The problem with Prune is that either
- no one reads the posts (true much of the time), or
- no one knows anything about commercial aviation.
Okay, slightly sweeping statements(!). But this thread is a classic example. UL730 says that he's heard that the A380 is "20% over design weight" and no one bats an eyelid. 20%? 20%? That's an absurd, outrageous number that no one who's ever worked seriously with heavy jet transport aircraft would ever give currency to.
Are there any aviation professionals out there, or is this really just one enormous Spotter's Balcony?