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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. My first thought too.... by Joce640k · · Score: 0, Troll

    My first thought when I saw the headline was: "Oh, I wonder if this is going to be a thread full of 'patriots' all bashing the Airbus".

    And guess what...?

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    1. Re:My first thought too.... by jcr · · Score: 0, Troll

      Bashing the A380 isn't a nationalism thing, it's a luddite thing. There are plenty of people all over the world who want us all to just freeze in the dark.

      -jcr

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    2. Re:My first thought too.... by Whiney+Mac+Fanboy · · Score: 0, Troll

      Bashing the A380 isn't a nationalism thing, it's a luddite thing.

      Correction, what you meant to say is:

      Bashing the A380 isn't just a nationalism thing, it's also a luddite thing.

      There's plenty of jingoistic bashing of the A380.

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  2. Re:What the bug is by Glonoinha · · Score: 1, Troll

    Man, it's one thing to have someone spoil the joke by telling the secret.
    It's another thing altogether to have someone spoil the joke by thinking they are telling the secret, and screwing up the math along the way.

    (Hint : It's been a long time since I dabbled, but last time I checked 32767 as a signed short = 0111 1111 1111 1111 binary.
    Add one and you get 1000 0000 0000 0000, which is -32768, not -1. A+ for effort though.)

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