Farnborough 2012 photo: Airbus 380 amazing steep takeoff

Published on: July 11, 2012 at 8:30 AM

On the first day of Farnborough 2012, the Airbus 380 proved to be (almost) as maneuverable as a smaller, fast jet as it created impressive condensation clouds around its flight surfaces.

On Day 2, it did it again.

Here’s an image showing the amazing steep take off of the Malaysia Airlines Airbus 380, taken by The Aviationist’s photographer Giovanni Maduli on Jul. 10.

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David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.