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March 8, 2006 at 6:52 am in reply to: A380 whats next? #608260

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The A380 is the maximum you can get out of the present configuration. A simple increase in fuselage diameter or length won’t do it, some kind of blended wing body is necessary, which means complete re-design of airports and big technology challenge.
A A380 sets another limit: It is the biggest aircraft airlines would like to operate. The risk combined with one single aircraft is so big, that a fleet of 15 A380 can easily fly an airline bankrupt within weeks or month. Smaller aircraft have the advantage of being more flexible. Some airlines just get dizzy when thinking of dimensions of the A380.

No-one needs anything bigger. If the industry really needs the A380 is still not sure, we will see in the upcoming decade if Airbus made the right choice (I think they did).

How about the A380-900, a 6+m plug to give it the capability to take 1000 seats/pax…….and stay within the 80×80 m ‘box’ that is the current limit!

February 18, 2006 at 11:51 am in reply to: Airbus says A380 wing ruptures in static test #532750

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From the source:

Over the past year and a half, the A380 static test airframe was submitted to “limit loads”, which were completed before first flight. The frame was subsequently and step by step progressing towards reaching “ultimate loads”, i.e. 1.5 times “limit loads” as needed for certification. Eleven out of the 12 load cases, including wing load cases, were demonstrated by the end of December 2005. The last test was performed on 14th February, during which the wings were submitted to the ultimate bending loads.

The ultimate loads were achieved in the step up between 97 percent and 100 percent (1.45 and 1.5 limit loads) before the wings ruptured between both engines. The recorded test data were in line with predictions, which demonstrates a very good prediction capability as applied for the first time to such complex structures of the size and type of the A380. A full analysis of the test data is now being undertaken.

Taking into account the prediction and the measurement accuracy, including in the test set up, the satisfactory results achieved so far as well as the proven good prediction capabilities should enable Airbus to fully demonstrate compliance with the certification requirements, with some optimisations if needed, in time for type certification later this year.

February 6, 2006 at 7:32 am in reply to: What would it be called #544293

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Airline names, what about funny accronyms for airlines, a couple I remember from airlines calling in at “Belize International”

SAHSA – Stay At Home Stay Alive airlines

TACA – Take A Chance Airways

Back on topic, I would form Sub Ways (Subcontactor Airways) a low cost airline dedicated to moving subcontractors on point to point services. No hubs, No delays, No connecting flights, No reclining seats, No children, No tourists, Express check-in, No crowds, Flight departures at the end of the working day, Arrivals just before the start working day!

2 classes of Ticket

Sub Standard or the more expensive
Sub Liminal

February 4, 2006 at 11:09 am in reply to: Most annoying travel problem… #546940

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Last week – Lufthansa Hamburg to LHR. Herr X reclined his seat as soon as he’d sat on it. It stayed reclined through take off cruise and landing. Trolley dolley requests to ‘put it up’ got a Ya, Ya! verbal response but No action.

Revenge is sweet – I kept tapping his wheelie bag with my foot during the ‘long walk’ leaving T2. It kept tipping over and getting dragged for a few feet. Once it got caught on a barrier post by the escalators and nearly pulled his arm out of its socket. He did not seem very happy and called me a couple of names!!

December 17, 2005 at 1:58 pm in reply to: F4U-5N At Belize City Airport #1369774

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From what I can remember (1983 there abouts) Belize had a “city” airport and an “International” airport.
Don’t know the size of the City one as I only saw it at night from a 33 Sqn Puma.

At Belize “international” the RAFs Williamson site had a bent propellor outside the Supply building, not sure if that was from said crash or earlier.

April 27, 2005 at 7:53 am in reply to: Travel within Germany #677608

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try http://www.reiseauskunft.bahn.de or http://www.bahn.de
You will see the language option on the RH side of the page
You should get a price of 238 Euro (309$ abouts) if you use the save fare, double that for pay at the door! This is for 5 people travelling on the dates you selected

Best of luck

Airbus Hamburg

April 27, 2005 at 7:53 am in reply to: Travel within Germany #721334

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try http://www.reiseauskunft.bahn.de or http://www.bahn.de
You will see the language option on the RH side of the page
You should get a price of 238 Euro (309$ abouts) if you use the save fare, double that for pay at the door! This is for 5 people travelling on the dates you selected

Best of luck

Airbus Hamburg
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