"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
05/30/2018 at 11:50 • Filed to: Planelopnik
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
05/30/2018 at 11:50 • Filed to: Planelopnik | 3
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Fourteen days of work compressed into 50 seconds.
bob and john
> ttyymmnn
05/30/2018 at 11:54 |
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BFP. that is a real BFP
jimz
> ttyymmnn
05/30/2018 at 11:58 |
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must have had to get some huge cinder blocks to set it on while they worked.
Ash78, voting early and often
> jimz
05/30/2018 at 12:02 |
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Lesson: Never land an A380 at Newark
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Ash78, voting early and often
> ttyymmnn
05/30/2018 at 12:07 |
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I wonder if European kids see Emirates planes and think “Is the entire football team onboard?”
/deep thoughts
//whatever happened to Sharp TVs?
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ttyymmnn
> Ash78, voting early and often
05/30/2018 at 12:12 |
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I used to have a Sharp TV. In 1985.
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ttyymmnn
> bob and john
05/30/2018 at 12:15 |
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I like the end, where they set it down and the gear sinks under the weight of the plane. That’s about 814,000 pounds empty. MTOW is 1.2 million pounds. Yeah, that’s a BFP.
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> ttyymmnn
05/30/2018 at 15:08 |
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Until you see one in person it’s hard to describe how huge this plane is in real life. It looks like it shouldn’t even be able to fly.
Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
> ttyymmnn
05/30/2018 at 15:32 |
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Emirates landing gear needs to be replaced due to years of hard-parking.
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ttyymmnn
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
05/30/2018 at 15:37 |
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I was fortunate to photograph this one (VH-OQJ) arriving at DFW from Sydney back in 2015. You can always tell when something is going to happen because the hardcore plane spotters suddenly arrive in the parking lot. They shoot the pictures of the one plane, then get back in their cars and leave.
It’s a very big plane, but I’m not sure it’s a very attractive one. And I doubt it will have a 50-year career like the 747.
Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
> Ash78, voting early and often
05/30/2018 at 15:42 |
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they are still making them
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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> ttyymmnn
05/30/2018 at 16:11 |
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I will not disagree that it is an ugly plane. Looks like a whale with wings IMO.
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ttyymmnn
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
05/30/2018 at 16:27 |
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I have never been a fan of the Airbus design aesthetic (Boeing makes prettier planes), though I’m warming to the A350. I like the raccoon face.
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Ash78, voting early and often
> Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
05/30/2018 at 16:39 |
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I heard that about 5 years ago, Sharp became a licensed name only (like Polaroid). That is, the brand is still out there, it’s just not the same thing anymore — just a Chinese marketing tool. Shame, because in the earlier days of flat panels, the Sharp Aquos sets were amazing.
(Either way, I was just joking about how obnoxious European soccer sponsorships are...)
