roadkill Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Arabs WRECKED A340-600 at TULOUSE FRANCE 11-07 These are pictures of the wreck of a brand new A340-600 that had never flown. (never saw (1) hour in the air) Thank these French and their Arab friends for this bit of "comedy of errors". Nine employees of the Arab airline were in the aircraft, but "no employees" from Airbus were present. The Arab's taxied out to the run-up area. Then they took all four engines to takeoff power with virtually an empty aircraft. (They obvious didn't read the run-up manuals.) No chocks were set, (not that it would have mattered at that power setting). "Brakes will not hold it back at full power anyway". As it turns out the takeoff warning horn was blaring away in the cockpit because they had all FOUR engines at full power. The aircraft computers thought they were trying to takeoff but it had not been configured properly (flaps/slats, etc, etc). Then one of these brain surgeons decided to pull the "Ground Sense" circuit breaker to quiet the alarms. This fools the aircraft into thinking it is in the air. "A big, big mistake"! As soon as they did that, the computers automatically "released" all the brakes. ("this is a Safety feature so that pilots don't land with the brakes on".) There was No time to stop and no one smart enough thought to reduce the max power setting..... So the rest is as you see it below. No one is talking, so who knows if there were survivors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodmedod.one Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Ouch :blink: A bit of Isopon and a good T-Cutting and you'll never know the difference :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Just give LB a shout, he is a wizard with gaffer tape. Knowing him that will only need about five rolls. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Given the force shown in the damage, it is quite clear not all the people on board will have survived :blink: What a mess, sounds like they need a few more weeks training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 I could do that with 4 rolls Cranfield :blink: :blink: LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 (edited) amazing how these e-mails do the rounds with incorrect info. Heres the airbus press release from the day after http://www.airbus.com/en/presscentre/press...s_facility.html doesn't sound like they just left a load of "arabs" to play with it, it was November last year and they did all survive Edited March 11, 2008 by al4x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Airbus confirms an A340-600 was damaged and five people were injured in a ground test accident at the company’s Saint-Martin site in Toulouse. The aircraft sustained damage when it somehow broke free of its parking chocks during engine run-ups around 5 pm, local time. News photos taken at the scene show the aircraft's nose rammed through a blast deflection wall. “At this time, recovery operations are still in progress and Airbus staff is working closely with the emergency services and local authorities at the site,†an Airbus statement says. Nine people were aboard the aircraft at the time of the accident. The condition of the five injured person was not immediately available. “Airbus expresses its sympathy to the families and friends of the [injured] persons concerned,†the company adds. The aircraft, with tail number MSN 856, was due to be delivered to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, "in the coming days," Airbus says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Well there you go.....the fact and the fiction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traztaz Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 The bill!!!!****** having to cover that one!! :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Well there you go.....the fact and the fiction! . . and not even a mention of BASC :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulkyuk Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 What i wnat to know is............... why 2 father chistmas's had to be there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 What i wnat to know is............... why 2 father chistmas's had to be there There's 3 mate, one is still unpacking the toys from the fuselage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auto culto Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 amazing how these e-mails do the rounds with incorrect info. Heres the airbus press release from the day after http://www.airbus.com/en/presscentre/press...s_facility.html doesn't sound like they just left a load of "arabs" to play with it, it was November last year and they did all survive SHAME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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