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Flying the Airbus A380

Posted by Zonk on from the everything-should-come-with-a-bar dept.

FloatsomNJetsom writes "So the largest passenger airplane in the world actually is pretty large inside — Popular Mechanics has a great article and video from their test flight on the brand new double-decker Airbus A380. This includes footage of takeoff, interviews with the pilot and test engineer, a rundown on the bar, the two staircases, and an attempt to walk down a crowded aisle from one end of the plane to the other without having to say 'excuse me.'"

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  1. With all of the hype Airbus put into it... by FrankTheCrazy · · Score: 2, Funny

    I was expecting it to fly itself!

  2. Ummm...get a window seat in *any* 'plane.... by Joce640k · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ummm...get a window seat in *any* 'plane and you'll see the wings flexing when it trundles along the runway, when it takes off, when you hit turbulance, etc.

    PS: Yes - even the ones made by Boeing!

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  3. Re:"seat map" and Weight and balance programs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    But what about imbalance ? You could end with one side moreheavier than the other (latterally or longitudinally).

    Well... I guess they just have to make sure Americans are evenly distributed inside the plane.

  4. So the largest passenger airplane is big? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    >So the largest passenger airplane in the world actually is pretty large inside

    Who'd of thunk it?

  5. It won't look spacious ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    when filled with Americans!

    Try the super-sized veal burgers. I'm here all week.

  6. Airbus 380 - Bug Report #213571. by Glonoinha · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bug report #213571.
    Description : Airbus 380 went inverted and then went into a tailspin when flying at 32,768 feet. Airbus crashed.

    Comments ---
    Code looks correct. Please attempt to recreate and describe precisely the process by which the issue was recreated.
    If the problem does not happen repeatedly this is an incident and not a bug.

    Bug log closed.

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  7. Re:"seat map" and Weight and balance programs by PPH · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nah. You just need to make sure there are no Poles in the right half of the plane (Engineering inside joke. Sorry.).

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  8. What the bug is by scwizard · · Score: 3, Funny

    Overflow. If it's a signed short then 32768 + 1 = -1 :P

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