Hold on.. You've just dropped your spinning bow tie!!!

Has anyone heard about the premature failure of the A380 wing, during destruction testing.

Apparently the wing ruptured 3% before the 150% load test of the wing flex.

If this is true All I can see is that they are going to have to reduce its MTOW or modefy the wing.

What would this mean for the aircarft fitter with wings that have already been assembled ?

Sounds like the A380 might not be the success story that Airbus was hoping for it to be.

What with the separation and fuel burn issues, and now the MTOW issue.

Sounds like they got it wrong on the A340 redesign also. not much interest in the 'Four Engines For Long Haul' logic.

Boeing's twins are kicking the proverbial butt. Longer Range, Less Fuel, Quieter.....

EDIT: No point in opening up a topic, GS, which has already been extensively aired on PPRune. I have merged your two posts (4 minutes apart) as well.

http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...ghlight=Airbus

What time of day is A-380 expected to enter into service?

I am not asking day, or even year - it is hoped that it would be in 2006, probably in December. The route, however, is well-known and announced - from Singapore to Sydney.

SQ flies from Singapore to Sydney 3 times a day - departing 1:05, 9:40 and 20:40.

Is it known which of those times is the time for A380 entry into service? And if not, can it be guessed?

I've been away on business for the last couple of weeks, but a friend was telling last night about a BBC news report of the A380 landing at LHR at some point in the last week.

Now he could well have gotten confused with his details and seemed a little vague. I can't seem to find any information anywhere. Also I didn't think it was due at LHR until later this year.

I wonder if someone could clear my confusion.

Cheers,
MM

I'm about 99.99999% certain that it never went to Heathrow last week. Last I heard was the dates 29-30th April being talked about..

hi does anybody know when the first passenger flight will be with the Airbus A380. I was just wondering when the big beast was getting up into the air commercially

No.
From Singapore to Sydney.

Hopefully some time this year, probably December.

The problem is, SQ publishes their timetables a year ahead - and those show only Boeing 747 flights. No A380 scheduled.

Ah yes, but changing a timetable last minute to a larger aircraft is easier to do than change it for a smaller one! At least everyone will have a seat (or 2!)

Cheers!

The actual seat layout of the SQ A380 are a big secret. However, there are mentions of about 460-470 seats. Haven´t heard the breakdown by class - except that no premium economy is planned, instead there is more room throughout economy.

The SQ B744-s have 372 or 375 seats. 12 First, 50 Raffles and 310 or 313 Economy.

Getting to wonder... how many people already hold tickets to the first flight and have no clue till they see the plane at the gate? SQ will have about 90...100 seats extra for any interested press and VIPs and favourite customers. Does SQ offer any preseating?

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