Behold the Airbus A380:





For those times you need to move 650 people 7000 miles at .89 Mach

[Edited by Guntersmurf on 03-24-2001 at 09:55 PM]

 

That Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine in the diagram is one of my wife's products. She made the prototype rings for it a year or two ago. It is a big ass mofo. I'll see if I can find the photos.

 

I forgot who makes Airbus? Is it a French company? That airplan sure looks pretty big. Any idea when it is going to be available? I sure hope all the airline is buying it under MSRP.

 

Airbus is made by Airbus Industrie. Yes, they are a French company.

 

Very cool plane.. I think the big issue with the Jumbo passenger planes is not air worthiness but ground support. How long do you think it takes to board that thing (especially with the silly one door rules here in the US)? I don

 

A320 only holds slightly over 100 pigs.
I think you are talking about A380.

 

My Bad

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by cdelena
[B]Very cool plane.. I think the big issue with the Jumbo passenger planes is not air worthiness but ground support. How long do you think it takes to board that thing (especially with the silly one door rules here in the US)? I don

 

Imagine a couple of those planes being stranded for bad weather, and the airlines trying to get everybody an overnight accomodation

 

No question, it won't be a rare occurrence either!!