Introducing The $300 Million Private Jet-an A380

[Bob Dole]

It's still made in Europe....

[ISUKappa]

Originally Posted by Bob Dole

It's still made in Europe....

Yes, but the majority of the communications and flight controls were designed in the US.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by ISUKappa

Yes, but the majority of the communications and flight controls were designed in the US.

And any kind of search will show you just how much trouble the program is in and how late and behind schedule it is.

[ISUKappa]

Originally Posted by jon1856

And any kind of search will show you just how much trouble the program is in and how late and behind schedule it is.

I'm quite aware of the issues with the A380, my husband was on that project. According to him, all their work was done on time. The current issues are with the manufacturers.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Um, the problems are with wiring and also that the plane is tremendously overweight. A Web search will also identify a number of other claims by "inside" anonymous sources who talk about everything from the wings snapping off to a mid-air explosion akin to what happened with TWA-800 years ago.

I'd take a Boeing jet anyday over that flying tank. The 787 Dreamliner is going to be sweeeeeeeet and I am going to avoid flying on the A380 at all costs. Think the airport is crowded now, and that you have to wait too long to retrieve your luggage (or it gets lost)? Wait until you have to be in an airport with a 380 coming in/departing!

(disclosure: I have a family member that is a 30-year Boeing employee, and my bf is an engineer there)

[jon1856]

Superjumbo Jet Coming to America

By MATT MOORE
AP
FRANKFURT, Germany (March 18) - It may trail the historic impact of Charles Lindbergh's 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic, but the Spirit of St. Louis also did not have a wingspan wider than a football field or space for more than 500 passengers.

For plane builder Airbus and German airline Lufthansa AG, the A380's first flight to North America on Monday is a chance to show off the superjumbo to potential U.S. buyers and to the airports they hope will be flight bases for the double-decker jet.
http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_...18175309990001

[Tom Earp]

How many Airports are going to be able to handle this big and heavy sucker with out tearing up the runways, taxi strips and tarmac?

The French want to strike as they cannot build it properly and again atre gettting their butts kicked by Boeing.

The Airlines are living on borrowed time with old equipment in flight now.

Granted, the biggest thing I ever flew on was an L-1011, but according to piolets it was one of the bst planes ever made. But the DC - 10 by McDonald won out. Didnt trust a plane when the engine was sticking out of the tail! Especially when the one went down in Chicago!

Bigger isnt always better!