A380 UC test/failure depending on....
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A380 UC test/failure depending on....
.....depending on the story or email you have recieved, these are the images of the Turning radius tests, aircraft towed in ever decreasing circles till this point...... or..... airbus stuff up with lack of rotating/steerable UC trunions.
on a less serious note, im surprised that with such tarmac damage, the tyres didnt unseat themselves from the rims.
on a less serious note, im surprised that with such tarmac damage, the tyres didnt unseat themselves from the rims.
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my understanding is it was a delibrate test.Torque link was disconnected on nose, and wheels were positioned at 90 degrees and then pulled by a tug to check were failure point is for the gears/wheels.
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This was adequately dealt with by the recent article in Flight International. It was a test - taking the gear to beyond it's design limits, right up to the point of destruction. It was deliberate and, according to the manufacturers, gave VERY satisfactory results.
It is the landing gear equivalent of bending wing spars until they break - intentional, destructive testing. Boeing will have done the same on their aeroplanes int he past and will do so on the 787 in future.
The original "disater for airbus" e-mail clearly came from America due to it's mis-spelling of "tyres" as "tires". I wonder how close to Seattle it's origin will turn out to be?
It is the landing gear equivalent of bending wing spars until they break - intentional, destructive testing. Boeing will have done the same on their aeroplanes int he past and will do so on the 787 in future.
The original "disater for airbus" e-mail clearly came from America due to it's mis-spelling of "tyres" as "tires". I wonder how close to Seattle it's origin will turn out to be?
