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The unveiling of the A380 Airbus by memebers of the EU this week made me think of several things. One was the Titanic, one was the Hindenburg and one was the Spruce Goose.



We remember what happened to the Hindenburg and the Titanic, right?



http://www.sprucegoose.org/aircraft_art ... ibits.html


The day of the luxury liner is back. Not since the Hindenburg has such luxury been offered in the skies. Richard Branson of Britian's Virgin Atlantic Airline has promised gyms, beauty parlours, bars -- and even casinos and double beds on the six A380's that he has ordered. Branson joked, "you'll have at least two ways to get lucky on our flights,"

This is a huge machine. It has a wingspan of 80 metres (262 feet), overall length of 73 metres (239 feet), height of 24 metres (79 feet) and maximum take-off weight of 560 tons. The EU has spent some 14 billion dollars developing it. I hope it flies. They don't know yet. It has never flown. Not until next year will it be flight tested. Which brings us to the Spruce Goose.

During WWII, Henry Kaiser partnered with Howard Hughes to build what has become known as the Spruce Goose. Hughes and Kaiser were industrialists and engineers on the cutting edge in their day. The plane was huge and it was built of plywood. That was really an idea ahead of its time. They now use composites and laminates in space craft. But unfortunately the big bird liked the water better than the air and after making one test flight in the ungainly craft which achieved an altitude just slightly higher than the Wright Bros' first flight, Hughes deemed the ship unsafe and parked it. Yet Airbus has sold 139 copies of the A380 before it has even been flight tested.

Sure, it looks like a hotel with wings, but will it fly? Well, if it doesn't we'll get great body count because the thing holds 850 people.

Don't forget what happen to Howard Hughes as well!!!!

http://i.timeinc.net/time/magazine/arch ... 13_400.jpg
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hey dave,

that looked kinda like me after a couple of weeks of speed-balls

It's ridiculous.

They've spent billions of dollars at international airports throughout the world to make alterations to runways and gate accomodations and they have no client base. Who do you sell this to?

This airplane.... er, airBus... (perfect term for it because it's about the selling of more seats at one time) is a prime example of frivolous spending and elitist attitudes.

Contrast this image with men trying to defend a fictitious legend, lied to by their Commander and Chief.

Truth is (and don't you hate that saying because when someone says, "Truth Is," you can bet they're about to lie, but not me, believe me, but i mean that even though I know some people say that when you preface your words with 'believe me,' it's easy to detect a lie coming on, but I don't buy that for a second, so trust me in this....).... Truth is these people don't know what the fuck they're doing.

None of them. The warmongers or the mechanical engineers or the designers of aircraft and y'know what? I don't trust the lot of them. I think they are all hype.

They're not going to build biliard rooms and piano bars and double-deck double bunkbeds or exercise rooms or showers or massage therapist areas.

This won't be a cruiseship with wings.

They won't have room for those luxuries. If they added them, there wouldn't be seats and one seat equals a luggageman's salary for the year and as I said, who's the target market?

I don't know of many people who are going to wait in line for security with 800 other people and then when they reach their destination, stand in a line of 800 again just to get their backpack and suitcase.

It's a stupid concept, this jet. And it's been created by greed without a decent business plan. It's a dinosaur born.

But then again, I'm just fantasizing that I have a clue what I'm talking about. I liked the dude on NPR who explained all this in less direct terms and I believed him and so I adopted his stance into these words.

As always.......... i love your writing......... and i love you just as much and more...

did i tell you today,
how much i love you, clay?

So speedballs will make your fingernails grow super long then????
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Lightning Rod

The unveiling of the A380 Airbus by members of the EU this week made me think of several things. One was the Titanic, one was the Hindenburg and one was the Spruce Goose.

And let´s not forget the Antonov-225.