Watch a Mammoth Airbus A380 Go From the Assembly Line to the Runway

Posted September 18, 2014 1:03 PM

From Gizmodo:

No matter how annoying it gets to squish into an economy seat, it's hard to deny that airplanes are awe-inspiring. Watching Qatar Airways' recent Airbus A380 assembled highlights how intricate the design of these beastly machines really is.

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Del the cat Guru Join Date: May 2007 Location: Harlow England Posts: 16510 Good Answers: 669	#1 Re: Watch a Mammoth Airbus A380 Go From the Assembly Line to the Runway 09/19/2014 5:41 AM
	Excellent. I love the way the wings slot in as one piece... just like a cut out balsa wood glider. Well maybe just a tad more sophisticated Del __________________ health warning: These posts may contain traces of nut.
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JohnDG Guru Join Date: May 2006 Location: Reading, Berkshire, UK. Going under cover. Posts: 9684 Good Answers: 467	#2 Re: Watch a Mammoth Airbus A380 Go From the Assembly Line to the Runway 09/19/2014 6:16 AM
	Big, innit? __________________ "Love justice, you who rule the world" - Dante Alighieri
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Tom_Consulting Guru Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 2168 Good Answers: 71	#3 Re: Watch a Mammoth Airbus A380 Go From the Assembly Line to the Runway 09/29/2014 12:51 PM
	I find the facilities for the assembly as fasinating as the assembly itself! __________________ Tom - "Hoping my ship will come in before the dock rots!"
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