A380 Etops
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Heard a rumour that an A380 had a double engine shutdown over the Atlantic?
Not sure if this rumour is true, but if it was,“ Would this type of aircraft be subject to ETOPS rules due to the lack of suitable runways available for emergencies”?
Regards nooluv..
Not sure if this rumour is true, but if it was,“ Would this type of aircraft be subject to ETOPS rules due to the lack of suitable runways available for emergencies”?
Regards nooluv..
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ETOPS
ETOPS is an acronym for Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards, an International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) rule permitting twin-engined commercial air transporters to fly routes that, at some points, are farther than a distance of 60 minutes' flying time from an emergency or diversion airport with one engine inoperative.
This rule allows twin-engined airliners—such as the AirbusA300, A310, A320, A330 and A350 families, and the Boeing737, 757, 767, 777 and 787 and TupolevTu-204 —to fly long-distance routes that were previously off-limits to twin-engined aircraft. ETOPS operation has no direct correlation to water nor distance over water. It refers to single-engine flight times between diversion airfields—regardless as to whether such fields are separated by water or land.
Hopefully this answers your question on ETOPS. The A380 bit im not answering
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This rule allows twin-engined airliners—such as the AirbusA300, A310, A320, A330 and A350 families, and the Boeing737, 757, 767, 777 and 787 and TupolevTu-204 —to fly long-distance routes that were previously off-limits to twin-engined aircraft. ETOPS operation has no direct correlation to water nor distance over water. It refers to single-engine flight times between diversion airfields—regardless as to whether such fields are separated by water or land.
Hopefully this answers your question on ETOPS. The A380 bit im not answering
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A380
ETOPS - Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards.
Last time I saw one the A380 wasn't a twin.
Airports that are all supposed to be A380 compatible by the end of this year. Make your own mind up if the gaps between them all give 60 minutes flying time.
San Francisco (SFO)
Los Angeles (LAX)
Montreal Dorval (YUL)
New York Kennedy Intnl. (JFK)
New York Liberty Intnl (EWR)
Miami (MIA)
Paris, Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
Frankfurt (FRA)
London Heathrow (LHR)
Jeddah (JED)
Dubai (DXB_
Karachi (KHI)
Bangkok (BKK)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
Sydney (SYD)
Melbourne (MEL)
Auckland (AKL)
Narita (NRT)
Hong Kong (HKG)
Seoul (ICN)
Chicago(ORD)
Memphis (MEM)
Anchorage (ANC)
Zurich (ZRH)
Munich (MUC)
London Stansted (STN)
Amsterdam (AMS)
Doha (DOH)
Osaka (KIX)
Colombo (CMB)
Beijing (PEK)
Shanghai (PVG)
Taipei (TPE)
Brisbane (BNE)
Jakarta (CGK)
ETOPS - Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards.
Last time I saw one the A380 wasn't a twin.
Airports that are all supposed to be A380 compatible by the end of this year. Make your own mind up if the gaps between them all give 60 minutes flying time.
San Francisco (SFO)
Los Angeles (LAX)
Montreal Dorval (YUL)
New York Kennedy Intnl. (JFK)
New York Liberty Intnl (EWR)
Miami (MIA)
Paris, Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
Frankfurt (FRA)
London Heathrow (LHR)
Jeddah (JED)
Dubai (DXB_
Karachi (KHI)
Bangkok (BKK)
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
Sydney (SYD)
Melbourne (MEL)
Auckland (AKL)
Narita (NRT)
Hong Kong (HKG)
Seoul (ICN)
Chicago(ORD)
Memphis (MEM)
Anchorage (ANC)
Zurich (ZRH)
Munich (MUC)
London Stansted (STN)
Amsterdam (AMS)
Doha (DOH)
Osaka (KIX)
Colombo (CMB)
Beijing (PEK)
Shanghai (PVG)
Taipei (TPE)
Brisbane (BNE)
Jakarta (CGK)
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Yes I Know an A380 has 4 engines. But if you shutdown 2 this puts you in a position of where you might need to be using etops rules.
P.S. none of those airports are within 60 minutes flying time of just left of Greenland..
P.S. none of those airports are within 60 minutes flying time of just left of Greenland..
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I believe the A380 compatability list is largely designed to describe terminal and ground handling capacity, rather than runway capability. Obviously there are are any number of military and civil airports with long enough runways to support use in an emergency (or other necessary) diversion of an A380. Sorting out the ground issues would be another kettle of fish, but at least the pax are on the ground if need be...
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I thought 4 eng jets will be subject to ETOPS certification in the not to distant future.
ETOPS whilst currently applying to twin engine jets - covers more than just flying on 1 engine for 180 mins (or whatever limit has been applied to a fleet) - but covers cargo fire suppression, electrical generators, hydraulics etc.
I understand 747s and older types may be granted grandfather rights to continue operations as they are.
ETOPS will then be called (as occasionally as it is now) EROPS extended range operations, or EDTO extended diversion time operations.
ETOPS whilst currently applying to twin engine jets - covers more than just flying on 1 engine for 180 mins (or whatever limit has been applied to a fleet) - but covers cargo fire suppression, electrical generators, hydraulics etc.
I understand 747s and older types may be granted grandfather rights to continue operations as they are.
ETOPS will then be called (as occasionally as it is now) EROPS extended range operations, or EDTO extended diversion time operations.
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" I thought 4 eng jets will be subject to ETOPS certification in the not to distant future.
ETOPS whilst currently applying to twin engine jets - covers more than just flying on 1 engine for 180 mins (or whatever limit has been applied to a fleet) - but covers cargo fire suppression, electrical generators, hydraulics etc.
I understand 747s and older types may be granted grandfather rights to continue operations as they are.
ETOPS will then be called (as occasionally as it is now) EROPS extended range operations, or EDTO extended diversion time operations."
Correct. FAA has already changed the definition of ETOPS, "twin" is no longer part of it. ETOPS= Extended Operations.
Applicable to ALL aircraft based on number of minutes from an available alternate, regardless of the number of engines installed
ETOPS whilst currently applying to twin engine jets - covers more than just flying on 1 engine for 180 mins (or whatever limit has been applied to a fleet) - but covers cargo fire suppression, electrical generators, hydraulics etc.
I understand 747s and older types may be granted grandfather rights to continue operations as they are.
ETOPS will then be called (as occasionally as it is now) EROPS extended range operations, or EDTO extended diversion time operations."
Correct. FAA has already changed the definition of ETOPS, "twin" is no longer part of it. ETOPS= Extended Operations.
Applicable to ALL aircraft based on number of minutes from an available alternate, regardless of the number of engines installed
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Missing JNB from the list too... which has been able to handle the A380 (landing) since 2006, and the stands for the A380 (4 stands) will be ready for the FIFA 2010 World Cup.
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Nathaniel McInnes / Just wondering. How long in ft would a runway have to be to support normal operating takeoff/landing and emergency landings of an A380?
@MTOW (569 tonnes) TOGA / FLEX = 2,574m / 3,095m
@MLW (391 tonnes) with no failures, LDG Dist with Brake Mode Manual (max) / LO (STD) =1,284m / 1,883m
Nat - you'll have to convert those numbers to feet yourself. I'm purely a metric man.
I believe that the A340-500 operated by SIA on their ultra-longhaul routes over the pole are kinda ETOPS limited to 4 hours from a diversion airfield but it has nothing to do with the engines as they have four. It is a limit imposed by the cargo fire suppression which only lasts for 240 minutes.
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Nooluv,
Going back to your original point and considering only engines. I believe the regulators only ever account for a single failure when developing rules. After all what set of rules are you going to develop for a twin engine a/c if you consider multiple failures?
If something happens on the day that is outside the scope of the rules then that is when the crew start to really earn their money.
TC
Going back to your original point and considering only engines. I believe the regulators only ever account for a single failure when developing rules. After all what set of rules are you going to develop for a twin engine a/c if you consider multiple failures?
If something happens on the day that is outside the scope of the rules then that is when the crew start to really earn their money.
TC
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4 Engine ETOPS
Holders of the latest edition of B747-400 FCOMs will find a new section labelled ETOPS. All QRH information pertaining to 2 Engine Inop has been moved to this section.
