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August 18, 2017, 12:20 PM
bendableAir bus A-380 jet
Has anyone here taken a ride on one ?
How was it ? glorious ?
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August 18, 2017, 12:34 PM
OrgussHere's a video I watched a couple weeks ago of an Etihad A380 flight in First Class:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R2sOr6vZqo
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bendablecool video.
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August 18, 2017, 01:30 PM
sniderajust another tin can, from the back.
DFW-Beijing - at least I had 3 seats to myself.
I dislike the auto-darkening windows - never get dark enough on the sun-ward side.
August 18, 2017, 01:31 PM
David Leequote:
Originally posted by Orguss:
Here's a video I watched a couple weeks ago of an Etihad A380 flight in First Class:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R2sOr6vZqo
I saw dirt under Mr. Chuis' thumb nail there. If you're going to travel first class....
What's up with the Air Bus having 4 engines, which I like, when all the 747s are going 2 engines? I'd like to ride a 4 engine please.
August 18, 2017, 01:33 PM
rscalzoquote:
when all the 747s are going 2 engines?
Cost cutting?? Are they removing two engines???

August 18, 2017, 01:38 PM
MikeGLIquote:
Originally posted by David Lee:
quote:
Originally posted by Orguss:
Here's a video I watched a couple weeks ago of an Etihad A380 flight in First Class:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R2sOr6vZqo
I saw dirt under Mr. Chuis' thumb nail there. If you're going to travel first class....
What's up with the Air Bus having 4 engines, which I like, when all the 747s are going 2 engines? I'd like to ride a 4 engine please.
I don't think the 747s are going down to 2 engines, I think they're being phased out and replaced with A330's and B777s.
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Steak: Rare. Coffee: Black. Bourbon: Neat. August 18, 2017, 01:39 PM
P250UA5quote:
Originally posted by rscalzo:
quote:
when all the 747s are going 2 engines?
Cost cutting?? Are they removing two engines???
Last I heard/read, Boeing is discontinuing passenger 747 production & moving to only 747F models.

777 & 787 taking over the 747 routes as they retire I suppose.
My office is about 1.5 miles from the departure end of the runway at IAH. Our lab actually had to not do some testing during typical int'l departures, as the 747 & A380 can rattle the walls in our building.
On a really overcast day, it looks like you could nearly reach up & spin the wheels on the A380 as it passes overhead.
IMO, aesthetically, the A380 doesn't come close to the 747 from the outside.
The Enemy's gate is down. August 18, 2017, 01:40 PM
Russ59I'm no aeronautical engineer, but I can't imagine Boeing dropping two of the 747's four engines at this stage of its career. It's near retirement/death bed with just a handful of orders.
As for the A380, haven't been on one yet. I did fly the 787 last fall and it's pretty quiet. But like coach on any other airline, it's all the same.
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August 18, 2017, 01:45 PM
corsairJust a big airplane with A LOT of people onboard.
It's one of the more modern planes out there and depending on which airline you fly, has the modern amenities. Did I mention the amount of people it can carry, imagine a international flight 12+ hours...
If given a choice, I prefer to fly the 787 and 777, however the Airbus' I've yet to encounter a bad experience.
August 18, 2017, 02:28 PM
bendableIn High school we had to write down ten life goals , for an assignment .
I have done 8 of them .
# 9 was to fly the S.S. T. concorde to france to see the Louvre.
perhaps I can do the A-380 now instead
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August 18, 2017, 02:40 PM
P250UA5quote:
Originally posted by bendable:
In High school we had to write down ten life goals , for an assignment .
I have done 8 of them .
# 9 was to fly the S.S. T. concorde to france to see the Louvre.
perhaps I can do the A-380 now instead
Flying on Concorde and attending a live Shuttle launch were both on mine. Sadly, both no longer doable.
The Enemy's gate is down. August 18, 2017, 03:16 PM
sjtillFlew in a 787 recently LAX-Dublin-Addis Ababa and return. For an extremely long flight (10 + 7 hours, return 11 + 7 hours) in coach it was remarkably comfortable. I had an aisle seat. Pitch I believe 32 inches, which is quite good; seat reclines quite a bit. Overhead luggage space remarkably capacious which contributed a lot to the comfort of the flight. Did not need to use noise-canceling headphones.
I don't like the idea of getting on and off a huge A380 with many hundreds of other passengers. Also as per Boeing plans, the 787 Dreamliner allows direct long flights rather than relying on hubs.
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August 18, 2017, 03:18 PM
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August 18, 2017, 03:36 PM
mrwI have flown them a few times from Frankfurt Germany to Houston on Lufthansa. They are a nice ride, smooth and comfortable enough. I sat on the isle. It did load and unload pretty quickly.
August 18, 2017, 03:38 PM
P250UA5IIRC, the A380 uses 2 loading paths? I think IAH only has 1 or 2 A380 compatible gates, and they're visible as you round the east end of the airport.
I imagine that would contribute to ease of loading/unloading of passengers. At least until the airlines take the boss' advice & switch to loading us all on in tubes.
The Enemy's gate is down. August 18, 2017, 04:10 PM
tacfoleymrs tac and I just flew from SF to LHR on a new United Boeing Dreamliner. I had great fun playing with the electrically-dimming window...the test of the plane was just drop-dead gorgeous - we loved it. Watching that beautiful wing curving up to the tip was a caution, I admit.
Never been on a 380, though. My nephew helps build the wings at BAe/Airbus Industrie Broughton in North Wales. I guess that's as near as I'm ever going to get,
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August 18, 2017, 04:16 PM
downtownvquote:
Originally posted by Orguss:
Here's a video I watched a couple weeks ago of an Etihad A380 flight in First Class:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R2sOr6vZqo
I just realized of all the 1st class flights I was on, they were NOT really 1st Class!
Excpt for Cathay Pacific NY- Taipei, even that was nowhere near this!
August 18, 2017, 04:38 PM
MikeNHAs someone who waited 24 years for a ride on a 747, sorry to burst the bubble but it isn't anything more than another wide body airliner that is just a pain to board/disembark unless you're in first class on one of the middle east carriers.
August 18, 2017, 04:44 PM
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