BillyVance 34 #1 March 7, 2007 Daaaaaamn.... I would love to ride one of these in the near future! It definitely beats the L1011 hands down!"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #2 March 7, 2007 More...."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #3 March 7, 2007 Nice shots of business/first.... what's the 'cattle car' section look like?Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #4 March 7, 2007 QuoteNice shots of business/first.... what's the 'cattle car' section look like? probably just like every other mass transit container on the market. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skinnyshrek 0 #5 March 7, 2007 QuoteQuoteNice shots of business/first.... what's the 'cattle car' section look like? probably just like every other mass transit container on the market. Just like every tractorhttp://www.skydivethefarm.com do you realize that when you critisize people you dont know over the internet, you become part of a growing society of twats? ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #6 March 7, 2007 QuoteQuoteQuoteNice shots of business/first.... what's the 'cattle car' section look like? probably just like every other mass transit container on the market. Just like every tractor What you talkin bout fool? We make the tractor with the largest cab on the market! Oh, and tractors are for pulling tools through fields, not flying travellers from one country to another. Damn silly brits and their backwards thinking! Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 37 #7 March 7, 2007 I'm not so sure that I want to fly on one those things.... There is an apparent lack of women that use them as indicted by photographic evidence. On long haul flights that this is intended for I would much rather have a nice woman to talk to than all the men that fly on the A380."Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #8 March 7, 2007 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6480954213620656605&q=%22A380%27s+first+flight%22 ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #9 March 7, 2007 Even better video that includes a view of cattle class (which looks no better than any other cattle class out there)... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B8_RzpON-4"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #10 March 7, 2007 I wish I was flying on that when I go to Japan in April. It would make the 16 hour flight so much better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #11 March 7, 2007 I wonder who will be the first to join the mile high club in it..Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piratemike 0 #12 March 7, 2007 I'd be surprised if it hasn't happened already. Test engineers have a sex drive also! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dorbie 0 #13 March 7, 2007 Just wait 'til the carriers get a hold of this. You'll be crammed in like sardines just like any most other commercial flight. The buyers configure the interior as they see fit. Than means leg space seat width etc are compromised for passenger numbers. And unless you're a frikin millionaire you won't be lounging in one of those first class bunks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #14 March 7, 2007 QuoteI'm not so sure that I want to fly on one those things.... There is an apparent lack of women that use them as indicted by photographic evidence. On long haul flights that this is intended for I would much rather have a nice woman to talk to than all the men that fly on the A380. Talk to NTRPRNR!! Peter has the solution for that PRECISE problem...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 94 #15 March 8, 2007 That was not the first flight. First flight is the first time it flies. There is real nervousness with a real first flight, because they've only done high speed taxi tests before that first flight, they only have simulations to show that it really will fly. On a first flight, the people like me that designed hundreds of switch panel parts in the flight deck that control every single important system on the airplane are on the edge of their seat for the entire flight until it lands safely. The first flight of the 777 included an intentional shutdown of one engine, that is exciting. I believe within the first couple weeks after first flight, a 777 had taken off with a circuit breaker mistakenly locked out, which required that the alternate landing gear extension switch I designed be used. That was exciting to hear about, sure glad it worked. Those luxury amenities could be in any large airliner. It is the airlines that decide to do that stuff. Still cool, but should not be considered to only be possible in the A380.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 94 #16 March 8, 2007 The pic A380-8 is nice. I also noticed what might be microphones to check noise levels.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #17 March 8, 2007 QuoteThe pic A380-8 is nice. I also noticed what might be microphones to check noise levels. Or maybe a temperature checker? ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 94 #18 March 8, 2007 Could be, but I expect thermocouples to be smaller.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sangiro 4 #19 March 8, 2007 QuoteQuoteThe pic A380-8 is nice. I also noticed what might be microphones to check noise levels. Or maybe a temperature checker? Or maybe they're just holding the whole damn thing together with duct tape. Safe swoops Sangiro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #20 March 8, 2007 QuoteQuoteQuoteThe pic A380-8 is nice. I also noticed what might be microphones to check noise levels. Or maybe a temperature checker? Or maybe they're just holding the whole damn thing together with duct tape. Hey, if it's good enough to hold the universe together, it oughta be good enough for Airbus, right?Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #21 March 8, 2007 That must be some kind of demo with employee's or something...I don't think anyone has taken delivery of one and has it in the flying schedule yet...smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ntrprnr 0 #22 March 8, 2007 QuoteNice shots of business/first.... what's the 'cattle car' section look like? Bingo. The extent to which coach is gonna SUCK in this flight defies logic. :)_______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #23 March 8, 2007 QuoteQuoteNice shots of business/first.... what's the 'cattle car' section look like? Bingo. The extent to which coach is gonna SUCK in this flight defies logic. :) Yup...I'm hoping the BA flight I take next week (World Traveler +) is worth it!Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #24 March 8, 2007 QuoteThat must be some kind of demo with employee's or something...IIT'S EXACTLY THAT. sorry for capitals...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderbow 1 #25 March 8, 2007 Here's the compact version.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lord, let me be the person my dog thinks I am. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
