Jumbo Airbus A380 at MSP airport NOW!!!

number_twelve · Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:40 pm

Just thought I'd pass on that the new jumbo jet from Airbus has landed at Minneapolis/St Paul Intl, and is parked at the Humphrey terminal tonight. Tomorrow, Nov 27th, you can watch it take off at 10 AM and land somewhere around Noon. Unfortunately no public access is granted to it, but there are some pretty good spots to watch it in action. Some say go to the Cemetary off of Post Road or the top of the parking garage at the Humphrey Terminal, but you'll have to pay there.
There's probably not too many airplane lovers here, but I thought I'd let ya'll know!!

Redlineracer12 · Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:12 am

Hmmm never seen an A380... I though the A330 was big

Still waiting for this so called "dreamliner" myself

number_twelve · Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:54 am

I'm excited for the 787 too, I have a cousin that helped design it and since I'm in flight training right now, I hope one day I could land a job in a 787! Lofty goals, I know...

Y2k · Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:20 am

is it just the test flight from Airbus or something? I know only Singapore Airlines is the only one that has it right now and they dont fly to MSP.

*edit* never mind. found the news..

Redlineracer12 · Tue Nov 27, 2007 12:35 pm

Care to pass the article? I'm too lazy to look for it at the moment

Y2k · Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:54 pm

http://www.startribune.com/462/story/1575540.html

Redlineracer12 · Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:52 pm

I'd take a spin in one of those bad boys

too bad they don't own any here at MSP. Not very practical for our airport

Wed Nov 28, 2007 8:19 pm

thats a HUGE BITCH!!!

Redlineracer12 · Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:14 pm

Pitch Black wrote:thats a HUGE BITCH!!!

Thats what I'm thinking.... I heard if they gutted the first class and business class it could seat approximately 880 coach

Two full size floors on that thing.

umdivx · Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:45 pm

I was out on the ramp watching that mofo take off, its honestly not that big once you get up close to it. the 747 is still longer, this is just taller and fatter.

but its just weird being up close to it, its still not really that big.

- Josh

Y2k · Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:20 am

Lets hope NWA is thinking about buying it at least 1 or 2.

umdivx · Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:30 pm

Y2k wrote:Lets hope NWA is thinking about buying it at least 1 or 2.

as of right now no. NWA will be the north American launch customer for the Boeing 787 dreamliner.

- Josh

Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:55 pm

I use to work on aircraft at Boeing Field in Everett, WA. I remember seeing the 777 for the first time. It didnt look big from the hangar, then I walked up to it and realized that the engines were still 13 feet off the ground. As I walked onto it (we were modding them, new from Boeing) It was just the shell, no seats or anything else. It was friggen huge and impressive. It is sometimes hard to get perspective until you are under that power plant.