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MegaPlatinum Forums Index -> General Chat Author Message Alaska Friedalive Field Reporter Joined: Jun 21, 2008 Posts: 76685 Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 8:14 pm Yes, the Airbus A380 is Awesome OSHKOSH, Wisc - Of all the planes to touch down in Oshkosh this week, one towers above all others. That's the Airbus A380. We've written about the 380 before, and it's tough to call a plane that's already in service at three different airlines experimental, but today Airbus gave us - and the rest of the [...] Author: Dave Demerjian Category: Air Travel Airbus AirVenture Publish Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:49:08 +0000 OSHKOSH, Wisc - Of all the planes to touch down in Oshkosh this week, one towers above all others. That's the Airbus A380. We've written about the 380 before, and it's tough to call a plane that's already in service at three different airlines experimental, but today Airbus gave us - and the rest of the crowd here - something much cooler than your typical commercial jet landing. Flying in from Toulouse (via Milwaukee) under the command of test pilot Terry Lutz, the 380 did multiple flybys over the airfield, showing off for the thousands of assembled plane watchers before touching down at 3:15 local time. As the plane rolled to a stop, it's four engines still roaring, we couldn't help but be awed all over again by its sheer size: 239 feet long, 79 feet high, with a wingspan of almost 80 feet and weighing in at 610,000 pounds. Seeing the plane in the company of so many other things with wings (some of them not so small themselves) puts those numbers in perspective. And while it might seem silly to call an aircraft the size of the A380 graceful, there's no other way to describe the way it gently turned and banked as it circled the airfield before making its final approach. We've made it clear from the start that we love this plane, and today in Oshkosh we found a reason to love it a little bit more. We figured that Virgin Galactic's White Knight would be the star of AirVenture this year, and it is. But for a few minutes at least, the crowd here could see nothing but the A380. Photos: Jason Paur/Wired.com [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] Read more... - Read comments... Source: Wired: Autopia Description: Explore the world of Cars 2.0, alternative fuels and the future of transportation. blog comments powered by Disqus

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