Cybermonkey
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Originally posted by Richard Lee
i've been sick on every single plane i've been on 
the aeroheffalump will not be an exception 
FPMSL
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Martyn
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fuk me  whats the top speed on that thing?
I heard on the radio that its to loud to run or something?
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Siberia
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i'm sure it will get off the ground the law of physics will make this so...
how it handles though
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Cybermonkey
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which radio was that
Speed is same as every other widebody in the sky, about 0.85mach.
As for too loud, its quieter than a jumbo on take-off, so yet again, media is bullshitting the general public 
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Cybermonkey
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Originally posted by Siberia
i'm sure it will get off the ground the law of physics will make this so...
how it handles though
Will handle very well, uses triple-edge slats, and the usual combination of spoilers and lift dumpers to bring one wing down during turns means it will perform well.
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Bonzai
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Registered: 25th Mar 03
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ok i got told today its got 3 floors, one with no windows which is what could eb used for badrooms/casinos/gyms n shite (im assuming this is the normal cargo storage area?)
how do they expect to transport more cargo in less space if this is true? :S
cargo = luggage, general freights
[Edited on 20-01-2005 by Bonzai]
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Dean_H
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couple of the boys in my college class are apprentices for geaes and they won a contract to repair them engines.
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-wylo-
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Who steps forward to test these things on their 1st flight? Theres no danger I would want to fly a plane for the very 1st time, especially something THAT big!
I heard it seats 555 people. I'm just back form argentina and was on a 747/400. Do they not seat something similar to that?
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Cybermonkey
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Originally posted by -wylo-
Who steps forward to test these things on their 1st flight? Theres no danger I would want to fly a plane for the very 1st time, especially something THAT big!
I heard it seats 555 people. I'm just back form argentina and was on a 747/400. Do they not seat something similar to that?
Hey wylo, the chief test pilot will get first call to fly this in march/april, and he chooses his engineers, co-pilot and stuff. It can seat 550 people in 3 classes, much more than the 747-400, or 880 in a maximum seat configuration for high density asian routes.
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Cybermonkey
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Originally posted by Dean_H
couple of the boys in my college class are apprentices for geaes and they won a contract to repair them engines.
Which engines? Rolls Royce or Engine Alliance?
If its Rolls Royce, where will they be working? for SAESL in Singapore, or for N3 in Erfurt, Germany?
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Cybermonkey
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quote:
Originally posted by Bonzai
ok i got told today its got 3 floors, one with no windows which is what could eb used for badrooms/casinos/gyms n shite (im assuming this is the normal cargo storage area?)
how do they expect to transport more cargo in less space if this is true? :S
cargo = luggage, general freights
[Edited on 20-01-2005 by Bonzai]
Yes there are 3 decks, 2 for passenger and 1 for cargo/luggage. Lower deck is strictly cargo/luggage and upper 2 decks is where normal seating and all the other stuff will be stationed.
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Dean_H
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quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
quote:
Originally posted by Dean_H
couple of the boys in my college class are apprentices for geaes and they won a contract to repair them engines.
Which engines? Rolls Royce or Engine Alliance?
If its Rolls Royce, where will they be working? for SAESL in Singapore, or for N3 in Erfurt, Germany?
Dont know what engine but i know they maintain rolls royce engines up there...
Geaes. Nantgarw, South Wales.
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Bonzai
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aye they do our RB211's, i think they do some work on our trent 800's aswell. im pretty sure they use to take care of olympus engines aswell
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