Another airbus packs it in...

SteamWake · 05-12-10, 12:17 PM

A horrific air crash of an A330 with one miracolus sole survivor.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100512/...ya_plane_crash

HunterICX · 05-12-10, 12:35 PM

Yeah, its on the Dutch News all day now,

shocking is that the Airbus is less then a year old.

HunterICX

SteamWake · 05-12-10, 12:49 PM

This is like the fourth event involving a 330

http://www.airsafe.com/events/models/a330.htm

gimpy117 · 05-12-10, 01:13 PM

Well at least we still have Boeing

buy American anybody?

Schroeder · 05-12-10, 01:25 PM

How about we wait for the result of the investigation before we blame it entirely on the plane.

SteamWake · 05-12-10, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

How about we wait for the result of the investigation before we blame it entirely on the plane.

It was just an observation I am not implying anything. Still not a great track record for a 'state of the art' aircraft.

Torvald Von Mansee · 05-12-10, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schroeder

How about we wait for the result of the investigation before we blame it entirely on the plane.

That sounds like Eurotalk to me!!!

GoldenRivet · 05-12-10, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schroeder

How about we wait for the result of the investigation before we blame it entirely on the plane.

I agree

but one must admit... the Airbus has had some interesting "anomalies" in it's history

One airbus pilot i know told me that its weird to him - it feels as if the airplane's computers must take a second or two determining altitude, airspeed, angle of attack etc in order to "approve" of every little control input you make.

im not going to outright blame the airplane here at least not yet... as it is rarely their fault.

but im also interested to know what the data stream of messages from the ACARS aboard that Air France Airbus were all about

IMHO - a lot of modern aircraft have way too many computers and wiring bundles and electric motors between the pilot and the control surface he is attempting to deflect.

One thing i love about cable control transport category aircraft... you need to move an aileron or an elevator and the thing is going to move - right now. Takes a bit of arm strength... but it works, and there is not a lot that can fail between you and the control surface.

Fish · 05-13-10, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by gimpy117

Well at least we still have Boeing

Right.

http://www.airsafe.com/events/models/boeing.htm

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