A380 Airbus - The Official Thread.

Driving round SA last November, I kept treating km as miles, and got everywhere a lot quicker than expected !!!!!!!!

<span style="color:blue">ive done that twice....once to melbourne and once to canberra.....



the signs said 110

but didnt specify what..... </span> [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

maybe they meant wheelbase??? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

Metric

Used to buy "canvas" firefighting hose out of Japan 38mm diam x 100ft.

and 38mm BSP threaded couplings :twisted: :evil:


Bushie

A couple of A380 pics sent to me by a mate who works in ARFF S(KS)A taken from the front of the fire station?

http://www.aulro.com/albums/Flying-Low/A380.jpg

And out bound to Melbourne

http://www.aulro.com/albums/Flying-Low/A3802.jpg

At least I'm assuming this is where/when they were taken. The first is definately Sydney from the taxiway/runway signage, second I suppose could be anywhere (Bris/Syd/Mel).

Bushie

Not that I'm a big Qantas fan, but from the Qantas A380 site:

The initial assembly stage of the first Qantas A380 is now completed. The aircraft emerged from the Toulouse assembly line on its own wheels in early March. Next, the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines will be fitted and interior systems installed.

back to the Airbus......

One visited Sydney yesterday I believe, as part of a round the world trial...

They are also WAY WAY behind on delivery - which means millions of $ in penalties from Airbus to the companies that oredered them.

Meanwhile.....the RAAF just took delivery of one of these (C-17 Globemaster) in the states today, and is getting flown back to Amberley (via a welcome shindig in Canberra) this week.

To give you an idea of size and payload, they can handle, 4 - yes FOUR times the payload of a C-130 Hercules :eek:

http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices.../c17/c1704.jpg

tyres wont last long smokin em up like that :P