```json
{
    "title": "Aerodynamic Theory: A bee can fly",
    "url": "https://performancezen.com/2005/04/27/aerodynamic-theory-a-bee-can-fly/",
    "datePublished": "2005-04-27",
    "dateModified": "2026-05-09",
    "language": "en-US",
    "description": "The A380 got off the ground. [here and here and here] If you have ever been underneath a 747 on landing, as I have been many times (San Mateo, CA…",
    "author": "spierzchala",
    "publisher": "Performance Zen"
}
```

# Aerodynamic Theory: A bee can fly

The [A380](http://www.airbus.com/) got off the ground. [[here](http://autonomoussource.com/archive/000600.html) and [here](http://news.com.com/Worlds+biggest+airliner+completes+first+flight/2100-7337_3-5686479.html) and [here](http://news.com.com/Double-decker+Airbus+takes+off/2009-7337_3-5539981.html)]
 If you have ever been underneath a 747 on landing, as I have been many times (San Mateo, CA is under the flight path of SFO), and wondered how the hell these things stay in the air...imagine seeing an A380 for the first time.

I'm with [tipper](http://tipperography.typepad.com/tipperography/2005/04/heebiejeebies_i.html)...ZenWife keeps saying "820 people...trying to get out in a hurry...".

[Tim Bray](http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2005/04/27/A380) agrees with me on this one....

But [Tony Goodson](http://tonygoodson.typepad.com/tonygoodson/2005/04/exciting_airbus.html) still demonstrates unabated enthusiasm for the technology behind it...but he's a brit! ;-)