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MSPeconomist Feb 15, 2012 9:03 am
I thought the whale was already its standard nickname.

KVS Feb 15, 2012 5:59 pm
Originally Posted by closetasfan (Post 18016681)
has a nickname for the A380 been agreed to yet? 747 is clearly Jumbo. A380 is...super jumbo? whale? beluga?
According to one [unofficial] source:

  • "A380: Double Decker Bus, Megabus"
  • "Boeing 747: Jumbo Jet, Whale, The Valiant, Upstairs and Downstairs, Lump, Humpback."

http://www.B737.org.uk/aircraftnicknames.htm

GetSetJetSet Feb 16, 2012 6:30 am
Disgusting Whalejet

Geek007 Feb 16, 2012 6:58 am
Flying beluga

tenacioustins Feb 17, 2012 7:37 am
I've heard it referred to as the super jumbo...it fits.

divemtt Feb 17, 2012 11:33 am
Fat Albert?

danielonn Feb 17, 2012 2:52 pm
Here is one
 
How about Upstairs Downstairs Aerojet

Edwardvan Feb 17, 2012 8:15 pm
Airbus Folly?

~tc~ Feb 19, 2012 1:06 pm
Skytanic

T8191 Feb 21, 2012 11:47 am
Originally Posted by divemtt (Post 18034635)
Fat Albert?
Already in use by the RAF for their C-130 fleet for the last nnnnn years :D

Arthur Randolph Feb 21, 2012 4:46 pm
The RJ Beater.

tonywestsider Feb 21, 2012 7:45 pm
Originally Posted by T8191 (Post 18056488)
Already in use by the RAF for their C-130 fleet for the last nnnnn years :D
The Boeing 737 was once referred by the "Fat Albert" nickname as well.

SometimesFlyer Feb 21, 2012 9:20 pm
I heard that some insiders at SQ call it the Guppy ... have not been able to substantiate that ...

ft101 Feb 21, 2012 9:30 pm
Originally Posted by SometimesFlyer (Post 18059792)
I heard that some insiders at SQ call it the Guppy ... have not been able to substantiate that ...
The Guppy was the nickname for a series of planes made by Aero Spacelines from Boeing bases including the forerunner to the Airbus Beluga.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_Sp...es_Super_Guppy

Skyring Feb 21, 2012 9:35 pm
Originally Posted by flying_owl (Post 18016918)
Going off on a slight tangent, but not to be outdone, Boeing has its own "Plane of Size"

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...reamlifter.jpg
OMG. They blew the plane up. I sometimes look like that after a hearty meal in polite company.


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