Sammajoor Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Read this...... The brand spanking new Airbus 340-600, the largest passenger airplane ever built, sat in its hangar in Toulouse , France without a single hour of airtime.? Enter the Arab flight crew of Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies (ADAT) to conduct pre-delivery tests on the ground, such as engine run-ups, prior to delivery to Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi .. The ADAT crew taxied the A340-600 to the run-up area. Then they took all four engines to takeoff power with a virtually empty aircraft. Not having read the run-up manuals, they had no clue just how light an empty A340-600 really is. The takeoff warning horn was blaring away in the cockpit because they had all 4 engines at full power. The aircraft computers thought they were trying to take off but the aircraft had not been configured properly (flaps/slats, etc.) Then one of the ADAT crew decided to pull the circuit breaker on the Ground Proximity Sensor to silence the alarm.? This fooled the aircraft into thinking it was in the air. The computers automatically released all the brakes and set the aircraft rocketing forward. The ADAT crew had no idea that this is a safety feature so that pilots can't land with the brakes on. Not one member of the seven-man Arab crew was quick enough to throttle back the engines from their max power setting, so the $200 million brand-new aircraft crashed into a blast barrier, totaling it. The extent of injuries to the crew is unknown for there has been a news blackout in the major media in France and elsewhere. Coverage of the story was deemed insulting to Muslim Arabs. Finally, the photos are starting to leak out.
fandacious Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 thats definitely not "the largest passenger plane ever"...
KevinV Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 A380 is biggest, not A340. Still, I reckon the insurance company are gonna **** themselves regardless.
pastapouch Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 ... a real ... 'Oh sh*t' moment... 1 airbus @ $500m20 Taliban engineers $2m/a salary 4 Rolls Royce engines at full speed, @ $1.5m each f*&ing it up... prizeless
Sammajoor Posted March 19, 2009 Author Posted March 19, 2009 OH Sh!t.someone is getting fired!!! Would love to hear Spud's take on this.
Zula Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Did the pilots survive?? That looks pretty intense!!
AndreZA Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 probably one of the largest... doubt it big time. There is not even a upper deck like the Boing 747. One of my favourite sites Airliners.net
Guest Big H Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Sheeeeet!!!!!! It looks as if the aeroplane vomited!!!!!!!! Makes me think of somebody else who also wanted to vomit!!!!!!!!
Guest Big H Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Boeing 747-400 ...... 316 to 524 passengers depending on class of flight. Airbus A340 .........261 to 300 passengers depending on class.
fandacious Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 probably one of the largest... doubt it big time. There is not even a upper deck like the Boing 747. One of my favourite sites Airliners.net i flew the big duck to and from hong kong on our honeymoon. man.. that thing is GINORMOUS... modern technology is truly amazing. Something that big can fly so far with so many people... mind boggling really
Aedon Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Lloyds and the other big insurers must be having a hissy fit of note. Although if the policy was written correctly they would be able to avoid the claim on the basis that the crew hadn't been certified yet. The lawyers must be forming queue's outside the claims department.
Velouria Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 Boeing 747-400 ...... 316 to 524 passengers depending on class of flight. Airbus A340 .........261 to 300 passengers depending on class.From the Airbus website, the A340-600 can carry 380 passengers in 3 class configuration, and up to 419 in a two class configuration. It is the longest commercial aircraft - 4 meters longer than the 747-400. The upcoming 747-8 Intercontinental will break this record.
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