How Qantas is bringing back Airbus A380s from the California desert

Re:How Qantas is bringing back Airbus A380s from the Califor... by benjaminwootton on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @05:23PM (#35633493)

I can feel that glide too. You are flying along, then feel a slight gliding fall, then a wobble. You always feel any turbulence during the glides too.

Sorry for the highly technical terms but I agree it is unique to the A380.

Apart from this they comfortable to travel and sleep on.

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Re:How Qantas is bringing back Airbus A380s from the Califor... by beavis000 on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @05:40PM (#35633645)

What are "glides"?

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Re:How Qantas is bringing back Airbus A380s from the Califor... by joncrane on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @05:42PM (#35633664)

The flying equivalent to a car coasting.

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Re:How Qantas is bringing back Airbus A380s from the Califor... by eternalban on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @06:03PM (#35633881)

I think it's the slight (unexpected and short duration) change in altitude. That sensation of ground falling under your feet, with a slight sense of suspension. As if the craft is sliding down. (Glide as in gliding down a slope.)

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