PanzerFodder 0 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Had a bit of a chuckle when I did this, I was trying out a airbus to see if it would work in FSX, and forgot to change my default load airfield at Harvey Field . Funny part was that this little yellow Cessna that was parked under my wing started up its engine and taxied away to the runway, and took off "LOL" Look at the size of this thing! those little planes are parked underneath it Away he goes LOL Cheer's...Graham.. BTW: If any of our airhaulers are thinking about starting a base at Havey Field, you had better think again because theres not much parking left . Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 They must have built it there, and if they plan for it to go anywhere they'll have to take it apart and truck it out. John Link to post Share on other sites
rosariomanzo 545 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Looks like a pic from Gulliver's Travels. Link to post Share on other sites
PanzerFodder 0 Posted March 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 They must have built it there, and if they plan for it to go anywhere they'll have to take it apart and truck it out. John In that case, it looks like SAD is going to be hauling a lot of aircraft parts from now on, seeing as this is on his patch . Cheer's...Graham... Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 :D :D looks like you'll have fun getting her out, Now you need to contact the planning department to get the new runway built, there will need to be a public enquiry as people will be made homeless, so you also gonna need good lawyers ! You may find questions are asked in congress and this may even go all the way to the top, The President (or whoever runs Canada !) may have something to say on the issue !! Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 They may just hitch dogs to it and tow it out. John Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Nah, Only one person in Canada to get that out, Quick phone call to Yellowknife, Bring in Buffalo Joe !! Link to post Share on other sites
UKJim 502 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 How many chinook's will it take to lift an airbus? Nice shot! I did a similar thing with a 747 at Concrete muni Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Very funny! Prehaps it'd make a great little office for you Graham - 'Yes, just land at Harvey Field and go to the A380 office'....... Link to post Share on other sites
PanzerFodder 0 Posted March 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 John and Alan's comments got me thinking, so I decided to see if I could find out how they build these things in real life. and here it is, straight from wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia....iki/Airbus_A380 Major structural sections of the A380 are built in France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Due to their size, they are brought to the assembly hall (the Jean-Luc Lagardère Plant) in Toulouse in France by surface transportation, though some parts are moved by the A300-600ST Beluga aircraft used in the construction of other Airbus models. A380 components are provided by suppliers from around the world; the five largest contributors, by value, are Rolls-Royce, Safran, United Technologies, General Electric and Goodrich. For the surface movement of large A380 structural components, a complex route known as the Itinéraire à Grand Gabarit was developed. This involved the construction of a fleet of roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ships and barges, the construction of port facilities and the development of new and modified roads to accommodate oversized road convoys. The front and rear fuselage sections are shipped on one of three RORO ships from Hamburg in northern Germany to the United Kingdom. The wings are manufactured at Filton in Bristol and Broughton in North Wales, then transported by barge to Mostyn docks, where the ship adds them to its cargo. In Saint-Nazaire in western France, the ship trades the fuselage sections from Hamburg for larger, assembled sections, some of which include the nose. The ship unloads in Bordeaux. The ship then picks up the belly and tail sections from Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA in Cádiz in southern Spain, and delivers them to Bordeaux. From there, the A380 parts are transported by barge to Langon, and by oversize road convoys to the assembly hall in Toulouse. After assembly, the aircraft are flown to Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) to be furnished and painted. It takes 3,600 L (950 US gal) of paint to cover the 3,100 m2 (33,000 sq ft) exterior of an A380. Airbus sized the production facilities and supply chain for a production rate of four A380s per month. Cheer's...Graham... Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 If you ever get up to Chester in Cheshire you will often see the Belugas going into Broughton, They are truly collossal beasts ! When you think about the A380 must use up a load of air miles before it ever flies itself ! It s a Logistical nightmare ! Not very eco freindly either when you think about it, Its got a carbon footprint like Dumbo with all that travelling just to be built ! Link to post Share on other sites
pacinka 0 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Now that is funny! But if you load the 380 really light, you could still try to get out of there (although I don't suppose it would fit on the runway!) Link to post Share on other sites
PanzerFodder 0 Posted April 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Just found a video of an A380 being painted, it's good if you like this kind of this . (think we're going to need a bigger brush chaps ) And here they are, scraping the paint off again . Cheer's...Graham... Link to post Share on other sites
jankees 917 Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 fun shots in the beginning, and I like that last movie too, scraping the paint off Link to post Share on other sites
charlie 6 Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Great job Graham. Link to post Share on other sites
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