Safe, I'm not so sure. Planes need an extensive safety check every time they're turned around. The bigger the plane, the more there is to miss.
And how long will it be before one crashes into the passenger bridge over the taxiway at Gatwick.
It's a beautiful aircraft.
I just hope nobody decides to crash one of those puppies into a major metropolitan area.
One of them will come down.
i don't know what does it think of me?
so does that mean the airlines can get more people squeezed into little seat and make more money
I think it's fine for the 850 people who want to be passengers - but I know one man who won't be amongst them.
Having worked on it(parts for wings) and visted the factory near Chester that produces the wings,I am very impressed with how such a massive project is being managed so sucsessfully.
I honestly think it will be a huge move forward in flying.
It will be as safe as any other plane.If people knew all the standards and procedures that have to be adhered to when making even the smallest non critical part they wouldn't be half as afraid of flying.
I think Singapore Airlines will have the first one in service,not sure exactly when,maybe sometime next year.
I look forward to flying on it!
So I acutally have an A380 poster-- is that weird? Well, I *am* an aerospace engineer.
Anyway, yeah, I have been looking forward to it. And I know a whole bunch of airlines have ordered them (Singapore Airlines, Air France, Virgin Atlantic and the like) but I doubt whether many american airlines are going for it. Mostly because of this Boeing-Airbus thing.
As for safety, the aircraft design industry puts in an amazing amount of effort to insure that the planes are safe. We can't control the airports, though.
800 people. what a terrorist target. I'll stick with 737's I think
That is just an exaggerated awful plane that the f*cking Airbus Company launched to compete with the 747! That airplane is scary and I wouldn't want to travel on it or else if it crashes image how many people will die! Just scary! I rather fly the new Boeing 747-8.
To start with the definition of terrorism in a nut shell is to Terrorize. There will always be sick f@#$%ups no matter where you go and no amount of security will ever completely eliminate this. So with that in mind, it just so happens that I work for an aerospace company thatwill be working on the new AB's. I also know that EVERY airplan produced is made 10 times stronger than is called for in the specifications so that theycan withstand serious impacts both in the air as well as on the ground. So rest assured that this new plane will be the safeston built yet and the industry is always improving.
Hadji. Reported.
It'll crash eventually, but i do think its a great idea.
The only concern I have over the new A380 is the Passenger Capacity. Although it could hold a lot of people, how long is it going to take to get off the airplane?
850 passengers is pretty remarkable for today, but we all know eventually the A380 will be surpassed as far as size. Anyways, I don't think it will do that great as far as selling. The cost of an A380 is around $270 million, I believe. Most airlines today have enough planes for the average amount of passengers transported on their airline daily. Some of the airports that 737s and 777s fly in and out of with no problem may not be able to handle the A380. Now the Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner is one cool plane. It may not be the biggest, but it seems very interesting.
It's more enviromentally-friendly, can seat about 300 passengers (lots for it's size) and probably will have a reasonable sale price.
If it ever gets off the ground and gives what airbus promises then it will be a grand aircraft!!
This jet is huge and safe big yes but not for long maybe for 10 -15 years and then you will see even bigger aircraft.
My friend, your gonna love it, i have already seen it's interior, beautiful! masterbed rooms, hd t.v's , confrense rooms, fancy stairs, (off course thats for 1'st class) but yeah, mexicana airlines is already going to buy one, thats why supposably mexico city's aeropuerto benito juarez is being rebuilt with the most advanced technology.
This project has been a complete disaster for Airbus. They are way behind schedule and are running into problems all the time. A number of airlines have cancelled orders because of all of the problems with delivery.
The last I heard is that Airbus did not make the main landing gear articulate. This little oversight is causing the tires to peel off the rims during taxi. How long is that going to take to fix?
These monsters are also not so convenient for airports. Airports must undergo major modifications just to accept the A380. So far there are only about 5 or 6 airports in the U.S. that have even agreed to do the upgrades. Hart's Field in Atlanta, one of the busiest airports in the country, decided against the modifications necessary to accomodate the 380. What a laugher.
It will be so exciting. I think Qantas will benefit from the airplane the best because almost all of their international flights are super long! I can't wait to see it and I hope I get to ride in one soon!
I think it is going to be a gigantic flop. There are very few routes that can accommodate 800 passengers. With rising fuel prices airlines will have to scape together every penny from beneath those 800 seat cushions just to pay the gas for a minute. Plus there is the insane liability of loosing one fully loaded and having to deal with that many multi million dollar lawsuits. That would bankrupt an airline easy. Just imagine the maintenance on one of them. That's a lot of duct tape. Already the design is prooving to be problematic. Fuel burn is already 10% higher than projected and because of wiring problems and other issues it has been delayed far to long to inspire confidence. Heck, Quantas just won a huge lawsuit against Airbus over the delays. Not good.
that is fantastic. I traveled with this 2 times. Hostess are very beautiful
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