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![]() 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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![]() 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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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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![]() 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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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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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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![]() John A. Weeks III wrote: In article , Thomas Borchert wrote: Someone stated the A380 is produced in Europe. And Borchert said i was wrong in pointing out from the NEWS that a test flight plane was produced in Toulouse, France. He said Hamburg, Germany, without a shread of evidence of support. He is just plain WRONG in making his correction. Even an IDIOT like him should know that France is in Europe. I was merely being more precise given the timely report I read in the news in Hong Kong because the plane landed there! You tried to correct that and said it was produced in France. I corrected that, because it's wrong. That's all. You are a lying, twisting stummer Kopf -- Reef Fish Bob. 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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Reef Fish wrote:
And Borchert said i was wrong in pointing out from the NEWS that a test flight plane was produced in Toulouse, France. He said Hamburg, Germany, without a shread of evidence of support. Semantics. Not sure about the actual test items. But the 380 is assembled in Toulouse, but finishing is done in Hamburg. So I assume that when a customer will take posession of his 380, it will be in Hamburg where the cabin interiors etc will have been fitted. Ville de Bordeau: sea-going ship made in China. Starts in hamburg to pickup, front and rear fuselage parts. Stops in Whales to pickup the wings and then heads to St-Nazaire, picks up more parts including cockpit and center fuselage section (I assume wingbox) and then unloads at Bordeaux. Ship then goes to Spain to pickup the composite parts (namely rear ailerons ) Then, on the Garonne river on 2 special barges (low enough to pass under the old bridges at Bordeaux) for a 35km jaunt, followed by a 240 jaunt over roads that were upgraded to permit transport of the beast's parts. This includes highly precice GPS guidance of trucks to cm precision so they can pass through relatively narrow streets of some villages (where residents can "almost" touch it from their 3rd floor windows :-) At toulouse all is brought into a flyiable plane. And then flown to Hamburg for final finishing (cabin interiors etc). There are many parts which are made in various places in Europe (including many sites in Germany). And of course many parts made elsewhere, includfing north america (landing gear and avionics for instance) and even australia. But those parts are small enough to use conventional transport. |
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Reef,
Jeeze, did you forget the pills this morning? -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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Reef Fish schrieb:
John A. Weeks III wrote: In article , Thomas Borchert wrote: Someone stated the A380 is produced in Europe. And Borchert said i was wrong in pointing out from the NEWS that a test flight plane Errr. "all the big parts of the 380" was produced in Toulouse, France. Regards, ULF |
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