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New Airbus A380 Scrapes Wing in Bangkok
AP ^
| September 1, 2007
| AMBIKA AHUJA
Posted on 09/01/2007 7:46:18 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — An Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jet, scraped the tip of a wing on a building at Bangkok's international airport Saturday as it was preparing for a demonstration flight, officials of the aircraft company and Thai Airways said.
The plane, which had been taxiing with journalists and VIP guests on board, suffered minor damage, delaying its planned flight to the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai by just over three hours, they said. There were no injuries.
After more than a one-year delay due to production problems, Airbus is scheduled to deliver its first A380, which seats 555, to Singapore Airlines in October. The plane that arrived in Bangkok Friday from Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France, is making a demonstration tour of Asia. It also will visit Vietnam, Hong Kong, and South Korea.
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787! 787! 787!
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan; Froufrou
Guess where this happened...
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posted on
09/01/2007 7:47:17 AM PDT
by
JRios1968
(Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will. - Ben Stein)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
797! 797! 797!
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posted on
09/01/2007 7:50:18 AM PDT
by
ASA Vet
(Hoax Alert!)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
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posted on
09/01/2007 7:51:44 AM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)
To: ASA Vet
Boeing is still looking at that design for military use, though it probably will never be used for commercial transport.
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posted on
09/01/2007 7:53:20 AM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
The 747 was built with extra swept back wings to avoid such problems.
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posted on
09/01/2007 7:54:24 AM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
They’ll need a lot of duct tape for that one.
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posted on
09/01/2007 7:54:55 AM PDT
by
wastedyears
(Alright, hold tight, I'm a highway staaaaaaaaaaaaarrr)
To: ASA Vet
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posted on
09/01/2007 7:57:33 AM PDT
by
US_MilitaryRules
(All my bullets are dipped in PIG fat. How about yours?)
To: ASA Vet
How much ordnance can that carry?
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posted on
09/01/2007 7:58:43 AM PDT
by
wastedyears
(Alright, hold tight, I'm a highway staaaaaaaaaaaaarrr)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
How can the pilot say that removal of the winglets would not have any effect on the operation of the aircraft? Are they the equivalent of fuzzy dice hanging from the rear view mirror in an old car? I don’t think they were designed just for kicks.
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posted on
09/01/2007 8:04:01 AM PDT
by
Truth29
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
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posted on
09/01/2007 8:04:30 AM PDT
by
TheRobb7
(Democrats are more afraid of Brit Hume than Bin Laden.)
To: Truth29
How can the pilot say that removal of the winglets would not have any effect on the operation of the aircraft? Are they the equivalent of fuzzy dice hanging from the rear view mirror in an old car? I don’t think they were designed just for kicks.He may be right. The winglets are also used to disrupt the wingtip vortices that cause wake turbulence..
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posted on
09/01/2007 8:07:56 AM PDT
by
cardinal4
(http://artoriuscastus.blogspot.com/)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Confucus say man who go through turnstile sideways going to Bangkok.
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posted on
09/01/2007 8:10:24 AM PDT
by
stm
(Fred Thompson in 08!)
To: JRios1968
Guess where this happened...Burma?
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posted on
09/01/2007 8:10:58 AM PDT
by
decimon
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
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posted on
09/01/2007 8:11:17 AM PDT
by
nuconvert
("Terrorism is not the enemy. It is a means to the ends of militant Islamism." MZJ)
To: TheRobb7
As Confucious said: Man who walks sideways through airport terminal door is going to Bangkok.
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posted on
09/01/2007 8:13:02 AM PDT
by
Lawgvr1955
(You can never have too much cowbell !!)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Well, what do you expect? It’s French.
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posted on
09/01/2007 8:13:42 AM PDT
by
Rocky
To: stm
Greatly disturbed minds think alike. Guess I type slower than you!!
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posted on
09/01/2007 8:14:24 AM PDT
by
Lawgvr1955
(You can never have too much cowbell !!)
To: Truth29
The aircraft can function fine without them. They are fuel saving devices. The Japanese fly several 747-400’s without winglets because they use them as shuttles only and aren’t airborne long enough to realize the fuel savings from having winglets.
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posted on
09/01/2007 8:16:15 AM PDT
by
saganite
(Billions and billions and billions----and that's just the NASA budget!)
To: TheRobb7
So many jokes, so little time:
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