There was an article in the Bristol Evening Post a day or two ago that said exactly that - can't remember whether the overflying will be before or after the LHR visit though.

The Evening Post was not at all happy, saying to do this rather than land (as was intimated by Airbus some time ago when the visit to Filton was first put into the public domain) amounts to a major snub to the many workers at Filton who have put so much into making the 380 possible.

Is the 18th not in addition to the visit on the 10th of June?

Again relying on info provided in the Evening Post, that journal carried stories some weeks ago in which an Airbus spokeswoman denied that the 380 would be coming to Filton on 10 June although they would try to get the giant to Filton some time in the summer for the workers to see it. There was a clear inference in this that the aircraft would land when it did come.

It now seems the flypast is the best they will get.

Heathrow Director & A380 - 18th May
 

Sneaky Request Time :E

With the A380 scheduled to arrive next week 18th May, can the LHR Director (if on Easterlies) please by chance try and make sure the big bird has a nice long approach prefereably doing its turn onto finals over Reading?

That would be a nice site to see!! :)

thanks
z..

Heathrow and the Airbus 380 arrival
 

With the news that Heathrow will have the Airbus 380 for trials on this comming thursday which a lot of us are looking forward to.:ok: :ok:

The BAA are hoping the winds will be from the west so 27R and 27L are the operational runways.

There concern is if they are on 09L and 09R as the aircraft flys over the M25 there could be a number of distractions on the road and possible accidents.

The ideal runway they are hoping to use for land will be 27L.

Many years ago when Brymon operated there Dash 7 aircraft due to them being so slow on approach it caused a nuber of car accidents as drivers were overtaking the Dash when on finals although the drivers should be concentrating on the road but certain aircraft are a distraction.

All of us are looking forward for the arrival and we do hope it all goes to plan without any incident.:ok: :ok:

What crap!

I did not seem to remember too many accidents at 5pm when a certain pointy thing used to land.

attn gordonroxbourgh
 

Ref your reply re the Airbus A380 crap is with two ps to be politically correct

If you were around in the days of Dash Seven operations by Brymon Airways,you would understand the touch down speed for the Dash Seven is less than the speed limit,and this was the problem that some drivers found it unusual to be overtaking a commercial.

Your comment about a certain did get peoples eye when driving but the touch down speed of this aircraft is 3 times if not more than a Dash 7.

We all look forward to Thursday without any incidents it will get drivers eyes turning being a differant type operating into the City.:ok:

I have always been under the misapprehension that the landing runway is something to do with wind direction...????:rolleyes:

P7

Thats why you work in Ops!
:ugh:

This *HAS* happened at Blagnac whereby unsuspecting motorists on the nearby dual carriageway have been 'distracted' during landings and caused minor accidents.

What time is the A380 due in at Heathrow on Thursday:)

Try post number 724:ugh:

bobby_101

I'd say anywhere on terra firma whether it be on the 18th or any other day :ooh:

Now, off to Spotters Balcony you go....

I hope the 27's are in use. Because 27L has great approach views for spotting and I think on the 18th May 27L will be used if it arrives before 1500 (If they're coming in heading West).

Kirk

Yeah, a nice easterly approach over White Waltham could be interesting.

Any update on that increased wake turbulence separation?

In fact, 27R is the arrival runway prior to 1500, but if it is westerlies it will land on 27L out of alternation.

What about vertically Gonze. We're being told 2000'.

In the UK a conservative and impractical 1500'

Still........somebody remind me circuit height at Waltham again? ;)

We have been told that it is overshooting Filton around midday, it will also fly over Broughton around this time, before heading towards Heathrow. It has however cancelled its visit to our Families day on the 10th June, reason given was due to flight testing.

Will anyone else on this forum be airside when it lands?