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Old Sep 2, 2007 | 10:32 PM
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Went to see the A380 at 7am this morning and took some pics of the plane.

It was flying about 300 feet at 8 am which went round 2 times.
about 68th floor of the IFC building (tallest building in HK right Now). IFC is 88 floors in total.
The plane is very quite no sound almost.

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Old Sep 2, 2007 | 10:39 PM
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Airbus???? YUCK! Shoot it down... hahaha lets see a Boeing 747-400 instead
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Old Sep 2, 2007 | 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='465211' date='Sep 3 2007, 02:39 PM
Airbus???? YUCK! Shoot it down... hahaha lets see a Boeing 747-400 instead
I`m not a big fan on Airbus. I like Boeing more too.
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Old Sep 3, 2007 | 02:19 PM
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I can't see the repair on the end of the wing. Well done.

In Bangkok the wing was damaged when they tried to park in a hangar that was not wide enough (Thai Airways promotion).


That thing is huge, I have seen it live. Ugly, but huge!

And I admit, I'm a fan of the 747 too.
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Old Sep 3, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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Great photos, though I must admit from the first several shots I thought you were flying way too low!
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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 08:52 AM
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iceman, were you in Bangkok lately? I just saw the A380 parked around the Thai Airway hangar last weekend. Were you in bangkok??
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Originally Posted by 525iSE' post='465694' date='Sep 4 2007, 06:52 PM
iceman, were you in Bangkok lately? I just saw the A380 parked around the Thai Airway hangar last weekend. Were you in bangkok??


I own a travel agency, that's why I get all the updates and know about the incident.

I have seen tha A380 on its first flight to Frankfurt am Main.
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='465211' date='Sep 2 2007, 11:39 PM
Airbus???? YUCK! Shoot it down... hahaha lets see a Boeing 747-400 instead
Glad that you vote for Boeing. Otherwise, your boss will call you to his office

Boeing 747-400 is the most optimal solution (fuel economy vs. cargo load vs speed) for 3 decades. If anything could do better, Boeing already did it.
Still love Boeing 747-400
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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by my530i' post='465814' date='Sep 4 2007, 02:23 PM
Glad that you vote for Boeing. Otherwise, your boss will call you to his office

Boeing 747-400 is the most optimal solution (fuel economy vs. cargo load vs speed) for 3 decades. If anything could do better, Boeing already did it.
Still love Boeing 747-400

787
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='465923' date='Sep 5 2007, 06:08 AM
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