Sir, Would You Like That Jet Supersized?
I think the word behemoth is often overused. Sure you can use it on a whale or a supertanker, but after that you’re pushing it. Actually this week I used it several times outside the realm of fishes and ships, when the behemoth of the skies, the Airbus A380 landed in the United States--one flight at LAX and the other at JFK.
Does the world need an airliner big enough to carry the entire town of Peavine, Alberta, population 555? Airbus thinks so and has about 150 orders for the big bird, though none from U.S. carriers at this time.
Based on sheer size, it is impressive. In fact, I had a difficult time finding a film clip of the landing in Los Angeles without accompanying sound bites fraught with gleeful expletives expounding on the size of the aircraft. Lucky for you I did find one where the videographer managed to contain himself.