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Friday, November 9, 2007 12:00 AM

Ask the pilot

Oversized and overhyped, the world's biggest plane is here. Is the Airbus A380 the "most hideous airliner ever conceived"?
By Patrick Smith

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  • Thursday, November 8, 2007 09:58 PM

    here we go again

    I already complained a while ago about Patrick's obsession with denigrating the looks of the A380. Frankly, I don't see what the big deal is. Granted, it's certainly not beautiful as the 747 is, but apart from the size, the A380 looks like a fairly average jetliner to me.

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