Yikes!
Or maybe Crikey!
You know these “Scarebus’s” must be a top priority of Al Queda. When one of these babies goes down....it’s gonna be ugly.
we take the pilots for granted when we fly. but you notice that when the #$@% hits the fanjet, they seem to step up big time?
You’ll never see me in one of those things!
Considering what these beasts cost, and the fact that Rolls Royce is looking at possible liability... things could get really interesting.
It appears that the engine practically grenaded - I would say the passengers should be thanking GOD Almighty for sparing their lives and limbs! WOW!!!
It is comforting, though, to see that the redundant systems showed their value -and this bird (albatross?) stayed in the air and got the passengers safely down.
I am fairly sure there are going to be heads rolling over this - maybe on many levels - as they should.
I would not be surprised to learn that those pilots left several pounds of used food on their seats....
There's probably only a few airports in the world where an A380 in that condition could land.
I would fly Quantas any day of the week.
Good reason for flying Boeing - built in America!
That sounds terrible! Good thing there were flight officers of long experience aboard and the engineering on the rest of the craft gave it the ruggedness necessary to make the safe landing!
WOW! What an epic egineering fail. Don’t like scarebus. Never did. Never will.
1 Massive fuel leak in the left mid fuel tank (there are 11 tanks, including in the horizontal stabiliser on the tail)
2 Massive fuel leak in the left inner fuel tank
3 A hole on the flap fairing big enough to climb through
4 The aft gallery in the fuel system failed, preventing many fuel transfer functions
5 Problem jettisoning fuel
6 Massive hole in the upper wing surface
7 Partial failure of leading edge slats
8 Partial failure of speed brakes/ground spoilers
9 Shrapnel damage to the flaps
10 Total loss of all hydraulic fluid in one of the jet's two systems
11 Manual extension of landing gear
12 Loss of one generator and associated systems
13 Loss of brake anti-skid system 14 No.1 engine could not be shut down in the usual way after landing because of major damage to systems
15 No.1 engine could not be shut down using the fire switch, which meant fire extinguishers would not work on that engine
16 ECAM (electronic centralised aircraft monitor) warnings about the major fuel imbalance (because of fuel leaks on left side) could not be fixed with cross-feeding
17 Fuel was trapped in the trim tank (in the tail)creating a balance problem for landing
18 Left wing forward spar penetrated by debris
The best safety device in any aircraft, is a well trained pilot...
The only two safe modes of transportation today.Boeing and greyhound.
Those hinged flaps on the front of the wings are called "slats", not flaps and are activated aerodynamically, hydraulically, or mechanically. Spoilers come out of the top of the wing and look like small square posts to kill lift .... slats do not slow the jet, they help create a larger wing surface area (and work in conjunction with flaps) so the plane can fly slower when landing.
If it ain’t Boeing...I ain’t going!
Wasn’t that engine failure due to something penetrating it from the outside?
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