Oh my, Airbus is going bigger

[Wii]

It seems a few people out there decided to go make their own Airbus 390.
http://www.aerotraining.com/html_gif/airbus_A390.jpg
:-? But I did find something like this in real life though :-? :-? :-?
http://members.chello.nl/s.c.verbrugge/images/thguppy.jpg
Not NEARLY as big but still... :-?

[C]

:-? But I did find something like this in real life though :-? :-? :-?
http://members.chello.nl/s.c.verbrugge/images/thguppy.jpg
Not NEARLY as big but still... :-?

How about a few seats in an Airbus Beluga then...

[a1]

Looks even more like a fish now.

[ThomasKaira]

The long forgotten Boeing Guppy. 8-)

[Tweek]

Almost as ugly as the A380.

[Isak922]

The A380 isn't ugly!

The 747-400 now...

Same with the Concorde...


You want a really nice looking bird; Check out the Tu-144, Tu-160, SR-71, or XB-70 8-) 8-)

[Ashar]

The Super Guppy is ugly...

I love all Russian birds...Military and civil included 8-)

[evanatorx]

Good looking bird? Bluejays...nothing beats a bluejay.

[C]

The long forgotten Boeing Guppy. 8-)

I think Aero Spacelines Inc would have something to say about that...

[Wii]

Can you imagina taxiing around LAX with that thing? You'd need a lead lower fuselage to keep from tipping over.

[Vapour01]

The A380 isn't ugly!

The A380 is nothing more than a double decker bus (albeit even uglier than most), designed with no other thoughts but how much money it can make (like all other modern airliners), so do you also consider the buses on your local route attractive?

[Hagar]

The A380 is nothing more than a double decker bus (albeit even uglier than most), designed with no other thoughts but how much money it can make (like all other modern airliners), so do you also consider the buses on your local route attractive?

I think that is the motive behind all airliners since Pontius was a pilot. Airlines are in the business of making a profit, just like bus companies.*

I can think of a lot of aircraft far uglier than the A380 & most of those are military types.

*PS. I don't know how either succeed in doing that. Most airlines seem to be permanently bankrupt.

[Xyn_Air]

As for whether or not the A-380 is beautiful or ugly, I guess it is all in the eye of the beholder.  I happen to quite like it (even though I am a big Boeing fan, and am miffed about losing the "world's largest passenger aircraft" title to Airbus).  But, I think I like it just because I am in love with the technology of flight and pushing the enveloped ever farther forward, even in strange incremental steps.

That, and the A-380 has bedrooms!  I am so totally getting a ticket for one right after I win the lotto!  ;D

As for the A-390, it looks like it has more than just bedrooms, it looks like it has flats for rent!  I want one!  ;D  Hilarious edit!

~Darrin