Four million parts, 30 countries: How an Airbus A380 comes together (2018)
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Re: Four million parts, 30 countries: How an Airbus A380 comes together (2018)
#2*came together. The A380 program is nearly over. The most incredible passenger plane in the sky. Comfortable for 16+ hours. I hope they can archive the blueprints for it well enough to consider building it again in the future.
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#3This reminds me of the f-35. I find it absolutely insane that a mix of tax incentives can lead to this inefficient mess involving custom built ships and airplanes.
Wonder how much this supply chain dynamic ends up adding to the cost of the a380 in aggregate
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#4This reminds me of the f-35. I find it absolutely insane that a mix of tax incentives can lead to this inefficient mess involving custom built ships and airplanes. Wonder how much this supply chain dynamic ends up adding to the cost of the a380 in aggregate
Maybe when it comes to flying you wouldn't want too much corner-cutting in pursuit of the max profit. Max.. why does that sound familiar?
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#5This reminds me of the f-35. I find it absolutely insane that a mix of tax incentives can lead to this inefficient mess involving custom built ships and airplanes. Wonder how much this supply chain dynamic ends up adding to the cost of the a380 in aggregate
On the other hand, it's such a massive employer (directly or indirectly funded by tax dollars) so everyone says, why shouldn't we have a piece too?
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#6This reminds me of the f-35. I find it absolutely insane that a mix of tax incentives can lead to this inefficient mess involving custom built ships and airplanes. Wonder how much this supply chain dynamic ends up adding to the cost of the a380 in aggregate
On the other hand, it's such a massive employer (directly or indirectly funded by tax dollars) so everyone says, why shouldn't we have a piece too?
It also buys them into Airbus as customers & supporters, aligns commercial, technological & employment interests across European nations in numerous ways. If Airbus didn't already exist, they'd rationally want to create it rather than just leaving the market to the US and China. I'm sure the four million parts and 30 countries aspect adds a lot of complexity and bureaucracy, however it might be a reasonable price to pay for the benefits they derive natively in Europe from having an Airbus (as opposed to not) and so many nations being part of it.
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#7The A380 was a technological marvel that was built more for European pride( see our jumbo jet is bigger than yours) than for real business reasons. Nevertheless, it is a joy to fly in.
(Though I do think it doesn’t look as beautiful as the 747).
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#8I highly recommend the Airbus factory tour in Toulouse, France: https://www.toulouse-visit.com/let-s-visit-airbus/blagnac/pc...
They definitely don't "reveal all the secrets of the A380" (as if), but it is interesting and the facility is staggeringly large (second largest by volume and sixth by floor area in the world).
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#9*came together. The A380 program is nearly over. The most incredible passenger plane in the sky. Comfortable for 16+ hours. I hope they can archive the blueprints for it well enough to consider building it again in the future.
I’m sure they’ll hold on to all the Cad Data, the issue is making sure all the suppliers have the Cad data for tooling and parts, it’s unlikely coming back after going away.
Re: Four million parts, 30 countries: How an Airbus A380 comes together (2018)
#10The A380 was a technological marvel that was built more for European pride( see our jumbo jet is bigger than yours) than for real business reasons. Nevertheless, it is a joy to fly in. (Though I do think it doesn’t look as beautiful as the 747).
Just asking, is there any concrete evidence ? Like some politicians asking for the planes to have more passengers or length then some other airplane? I am wondering that maybe if Boeing is using super old design then maybe that explain why the american airplanes are less efficient.
I don't deny pride exists everywhere, including in me.