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| "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by Racoon(op): 5:49pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
https://supercarblondie.com/airbus-a380-glides-above-houses/Airbus A380 gracefully glides just above houses in video that seems a little too close for comfort 6 Likes 2 Shares
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| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by Racoon(op): 5:54pm On Sep 17, 2025*. Modified: 7:53pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
This is Myrtle Avenue on the landing approach to Hearthrow Airport in London. It is a normal site for those who lived there. Meanwhile: Check this thread to further appreciate the gracefulness of the A380. "Why The A380 Plane Often Climbs Slowly During Take Off Despite Its Massive Engine." https://www.nairaland.com/8485977/why-a380-plane-often-climbs#136268050 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuIb7hW7DGo?si=zGRECue0ZukUXovg 6 Likes |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by Racoon(op): 5:57pm On Sep 17, 2025*. Modified: 10:49pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
Meanwhile below is the sleeky elegant speedbird and wonder of modern aviation - the legendary Concorde landing @ the dangerous Kai Tak Airport where aircrafts have to make a tight sharp turn passing through residential buildings in the final approach to land. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s7Q-Z2PGQw?si=mvkIkS_IxHIJD8QC 2 Likes |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by thesicilian: 6:17pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
One little mistake from the pilot and it becomes a different story entirely. Or imagine if the pilot is suffering heartbreak and is distracted 13 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by Gentlesoul2021(m): 6:18pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
Racoon:Gliding over residential building is very dangerous and disastrous. Where are the authorities to ban this dangerous move before a calamity strike... 12 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by Shimbo96(m): 6:19pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
This British airways flight must be customize because of the nose |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by Caaz: 6:20pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
I remembered last year,sent my lil son on errand,he rushed home panting fearfully saying... Mummy the aeroplane was flying above my head so i had to run home. Lol.... Really too close for comfort 6 Likes |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by Kingray10: 6:21pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
The Airbus A380. No Airport in Nigeria can accommodate that plane. A plane that can accommodate more than 800 passengers at once. NIGERIA is far behind 17 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by Dogalmighty17: 6:26pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
Kingray10:No airport in West Africa can accommodate that plane. Get your facts right. Possibly, the Nigerian Airforce Tactical Air Command based in Makurdi, which has the longest runway in West Africa, might. But the tarmac of that runway is not rated to handle something this heavy. 17 Likes |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by datola: 6:26pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
Too close for comfort and too scary. Not bad experience however 1 Like |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by Kingray10: 6:29pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
Dogalmighty17:You are right no Airport in Nigeria can at the moment. But the new lekki Airport might. 12 Likes |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by allen113: 6:30pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
Racoon:Racoon u too like this concorde kai. U always talk about it 3 Likes |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by Mexyz(m): 6:31pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
I don't think we have many Airports in Nigeria that can land that A380, the wings are just too big to land in some airports. |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by aylipple: 6:31pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
The Airbus A380 is a majestically beautiful piece of engineering & marvel to behold. Its underbelly looks like one giant grasshopper just lounging on lush green grass. Meanwhile, it's my view that after electricity & telephone, the next best invention ever by humans, is the aeroplane! 8 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by Kingray10: 6:32pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
allen113:Racoon is probably upset he didn't fly it 😜 7 more characters needed |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by Revolva(m): 6:35pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
No. North American airlines uses A380 for some reasons but they have their own equivalent of boeing that can match up this aircraft 2 Likes |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by aylipple: 6:38pm On Sep 17, 2025*. Modified: 11:45pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
Mexyz:You're right. However, I understand that the Gateway International Airport, Ogun State is probably the only airport in Nigeria with capacity to accommodate the A380. Meanwhile, in Africa, only the airports in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Dakar, Egypt and Mauritius can accommodate an aircraft the size of the A380. ***Modified*** The Gateway International Airport is actually the only airport in Nigeria designed to accommodate large, wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 and Airbus A380. With an extensive runway measuring 4 kilometers (4,000 meters) long and 60 meters wide (said to be the longest runway in West Africa), the airport meets category 9 fire cover standards, equipped with advanced lighting, navigation systems & has a substantial apron area (this particular feature - among others - was & is still lacking in the newly remodelled international wing of the MMIA which was why many international airlines boycotted the terminal) - an important factor for airports that want to host large aircraft. 6 Likes |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by Eriokanmi: 6:53pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
My fav aircraft. I've boarded it to Los Angeles once and Paris from DXB. The roof design is like earthly paradise. You'd forget you're in the air once you take off with those beautiful star designs on the roof. Amazing! 9 Likes |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by Dogalmighty17: 6:54pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
Kingray10:The new Lekki airport should. Otherwise I think it is a waste of money. 1 Like |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by maxiuc(m): 6:58pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
I won use am do private jet Money na water  Na dey level I dey now 3 Likes |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by maxiuc(m): 6:59pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
Dogalmighty17:which passenger you won take full am come Nigeria 5 Likes |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by abc115: 7:00pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
This should be Heathrow Airport. It has always been like that 3 Likes |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by AfahaAbia(m): 7:23pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
In all the inventions by man. The aeroplane is one of the greatest invention that captivates me to this day. This is a marvel of engineering 14 Likes |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by Sabadon(m): 7:25pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
omo I no envy the people wen live for that house, imagine constant airplane sound, both day and night 1 Like |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by Yestogood: 7:27pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
The plane is not being navigated by sight. That thing is utilising GPS and multiple sensors from air traffic control as well as the internal computers. In addition, it's not as close as it seems. That being said, I went to Johannesburg and stayed at a guest house in Kempton Park, just across the highway from OR Tambo International Airport. I can't do it on a permanent basis. The jumbo jets don't stop. Ha! Those who live by airports have nerves of steel. 1 Like |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by CHAQUR: 7:30pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
Dogalmighty17:Always happy to de-market their country. Due to the risk in flying, is 800 not too much of human to put up for such....? Air travelling is luxury party with death. Leave the business for those running it now. But you can have your own airline with that Airbus na, dem stop you...? 3 Likes |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by CHAQUR: 7:34pm On Sep 17, 2025 |
Kingray10:Always happy to de-market their country. Due to the risk in flying, is 800 not too much of human to put up for such....? Air travelling is luxury party with death. Leave the business for those running it now. But you can have your own airline with that Airbus na, dem stop you...? 2 Likes |
| Re: "Too Close For Comfort;" Airbus A380 Gracefully Glides Above Houses. by wunmi590(m): 7:36pm On Sep 17, 2025*. Modified: 5:25pm On Sep 18, 2025 |
 That was too close to those houses, ah, no be me and you go play that kind play, I go don relocate, if I'm living in one of those buildings. |
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