#A380 flight simulator x plus

None of this is insurmountable of course, but it doesn't seem particularly feasible either, although things can change. For the A380 to operate regularly from EGCC, it would require quite a bit of further taxiway and ramp area modification which might not suit what they already have planned. For this taxiway shoulders and the ramp areas had to be reinforced and enlarged and even then when the A380 pushes off the stand, service traffic has to be stopped, by the airfield operations vehicles, to prevent it from going around pier C whilst the push is carried out because the A380s wing tip overhangs that service road. Then you've got this too: I think at the moment there are two Stands at Manchester EGCC which can feasibly serve the A380 on a regular basis for passenger ops, and of these, normally only one is used. does this much capacity even fit a cargo airline's preferred turnaround time to such a point where they would invest in crew and personnel training, equipment purchases and so on. Then there is the problem of how easily you actually could load the things into it where ground service vehicles are concerned, and then after all that, you have to figure on which ramps, taxiways and other facilities can actually fit the thing in, and how long do you want the thing on the ground awaiting that many cans too? i.e.

#A380 flight simulator x plus

Butt then you've got to think about strengthening not just one, but possibly two floors for cargo carriage, plus fitting all the powered rollers and such, plus making up to four large access doors, and fitting a presumably quite complex fire suppressions system for two cargo decks, and this is assuming it could get off the deck with such a large amount of cans on board. On the face of it, a bigger fuselage means you can fit more cargo cans in, assuming the fuselage shape is suited to a usable set of ULD shapes for example a couple of AKEs across-wise or whatever. But other problems for the A380 in comparison to the 747 if possibly relegating it to freighter use, is how easy/feasible is it to actually convert it to a freighter, and even if you do manage that, how does it fit a freight airline's business model?

As we know, like the updated 747, the A380 was a long-term projected gamble on what manufacturers presumed the airlines wanted, which turned out to be not suited to the business model most airlines have chosen to pursue, wherein what the airlines want in a large-ish jet airliner, is range rather than capacity.

Maybe not 'dead' but certainly not looking too healthy. Its not dead 🙂ĭoes anyone know if the 380 is already dead? And im pretty sure i saw or heard about some going into a freight conversion. But im guessing premium airlines are gonna still fly them, some of them are brand new so that would not make sense to scrap them.

😞Īnyway.I wonder if any of the freighter conversion outfits are looking to see if she can be converted to a freighter.or it would not be cost effective? She is a tech wonder, a great aircraft and beautiful in her own way (I still much prefer the Queen aesthetically), and I'd hate to see her short life end as a beer can. When I spot in my back yard for air traffic overhead using Flightradar24, I still see the Queen in her freighter form on occasion coming into KDFW.but have not seen the Qantas 380 we used to get, and I'm thinkin that the route for her from Sydney is gone forever. Does anyone know if the 380 is already dead? Meaning that, with the help of the pandemic hugely affecting air travel in a negative way, will we ever see them in the real skies anymore once air travel is back to whatever normal it'll be after we consider the pandemic over?