Linie 9
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Post by Linie 9 on Jun 7, 2014 18:13:44 GMT 1
The rarest Airbusses. Only 79 built, 69 in service A6-ACJ - approaching HAM rwy 23 - 2014.06.05  |
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Post by Linie 9 on Jun 7, 2014 19:30:48 GMT 1
I saw her years before when A380 MSN 038 LH#1 arrived @ XFW: a380.boards.net/post/542/threadThe largest and tiniest Airbus side by side  Since then I wanted a combination of both in 2D to see the real difference. It happened last thursday when she landed 20 minutes after D-AIML @ HAM - with some more light. So I combined two shots. It's not perfect but shows what I meant. Nearly the same position, correct resized D-AIML & A6-ACJ - approaching HAM rwy 23 - 2014.06.05   |
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Post by julytourist on Jun 7, 2014 23:02:09 GMT 1
I am flying LCY to JFK at the beginning of July on BA1, AKA Speedbird 1 of Concorde fame. A A318 in 32 seat business class formation, so not the true business CCJ....... We stop at Shannon to refuel and clear US Immigration/customs so arrive as a domestic in the US. BA have two 318's for this service, slightly adapted for the STOL requirements of LCY. G-EUNA and G-EUNB. A moment of extravagance, I fly back in economy from YYZ on a BA 777! I love the photo of G-XLEA nose to nose with one of these 318's at Shannon......JT
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Post by peter on Jun 8, 2014 16:05:19 GMT 1
The rarest Airbusses. Only 79 built, 69 in service And the Winner Is!!!......... Boeing 737-600, also the smallest in the family, only 69 built  |
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mjoelnir
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Post by mjoelnir on Jun 8, 2014 18:41:55 GMT 1
The rarest Airbusses. Only 79 built, 69 in service A6-ACJ - approaching HAM rwy 23 - 2014.06.05 The A318 is hardly the rarest Airbus, the A340-200 has been build only 28 times and the A340-500 37 times. |
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Linie 9
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Post by Linie 9 on Jun 8, 2014 20:03:27 GMT 1
Haha There are no variants like A318-200/-300/-500/-600 or so! A340: built: 377 A340 in service: 358 So.. |
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Post by someone on Jun 8, 2014 20:49:55 GMT 1
Haha There are no variants like A318-200/-300/-500/-600 or so! A340: built: 377 A340 in service: 358 So.. With this logic, all the A32x airplanes shoild be grouped together. It is just as much difference between a A340-200 and A340-300 as betwe en a A318 and A319 |
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mjoelnir
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Post by mjoelnir on Jun 8, 2014 21:01:58 GMT 1
Haha There are no variants like A318-200/-300/-500/-600 or so! A340: built: 377 A340 in service: 358 So.. Having a hang up on a number. An A318 is a shortened A319/320. An A340-200 is a shortened A340-300. Same thing. |
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Post by s543 on Jun 8, 2014 22:53:42 GMT 1
NO - each one is different ! 
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Post by peter on Jun 9, 2014 9:14:56 GMT 1
A340-200 was even less: 25 built (and 3 announced but not built) and only 30 A340-500's made it to flight.
I suppose they all belong to the same family of aircraft but they all had to be certified, costing money for the manufacturer. Then only selling so few frames must be an ouch-experience.
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