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Another A380 incident *facepalm*
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Mon Jun 20, 2011 5:44 pmby XxRazgrizxX
Yet again they hit something with a wing...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookou ... t-air-showAIRBUS PILOT: "I was taxing down the runway, minding my own business, and the building JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF ME!"
Re: Another A380 incident *facepalm*
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Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:43 amby expat
AIRBUS PILOT: "I was taxing down the runway, minding my own business, and the building JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF ME!"
Except it was being
TOWED by ground handlers at the time........
Matt
Re: Another A380 incident *facepalm*
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Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:08 pmby XxRazgrizxX
Um. This article doesn't say that but maybe you know more about it than me :-? ...either way its just proving that as airplanes get bigger, airports stay the same size...
And besides, buses aren't supposed to fly....
Re: Another A380 incident *facepalm*
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Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:43 pmby DaveSims
All the technology on that airplane, you would think they could put a small camera on the wingtips with video relayed to the cockpit. That would give the pilots a little better perception of where their wingtips are.
Re: Another A380 incident *facepalm*
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Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:06 pmby XxRazgrizxX
Now that u mention it. My sisters $18,000 ford has sensors for if something is in ur blind-spot. How doesn't something this expensive have some kind of warning? :-?
Re: Another A380 incident *facepalm*
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Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:15 pmby Mictheslik
As Matt said, I believe it was under tow at the time. Even if it wasn't it isn't a fault with the A380, it's a fault of the person who decided to take it down that particular taxiway without realising the clearance needed....
Love the shot of the winglet attached to the side of the building that's floating around
Hopefully it shouldn't affect sales at the airshow (I'd prefer to see the Korean Air one anyway
)
.mic
Re: Another A380 incident *facepalm*
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Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:36 pmby DaveSims
[quote]Now that u mention it. My sisters $18,000 ford has sensors for if something is in ur blind-spot. How doesn't something this expensive have some kind of warning?
Re: Another A380 incident *facepalm*
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Wed Jun 22, 2011 6:59 amby expat
In defence (only slightly mind you) the largest aircraft this part of the airfield usually sees is a Lear jet
Re: Another A380 incident *facepalm*
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Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:47 amby gtirob01
Looks to me that he was trying to take out the competition... Embraer (last pic) lol
Re: Another A380 incident *facepalm*
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Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:00 pmby DaveSims
That is almost comical how the wingtip is sticking out of the side of the building.
Re: Another A380 incident *facepalm*
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Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:23 amby tcco94
[quote]All the technology on that airplane, you would think they could put a small camera on the wingtips with video relayed to the cockpit.
Re: Another A380 incident *facepalm*
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Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:16 amby ozzy72