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Quiet giant due at Heathrow
THE world's largest passenger aircraft is due to make its debut at Heathrow Airport tomorrow.
Those living nearby will be able to spot the first Airbus A380 to touch down at Heathrow at around 3.15pm.
Airbus claims the plane, which can carry more than 850 passengers, generates around a quarter of the noise produced by a Boeing 747.
The company also says the A380 is greener than the Boeing, producing 17 per cent less carbon dioxide and 10 per cent less nitrogen oxide.
Under government rules, airport operator BAA cannot increase the number of flights to and from Heathrow, if noise levels around the airport increase above the level they were at in 2002.
The company hopes the introduction of new, quieter planes, such as the A380, will allow it to increase the number of flights.
Residents can expect the massive jets to become a common sight, as BAA has revealed airlines operating from Heathrow 168.
By 2020, the company expects 90 A380s to be flying regularly from the airport.
2:42pm Monday 17th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: Stevey, Northolt on 4:01pm Mon 17 Mar 08
Will be there, quiet an amazing piece of engineering.
Will be there, quiet an amazing piece of engineering.
Posted by: Michael Wilson, Sydney Aus on 10:06am Tue 18 Mar 08
Having lived under the flight path of Sydney airport the A380 is so much better we hardly hear it the 747's & 767's are something out of the 80's you hear it coming the A380 so much greener and better having seen A380 nearly everyday since October it is superior in all aspects
Having lived under the flight path of Sydney airport the A380 is so much better we hardly hear it the 747's & 767's are something out of the 80's you hear it coming the A380 so much greener and better having seen A380 nearly everyday since October it is superior in all aspects
Posted by: Geraldine Nicholson, No Third Runway Action Grou on 10:56am Tue 18 Mar 08
By 2020 the flight numbers will increase to over 600,000. So 90 A380s aren't going to make anything quieter - doesn't matter which way you spin it!!
By 2020 the flight numbers will increase to over 600,000. So 90 A380s aren't going to make anything quieter - doesn't matter which way you spin it!!
Posted by: P.T.Sherwood, Harlington on 12:15pm Thu 20 Mar 08
There is no such thing as a "quiet" jet. It is just that some are less noisy than others. This is just another example of the aviation Mafia's double-speak. The A380 may be a giant but it is certainly not quiet.
There is no such thing as a "quiet" jet. It is just that some are less noisy than others. This is just another example of the aviation Mafia's double-speak. The A380 may be a giant but it is certainly not quiet.
Posted by: Paul Franczak, Harmondsworth on 5:39pm Tue 25 Mar 08
I agree with the man in Sydney. The A380 is amazing. I also agree with the point that jets are no silent. But the aircraft is so much quieter- so please give the inventive engineers their due please. I went to see it land. I will hand it to aviation - they are trying. One national paper said £4.5 billion had been invested by British Airways alone in A380s (and also Boeing 787s the other quieter more fuel efficient aircraft.) To answer the lady from Harlington. The airport handles 470,000 flights a year now and the airport is at maximum capacity. I have worked out that 90 A380s could in principal account for 63,000 flights a year longhaul and that is not even counting the Boeings. This will make a big difference.
I agree with the man in Sydney. The A380 is amazing. I also agree with the point that jets are no silent. But the aircraft is so much quieter- so please give the inventive engineers their due please. I went to see it land. I will hand it to aviation - they are trying. One national paper said £4.5 billion had been invested by British Airways alone in A380s (and also Boeing 787s the other quieter more fuel efficient aircraft.) To answer the lady from Harlington. The airport handles 470,000 flights a year now and the airport is at maximum capacity. I have worked out that 90 A380s could in principal account for 63,000 flights a year longhaul and that is not even counting the Boeings. This will make a big difference.
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