Bad day for Airbus/EADS in le Bourget

[dwshimoda]

Gonzo...

..love it!

[ChristiaanJ]

Originally Posted by robertbartsch

....the plane is NOT too big, however, the wings are too wide.

Robert, let's be honest...
The A380 DOES fit into the "ICAO box", and Airbus does NOT have a monopoly of smashing wingtips....
Just their bad luck doing it twice recently on highy-publicised occasions.

Lets hope the LBG ground crew takes better care of the Korean Air Hippo that AB has borrowed for the demos....

[AKAAB]

The French have stated that the 380 had the right of way and the building was at fault.

[flydive1]

How is this Airbus fault if the aircraft was being towed, as it appears?

[ChristiaanJ]

flydive1,
What happened to your sense of humour?

[flydive1]

Did not realised that what you posted was a joke, sorry.

My comment was mostly directed to the one that think that Airbus will be full of red faces

[Groundloop]

The Embraer building is a temporary building put up for the show. Was it erected in slightly the wrong place ie too close to the taxiway?

[flydive1]

Even still it's clearly meant as a jokey comment, no need to get het up..

Hey, sorry guys, I sure did not want to upset anyone asking a simple question.

You should not get your knickers in a twist just because someone doesn't laugh at your jokes, maybe all it should tell you is that you should keep your day job

Again I apologize for having offended you

[barit1]

In my jurisdiction, buildings ALWAYS have right of way.

[Halton Brat]

Though I understand that this was a towing incident, does the A380 have an external camera fit/Flt Deck screen? Looks as tho' the Nav Lt housing would be an ideal location.......you can have this kit on a motorcycle now.........

HB

[baselb]

As I understand it, the building had stopped short...

[Opsbeatch]

...but surely it was the building's fault for not telling the tower it wasn't clear...

OB

[ChristiaanJ]

Halton Brat,
Did you miss the story of the earlier episode at JFK ?
http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/4485...ishap-jfk.html

The camera issue was discussed in detail, and yes, the Hippo does have several cameras, that can be shown on cockpit displays, but there are none in the wingtips.

CJ

[airsound]

I just watched the Korea Air A380 do its customary display in the hands of Airbus test pilots. The display includes the extraordinary manoeuvre, called 'circonflex', where it does a TOGA climbing turn at near max aoa (16º-ish), with stick full back, and then, on the far side of the field, they select flight idle, put the gear down and 'bunt' the aircraft from about 25º pitch up to 15º pitch down. Apparently it goes to about 0.3g during the manoeuvre.

Sad to say, the commentators were busy talking about range, passenger numbers, sales figures, and other technical details, so they weren't able to point out to the spectators what was happening. But it still looked fantastic.

airsound

[KeysCapt]

This was not a towing incident, the aircraft was taxiing under its own power, and the Airbus position is, the flight crew was on a taxiway assigned by the ground controller. (Thereby implying that the fault belongs to ATC, not the crew)

The tug in the photo is after the fact.

[d&b]

airbus 380

give it a rest! **** happens!!!!! accidents happen!!! maybe you lot need to go and stop slagging others off. And no I am not an employee of Boeing, Airbus, Embraer or any one else. Just getting fed up with all the complete vomit that is appearing against all the builders.

[Daysleeper]

Bad day for Airbus/EADS in le Bourget

In the old days of airshows a "bad day" for a manufacturer would involve destroyed aircraft and large amounts of death. By comparison this is just a minor glitch.

[Yankee Whisky]

parked on grass ??

YouTube - ‪Airbus A380 Paris Airshow Accident‬‏

This shows it is parked on a weathered and cracked asphalt surface

[ChristiaanJ]

KeysCapt,
I was told it was a towing accident. If you have a source for it being any different, let us know.

Oh, and, d&b, I'm not trying to slag off anybody....
Just waiting for another tractor driver smashing the 747-8 or the Dreamliner into another 'pavilion'.....

CJ

[Rollingthunder]

Aircraft has snuck out of Le Bourget under cover of darkness to Toulouse for repairs. They hope to fix it quickly and get it back to airshow.