Airbus A380

[Thebobo]

I think the 380 is ugly. They should paint a bigger fake front window on it ~

 

[BUTCH1]

Russian planes are irrelevant in the first world. You cannot argue that fact. No one who does not need to fly a Russian plane will fly one. They fly them because they cannot afford any other manufacturers. Look at Aeroflot's fleet. What are they running now? 25% Russian planes?

The Superjet 100 is a perfect example of Russian planes and the outlook the world has on them. Nobody wants it. It's cheaper to run but it's still a Sukhoi and that has a bad connotation.

According to Wiki, there are quite a few orders for them, they hired Boeing as a consultant and most of the major systems are out-sourced or joint projects (France), engines. While there have always been bad examples of Russian engineering in military projects the main reason was rushed development to try and keep pace with what the US industrial-complex can churn out. The international Space station for example uses Soyuz return capsules permanently docked to the station in the event a systems breakdown or other event makes it uninhabitable.

 

[LTC8K6]

I think the 380 is ugly. They should paint a bigger fake front window on it ~

I don't think it ever looked okay until BA got one and painted it.

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/5/9/0/2273095.jpg

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