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1 posted on 07/31/2006 5:54:09 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: Paleo Conservative

I hope the wings don't break off!


2 posted on 07/31/2006 5:55:24 PM PDT by Quark606
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To: COEXERJ145; microgood; liberallarry; cmsgop; shaggy eel; RayChuang88; Larry Lucido; namsman; ...

If you want on or off my aerospace ping list, please contact me by Freep mail.

3 posted on 07/31/2006 5:55:27 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: Paleo Conservative

Who would want to fly with 500 people?? There are soooooo many nuts in the world the chances of running into one on a plane this size is astronomical!!


5 posted on 07/31/2006 5:57:13 PM PDT by Suzy Quzy ("When Cabals Go Kaboom"....upcoming book on Mary McCarthy's Coup-Plotters.)
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To: Paleo Conservative

Aluminum Goose sighting!!


8 posted on 07/31/2006 5:58:12 PM PDT by Uriah_lost (http://www.wingercomics.com/d/20051205.html)
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12 posted on 07/31/2006 6:02:43 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the occupation media.)
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1st class stretched seat (flat bed seat style). Offering about a third more seating and far more available floor space than its closest competitor, the A380 will have wider seats and aisles, open spaces for passengers to stretch their legs and access to lower-deck amenities.

A380 will be the most spacious passenger plane. There will be room on the lower deck for shops, bars, restaurants and casinos.

Luxury sleeping compartments. The A380 will typically seat 555 passengers in three classes, although only a fortunate few will enjoy the sort of luxury shown in this mock-up.

14 posted on 07/31/2006 6:04:02 PM PDT by bitt ("And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm.")
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To: Paleo Conservative

Who are the passengers? Condemned criminals?


17 posted on 07/31/2006 6:05:11 PM PDT by My2Cents (A pirate's life for me.)
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"Around 300 of the passengers will be Airbus staff, and the remainder will be "other guests", says Airbus."

Wondering if those people are employees they would like to terminate but government rules won't let them?


20 posted on 07/31/2006 6:07:37 PM PDT by dalereed
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To: Paleo Conservative

I'll be praying for the passengers. I think they really need it.


22 posted on 07/31/2006 6:10:11 PM PDT by El Gran Salseron (The FR Canteen's World Famous Resident Equal Opportunity Male Chauvinist Pig! Got it? :-))
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Why am I not surprised the Frogs and Germans are sucking up to Arab Muslims on their first test flights of the Airbust?

Even painted the crash vehicle to simulate the Arab air fleet colors --- Black and Blue with blood red stripes I assume..

Could the French Airbust success be so dependent on Arab sales that they would do or say anything earn their Arab butt buddies "approval"?

Fruck the Fench..

Semper fi


31 posted on 07/31/2006 6:22:38 PM PDT by river rat (You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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To: Paleo Conservative

I'd love to fly on it!


36 posted on 07/31/2006 6:36:54 PM PDT by Central Scrutiniser
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I would have loved to have had the contract for 474 fully instrumented crash test dummies...


37 posted on 07/31/2006 6:45:03 PM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, DemocRATs believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
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The ELF programme will be flown by the third A380 flight-test aircraft (MSN002), which is equipped with a fully furnished, 474-seat three-class test cabin.

Um, is it just me, or does this plane keep shrinking? I could've sworn that I read initial reports that it would hold upwards of 700 pax. Then it's been slowly dropping, and now, 474? A 747-8 can carry 450. What the deuce?

49 posted on 07/31/2006 9:03:58 PM PDT by Politicalities (http://www.politicalities.com)
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Cool time lapse video of an Airbus 340 under construction
57 posted on 08/01/2006 12:23:41 PM PDT by Species8472
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