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  1. EuroWheenie

    You want the A380 to be a failure?

    bofecus Then why to you continue to sprout BS then? ;) I will respectfully have to disagree with you. From this side of the salty divide, our understanding of a level playing field, when called for by the US, is one that is heavily biased in favour of the US. We can go on and on about this...
  2. EuroWheenie

    You want the A380 to be a failure?

    On subsidies Since noone here seems willing to listen anyway, I wonder why I even bother. However, someone has got to provide a counter point to the ignorance being sprouted here. Do you get all your information from Fox, that beacon of 'fair and balanced' reporting, or are you so dim that you...
  3. EuroWheenie

    A380 first flight 4/27!

    CSY Not just the Frogs mate; without the Spanish there'd no no tailfin to keep the nose in the right direction. Without the English there'd be no wings to generate lift and no power to propel the thing forward. Without the Germans there'd be no forward and aft fuselage, and without the...
  4. EuroWheenie

    A380 first flight 4/27!

    Hugh Never been to the Pacific Northwest; is that in Russia? Kamchatka per chance? Anyways, if you'd been in Belgium you'd know that the Stella we get here is not quite the same as the export, or even worse licensed brewed, versions. And for lunch, anything stronger than 5.7% is a bit too heavy...
  5. EuroWheenie

    A380 first flight 4/27!

    CSY Hi mate, been a while since we crossed swords in cyberspace ;) Well to my drunken eyes it looked just great. Obviously not a supermodel like the Concorde, but still graceful. I suppose you being a whaledriver and all makes you kind of biased :) Mind the 'gators mate, and see you soon I...
  7. EuroWheenie

    Gulfstream stigmatism

    Looks better than a Global Express if you ask me, and should I happen to fall over an extremely large sum of money it's not beyond the realms of possibility that I'd buy myself a G-V (or 550 as it is these days). On the other hand, the Falcon 7X has got to have the sexiest lines ever for a...
  8. EuroWheenie

    A380 first flight 4/27!

    Hugh Jordan I'll let you know that Stella Artois is one of the finest lagers in my book, and the only one that was available in my fridge. Jupiler is fine too, but one of the finer things about living in Belgium is that you'd be hard pressed to find a bad beer - and there's more than 300 to...
  9. EuroWheenie

    A380 first flight 4/27!

    TonyC Well said. I'll get off this board now, open a can of Stella and watch the landing from my best chair. Yeah, that feed with the mountains in the background. How lucky can these guys get with the weather eh ;)
  10. EuroWheenie

    A380 first flight 4/27!

    Flywrite Point taken. I was in awe over the A380 when she took off; I probably won't be quite so impressed once the 787 takes to the skies but I wish her all the best regardless. This industry is sadly left with only two players in the +100 seat segments, with the players living on each side...
  11. EuroWheenie

    A380 first flight 4/27!

    bofecus I'm sorry, but my French skills does not allow me to read French history books. I generally get my information from the i-net and aviation publications such as Flight International. Where do you get yours? Or let's put it differently, most of the things you and I read are slanted in...
  13. EuroWheenie

    A380 first flight 4/27!

    bofecus EADS does enjoy very little direct R&D support, and what it get is earmarked for A400M and MBDA development. I don't think that Airbus are any more reluctant than Boeing to go to the WTO, however let's not forget who started this whole debate - namely Boeing to put a stop to the A350...
  14. EuroWheenie

    A380 first flight 4/27!

    bofecus Sincere apologies mate, that statement was made by Whale Rider Still like to learn how to see into the future though ;)
  15. EuroWheenie

    A380 first flight 4/27!

    Latest: Gear and flaps have been retracted and there was a live voice feed from the cockpit a few moments ago where the crew said they were "happy". I suppose that's always the case, at least I cannot remember hearing a testpilot saying on the first flight that the aeroplane was crap ;)...
  16. EuroWheenie

    A380 first flight 4/27!

    bofecus Judged on your earlier statement that "there are more 777 than A330/340 flying", and your apparent unwillingness to admit mistake and retract statement, your creditability is somewhat shot to pieces. But I must congratulate you for being able to see into the future; where can one...
  17. EuroWheenie

    A380 first flight 4/27!

    Whale Rider No, a "letter of intent" is not an order. An order is an order when money's on the table, not a second before. The current Air India/Airbus debate over the order of 40ish A32X aircraft is a case in point. Hell, "my" airline placed a "letter of intent" for 44 ex. BA 757s to be...
  19. EuroWheenie

    A380 first flight 4/27!

    Whale Rider Let me clarify then. When I said "beaten in every segment" I was of course referring to the current market. Otherwise Douglas would have been the clear winner with the DC-3, right? I'm not making up the numbers, Boeing and Airbus are. And, based on current numbers, Airbus does have...
  20. EuroWheenie

    A380 first flight 4/27!

    Whale Rider Took the data straight from the horses mouth. Boeing may have "letters of intent" for 217 examples, but they themselves only list the 64 that has been confirmed. Airbus does not list "letters of intent", only confirmed orders, and noone has firmed up any intent to purchase the A350...
  21. EuroWheenie

    A380 first flight 4/27!

    bofecus Correct, there are more 737 produced than the entire Airbus range. Hardly surprising is it, given that the 737 has been in production since 1960 something, whereas the A320 has been in production since 1984ish. A 25 year head start should produce some kind of result! However, the A320...
  22. EuroWheenie

    A380 first flight 4/27!

    Whale Rider: Hardly surprising that Boeing's got more metal flying than Airbus is it? They had everything currently on offer in the production line apart from the 75/76/77 when Airbus got the A300 off the ground ... According to this Boeing page...
  23. EuroWheenie

    A380 first flight 4/27!

    And UP she goes! Man, that is a thing of grace and it'll blow the whale clear out of the skies!
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