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Pictures: Airbus A380 clears certification hurdles for evacuation trial
Flight International ^
| 03/29/06
| Flight International
Posted on 03/29/2006 6:49:56 PM PST by SW6906
Airbus is celebrating today after receiving the thumbs-up from both the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration for the evacuation trial it performed in Hamburg over the weekend (pictured below).
(Excerpt) Read more at flightglobal.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: airbus; airbust; boeing
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Someone with more HTML talent than I: please grab the pictures and post them here........
I still haven't gotten a response to this question I posted on this thread:
""Those sitting in the upper tier of the twin-deck plane found themselves 26 feet off the ground, although emergency slides had been put in place before the exercise began."
Since when do real evacuations include pre-placed slides?!!? I don't recall Boeing ever being allowed to pre-place slides. It's supposed to be a test of the system, not just the moving of passengers.
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posted on
03/29/2006 6:49:58 PM PST
by
SW6906
To: SW6906
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posted on
03/29/2006 6:51:10 PM PST
by
proud_yank
(Liberals are stupid poopy-heads.)
To: Paleo Conservative
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posted on
03/29/2006 6:52:32 PM PST
by
SW6906
(5 things you can't have too much of: sex, money, firewood, guns and ammunition.)
To: Central Scrutiniser
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posted on
03/29/2006 6:53:36 PM PST
by
SW6906
(5 things you can't have too much of: sex, money, firewood, guns and ammunition.)
To: phantomworker
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posted on
03/29/2006 6:54:22 PM PST
by
SW6906
(5 things you can't have too much of: sex, money, firewood, guns and ammunition.)
To: SW6906
I was afraid they were going to rig it. IIRC, the wings failed at less than 150% static. I'd like to see what the FAA does with this dinosaur.
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posted on
03/29/2006 6:57:34 PM PST
by
battlecry
To: Yossarian
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posted on
03/29/2006 6:58:35 PM PST
by
SW6906
(5 things you can't have too much of: sex, money, firewood, guns and ammunition.)
To: battlecry
I have not heard if they were able to get away with not meeting that requirement for 150%. IIRC, the hit something like 148%. Close, but close doesn't count when it comes to the FAA. At least it shouldn't......
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posted on
03/29/2006 6:59:39 PM PST
by
SW6906
(5 things you can't have too much of: sex, money, firewood, guns and ammunition.)
To: SW6906
Great news!
It was a great evac test, biggest and best ever done.
Hats off to Airbus.
Just waiting now for the same old tired sterotypical smart ass remarks from those who don't know.
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posted on
03/29/2006 7:00:51 PM PST
by
Central Scrutiniser
(No one censors speech they agree with.)
To: Central Scrutiniser
It was quite impressive and I agree: hats off to Airbus for pulling it off.
BUT: were they allowed to essentially rig the test by deploying the slides before the test started? If so, how was that a valid test of the escape system?
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posted on
03/29/2006 7:02:55 PM PST
by
SW6906
(5 things you can't have too much of: sex, money, firewood, guns and ammunition.)
To: SW6906
I was expecting a photo shopped joke.
Something like bomb-bay doors to dump the passengers out.
To: SW6906
Since when do real evacuations include pre-placed slides?!!? I don't recall Boeing ever being allowed to pre-place slides. It's supposed to be a test of the system, not just the moving of passengers. Makes me wonder, too. The FAA doesn't give Boeing any slack, why so easy on Airbus? Maybe they know something we don't know...like Airbust has structural problems and will be grounded for some other reason. Some other politics involved????
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posted on
03/29/2006 7:12:00 PM PST
by
phantomworker
(You are what you think you are......Qu’est que c’est)
To: SW6906
there is no, and there never will be, a place i have to be bad enough, that i will EVER ride that POS!!!
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posted on
03/29/2006 7:13:50 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist ©®)
To: SW6906
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posted on
03/29/2006 7:15:43 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist ©®)
To: Central Scrutiniser
I'd like to see the video of 850 pax exiting in < 90 seconds! I'll bet it is quite impressive!!!! LOLOL!
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posted on
03/29/2006 7:15:52 PM PST
by
phantomworker
(You are what you think you are......Qu’est que c’est)
To: Chode
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posted on
03/29/2006 7:20:54 PM PST
by
SW6906
(5 things you can't have too much of: sex, money, firewood, guns and ammunition.)
To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
Neat idea. Who's going to be the first to post that. OTOH, that is ONE BIG AIRPLANE! The horizontal stabilizers looks like the main wings of a Boeing 707.
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posted on
03/29/2006 7:21:23 PM PST
by
NCC-1701
(RADICAL ISLAM IS A CULT. IT MUST BE ELIMINATED FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH.)
To: NCC-1701
To level set:
Looks like Airbus can't quite get it up.
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posted on
03/29/2006 7:28:16 PM PST
by
phantomworker
(You are what you think you are......Qu’est que c’est)
To: SW6906
my bad... i was replying to #9 and missed. i agree with your post #1.
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posted on
03/29/2006 7:28:52 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist ©®)
To: Central Scrutiniser
Just waiting now for the same old tired sterotypical smart ass remarks from those who don't know. What I do know is I will never ever be a passenger in one.
Call me what you will, I am no luddite, but I will make consumer choices that do not involve this behemoth
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