A380 incident at Bangkok
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A380 incident at Bangkok
Wow they removed the winglets and fly to Chiang Mai without them. Hope they'll get them back on before visiting HKG, would hate to see it flying across Victoria Harbour no in its perfect form!
Airbus aircraft wingtip nips Suvarnabhumi maintenance centre
BANGKOK: -- A wingtip of a latest technology Airbus 380 aircraft currently being tested by Thai Airways International (THAI) Saturday morning hit a hangar entrance door at the Suvarnabhumi airport maintenance centre as the plane was about to take off for Chiang Mai, causing a delay.
No injuries were reported in the accident which took place at 9.45am local time (0245 GMT) when the wingtip of the A380 hit the door of the THAI maintenance hangar at the airport east of Bangkok in Samut Prakan.
Several prominent personalities were on the test flight. Among them were Royal Thai Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Chalit Phukphasuk and a number of journalists. The ill-fated plane was due to fly to Chiang Mai and return to Suvarnabhumi airport later Saturday before proceeding to Toulouse, France.
The test flight was offered by Airbus Industrie as part of its marketing campaign for A380 for countries which have ordered for a purchase.
THAI president Apinan Sumanaserani said the accident did not result from pilot error, but that it may have occurred from the size of the aircraft which was larger than the safety line marked for aircraft making a U-turn.
Mr. Apinan said the plane could fly again after repairs which were expected to take about an hour.
--TNA 2007-09-01
A380 hits airport building during test flight
BANGKOK: -- A tip of an Airbus A380's wing scraped a repair building of the Suvarnabhumi Airport during its test fly on Saturday morning.
Airbus let Thai Airways International (THAI) uses the world's largest passenger plane in the trial flight from Bangkok to Chiang Mai.
The plane, which arrived in Thailand on Friday as part of an Asian tour to promote its sales, carried 150 VIP guests, businessmen and reporters on this special flight. It was scheduled to leave the airport at 9.45am.
Its tip hit the building when it was on taxiway, officials said.
There is no reports of injuries.
THAI president Apinan Sumanaseni said minor damage occurred at the jet's wing, and expected that it would take an hour to fix the damage. The flight would be resumed at 1pm.
The pilots was not blamed for the damage as Mr Apinan said the accident occurred because the jet is so large that it needs more space on the taxiway.
THAI ordered six A380 airbuses. They will be delivered in the next two years.
--Bangkok Post 2007-09-01
BANGKOK: -- A wingtip of a latest technology Airbus 380 aircraft currently being tested by Thai Airways International (THAI) Saturday morning hit a hangar entrance door at the Suvarnabhumi airport maintenance centre as the plane was about to take off for Chiang Mai, causing a delay.
No injuries were reported in the accident which took place at 9.45am local time (0245 GMT) when the wingtip of the A380 hit the door of the THAI maintenance hangar at the airport east of Bangkok in Samut Prakan.
Several prominent personalities were on the test flight. Among them were Royal Thai Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Chalit Phukphasuk and a number of journalists. The ill-fated plane was due to fly to Chiang Mai and return to Suvarnabhumi airport later Saturday before proceeding to Toulouse, France.
The test flight was offered by Airbus Industrie as part of its marketing campaign for A380 for countries which have ordered for a purchase.
THAI president Apinan Sumanaserani said the accident did not result from pilot error, but that it may have occurred from the size of the aircraft which was larger than the safety line marked for aircraft making a U-turn.
Mr. Apinan said the plane could fly again after repairs which were expected to take about an hour.
--TNA 2007-09-01
A380 hits airport building during test flight
BANGKOK: -- A tip of an Airbus A380's wing scraped a repair building of the Suvarnabhumi Airport during its test fly on Saturday morning.
Airbus let Thai Airways International (THAI) uses the world's largest passenger plane in the trial flight from Bangkok to Chiang Mai.
The plane, which arrived in Thailand on Friday as part of an Asian tour to promote its sales, carried 150 VIP guests, businessmen and reporters on this special flight. It was scheduled to leave the airport at 9.45am.
Its tip hit the building when it was on taxiway, officials said.
There is no reports of injuries.
THAI president Apinan Sumanaseni said minor damage occurred at the jet's wing, and expected that it would take an hour to fix the damage. The flight would be resumed at 1pm.
The pilots was not blamed for the damage as Mr Apinan said the accident occurred because the jet is so large that it needs more space on the taxiway.
THAI ordered six A380 airbuses. They will be delivered in the next two years.
--Bangkok Post 2007-09-01
A380 scrapes wing on demo flight
An Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jet, scraped the tip of a wing on a building at Bangkok's international airport Saturday as it was preparing for a demonstration flight, officials of the aircraft company and Thai Airways said.
FULL STORY from CNN
An Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jet, scraped the tip of a wing on a building at Bangkok's international airport Saturday as it was preparing for a demonstration flight, officials of the aircraft company and Thai Airways said.
FULL STORY from CNN
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The pilots was not blamed for the damage as Mr Apinan said the accident occurred because the jet is so large that it needs more space on the taxiway.
Is this why they do airport compatibility tests?
The A380 (A3XX) wingspan is known for years. If the pilot didn't goof, how come they never checked the wing clearance at that very A/P before the flight?
Also, if the Big Bird hit the building, others like 744 and 773 would not have had the ICAO required wingtip clearance either.
Is this why they do airport compatibility tests?
The A380 (A3XX) wingspan is known for years. If the pilot didn't goof, how come they never checked the wing clearance at that very A/P before the flight?
Also, if the Big Bird hit the building, others like 744 and 773 would not have had the ICAO required wingtip clearance either.
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Has it got its winglets back on yet? Some news from Hong Kong are suggesting that the demo flight under 2000ft across Hong Kong will be flown without winglets... damn! Not sure if it's true though, because the very same article says the plane will be flown at a speed of 190miles per hour, and they reckon that equals 3 metres PER MINUTE!!! wow, if any plane can travel 3metres per minute horizontally it's not a plane.
Anyway though, it will be an amazing demo, there will be hills close by that people live /people can go that is higher than 2000ft, they will actually see a plane flying under them and looking at it from the top!
Anyway though, it will be an amazing demo, there will be hills close by that people live /people can go that is higher than 2000ft, they will actually see a plane flying under them and looking at it from the top!
Anyway has pictures or videos of the demo flight? Airbus should've captured a video of the flight for promotion.
I heard news saying that Airbus might have another similar flight tomorrow with the winglets back on, i guess they might be unsatisfied to capture promotional pics/videos of the A380 without winglets
I heard news saying that Airbus might have another similar flight tomorrow with the winglets back on, i guess they might be unsatisfied to capture promotional pics/videos of the A380 without winglets
CNN has a nice video online: the A380, without winglets, and the Hong Kong skyline.
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/wo ... .a380.affl
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edit : I will put this link in a seperate topic: "A380 without winglets in Hong Kong")
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/wo ... .a380.affl
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edit : I will put this link in a seperate topic: "A380 without winglets in Hong Kong")