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2005-07-06 Europe

US bill would force Airbus to install missile defence on A380

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Posted by 3dc 2005-07-06 21:21|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A bit too obvious....
really a bit too obvious.
But nice try anyway.

We'll retaliate with a EU directive that requires Boeing planes to stock Bavarian beer.
And flight attendants in short skirts.
And a pony. We want a pony, too.

Posted by True German Ally 2005-07-06 21:38|| 2005-07-06 21:38|| Front Page Top

#2 For the size of that 380 monster, you will need a Star Trek-type cloaking device.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-07-06 21:44|| 2005-07-06 21:44|| Front Page Top

#3 As much as I'm not a fan of the A380, I don't see the point of this. It's bad enough that there's a potential for a huge loss of life in a 747 mishap (think Air India, or the Mt. Otsuka crash), a crash of a fully-loaded A380 would have the potential to be absolutely mind-boggling. But if airlines want to gamble on this, let them.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-07-06 22:05|| 2005-07-06 22:05|| Front Page Top

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