zrhmd11
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Post by zrhmd11 on May 8, 2020 17:04:24 GMT 1
It will be the HiFly A380.
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vhaq
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Post by vhaq on Jun 5, 2020 17:39:59 GMT 1
I haven't hear much about the development of the freighter temporary conversion of the A380. Anyone has info?
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Post by airboche on Jun 6, 2020 8:56:47 GMT 1
Doesn't make that much sense compared all to those 777-300ER sitting idle as well that are available everywhere. Emirates uses many of their 777 as standby freighters with cargo deck containers only. Passenger cabins being empty except for the exchange flight deck crew.
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Post by vhaq on Jun 18, 2020 17:16:57 GMT 1
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Post by airboche on Jun 19, 2020 8:47:20 GMT 1
Is there any airline or airport who has a cargo loader for the A380 upper deck at all? Only a very few catering trucks reach up there. I am not sure about the upper deck floor beams. They were not made for cargo.
So any A380 makeshift freighter is capable to carry containers in the belly freight deck and lighter weight cargo in the main deck, if it fits through the doors and can be manually loaded. The upper deck will be left unused.
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Post by peter on Jun 19, 2020 10:26:53 GMT 1
..... I am not sure about the upper deck floor beams. They were not made for cargo...... If the beams can support 6 toilets, 2 galleys, around 150 seats and about the same number of passengers with obesitas, I'm pretty sure they can also carry the weight of a few boxes with face masks.
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Post by airboche on Jun 19, 2020 14:40:22 GMT 1
That might be true for today's production A380s. But I am not so sure about the very early ones like HiFly's. They were pretty much custom made for the individual customer's configuration.
It would be fun to use the galley lifts to move cargo between decks.
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Post by vhaq on Apr 6, 2021 5:05:33 GMT 1
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Post by airboche on Apr 6, 2021 10:52:38 GMT 1
Let's see if this materializes? Thanks to the 787 and A350 there are so many cheap used passenger 777-300ER on the market right now ready for freighter conversion.
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Post by FabienA380 on Apr 7, 2021 1:35:36 GMT 1
Wow interesting idea, would be some kind of "converted-combis"...
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