Saw this today at Manchester Airport...

Originally Posted by trickywoos

Farnborough Airshow is on this coming week, so it will be down here soon....apparently Fairford Airshow has been cancelled tmrw....

It has indeed according to bbc website. It's worth going to see it if you get the chance to go to Farnborough though.

Originally Posted by 454697819

and im worred that the tuono only does 28 mpg... ffs.. I can really see the government gives a toss about CO2...

A lot of work has gone into the fuel efficiency and noise pollution on that aircraft. It is significantly quieter than other aircraft (when it flew overhead it was weird the way it crept up on you!) and the fuel burn is waaay more efficient than older aircraft.

Besides, if you believe all that you read about the CO2 'scare' you need to do some more research.

Trace

Originally Posted by Ace-T

A lot of work has gone into the fuel efficiency and noise pollution on that aircraft. It is significantly quieter than other aircraft (when it flew overhead it was weird the way it crept up on you!) and the fuel burn is waaay more efficient than older aircraft.

Besides, if you believe all that you read about the CO2 'scare' you need to do some more research.

Trace

It was extremely quiet. It did a touch and go on the runway before giving it full power and lifting off again right overhead and you could hardly hear it.

Originally Posted by 454697819

and im worred that the tuono only does 28 mpg... ffs.. I can really see the government gives a toss about CO2...

A fully laden A380 can carry 50% more passengers than a 747-400. So for every 3 A380s that go up fully laden, you can take a 747-400 out of the sky.

Of course, they have to be full!!

Originally Posted by plowsie

Wow they're in use I was following these a lot in the development stages, very interesting some of the trouble they had to overcome. Amazing bit of machinery.

Did you see the vacuum powered toilet system that fires turds at 70mph along it's tubes. Awesome!

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by plowsie

A lot and a lot, quite a lot bigger than a jumbo!

Although I hate flying, I do want to save to go on one

What's the point? It's just a slightly bigger than normal battery farm...

I thought Farnborough airshow was every other year, and it was there last year...

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by MR UKI (1)

It's MAAAASSSSIIIIIVVVVVEEEEE!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7503508.stm

Im flying to Singapore on one of those in October

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

Im flying to Singapore on one of those in October

You won't be able to use the casino yet.

They're not due to fly with casino's until 2012.

[Biker Biggles]

So they have gone the route of the double decker aircraft.Very sensible,and so much more practical than our own Transport For London who went for the Bendy idea.

Originally Posted by tanis34

she looks impressive , bet it would of been better on the inside flying of to somewhere nice

It'll be great until you land in the States and then take 5 hours to get through Paranoia control