*As a former frequent flier, I have have found many things to be curious about while flying around the world on many occasions, but nothing that has made me more curious than I have recently become about the gigantic new Airbus A380 airliner, which is being described as the largest commercial airliner ever built, and at least 50% larger than the previous champion, the Boeing 747, in pretty much every category that is used to measure these things, and possibly the answer to a question that was never asked, which leaves me with several questions of my own, including (1) is the thing in fact too big to ever become economically successful, and (2) if it does have a reasonable chance to become successful, will it be as a niche player of some kind, in service with national airlines that don't really have to make a profit to be considered successful, or (3) is it nothing more than a very large white elephant in the making...which...only time will tell...but...until time does in fact tell I will remain very curious about what it is like to actually fly on one of these things...or to even look at one...which is something that I am going to have to wait on, since I have recently been grounded...at least temporarily...by some fairly serious medical...and therefore financial...problems.
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