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jettesen
8th Jan 2005, 19:01
Can anyone tell me when and where the first test flight for the A380 wil be, and if it is possible to go see it take its first flight?
Kestrel_909
8th Jan 2005, 19:52
ATC Issue?
I'm not 100% but I think the first flight is in March this year, possible 31st, but can't confirm.
ETOPS773
8th Jan 2005, 20:46
Rollout is 18th January,first flight will be 31/3/2005.
Nice pictures here (http://www.planepictures.net/a/TLS/1105182547.jpg)
and here (http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?aircraftsearch=Airbus%20A380-841&distinct_entry=true)
What spacing will be required for this plane on t/o and landing? will is be similar to the 747?
*edited for typo :ouch:
Jerricho
8th Jan 2005, 21:40
What spacing will be required for this palne on t/o and landing
Funny this should be mentioned, as when Virgin started using those long A340's, I had a couple of wake vortex encounters when the following medium a/c was easily 8 miles (if not more) in trail and recieved a nasty bump. Maybe a "Super Heavy"?
Vlad the Impaler
8th Jan 2005, 22:00
Guess vortex will just be HEAVY there can't be much between the A380 and those big antonov monsters. I presume wake problems vary with the wind etc, got some really nasty wake vortex running into lambourne in a 319, we were following a 747 and it was about 8 miles ahead, en route vortex sep is supposed to be 5 miles in that situation but we took a hell of a bump.