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Airbus A380 in Arizona
Spotted on Interstate 10 about 75 miles east of Tucscon, Arizona, on
the afternoon of 11/17: A large convoy of trucks guiding an oversized load. The oversized load appeared to be a fuselage section about 75 feet long, and significantly larger in diameter than a 747. And the whole package was labeled "Airbus A380". (Sorry I don't have more detail. It was my brother who saw this. Briefly. From the opposite lanes of traffic. And since I work in the commercial aircraft industry he called me to see if I knew what it was.) Any idea what this could have been? I thought all the big parts of the 380 were being manufactured in Europe and Great Britain. |
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Airbus A380 in Arizona
User writes:
Spotted on Interstate 10 about 75 miles east of Tucscon, Arizona, on the afternoon of 11/17: A large convoy of trucks guiding an oversized load. The oversized load appeared to be a fuselage section about 75 feet long, and significantly larger in diameter than a 747. And the whole package was labeled "Airbus A380". (Sorry I don't have more detail. It was my brother who saw this. Briefly. From the opposite lanes of traffic. And since I work in the commercial aircraft industry he called me to see if I knew what it was.) Any idea what this could have been? Maybe the A380s are being mothballed at Davis-Monthan. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Airbus A380 in Arizona
On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 13:44:55 +0100, Mxsmanic
wrote: User writes: Spotted on Interstate 10 about 75 miles east of Tucscon, Arizona, on the afternoon of 11/17: A large convoy of trucks guiding an oversized load. The oversized load appeared to be a fuselage section about 75 feet long, and significantly larger in diameter than a 747. And the whole package was labeled "Airbus A380". (Sorry I don't have more detail. It was my brother who saw this. Briefly. From the opposite lanes of traffic. And since I work in the commercial aircraft industry he called me to see if I knew what it was.) Any idea what this could have been? Maybe the A380s are being mothballed at Davis-Monthan. Only if theuy're military. But some commercial jets are mohtballed at Marana, northwest of Tucson (note spelling of "Tucson"; we hate "Tuscon"). ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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Airbus A380 in Arizona
User wrote: Spotted on Interstate 10 about 75 miles east of Tucscon, Arizona, on the afternoon of 11/17: A large convoy of trucks guiding an oversized load. The oversized load appeared to be a fuselage section about 75 feet long, and significantly larger in diameter than a 747. And the whole package was labeled "Airbus A380". (Sorry I don't have more detail. It was my brother who saw this. Briefly. From the opposite lanes of traffic. And since I work in the commercial aircraft industry he called me to see if I knew what it was.) Any idea what this could have been? I thought all the big parts of the 380 were being manufactured in Europe and Great Britain. In France. An Airbus A380 had a test flight (with a crew of 78) that landed in Kowloon (Hong Kong) HKG yesterday. It was front page news here in Hong Kong. :=) -- Reef Fish Bob. |
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Airbus A380 in Arizona
Reef Fish wrote: User wrote: Spotted on Interstate 10 about 75 miles east of Tucscon, Arizona, on the afternoon of 11/17: A large convoy of trucks guiding an oversized load. The oversized load appeared to be a fuselage section about 75 feet long, and significantly larger in diameter than a 747. And the whole package was labeled "Airbus A380". (Sorry I don't have more detail. It was my brother who saw this. Briefly. From the opposite lanes of traffic. And since I work in the commercial aircraft industry he called me to see if I knew what it was.) Any idea what this could have been? I thought all the big parts of the 380 were being manufactured in Europe and Great Britain. In France. An Airbus A380 had a test flight (with a crew of 78) that landed in Kowloon (Hong Kong) HKG yesterday. It was front page news here in Hong Kong. :=) It was front page headline "RUNWAY MONSTER World's biggest passenger jet lands at Chek Lap Kok" but page 3 news in Sunday Morning Post (South China publication). "The aircraft - the third unit to roll off the production line in Toulouse, France -- flew to Hong Kong on a stringent flight testing routing that will see five of the planes circle the world three times in 18 days before the A380's expected certification for commercial use next month." -- Reef Fish Bob. |
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Airbus A380 in Arizona
Reef,
Any idea what this could have been? I thought all the big parts of the 380 were being manufactured in Europe and Great Britain. In France. No. In Europe (Hamburg, Germany, for example). -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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Airbus A380 in Arizona
Thomas Borchert wrote: Reef, Any idea what this could have been? I thought all the big parts of the 380 were being manufactured in Europe and Great Britain. In France. No. In Europe (Hamburg, Germany, for example). -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) You must have a slow newsfeed. I posted two hours before your present post, quoted from the Sunday news: NEWS"The aircraft - the third unit to roll off the production line in NEWS Toulouse, France -- flew to Hong Kong on a stringent flight NEWS testing routing ..." What was YOUR source. about Hamburg? It's unlikely to be in production in only one country. i know of THAT one. The newspaper also reported that the manufacturer is not expecting to "break even" until 420 of these GIANTS are completed. -- Reef Fish Bob. |
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Airbus A380 in Arizona
Reef,
Someone stated the A380 is produced in Europe. You tried to correct that and said it was produced in France. I corrected that, because it's wrong. That's all. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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Airbus A380 in Arizona
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Thomas Borchert wrote: Someone stated the A380 is produced in Europe. You tried to correct that and said it was produced in France. I corrected that, because it's wrong. That's all. Perhaps you are both right depending on what you mean by "produced". The final assembly is done only in France, but components and assemblies are produced across Europe. -john- -- ================================================== ==================== John A. Weeks III 952-432-2708 Newave Communications http://www.johnweeks.com ================================================== ==================== |
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Airbus A380 in Arizona
Reef Fish schrieb:
Any idea what this could have been? I thought all the big parts of the 380 were being manufactured in Europe and Great Britain. In France. No. Regards, ULF |
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