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Airbus A380 Super Jumbo Flying Titanic Set For Maiden Flight (10:30 AM Paris Time)
ATS Swiss News Agency
| April 27, 2005
Posted on 04/27/2005 12:41:16 AM PDT by HAL9000
France: first take-off for the A380 Airbus
Toulouse-blagnac - the Airbus A380, the giant plane of the European manufacturer, should take its first take-off of Toulouse-Blagnac this morning. Larger apparatus of line of the world, it is able to transport between 555 and 800 passengers according to the versions.
The flight will not take place, towards 10h30, only if the visibility is perfect and that if the wind is not violent. The takeoff of A380, the most critical phase of the flight, is in addition interdict in direction of the town of Toulouse.
The Toulouse factories of Airbus and the registered office of the European manufacturer will stop their activities to allow the some 12 000 paid present to be pilot takeoff of their "child". Elsewhere in France and Europe, the teams of Airbus will be able to observe the flight on screens or Internet site of the manufacturer.
With the accesses of the airport one counted already Tuesday evening of the hundreds of vehicles, in particular of the camp-site bus sometimes come by far, parked with the accesses of the tracks not to lose a crumb of the spectacle. Nearly 50 000 people on the whole are waited around the site to admire takeoff. The flight should last a few hours, in direction of the Pyrenees.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: a380; airbus; flyingtitanic; france; superjumbo; trade
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To: HAL9000
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posted on
04/27/2005 1:20:13 AM PDT
by
Crazieman
(If Con is the opposite of Pro, what is the opposite of Progress?)
To: Crazieman
The spot reporter on CNN sounds like he's got a plunger rammed up his backside.
To: BigSkyFreeper
That's Richard Quest, he has a very strange style, I like him, huge teeth!
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posted on
04/27/2005 1:21:48 AM PDT
by
Central Scrutiniser
(Remember when conservatives embraced the rule of law? (Do ya?))
To: Central Scrutiniser
I'm watching on CNBC (they are simulcasting CNBCW).
To: Central Scrutiniser
He used to cover business from NY for BBC world before he came to CNN. The BBC business show used to be quite good. Believe it or not...
Cheers.
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posted on
04/27/2005 1:24:00 AM PDT
by
Eurotwit
(WI)
To: Central Scrutiniser; BigSkyFreeper
I'm watching...live... is this bird going fly or not?
26
posted on
04/27/2005 1:24:20 AM PDT
by
onyx
(Pope John Paul II - May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005 = SANTO SUBITO!)
To: Eurotwit
I like him, he has an odd accent, not yorkshire, not too posh, hard to place.
27
posted on
04/27/2005 1:24:58 AM PDT
by
Central Scrutiniser
(Remember when conservatives embraced the rule of law? (Do ya?))
To: onyx
Yep! Should be taking off in 5 minutes.
To: Eurotwit
There was a time when BBC altogether (radio and TV) used to be quite good.
To: BigSkyFreeper
Those people gathered out there to watch?
What the heck is the big deal?
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posted on
04/27/2005 1:28:29 AM PDT
by
onyx
(Pope John Paul II - May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005 = SANTO SUBITO!)
To: onyx
To: Central Scrutiniser
The noise sounds similar to my neighbor's power tools and they need lubricating.
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posted on
04/27/2005 1:29:19 AM PDT
by
onyx
(Pope John Paul II - May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005 = SANTO SUBITO!)
To: onyx
To: BigSkyFreeper
They still make good comedies :-)
However, their news broadcasts should unfortuntaly not be one of them.
I was just about to leave, but think I have to watch this.
Quite exiting. Here goes..
Cheers
34
posted on
04/27/2005 1:29:41 AM PDT
by
Eurotwit
(WI)
To: BigSkyFreeper
It's taxi-ing and their clapping? Don't they expect it to take off?
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posted on
04/27/2005 1:30:32 AM PDT
by
onyx
(Pope John Paul II - May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005 = SANTO SUBITO!)
To: onyx
their = they're - DUH...lol.. it's the beer.
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posted on
04/27/2005 1:31:59 AM PDT
by
onyx
(Pope John Paul II - May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005 = SANTO SUBITO!)
To: onyx
To: BigSkyFreeper
Very nice, I hope they bring it to PHX for hot weather performance testing, Boeing did that with the 777 and 747-400 (in primer green!), but they will probably do it in Tunesia or somewhere closer to home.
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posted on
04/27/2005 1:32:20 AM PDT
by
Central Scrutiniser
(Remember when conservatives embraced the rule of law? (Do ya?))
To: onyx
Those people gathered out there to watch? What the heck is the big deal? The article says "The Toulouse factories of Airbus and the registered office of the European manufacturer will stop their activities to allow the some 12 000 paid present to be pilot takeoff of their "child"."
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posted on
04/27/2005 1:32:30 AM PDT
by
SWake
(Curator of West Wackistan)
To: onyx
Doesn't look like they figured out how to retract the gear yet...
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posted on
04/27/2005 1:32:35 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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