QF A380 Schedule Announced

[codash1099]

Qantas to get first A380 on 19 September

 

[Kendall Roy]

Here she is: Photos: Airbus A380-841 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

 

[oz_mark]

So will the VA 777 arrive the same day, 5 minutes earlier :mrgreen:

 

[Kendall Roy]

Or how about the A380 being instructed to go-around for its first landing due to the VA777 not vacating the runway.

I'd pay to see that.

 

[Harpoon]

Qantas A380 takes off for first time - News - Travel - theage.com.au

Another news story

*tingles with excitement*

 

[serfty]

More journalistic license in that title; the Actual aircraft first flew in January. No qualification is made in the article until the very last sentence:

The Qantas A380 flew on August 19, taking off from Hamburg just after 5pm, carrying the airline's new four-class cabin for the first time.

 

[Harpoon]

True Serfty, though it's the first time it's flown as a finished product

Anyway I just liked the photo!

 

[chooms]

The Age: Qantas A380 takes off for first time

Qantas A380 takes off for first time
http://www.theage.com.au/news/news/qantas-a380-takes-off/2008/08/21/1219262397333.html

Qantas' A380 superjumbo takes off in Hamburg.





August 21, 2008


The biggest flying kangaroo yet has taken to the skies for the first time with a Qantas liveried A380 conducting flight tests over Germany.
Designed and built by European Aerospace company Airbus, the A380 is capable of carrying up to 600 passengers when carrying only economy passengers.

Qantas has bought 20 A380s.

"The airline will take delivery of this first aircraft from Airbus in Toulouse, France on 19 September," a Qantas spokesman said.

"It will arrive in Sydney, Australia on 21 September before operating its first passenger flight, between Melbourne and Los Angles, on 20 October."

The Qantas A380 flew on August 19, taking off from Hamburg just after 5pm, carrying the airline's new four-class cabin for the first time.

 

[pauly7]

Here she is: Photos: Airbus A380-841 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

Bewdiful.... anyone going to the airport for the welcome party?

 

[straitman]

Qantas unveils Trent900 engine for A380 fleet.

Qantas unveils Trent900 engine for A380 fleet | The Australian

 

[Mal]

Qantas unveils Trent900 engine for A380 fleet.

Qantas unveils Trent900 engine for A380 fleet | The Australian

I just can't fathom the stats mentioned in the article. They are most likely 100% correct, but I just can't get my head around them. Eg:

"Its hollow, titanium fan blades suck in over 1.25 tonnes of air every second. The 116-inch fan operates at 3000rpm with blade tips travelling at 1.3 times the speed of sound."

1.25 tonnes of air/second? I can't even start to imagine how much that is.

 

[Harpoon]

1.25 tonnes of air/second? I can't even start to imagine how much that is.

A LOT!!!

 

[oz_mark]

Conversion to a volume is dependant on temperature and pressure, but roughly about 1.2 kg per cubic metre (sea level, normal temp), so a bit over 1000 cubicmetres per second

 

[straitman]

A LOT!!!

... or a quarter of the 5 tonnes of air/second that all four engines suck in. :shock:

 

[NM]

And to put it into perspective, this is a 72,000lb thrust engine. Compare that with the GE90-115 (as used on 777-300ER and 777-200LR) that is rated up to 115,000lb thrust! Now that is a big engine.

 

[ANstar]

About Qantas - Media Room - Media Releases

Looks like the next one will be put into service from next week.

Qantas Takes Delivery of Second A380

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Sydney, 16 December 2008
Qantas took delivery of its second A380 aircraft in Toulouse, France, overnight.
The Executive General Manager of Qantas, Mr John Borghetti, said the aircraft would arrive in Sydney tomorrow morning, 17 December, and begin operating services between Melbourne and Los Angeles and Sydney and Los Angeles from 22 December.
Qantas' third aircraft is scheduled to be delivered on 27 December. Its arrival will allow the airline to commence A380 services between Sydney and London via Singapore on 16 January 2009.
"The first Qantas A380 has been operating up to three services a week between Melbourne, Sydney and Los Angeles since October, and its performance has more than matched our expectations, with customer feedback extremely positive," Mr Borghetti said.
"This second aircraft will allow us to increase frequency to Los Angeles to as many as six return services each week.

 

[Febs]

A QFer mate of mine just put up delivery photos of OQB on Facebook. Still has plastic on the carpet it seems!

This one's called "Hudson Fysh".

Cheers,
- Febs.

 

[oz_mark]

The Herald Sun caalled it Hudson Fyson Qantas gets another super-jumbo | Herald Sun

The 470-seat aircraft, named the Hudson Fyson after the airline's first managing director and joint founder