A380 at Farnborough 2008

Enigma · 07-21-08, 08:35 PM

Good lord! Impressive stuff...and I'm a Boeing guy...

SUBMAN1 · 07-21-08, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Enigma

...and I'm a Boeing guy...

No way!!!???

Can't resist. Bad habit. But you know I like that anyway. If I ever meet you though, I'll buy you a beer!

Just poking at ya! Anyway, I wonder what is bigger? The 747's that have been modified to cargo 787 parts, or the A380???? I'm betting the 747's are bigger.

-S

Platapus · 07-22-08, 05:28 AM

That A380 is an impressive aircraft. I hope that it will be economically successful.

mcf1 · 07-22-08, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

No way!!!???

Can't resist. Bad habit. But you know I like that anyway. If I ever meet you though, I'll buy you a beer!

Just poking at ya! Anyway, I wonder what is bigger? The 747's that have been modified to cargo 787 parts, or the A380???? I'm betting the 747's are bigger.

-S

You mean this 747 cargo?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_...argo_Freighter
It's a bit smaller than the A380

Platapus · 07-22-08, 05:15 PM

On 1 December 2005 the A380 achieved its maximum design speed of Mach 0.96 (versus normal cruising speed of Mach 0.85), in a shallow dive

wow 0.96 pretty good

SUBMAN1 · 07-22-08, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by mcf1

You mean this 747 cargo?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_...argo_Freighter
It's a bit smaller than the A380

Are you sure? I don't think so. The length of it is as long as an A380, but the interior volume (the body has got to have a larger diameter) is bigger! I bet you it is bigger than a A380. You should see that thing. I've seen it first hand!

-S

SUBMAN1 · 07-22-08, 10:56 PM

A380 - length - 239 ft
747 cargo length - 235' 2 "

A380 - fuselage width - 23' 6"
747 Cargo F width - 27' 6"

So that settles it - the 747 Cargo is considerably bigger!

-S

Platapus · 07-23-08, 05:23 AM

What's the difference between the 747 LCF and the 747-8?

Is the -8 a follow on to the LCF?

Tchocky · 07-23-08, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

A380 - length - 239 ft
747 cargo length - 235' 2 "

A380 - fuselage width - 23' 6"
747 Cargo F width - 27' 6"

So that settles it - the 747 Cargo is considerably bigger!

-S

"Bigger" is a bit messy. The Boeing is wider in fuselage, whereas the A380 is longer, wider in wingspan, and has a MTOW of 1.2 million pounds compared to the Boeings 800,000.

Q3ark · 07-23-08, 06:00 AM

Not bad but if you want impressive check this bad boy out

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SUBMAN1 · 07-23-08, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Tchocky

"Bigger" is a bit messy. The Boeing is wider in fuselage, whereas the A380 is longer, wider in wingspan, and has a MTOW of 1.2 million pounds compared to the Boeings 800,000.

Not talking about loading or wingspan. I'm talking about size. The A380 on have 4 feet in length on this thing - something you probably couldn't see if they were sitting side by side. Fuselage however is where I measure the size of an airplane.

It kind of goes like this - if you put a C-5 next to the giant Russian AN, you aren't measuring wingspan! The are very close. You are measuring the footprint of the fuelage.

The 747 has a ton more area internally and is a much bigger plane. And I'm not talking something not noticeable. I'm talking if you put this 747 next to an A380, it would dwarf the A380!

-S

Jimbuna · 07-23-08, 08:42 AM

Well they both impress me...regardless of the extra number of beer crates one might be able to carry over the other.

XabbaRus · 07-23-08, 12:03 PM

You want big.

Then you need this big boy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225

mcf1 · 07-23-08, 12:44 PM

Want bigger
try this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LZ_129_Hindenburg
refering to it as a flying object constructed by humans not as an airship
and comparing the size not the payload.

SUBMAN1 · 07-23-08, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mcf1

Want bigger
try this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LZ_129_Hindenburg
refering to it as a flying object constructed by humans not as an airship
and comparing the size not the payload.

Thats pushing it as an aircraft, but technically it is I guess!

-S

07-21-08, 08:35 PM	#1
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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	On 1 December 2005 the A380 achieved its maximum design speed of Mach 0.96 (versus normal cruising speed of Mach 0.85), in a shallow dive wow 0.96 pretty good __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	A380 - length - 239 ft 747 cargo length - 235' 2 " A380 - fuselage width - 23' 6" 747 Cargo F width - 27' 6" So that settles it - the 747 Cargo is considerably bigger! -S __________________

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	What's the difference between the 747 LCF and the 747-8? Is the -8 a follow on to the LCF? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Q3ark Watch Officer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: York, England Posts: 346 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	Not bad but if you want impressive check this bad boy out : __________________ Johnny was a chemist's son, But Johnny is no more. What Johnny thought was H20 was H2SO4.

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Well they both impress me...regardless of the extra number of beer crates one might be able to carry over the other. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	You want big. Then you need this big boy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225 __________________

07-23-08, 12:44 PM	#14
mcf1 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Greece, Volos Posts: 710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Want bigger try this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LZ_129_Hindenburg refering to it as a flying object constructed by humans not as an airship and comparing the size not the payload.