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F****tA***e says it is scheduled to arrive at KIAD at 8:28PM EDT Sunday,Mar 25. Better hurry if you want to get there for the arrival.
Oops, that's an hour after sunset.
So much for the schedule on F***A***. The report now says that the A380 touched down at 8:08PM EDT.
When is the scheduled departure from IAD?
Oops, that's an hour after sunset.
So much for the schedule on F***A***. The report now says that the A380 touched down at 8:08PM EDT.
When is the scheduled departure from IAD?
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For info, an A380 has just completed its scheduled flypast of the Derby area. Can't quote a tail number but it was in all-white livery, extremely quiet and really quite impressive to be honest. Last seen pointing west...
Cheers.
Cheers.
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Got the chance to go to IAD to visit Big Bird early this morning (0630 local). Impressive in the early light of day.
WOW!
Preflight checklist being sorted out, so no flight deck tour. No gifties, either.
Cheers, y'all.
WOW!
Preflight checklist being sorted out, so no flight deck tour. No gifties, either.
Cheers, y'all.
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Panda - yes I believe it is stationed there all week.
Mudfoot - was it F-WWOW
As a guess, today's A380 over Derby and at Bristol is F-WWDD (MSN004) if I remember rightly, I'm sure others can confirm this.
Mudfoot - was it F-WWOW
As a guess, today's A380 over Derby and at Bristol is F-WWDD (MSN004) if I remember rightly, I'm sure others can confirm this.
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EGBM: y'know, I didn't even look (DOH!) 
, but I did get some pix & I'll see if I got the tail nbr. MSN is 007, I believe it was F-WWDD (or maybe not). Will check & advise.
K_909: public relations flight w/ press & guests, just going out for about an hour then returning.
About 12h25 (local) it came back into IAD from the north, flew right over my building which is about 3 mi N of the birdcage. What a sight!
Cheers, y'all.
, but I did get some pix & I'll see if I got the tail nbr. MSN is 007, I believe it was F-WWDD (or maybe not). Will check & advise.K_909: public relations flight w/ press & guests, just going out for about an hour then returning.
About 12h25 (local) it came back into IAD from the north, flew right over my building which is about 3 mi N of the birdcage. What a sight!
Cheers, y'all.
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WOW indeed!, was at Filton this lunch time, came in from the west, slight wind strait up the strip did a fly past and came strait back round to land, seemed a great landing from where I was stood, main thought was just how quiet it was, was great to see it banking so low over the skies in Bristol on a beautiful warm spring day, nice one Airbus 
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Saw it fly down RWY 09 at East Midlands before going to do a couple of low passes over the RR works at Derby. Impressed by how quite it was.
There are some good pictures here ;
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk
There are some good pictures here
;http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk
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Fantastic guys- I'd love to see it! How nice to see genuine enthusiasts commenting positively on a fantastic engineering achievement. And not one comment on this page that (let's see):
the engines are too near the ground
the wings are too waggly
the rudder is even more waggly
it waggles on landing
the waggles waggle too much
it's too big and it waggles
the engines are too near the ground
the wings are too waggly
the rudder is even more waggly
it waggles on landing
the waggles waggle too much
it's too big and it waggles
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It looked really quite a graceful and elegant aeroplane in the skies over Derby today, it was a privilege to see it. My wife, who's no aviation buff, was extremely impressed with the aircraft, especially the quietness and effortlessness of it.
We were both quite proud to see the town's engineering efforts in action, hats off to the Trent 900s.
We were both quite proud to see the town's engineering efforts in action, hats off to the Trent 900s.
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Try BBC Bristol for Filton pics
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/
also great one here of it taxiing past Bristol Filtons Concorde
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/displ...ommand=newPage
And just echoeing an earlier post, my girlfriend who has no intrest in aviation at all, apart from chooseing expensive blinkin holidays, was just amazed at the sheer size of it and couldn't figure out how it was so quiet, bless her!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/
also great one here of it taxiing past Bristol Filtons Concorde
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/displ...ommand=newPage
And just echoeing an earlier post, my girlfriend who has no intrest in aviation at all, apart from chooseing expensive blinkin holidays, was just amazed at the sheer size of it and couldn't figure out how it was so quiet, bless her!
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Hi guys
I did comment on this yesterday at 13.08 hours and my thread has gone ????? this is sooo annoying, so i will try again.
Went to view this yeserday at EMA and it was amazing infact a big WOW, so BIG and sooooooo Quiet.
Also would like to say a big Well done to the people of Derby and the Rolls Royce team, how nice of Airbus to do this fly over to mark there hard work.
Thanks
Mike
I did comment on this yesterday at 13.08 hours and my thread has gone ????? this is sooo annoying, so i will try again.
Went to view this yeserday at EMA and it was amazing infact a big WOW, so BIG and sooooooo Quiet.
Also would like to say a big Well done to the people of Derby and the Rolls Royce team, how nice of Airbus to do this fly over to mark there hard work.
Thanks
Mike
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Don't just judge it on an idle power flypast and a very low power approach- remember it's empty. No people, seats, furnishings. Really just the bare weight of metal, 3 people and minimal fuel!