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Proteus
Sun Nov 13, 2005, 02:15 AM
Question: How do you fill in a few hours on a Sunday morning when the sun is out and nothing is on TV (except the soccer of course)?

Answer: Join thousands of others gawking at planes at Sydney Airport (some media agencies claim there were in excess of 10,000 people gawking from various locations around the airport).
Proteus
Sun Nov 13, 2005, 02:18 AM
Some more metal birds
Proteus
Sun Nov 13, 2005, 02:21 AM
oh look, up in the air, is it a bird, is it a plane.... no its the 'A380'
Proteus
Sun Nov 13, 2005, 02:23 AM
btw, this thing is huge...
Proteus
Sun Nov 13, 2005, 02:26 AM
The 'A380' has a new home for the next 24hrs or so...
Mulisha
Sun Nov 13, 2005, 02:36 AM
That is HUGE :shock:
goldenpigeon
Sun Nov 13, 2005, 06:56 AM
WOW!!! a double decker plane!
Benny
Sun Nov 13, 2005, 08:46 AM
flew over my house.. The F16 or whatever it was that was escorting it looned teeeeeeeeeeeeeeny weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeny by comparison!
Benny
Sun Nov 13, 2005, 08:47 AM
I meant LOOKED, sorry bout the typo
Merrilyn
Sun Nov 13, 2005, 09:03 AM
And you didn't get one Proteus. That must have been hard to resist LOL
Littlefish
Sun Nov 13, 2005, 09:34 AM
Yer, that thing touched down in Brisbane yesterday (without QANTAS signage) got a quick paint job and on to Sydney.

Arriving back in Brisbane Tuesday for the QANTAS party - and we get John Travolta as well!!

Nyah nah nanah nah!! :P
Proteus
Sun Nov 13, 2005, 12:18 PM
The F16 or whatever it was that was escorting it looked teeeeeeeeeeeeeeny weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeny by comparison!

It was actually a Lear Jet taking photos and film of the A380 on its 4-5 passes over the city.

It was quite funny standing next to someone with a scanner, listening to the conversation between the control tower, the A380 and the support jet, they did an extra pass over the Harbour bridge as the pilot thought the images may look fuzzy??? (with a French accent to boot)
OscarManAlpha
Mon Nov 14, 2005, 12:53 PM
This thing is called a Super Guppy, it is a cargo plane.

If the A380 was going to be named after a fish which one would it be ?

Keep in mind the Guppy is a big plane named after a small fish !!

Perhaps a super Platy !! :lol:
Benny
Mon Nov 14, 2005, 12:55 PM
that looks photochopped IMO... ugly bugger of a plane!

Lear jet ey??? small whatever it was!
OscarManAlpha
Mon Nov 14, 2005, 12:58 PM
Do a Google image search on Guppy Plane you will soon see they do exist and they sure are ugly !!
OscarManAlpha
Mon Nov 14, 2005, 01:00 PM
http://www.allaboutguppys.com/sgt/iss/ocregs1.htm

This link has some details !!
DR.V
Mon Nov 14, 2005, 01:03 PM
The wings looks very small !! Can it even fly ?? LOL