Maybe this would help..........

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=EpPJdDNHRKc&feature=related

"Kwyjibo" ozdebate.remove.com> wrote in message
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Does anyone know if that airport (St Marteen) is going to be used for
A380's? Could be some very funny scenes.......

Kwyjibo wrote:

Can you imagine the chaos if an A380 driver hits the TOGA tit on
short-short final there? The beach would get blown away :D Literally!!
It would be good to get on camera though.

Great footage!

following is more info:

http://www.thedailyherald.com/news/daily/k178/blast178.html

Doubt the A30 will ever make it to St. Marten given that it's only 2380
meters long and at best 50 meters wide.
I understand St. Marten doesn't fall into the ICAO code F & Faa Group VI
Cats anyway, requiring some 4000 meters in length and 60 meters wide.
Perhaps I stand corrected on this one though.
Judging from personal obs a few years back, I don't think they can extend it
either.
I've read several views recently that claim that the A380 can actually land
at any aiport a 747-400 can land at. The problem is then, can the apron's
and facilities handle them?

Yagu

Centurion wrote...

TOGA?

GB wrote:

Snapper wrote:

yep have a look at what the place is.

On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:15:52 +1000, Snapper y7mail.com>
wrote:

Takeoff/Go around.
(in other words an aborted landing...)

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