A380 day on Discovery

I already did:

I was actually after something a little more in depth than that! 🙂

Paul

I already did:

At one point, showing the new Singapore Airlines interior, the documentary stated that the interior space of the A380 made it the only and the first to be able to have lie flat seats.

Which we all know is bullcrap. BA have had lie flat biz class in their 744s for about 5 years now.

There were a few other one liners that made me titter as they were so ludicrously incorrect, but I cannot recall them just now, I had just finished a gruelling 18 hour day and was not particularly mindfull on keeping note of it all.

You are, however, quite correct in your statement about the program. I share that opinion.

But I couldn’t help feel it was still biased toward the pro of Airbus.

I’m a little confused as to how you’ve arrived at that opinion. To me it seemed to very much focus on and praise the tremendous technical achievements in designing and building the A380, as it should, but didn’t seem to equivocate on the negative aspects of the A380 program and where things haven’t quite happened according to plan.

Could you give a little reasoning for your thinking the program was biased?

Paul

It’s great when Discovery do back to back on stuff you’re interested in, but turbo’sh*te when it’s all day American Chopper and Mythmunters !!! :rolleyes:

On that tubo channel its flight deck till 15:30:D I am waiting for whens its taking off on Building the world’s biggest airliner:cool:

James

I have put then all into the sky + planner for today.. i think i have seen most of them.. but worth another watch!

I still enjoy watching the work crew getting it though the tiny village close to Toulouse.. inch by inch

RickT

I watching “Delivery the A380” last night that focuses on the calamity of the project and not the glossed over building of it.

A very good documentary on how things went wrong. But I couldn’t help feel it was still biased toward the pro of Airbus.

At one point, showing the new Singapore Airlines interior, the documentary stated that the interior space of the A380 made it the only and the first to be able to have lie flat seats.

Which we all know is bullcrap. BA have had lie flat biz class in their 744s for about 5 years now.

Mind you, unlike other documentaries, its focused solely on the A380 and didn’t directly compare it with the 744 or the 747-800i. Which so many do, as if they directly competed. Infact they made no mention of the 747 apart from saying the A380 had almost 50% more floor space, which is true.
I have to say though, the upper deck walls look very steep. I can see head and shoulder room being a problem on window seats.

All in all a facinated docu, if a tad naive at parts.

It’s great when Discovery do back to back on stuff you’re interested in, but turbo’sh*te when it’s all day American Chopper and Mythmunters !!! :rolleyes: