She flies!
- The Flying Barrel
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She flies!
As n keeping with this programme the A400M first flight took place this morning 15mins late!
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...and looked fab...
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yes she does look rather nice, 15 minutes late is'nt bad is it? how many are we allegedly getting?
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Interesting that the South Africa Flag is on the side. I thought SA had canceled?
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"Now I jus seen 'bout everythiiiing, now I seen a (white) Elephant fly!"
(with apologies to Disney's Dumbo)
(with apologies to Disney's Dumbo)
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Rather pleasing looking beast to my eyes!
- Peter Catchpole
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when do we need to start paying real money for 'ours' could be the decider if we do or we don't. Unless the company has got a clause which enforces payment irrespective if we take the airframes. Nice kite all the same.
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It reminds me of the b*st*rd offspring of a hot date between a C-17A and a C-130J!!!!
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The Flying Barrel wrote:As n keeping with this programme the A400M first flight took place this morning 15mins late!
And the other 4 years...
EDIT: Forgot to mention: very nice shot Tony - right place, right time! Also, what's the noise footprint like in comparison to a c-130? I understand that 'snoopy' when flying with just one of the engines was substantially louder, so what's it like with 4 at the same time?
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Would have been quicker and cheaper to build the AW.681...
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4 years and 15min, not bad at all!
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Great to see her 'finally' in the air
Nice Capture aswell.
Nice Capture aswell.
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TonyO wrote:...and looked fab...
In the A.net queue? How long to it's on the top spot? Must have been quite a moment.
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video from BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8407825.stm
Glad to see a British Pilot at the controls
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8407825.stm
Glad to see a British Pilot at the controls
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Live footage is back on http://www.airbus.com/en/A400M/
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Some lovely air-to-air shots from Aerovision's Corvette F-GLPA on the Airbus live link, just now. In formation with a F/A-18 at one point!
And as the smart ship grew,
In stature, grace and hue,
In shadowy silent distance grew the iceberg too....
In stature, grace and hue,
In shadowy silent distance grew the iceberg too....
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What time is it due to land GMT? (i want to go take a shower )
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About time! Good news as well, lets hope the rest of the flight test programme goes without a hitch - hmmm....
Lovely shot Tony.
Lovely shot Tony.
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Is this thing ever going to land? Need to go to the shops
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agdickie wrote:Is this thing ever going to land? Need to go to the shops
I read earlier in the week if all goes to plan, the first flight could exceed three hours.
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Russ wrote:agdickie wrote:Is this thing ever going to land? Need to go to the shops
I read earlier in the week if all goes to plan, the first flight could exceed three hours.
She's in the circuit now
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10 minute circuit? Performance must be gash
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The thing deffo blue notes on reverse thrust!
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Bloody O'Leary always looking for a bit of free Ryanair promotion
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