January 17, 2005
No Thanks
Just what the flying public has been clamouring for - a 308 ton excuse for losing your luggage.
Though - no one has yet tried to actually fly the thing. There's a remote chance that Airbus has invested $10.7 billion developing the worlds largest taxi.
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I never heard what they're calling this aircraft. Airbus VBTA -- Very Big Target Aircraft?
RAND Corporation has just released a study on the feasibility of protecting civilian airliners against shoulder-fired missiles. The press release is here:
http://www.rand.org/news/press.05/01.25b.html
Posted by: Charles MacDonald at January 25, 2005 5:04 PM