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A-380 first flight?

Postby Wing Nut » Tue Mar 22, 2005 12:44 pm

Shouldn't this be coming up soon?  Anyone know when it's scheduled for?  Airbus' site is totally void of info on it.

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Re: A-380 first flight?

Postby Felix/FFDS » Tue Mar 22, 2005 12:46 pm

It needs some additional uglification before the Earth repels it...
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Re: A-380 first flight?

Postby Wing Nut » Tue Mar 22, 2005 12:52 pm

Hey Felix, I heard the first landing in the US is going to be in Orlando!  ;D
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Re: A-380 first flight?

Postby Felix/FFDS » Tue Mar 22, 2005 1:14 pm

[quote]Hey Felix, I heard the first landing in the US is going to be in Orlando!
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Re: A-380 first flight?

Postby Hagar » Tue Mar 22, 2005 1:19 pm

No doubt full of Brit tourists. Knowing how the typical Brit behaves while abroad I don't know how you lot put up with them. I avoid them like the plague when I'm on holiday. ::)

Come to think of it, the A380 would be ideal for this job.
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Re: A-380 first flight?

Postby Craig. » Tue Mar 22, 2005 1:37 pm

God an A380 full of British tourists :o Thats like being on a plane ride to hell(well less enjoyable i guess):)
First flight prob mid april, early may now. It was end of march originally.
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Re: A-380 first flight?

Postby chomp_rock » Tue Mar 22, 2005 1:41 pm

[quote]I heard the first landing in the US is going to be in Orlando!
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Re: A-380 first flight?

Postby C » Tue Mar 22, 2005 1:57 pm

[quote]Shouldn't this be coming up soon?
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Re: A-380 first flight?

Postby TacitBlue » Tue Mar 22, 2005 2:03 pm

"uglification" LOL
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