High tire temps were going to be an eventuality
Landing at 485T or jettisoning to 440T would have resulted in deflated tires either way!
Ke = M * V squared.
The approach speeds for a flapless landing and the high mass of the A380 = brake temperatures > fuse plug limits.
The bonus was that the PAX were deplaned at the gate and easily transported to the terminal.
Arm chair lawyers can argue as much as the like, but the situation would be the same either way.
Last edited by Capt Groper; 6th Nov 2012 at 14:22.