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Old 12th Apr 2011, 08:02
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FullWings
 
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Ouch!

I feel very vulnerable in the 777 when taxiing round JFK... With the A380 this sort of thing seems inevitable, unfortunately.

From the video clip, it seems that the anti-coll. was active on the RJ, even though no taxi lights were on. Maybe being marshalled by someone out-of-shot?

If it was occupied, must have been quite a shock (and lateral acceleration)...

Edit: It looks like it had just arrived and wasn't quite parked, hence a probable reason for the collision...
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