The Airbus A380, the world's largest airliner, made quite a dramatic arrival at Oshkosh on Tuesday. Dan Gryder, a Boeing 777 pilot, analyzes what went wrong.
The Airbus A380, the world's largest airliner, made quite a dramatic arrival at Oshkosh on Tuesday. Dan Gryder, a Boeing 777 pilot, analyzes what went wrong.
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Dan flies a Boeing 777 which has a smaller profile than the 747 which in turn is smaller than the A380. Boeing and Airbus are also two competing manufacturers in an industry that has no other competitors. Dan never stated the largest craft he has ever flown nor what craft by other manufacturers other than Boeing he has flown.
Considering those plus the fact that there are so many videos of even worse landings, his statements are suspect.
Biased to what?! They are aviation enthusiasts and considering the aircraft was landing at an AIRSHOW, witnessed by many onlookers, it was pretty damn hard.
This was not a hard landing relative to some I have seen and certainly not even near the limits of what the plane can take. The guys commentating were clearly biased! They didn't even comment on how sound the plane was structurally etc. Classic ignorance.
Incompetent pilot for sure and should be reprimanded, agree with these guys. I do believe it is common practice to increase power just before touch down for a smoother landing. A380 pilot cut the power exacerbating a hard landing and potentially damaging the air craft.
The commenter is prejudiced and a bigot! It's that simple. If he knows how to fly jets he should know that there is no room for error on a short runway with a medium strengh crosswind. This bird is built well and can take much-much more than a gentle touch and still come out a winner. This is a proof-of-reliability and airworthiness integrity landing, NOT the other way around folks!! Stop commenting on any landing being soft or hard, unless there is a structural breakdown. It's totally useless.
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Considering those plus the fact that there are so many videos of even worse landings, his statements are suspect.
IE; It could have been significantly better.
99.99% of the airplanes that landed there were "useable" afterwards