the engines are big and move very fast! great for chopping up passengers…….besides them being rather hot. Jettisoning would improve your options, in fact it would become a decent glider if you could trim the cg shift out, if you jettisoned in the air…….the c-shape wingtip would make for a big wingtip joint, and you can do without weight at the wingtip because of the inertial forces generated by gusts………..whilst you may only ever feel 3g max in the fuse, the wing tip can be whipping about at around 14g (IIRC for the 380).

you could improve the escape system by jettisoning the rear end of the fuselage using explosive bolts around a couple of the fuselage frames.

interesting design but I think it is destined for the military as a C-5 replacement when the time comes.

technically possible and a great freighter/tanker/airlifter idea….I would put the certification as the ‘challenging’ point……..how on earth do you get people out of that thing quick enough? on the ground? during a successful ditching? Will people go for a cabin with VERY few windows? will they accept ‘synthetic’ windows?? Another point, given the width of the cabin in a bwb, passengers will experience noticeable acceleration during rolling manouveres, with consequent added tilt………you will be able to look across the cabin in either the up or the down direction………hmm drinks trolleys stowed for that i reckon!! Otherwise flat turns could be SOP…….take ages to go anywhere…..we were talking about this at lunch……the lack of doors would seem to be the show stopper at the moment. If people really want a 1000 seats single class, presumably for the indian and chinese market, the 380 can be stretched for that requirement as far as I know.

I knew there would be a good reason to bank with them!!

nice shots penpusher!

Another 2 shots of WK608 at Yeovilton, middle of March……..

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coanda

excellent write-up, I’d love to see the journey home……

funny you should say that Airbus has Ferrari’s designers! I know of one Aerodynamics Eng who worked for Ferrari F1!!

I do like the 757, but I also like the 340-600, and the 380 also.

happy birthday guys, but, especially you sandy!