It's up and away.
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 3:34 amIt's in the air as I type ........... I've just watched the first takeoff of the A380 Live on the BBC.
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 3:34 amRe: It's up and away.
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 3:35 amsky news for me but its all good. Landing is the interesting bit:) about 90 minutes from now i believe
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 3:37 amyep, i saw it as well, but only with CCN with me!!!!
id love standing at the end of the runway and watching a a380 fly slow and low comeing into land.About about as low as an airshow but its overfling the croud.
id love standing at the end of the runway and watching a a380 fly slow and low comeing into land.About about as low as an airshow but its overfling the croud.
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 3:43 amsky news for me but its all good. Landing is the interesting bit:) about 90 minutes from now i believe
Landing anywhere between 2 and 5 hours away at the crew's discretion. Sky News wins the coverage vote again - they got Peter Chandler, one of the two A380 project pilots (the other one was on the plane) to be their expert on the commentary, whereas the BBC got some chap wrting a book for Airbus, who really wasn't up to speed on what would be going on during the flight...
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 4:04 amWould have been a good show of faith to have him flying rather than commentating, considering the time and money the British have put into it.
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 4:06 amWould have been a good show of faith to have him flying rather than commentating, considering the time and money the British have put into it.
Politics I'm afraid. BAES have only a 20% stake in Airbus don't they, and the CTP and Boss of the flight test division are both French. Sad, as every other nationality involved was aboard. Same with Concorde though all those years back...
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 4:11 amRe: It's up and away.
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 4:22 amThat was quick. 
This reminds me of the Brabazon. I still remember seeing the first flight on the newsreels. We had no TV or instant coverage in those days. I actually saw the Brabazon flying along the south coast. I would have been about 7 years old.
PS. Let's hope this one is more successful.
This reminds me of the Brabazon. I still remember seeing the first flight on the newsreels. We had no TV or instant coverage in those days. I actually saw the Brabazon flying along the south coast. I would have been about 7 years old.
PS. Let's hope this one is more successful.
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 6:08 amDid it land yet?
Dave
Dave
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 6:17 amDid it land yet?
Dave
Not yet ........... :D
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 6:25 amDid it land yet?
Dave
Still over the pyrenees by the looks of it...
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 6:30 amFor those who didn't have the luxury of seeing it on TV (myself included), here is a good movie clip, swedish commentary but smooth video without chopping :)
http://www.aftonbladet.se/atv/index.htm ... clipID=596
http://www.aftonbladet.se/atv/index.htm ... clipID=596
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 6:40 amGear just coming down on live feed... Still over Pyrenees
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 9:25 amI have mixed feelings - as much as I prefer Boeing (for purely jingoistic commercial reasons) - I have to applaud the European community for finally getting that behemoth in the air.
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:05 am[quote]For those who didn't have the luxury of seeing it on TV (myself included), here is a good movie clip, swedish commentary but smooth video without chopping