I'm sure alot of you are aware of the double decker airbus 380 aeroplane, anyways it landed in melbourne today and melbourne airport has put up video's of the landing, so I thought I would share it with you guys

http://www.melair.com.au/airbus/arrivals.asp

go down to download video's and you can watch it

I'm undecided if i'll go out there tommorow morning.

What double decker airbus airplane?

Seun, you have to be j/king mate?
You've never heard of the double decker A380?
See this picture of it parked next to other planes, and you'll see what I mean...

Ok, so it's a big plane. Can I buy one? Is it going to be flying to Nigeria anytime soon?

Yes you could buy one... 300 million USD. small change really.

Yes I do think you will see them in nigeria in the next probably 5 years, nigeria is very profitable for air traffic (they don't discount fairs at all)

Hunter:

Yes you could buy one... 300 million USD. small change really.

Yes I do think you will see them in nigeria in the next probably 5 years, nigeria is very profitable for air traffic (they don't discount fairs at all)

I doubt it unless the government is prepared to extend and upgrade our pot holled filled runways. the A380 requires a much longer and smoother runway which we don't have at the moment

A little bit longer and a little bit wider, there going to have to rip it all up and do it all again soon anyway
Though it's a bit disheatening seeing all the trashed aeroplanes by the airport perhaps they should move them out of site (or sell off the scrap metal)
Anyway's take off video's have been posted as well.

Do you know why you're so excited about it? Because the aircraft landed in your country! Thanks for sharing this with us. Can you post us screenshots from the videos, since we are all on narrowband Internet?

chaa i don't really know how to download the screen shot since today is my first time of using this site so if u can help me alittle.I really like plane.
Can u please tell me a little about u?

Nigeria isn't left out of cool stuff being test there, for instance my dad saw them testing the new BMW's there a few months ago (extreme humidity testing )
This page can tell you more about the airbus A380
http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=29
and some pictures
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/959846/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/959076/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/959577/L/

Thanks Hunter.

Can anybody guess why this new Boeing was named A380 and not A360 or 370? I mean why the 8!!

Alexia:

Thanks Hunter.

Can anybody guess why this new Boeing was named A380 and not A360 or 370? I mean why the 8!!

It's not a Boeing, but an Airbus. European, not American

No clue why the 380

Maybe they've reserved it for other cool planes

They launched the A350 the other day (as an eventual replacement of the A330)

Take a close look at the number 8. Doesn't it look like it has a compartment up and another one down?! The Airbus exactly.

This aircraft is a display of superior European engineering.

yeahman!! the J'can are contemplating gettin 1. moving from the a320s and 340s in their fleet.

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candylips:

This aircraft is a display of superior European engineering.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.!!! What Boeing have up their sleeves is going to beat the A380. Boeing will be lunching it's new Plane in less than a couple of years.

The AIR WAR still goes on between the British and the Americans.

The AIR WAR still goes on between the British and the Americans.

dont you mean europe and america?

Airbus are concentrating on long haul flight with more passengers and boeing think short haul flights will be the order of the day

Airbus are gearing up for a medium carrier now A350 or something like that; direct competition to the upcoming boeing big planes

This is pretty good. Dreamliners are its competitor. My company would the first to launch it in North America in 2008. (Northwest Airlines).

See what the nigerian govt is missing. I actually don't think this plane can land in abuja or lagos airport.

those rubbish airports will have to be extended