Qantas A380's 2nd and 3rd Deliveries - Page 5

Sarah C · #41 17th December 2008, 04:39 PM

Lovely photos Benny and Andrew!

Kieran Wells · #42 17th December 2008, 04:46 PM

Can we play spot the differece with Benny and Andrew's photo?

I have noticed one difference between the 2...And when you notice it - explain why it has occured?

Anthony J · #43 17th December 2008, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by kieran wells

Can we play spot the differece with Benny and Andrew's photo?

I have noticed one difference between the 2...And when you notice it - explain why it has occured?

It is flying in Andrew's and on the ground in Benny's?

Grahame Hutchison · #44 17th December 2008, 05:47 PM

Benny's has reverse thrust on.

Why not on Andrew's? Not a good idea to deploy it on short final.

Adam P. · #45 17th December 2008, 06:36 PM

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your daughter really does take a good shot!

Be careful Nige, I've been told that joke is getting old...

Andrew McLaughlin · #46 17th December 2008, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Adam P.

Be careful Nige, I've been told that joke is getting old...

Nah, it's cool....the kids read this forum too now and love the occasional banter....and I stress, OCCASIONAL!

Actually, my son was with me today and he got some crackers too...when he wasn't playing his bloody DS...

Tim Bowrey · #47 17th December 2008, 08:44 PM

Great pics Andrew and Benny! Qantas Drive acctually would have been the better choice because the heat haze was terrible! I dont know how Benny's turned out so good:P

OQA arriving! Second Qantas A380 of the day. Feels good to say that

Tim

Damian N · #48 17th December 2008, 09:30 PM

Has anybody noticed....when Qantas changed their livery a year or so ago they stated one of the reasons was that on the A380 there was a section around where the horizontal stab met the fuselage that could not be painted red/white....and this would have meant the roo's leg was prematurely truncated? In the press-type "photo-illustrations" of the A380 in the "old" livery they showed this area as not being painted....yet since the actual aircraft have arrived in the new livery this section is painted red?

Kieran Wells · #49 17th December 2008, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Grahame Hutchison

Benny's has reverse thrust on.

Why not on Andrew's? Not a good idea to deploy it on short final.

Ta Thanks..Makes me sound like a bit of an idiot, but hey i didn't know that was the part of the engine that did reverse thrust!
Obviously i do agree its not good to deploy whilst on short finals...

Andrew McLaughlin · #50 18th December 2008, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Damian N

Has anybody noticed....when Qantas changed their livery a year or so ago they stated one of the reasons was that on the A380 there was a section around where the horizontal stab met the fuselage that could not be painted red/white....and this would have meant the roo's leg was prematurely truncated? In the press-type "photo-illustrations" of the A380 in the "old" livery they showed this area as not being painted....yet since the actual aircraft have arrived in the new livery this section is painted red?

It wasn't necessarily the A380 they were talking about. John Borghetti was purposely non-specific on the type that had that issue, but later hinted that it may be the 787. Plus, I think the main issue was that on some types the roo's leg is split by the stab, so they styled it to come down ahead of the stab.