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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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 Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:06 pm Post subject: Airbus A380 tail skid is scary |
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http://kr.blog.yahoo.com/saymehan/1173
Can anyone interpret that? Lots of big words I can't get the gist of. Is this a problem with all A380's? |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I kind of doubt it would be declared air worthy if that was on the production models. For all I know it was test of the plane loaded tail heavy. |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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| That video is from flight testing when they were writing the operational manuals for future pilots. The 'tail skid' test is standard; and is done on purpose to see just how 'sharply' the aircraft can take off without causing damage. |
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matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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A380 is quite amazing technology.
Makes one wonder how tail damage could affect flight safety. |
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Cheonmunka
Joined: 04 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 5:12 am Post subject: |
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The funny thing is that they do massive million dollar tests for events that when they do happen in life seldom mean anything to safety - this is more an expense issue.
Gotta watch loose bolts. Those are a major cause.
The weak point I believe of the 380 is the wheel undercarriage. That seemed to be one of the final stumbling blocks for it. One that was quickly remedied but not convincingly.
Put this down in writing, as said on this day, as a prediction for a major within this decade. |
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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| Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:44 am Post subject: |
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| Christ, I hate flying. |
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tomwaits
Joined: 05 Feb 2003
Location: PC Bong
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| Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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Off topic but have you seen the video of 1st class on these things?
Whoa--like swish bachelor pad in the air-plasma tv mini-bar sofa bed thing. Crazy and not THAT expensive compared to bus class on other flights. It's the future of air travel It;s somewhere on Singapore Air sight. |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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| This is not exclusive for the 380. All looooong aircraft have similar properties - notalbly stretched DC-8, A340 etc. |
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tomwaits
Joined: 05 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 4:29 am Post subject: |
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| Yes it is exclusive. You are just typing off the top of your head and are wrong. |
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huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 4:55 am Post subject: |
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| tomwaits wrote: |
| Yes it is exclusive. You are just typing off the top of your head and are wrong. |
Eh? Where do you get your information from?
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/aero_04/textonly/tr01txt.html
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| Tail strike, which occurs when an airplane tail contacts the runway during takeoff or landing, is an event that can be encountered by virtually all transport airplane designs. Some models in the Boeing commercial airplane fleet experience tail strike more often than others and, almost without exception, the cause is elusive to the flight crew. |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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wking
Joined: 17 Jul 2007
Location: U.S.A.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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The tail skid test is performed on ALL jets. It is performed to simultate a 'hard' landing or take-off.
Now ask me about Airbus using aluminium as opposed to copper wiring in their planes!
The A380's will start dropping from the skies in about 10 years... |
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ED209
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Sorry, what is not exclusive, tail-skid or plasma tv mini-bar sofa bed class? |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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| wking wrote: |
The tail skid test is performed on ALL jets. It is performed to simultate a 'hard' landing or take-off.
Now ask me about Airbus using aluminium as opposed to copper wiring in their planes!
The A380's will start dropping from the skies in about 10 years... |
No, why don't you ask Boeing about aluminium wiring in their 787's ... http://www.boeing.com/commercial/787family/programfacts.html
You expect the 787s to "start dropping from the skies in about 10 years"? |
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wking
Joined: 17 Jul 2007
Location: U.S.A.
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Wangja wrote: |
| wking wrote: |
The tail skid test is performed on ALL jets. It is performed to simultate a 'hard' landing or take-off.
Now ask me about Airbus using aluminium as opposed to copper wiring in their planes!
The A380's will start dropping from the skies in about 10 years... |
No, why don't you ask Boeing about aluminium wiring in their 787's ... http://www.boeing.com/commercial/787family/programfacts.html
You expect the 787s to "start dropping from the skies in about 10 years"? |
Is this what you are talking about?
787 vs. 777 on composites and aluminum (by weight)
787
- 50 percent composites
- 20 percent aluminum
777
- 12 percent composites
- 50 percent aluminum |
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