A380 out of MEL rwy 27

[baumy]

So,

 

I was coming back from Brisbane the other day and arrived in Melbourne in the rain. I saw a Qantas A380 taxiing to rwy 27. Now I didn't think the A380 could get off rwy27 in the dry, let alone get off in the pouring rain using only 2/3 of the runway.

 

Does someone wanna explain? :tongue:

 

 

[Guest Chainsaw]

I could be wrong but I think I remember that OQA used that runway in testing. May not have much of a load though.

 

 

[baumy]

Well it was a loaded flight. Don't know where it was off to though. May only have been Singapore, or the domestic services Qantas put in on the A380 so it wasn't full of fuel... it remains a mystery..

 

 

[ben170292]

i know the topic is A380 but yesterday i saw 2 or 3 744s land on it and also today saw another 744 take off from it

 

 

[baumy]

Was it wet today out there? i haven't looked. But i mean this was in the wet that's what gets me!!

 

 

[ben170292]

extremely little rain, but i was disappointed because i couldn't get close enough to see/photograph them

 

 

[baumy]

Okay. What were you doing out there? My photos aren't good according to airliners.net standards so I don't know what i'm doing wrong haha.

 

 

[Guest Glenn]

Perhaps it was due to the wild weather - http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/qantas-a380-to-make-first-domestic-voyage-to-clear-backlog-of-passengers-stranded-by-bad-weather/story-e6freuy9-1226151138288

 

 

[ben170292]

i was bored so just thought i would go out and have a look at the planes, im no good at photos either haha

 

 

[baumy]

yeah Glenn i arrived about 5:15 and saw it depart then so hmmm!! but that could well and truly be the case. hahaha ben. i wouldn't mind heading out in summer and try and get some good shots!!