Broncoguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (7 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 6502 times:
A professor of mine, who teaches Introduction to Aviation, recently was telling the class about how on the A380s first flight it actually had a tail scrape. I was just wondering if this was really true, cuz Ive never heard about that before now. Just wondering
Espion007 From Denmark, joined Dec 2003, 1691 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (7 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 6496 times:
Quoting Broncoguy (Thread starter): A professor of mine, who teaches Introduction to Aviation, recently was telling the class about how on the A380s first flight it actually had a tail scrape. I was just wondering if this was really true, cuz Ive never heard about that before now. Just wondering
He was wrong. The first take off was recorded by hundreds of cameras and none of them showed a tail strike. He may have neen refering to several tests where that was deliberetly done.
Broncoguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 2, posted (7 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 6492 times:
Quoting Espion007 (Reply 1): He was wrong. The first take off was recorded by hundreds of cameras and none of them showed a tail strike. He may have neen refering to several tests where that was deliberetly done.
Thats what I thought, I was sure that if it had really happened then it would have been all over here and I never saw anything... Thanks
EMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9292 posts, RR: 12 Reply 3, posted (7 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 6424 times:
As much as I think the A380 will be a 'white elephant', it's clear by this photo taken the second it became airborne for the first time there was no tail strike and he was wrong.
Sabena332 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (7 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 6396 times:
Quoting Broncoguy (Thread starter): A professor of mine, who teaches Introduction to Aviation, recently was telling the class about how on the A380s first flight it actually had a tail scrape.
A very competent professor, I am sure that you will learn a lot of "interesting" stuff from him.
Brons2 From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 2972 posts, RR: 5 Reply 5, posted (7 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 6395 times:
Even if your professor is wrong, I wouldn't push the issue. Tends to be bad for the grades.
Firings, if well done, are good for employee morale.
RJ777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 1490 posts, RR: 2 Reply 13, posted (7 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 6058 times:
Either he is a nutty professor as described in some other reactions or he said the test pilots did a tail strike on purpose on "one of the first" flights, which is true....
In that case you were not paying attention very well!
There's still a long way to go before all the alliances deserve a star...
GDB From United Kingdom, joined May 2001, 12735 posts, RR: 79 Reply 17, posted (7 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 4834 times:
As there has been a lot of wishful thinking, disguised as 'informed speculation' on here, claiming that Airbus are somehow keeping problems with the A380 secret, I should perhaps direct those interested either way, to this week's Flight International.
It features on pages 18-19 a report on A380 flight test progress so far, including talking to crews, discussion of the delays caused by a multitude of different cabin configs, but mostly it's about the scope of the flight testing so far.
MarshalN From Hong Kong, joined Sep 2005, 1521 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (7 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 4755 times:
It's amazing what people will make up (or hope for) for the A380. When you think about it though -- only the truly powerful/great will garner so many detractors/enemies :p
CURLYHEADBOY From Italy, joined Feb 2005, 923 posts, RR: 2 Reply 20, posted (7 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 4123 times:
Quoting Broncoguy (Thread starter): A professor of mine, who teaches Introduction to Aviation, recently was telling the class about how on the A380s first flight it actually had a tail scrape.
He must be high on Skydrol...
If God had wanted men to fly he would have given them more money...
FlyMeToTheMoon From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 242 posts, RR: 1 Reply 21, posted (7 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 3907 times:
This is why he teaches only Introduction to Aviation - cannot get his tail scrapes together! Or maybe just poor eyesight or an axe to grind with Airbus. At any rate, if I were you I would not pursue the issue with the prof - bad for grades. Besides it is only an Introduction course, you know better than him anyway.
Morvious From Netherlands, joined Feb 2005, 702 posts, RR: 1 Reply 23, posted (7 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 3670 times:
Yeah, and the first 747 takeoff went wrong to. It did crashed into the water just after takeoff.
Although filmed, they just "photoshopped" it!!
If I were you, I would have a look for a video of the first flight. Show it to your class. Remember, your teacher corrects you if you are wrong, so why can't you correct him!!
25 Klaus: The article(s) GDB spoke about (thank you!) are to be found here: A380 flight test update Part 2: Waking up to the problems of vortex Part 3: Early fl
26 EMBQA: Well, just look at the Airbus Order Book. It's been months since the last A380 order was placed, the A380 orders have still not broken 150 and that's
27 Lehpron: Give it a rest. Do you want to become an "I told you so" person so badly? Would you prefer to see all future aircraft orders made right now or within
28 Cruiser: I suspect that he might have been talking about the VMU tests. Perhaps he thought that this might have been the first takeoff? James
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