Korean A380 Engine Pod Strike in Tokyo

[Cary]

Well, I guess they got that first scratch out of the way on their new toy:

http://avherald.com/img/korean_air_a388_hl7611_tokyo_110721_1.jpg

Story: http://www.avherald.com/h?article=4400bee5&opt=0

[Zee71]

Wow.........great catch by the individual of the engine pod contacting the runway. Looks like these pilots may need some more flight simulator time on the A380.

[flyboy 28]

Here's a vid.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAjqohx-p1Q

[Lrusso]

Might have had a bit to do wit the low passenger load 150 - certainly that amount of load compared to the 400-600 it was designed for is going to have a pretty big effect on crosswind handling.

[USAF Pilot 07]

Might have had a bit to do wit the low passenger load 150 - certainly that amount of load compared to the 400-600 it was designed for is going to have a pretty big effect on crosswind handling.

Most likely not the case...

[moose135]

Might have had a bit to do wit the low passenger load 150 - certainly that amount of load compared to the 400-600 it was designed for is going to have a pretty big effect on crosswind handling.
If you consider 300 additional pax, at 250lbs each (higher than the standard weight used in calculations) that's 75,000 pounds, less than 10% of the max landing weight of the A380. It wouldn't have much of a difference on crosswind handling.

And I do know (and flew with...but not at the time) someone who did that in a KC-135...

[gonzalu]

My car actually handles better when it is empty! :-)

[USAF Pilot 07]

And I do know (and flew with...but not at the time) someone who did that in a KC-135...

With the -R model upgraded engines (which sit lower than the original engines), it's a lot more common. I think there's only something like 15 inches of clearance between the bottom of the engine and the ground. That probably explains why the max allowable crosswind is a lot lower than a lot of other airframe (I think it's something like 25 knots on a dry-runway).

[gonzalu]

Fred, help me here...

Korean Air's newly RE-designed A380 due to the recent incident. This should make it easier...

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/i-V9dxQ8N/0/L/i-V9dxQ8N-L.jpg

[shoturtle]

The A380 is not have a good year, end last year badly with the engine fire in singapore. The fender bender at jfk with the delta plane, then the run in with the airport in france, now the engine tap in japan.

[cancidas]

The A380 is not have a good year, end last year badly with the engine fire in singapore. The fender bender at jfk with the delta plane, then the run in with the airport in france, now the engine tap in japan.

that's because that airplane is too damn big!

[Derf]

http://www.longislandwallpapers.com/photos/i-tk3PFW5/0/M/i-tk3PFW5-M.jpg
PHOTOSHOPPED!!!!

[steve1840]

http://www.longislandwallpapers.com/photos/i-tk3PFW5/0/M/i-tk3PFW5-M.jpg
PHOTOSHOPPED!!!!

Nice Fred! That is terrific!

[gonzalu]

that's because that airplane is too damn big!

The 747-8i is the longest commercial aircraft in the world. Longer than the A380-800... and the C-5 Galaxy and Antonov AN-225 are larger than both and have managed fairly normal lives... so what's your point? :smile:

You realize someone will attempt to make even bigger ones... Boeing's X plane is going to be much larger still... and Airbus' view of the future video shows a really big plane with transparent walls...

[shoturtle]

It is a nice plane, comfy but slow. But jfk is not really 100% A380 capable so the size might have been a bit of an issue there. If KAL was looking at their A380 fleet, this would be a bad omen.

[Cary]

http://www.longislandwallpapers.com/photos/i-tk3PFW5/0/M/i-tk3PFW5-M.jpg
PHOTOSHOPPED!!!!

Oh, the huge manatee!