Emerates A380

[speedbird1960]

I have just seen my first A380 fly right over the roof of my house, it was at about 5000ft and i was amazed at how quite it was. The size did not look much bigger than a 747, but i would imagine that would be a different story when its on the ground.

Callsign: UAE17
Flightnr: EK17
Reg: A6-EDJ
Hex: 8960EB
Model: Airbus A380-861 (A388)
Airline: Emirates
Lat: 53.25357
Lon: -2.61482
Altitude: 4225 feet (1288 m)
Ground speed: 191 knots
(354 km/h / 220 mph)
Track: 147°
Radar: NET2
Squawk: 3562
From : Dubai, Dubai (DXB)
To: Manchester, Manchester (MAN)

[Anmer]

i was amazed at how quiet it was.

That's because all the engines had been shut down

[speedbird1960]

That's because all the engines had been shut down

Is that because they are doing inflight Maintenance

[Anmer]

Nice one.

[BengtA]

Made me giggle. Emirates A380s use the GP7000 engines though, not the Trent-9000.

[Anmer]

Poetic licence.