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Airbus Wiring Fixed For First A380 Only
Reuters ^ | January 26th, 2007 | Al Reuters

Posted on 01/26/2007 7:14:53 AM PST by smonk

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1 posted on 01/26/2007 7:14:55 AM PST by smonk
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To: Xenalyte; Tax-chick; Paleo Conservative
Gerhard Puttfarcken, head of Airbus's German operations

It's a double ping--aerospace AND silly names!

}:-)4

2 posted on 01/26/2007 7:21:40 AM PST by Moose4 (I don't speed in Durham--if I get pulled for 65 in a 55, Mike Nifong'll have me doing 15 to life.)
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To: smonk

So the wiring was Hamburger and Too-Loose?..........


3 posted on 01/26/2007 7:22:27 AM PST by Red Badger (Rachel Carson is responsible for more deaths than Adolf Hitler...............)
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To: smonk

I guess they need more duck tape.


4 posted on 01/26/2007 7:23:18 AM PST by kinoxi
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To: Moose4
airbus is apparently being run by Emily Litella.

"Never Mind".

5 posted on 01/26/2007 7:24:05 AM PST by smonk
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To: Red Badger

All your ISO 9000 audits belong to US


6 posted on 01/26/2007 7:24:21 AM PST by spokeshave (The Democrat Party stands for open treason in a time of war.)
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To: smonk
Translation: "We hand-wired the first SIA aircraft, but we still haven't gotten the automated wiring harness fabrication perfected yet."


7 posted on 01/26/2007 7:26:41 AM PST by Yo-Yo (USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
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To: kinoxi

Airbus Repair Kit

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8 posted on 01/26/2007 7:28:20 AM PST by TommyDale (If we don't put a stop to this global warming, we will all be dead in 10,000 years!)
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Duct tape - The Airbus secret weapon.


9 posted on 01/26/2007 7:34:07 AM PST by finnigan2
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To: smonk
"Airbus on Friday toned down expectations of an immediate solution to the technical glitches which delayed its A380 superjumbo project, saying wiring problems had been solved for the first aircraft only."

Ho Ho! First you had me then you lost me..........

They must be totally lost on the wiring.

Didn't the EU push for the ISO's? Now they can't make heads nor tails out of it.

Anyway, the A320 family was fraught with problems and I hold no hope for the A380 customers that the headaches won't continue.
10 posted on 01/26/2007 7:39:03 AM PST by Puckster
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To: smonk
It will be fully operational from the production of the 26th plane onwards.

They plan on producing more than 26 A380's?

The gross weight problem never seems to get mentioned in these articles nor do I remember it being resolved. That would be a much more difficult problem than the wiring so I guess that needs to be kept on the down low.

11 posted on 01/26/2007 7:39:28 AM PST by Incorrigible (If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
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To: kinoxi
found in the A380 website's Guestbook .

Liam Alagh - Australia - 20 Jan 05 Well done airbus on the new A380s i cant wait to get on one in 2006.

looks like liam is going to have to wait until 2008 ;)

and they only accepted comments for four days, from the looks of things.

12 posted on 01/26/2007 7:43:06 AM PST by smonk
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Okay, so this is the scenario for " Liam Alagh - Australia". The first A380 flies and Liam has his ticket to board, however, like the A320 family that would have to block seats at certain airports due to the angle of ascent and air temperatures....etc, Liam is informed that he can't fly due to weight restrictions on the A380.

Yes Liam, you will have to wait.
13 posted on 01/26/2007 7:54:40 AM PST by Puckster
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I read an article in the IEEE magazine just last night on this problem. It seems that the Germans and French were using two different versions of the same autocad program for the drawings which were not 100% compatible.

And on a similar related topic, the wiring in the aircraft is alumninum, not copper. I'm not an aerospace engineer, but every house and business is wired with copper, so that's good enough for me.

14 posted on 01/26/2007 8:04:35 AM PST by par4 (If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything)
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last I read, it was still 5 tons overweight. and whatever it is they have to do to resolve the wiring problem isn't going to make it any lighter. and they also have a weakness in the wing that I don't recall being yet addressed with a design change. that is certainly going to exacerbate the weight issue.

and in october, they announced that it would be 10 years and 420 units sold (up from 270) before they would break even. that projection is getting nothing but more gloomy with the passage of time.
15 posted on 01/26/2007 8:09:06 AM PST by smonk
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To: par4

another adaptation made because of weight; aluminum is lighter than copper. cheaper, too. and arguably more dangerous.


16 posted on 01/26/2007 8:10:54 AM PST by smonk
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To: par4
Aluminum wiring, for a while, was used in housing, however, it is less conductive and more likely to develop resistance at the connection point than copper. There were considerable problems with fires starting at connection points in houses.

http://members.tripod.com/~masterslic/FAQ-2/13.html

With more and more aircraft maintenance being done by third-parties, I can assure you that as critical as the aluminum wiring/connector issue is, third-party maintenance will not be able to address the need for detail. Ergo, when this problem and need for detail is addressed, the cost of maintenance will rise on the A380 fleet.
17 posted on 01/26/2007 8:16:25 AM PST by Puckster
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Yep, Airbus has really received a good Puttfarcken in the last couple years. Personally, I wouldn't choose to fly on a Airbus, since they have no stick and rudder pedals. All done by dials and buttons.
18 posted on 01/26/2007 8:16:34 AM PST by Greystoke
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Personally, I wouldn't choose to fly on a Airbus, since they have no stick and rudder pedals.

Why that's the most uninformed, absurd statement I've ever read. Of course the Airbus has a stick and rudder pedals. It's just that you have to ask the flight computer permission to use them!

No offense!

19 posted on 01/26/2007 8:23:18 AM PST by Yo-Yo (USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
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Actually, I'm aware of the use of aluminum in houses and its subsequent removal. Aluminum is still used for service entrances in residential installations where the larger gauges allow for greater heat dispersion and the sizing allows for the increased resistance.

My (poorly stated) point was that the consortium was using alumnium instead of copper, which I believe is not what's used everywhere else. Sorry.

PS- I fly > 75K miles per year and have only taken an Airbus once in the last two years.

20 posted on 01/26/2007 8:30:37 AM PST by par4 (If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything)
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