woops

[imported_Imp]

At least they have 2 intact engines and a couple hundred spare seats now.

 

[oiprocs]

Shouldn't you be getting a rental?

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: mwmorph

Originally posted by: magomago
lol subtle attempt at Arab bashing?

The story was entertaining nonetheless I wonder how bit the A340-600 is relative to other planes. The OG articles made it seem like it was HUGE....but apparantly it isn't according to the snopes article

It's the longest airliner ever until the extended Boeing 747-800 comes out. It is pretty big, it carries about as many people as a 747 when configured for 3 class seating (380 v.s. ~415 for 747s). As a comparison, the 4 engines on a 340-600 are just about identical in thrust to the 4 on a 747-400 (the 747 being ~5-8% more powerful).

These are big planes and the fact it was totaled with 0 hours of airtime, no matter the reason, is a big deal. I'm sure ADAT, Airbus nor Etihad are happy about what happened considering how long it takes to build one of these things.

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: magomago
lol subtle attempt at Arab bashing?

The story was entertaining nonetheless I wonder how bit the A340-600 is relative to other planes. The OG articles made it seem like it was HUGE....but apparantly it isn't according to the snopes article

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F..._planes_comparison.svg

Shorter length, taller height and wider then a 747.

The 340-600 is the special extended body and higher fuel capacity version for high passenger count long haul international flights.

Even better is the fact that I listed the A380 because when I saw A340-800 My brain decided it didn't want to see that .

It's about 2m longer than the A380 in that diagram, though.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: ra990
http://www.snopes.com/photos/airplane/etihad.asp

so not as abd...but still f'ing stupid thing to do.

 

[DesiPower]

lulz, major fail, just read it on a fun/joke site... though I will do a search before posting, I am glad I did, but couldn't stop myself from bumping it!! enjoy, those who missed it!

 

[sdifox]

Someone needs to make a demotivational reading the following

RTFM

We were not joking. Read the Fucking Manual!