A380 Movements - Australia

[Ray P.]

Here is the Dugong/Seagull/Whalejet or whatever else you wish to call it in Adelaide today.

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[Tim Bowrey]

Originally Posted by Tim Bowrey

It was from a preceding FedEx MD-11 having an area of its left engine ripped off

Im no engineer but thats not a good sign.
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewqueued_b.php?id=2139765

Im not sure if this is the same flight. But it is delayed until 6am tomorrow from 8:40pm tonight.

QF7589 Shanghai New York 27/09/2008 28/09/2008
8:40pm 6:00am -na-

Originally Posted by Tim Bowrey

Im no engineer but thats not a good sign.
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewqueued_b.php?id=2139765

now thats Nasty

[Tony G]

My efforts today of the A380.

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/DAplane/1.jpg


http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/DAplane/3.jpg

Something missing

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/DAplane/2.jpg

[Benny Zheng]

Here's mine from the beach this afternoon.

The A380 doing a go around and flying above us.


Arrival with lots of fans at the fence.

[Grahame Hutchison]

This was the first I have seen of the QF A380 on ACARS....

VH-OQA QF6006 28/09/2008 06:51 Qantas A380-842 Brisbane-Sydney
VH-OQA QF6007 28/09/2008 09:06 Qantas A380-842 Melbourne-Sydney

Not sure they had the 0651 flight programmmed correctly, I think this should be Sydney-Melbourne.

[Anthony J]

Originally Posted by Grahame Hutchison

This was the first I have seen of the QF A380 on ACARS....

VH-OQA QF6006 28/09/2008 06:51 Qantas A380-842 Brisbane-Sydney
VH-OQA QF6007 28/09/2008 09:06 Qantas A380-842 Melbourne-Sydney

Not sure they had the 0651 flight programmmed correctly, I think this should be Sydney-Melbourne.

Grahame, the problem they are having is that the ACARS does not 'complete' the flight if the park brake is not set and a cabin door opened. On many of these flights that does not occur.
As a result the safety pilot is calling Qantas on the VHF to advise ETAs.

[Eli B]

Does anyone have video footage of a takeoff? Also, how long does the landing gear stay extended after a take off?

After the "full stops" in MEL and BNE the gear have been extended after takeoff to let them cool off... so was interested to see OQA take off after she had been at a bay. (0620ish ex SYD... then there has been BNE or MEL later in the day... 1500 take off?)

What is the sequence of wheels>doors for the nose, body and wing gear?

[James Herbert]

Eli,

Can't answer all your questions but today (11.40am-ish) she looked to have her gear just about cleaned up by the time she was flying over the end of the airfield at Airport Dr.

[Anthony J]

What is she up to tomorrow?