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Old 4th Mar 2010, 07:33
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A picture from the first Singapore A380 after Landing in SYD in December 2007
I taxied out at night, so I do not know what the spoilers did. During taxi after landing the spoilers stay extende about 100 mm even with the flaps already fully retracted, and return to the stored position at engine shutdown.
I suppose also this is to minimize damage to the flap paint during ground operation, once the flaps are extended enough to avoid spoiler contact, they will retract.
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