Merged: SIA Inaugural A380 Flight to Sydney
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Have a look at the SingAir website....the level of comfort available is outstanding.
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Here's a video of its take-off from Singapore.
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That is one VERRRRRRRY Long takeoff run!!
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The A380 definitely has thrust reversers on the two inboards only.
And wrt to widening rwys, the thing has to take off also, you know. Having the two big outboard donks hanging over the grass is a sure fire way to FOD them....
And wrt to widening rwys, the thing has to take off also, you know. Having the two big outboard donks hanging over the grass is a sure fire way to FOD them....
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Stayed back to watch the beast land tonight, is it just me, or is that one boring aeroplane? Just doesn't seem to have any character, although maybe it was the dated Singapore paint scheme...
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People,
A380 reverse is ONLY on the inboards, to prevent FOD from ingestion of stuff being kicked up by 1 & 4 blowing forwards.
Short_Circuit, re SACL widening pavements, well YSSY isn't the only airport into which the A380 will operate. Some of those 'orrible foreign places won't have done the widening such as SACL has done (what? SACL actually ploughing some $$ back into the airfield? Quell'horreur!
Don't let Mac Bank find out!)
Lots of photos on Airliners & Jetphotos of landing A380s and it's always only 2 & 3.
Howard Hughes,
No mate you're not alone. It's a big, functional (read; ugly) people-mover. The builder is not called Airbus for nothing (and that is not meant to start a A-v-B debate or comments on their quality, I've ridden in some very well-put-together Mercedes public transport in my time).
A380 reverse is ONLY on the inboards, to prevent FOD from ingestion of stuff being kicked up by 1 & 4 blowing forwards.
Short_Circuit, re SACL widening pavements, well YSSY isn't the only airport into which the A380 will operate. Some of those 'orrible foreign places won't have done the widening such as SACL has done (what? SACL actually ploughing some $$ back into the airfield? Quell'horreur!
Don't let Mac Bank find out!)Lots of photos on Airliners & Jetphotos of landing A380s and it's always only 2 & 3.
Howard Hughes,
No mate you're not alone. It's a big, functional (read; ugly) people-mover. The builder is not called Airbus for nothing (and that is not meant to start a A-v-B debate or comments on their quality, I've ridden in some very well-put-together Mercedes public transport in my time).