Simviation Forum - What's next for A-380?

Apr 28^th, 2005 at 8:59pm

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I assume now that she has flown, they'll want to spend a bit crawling up her rear looking for flaws. What is next for her though? I'm not really sure of the process involved after first flight...

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Reply #1 - Apr 28^th, 2005 at 9:19pm

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I assume now that she has flown, they'll want to spend a bit crawling up her rear looking for flaws.

I HATE it when people go crawling up my rear looking for flaws... Roll Eyes

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Reply #2 - Apr 29^th, 2005 at 2:32am

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Lots of analysis of the data ........... then more and more flights expanding the flight envelope and beyond. All the time they will be tuning the flight controls and refining the avionics and software.

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Reply #3 - Apr 29^th, 2005 at 11:45am

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I HATE it when people go crawling up my rear looking for flaws... Roll Eyes

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Reply #4 - Apr 29^th, 2005 at 3:03pm

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I assume now that she has flown, they'll want to spend a bit crawling up her rear looking for flaws. What is next for her though? I'm not really sure of the process involved after first flight...

Kevin

Probably around a year of development flying, correcting all manner of flaws that will appear, and getting the various clearances and certification to allow Singapore to start operating the A380 next summer.

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Reply #5 - Apr 29^th, 2005 at 4:13pm

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High altitude tests. High heat tests, freezing cold tests. tests in high winds. You'll have the low speed takeoff test where it drags the tail along the runway. stopping tests on water logged runways. And so on.

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Reply #6 - Apr 29^th, 2005 at 4:19pm

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being looped and rolled... with the limiters off

next structural thing: a few more meters in lenght for Emirates

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Reply #7 - Apr 29^th, 2005 at 6:25pm

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I HATE it when people go crawling up my rear looking for flaws... Roll Eyes

Yes but who wants to spend millions of dollars on something that hasn't been tested and has its flaws figured out

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Reply #8 - Apr 29^th, 2005 at 6:30pm

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Yes but who wants to spend millions of dollars on something that hasn't been tested and has its flaws figured out

Well then I'll make sure to maintain cheap maintennance costs. Wink

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Reply #9 - Apr 29^th, 2005 at 6:38pm

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Cheap maintenance means aircraft age faster which could ultimately cost millions of dollars and/or your airline

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Reply #10 - Apr 29^th, 2005 at 6:41pm

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Cheap maintenance means aircraft age faster which could ultimately cost millions of dollars and/or your airline

Good thing I'm not an aircraft then. Cheesy

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