Had to make a new thread on this, how the hell they survive?

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Had to make a new thread on this, how the hell they survive?

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Sorry, mods can move if you like, but I thought the older pics didn't do justice to the damage of the getaway run-up A340 in Toulouse.

I can't fathom how these guys managed to survive this thing.

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WOW.....


Not even sure what to say. For once.


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Once they saw the wall getting bigger in the windscreen they probably ran towards the back of the cabin screaming like little girls!
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Of course if it was a Boeing she would have just smashed through and kept on going for take-off :D
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Post by Cat Driver »

Or a Dash 8 would just leave the gear behind.
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I'd say they survived because of low speed.
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I'm still amazed at the extent of the damage..
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If it Aint Boeing I Aint going !
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Post by sky's the limit »

. wrote:If it Aint Boeing I Aint going !

Wuss.

Airbus or shortbus.... :wink:
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Do you think it is write-off?
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It sort of looks like the length of nose versus height of wall wasn't very good, so it hit floor first just past the cockpit, leaving it relatively intact while making a serious mess of what was probably first class seating.

I have a feeling that the height of the harder bottom part of those barriers did much of the damage.
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Post by KISS_MY_TCAS »

YiKES! What is especially unsettling in the last picture is that it is clear the cabin/cockpit floor seperated from the fuselage structure and folded away like the soul of an old pair of shoes. Very lucky to survive I think, but still impressive for a zero time airframe. Must be a new record.
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duCapo wrote:Do you think it is write-off?
Nah, that scratch'll just buff right out.
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. wrote:
If it Aint Boeing I Aint going !



Wuss.

Airbus or shortbus....
Airbus or Scarebus
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FROM : AIRBUS FLIGHT SAFETY DEPARTMENT TOULOUSE
SUBJECT: A340-600 - MSN 856 - ACCIDENT IN PRODUCTION OUR REF.: F-WWCJ AIT 2 DATED 20th OF NOVEMBER 2007 PREVIOUS REF: F-WWCJ AIT 1 DATED 16th OF NOVEMBER 2007

THIS AIT IS AN UPDATE OF PREVIOUS AIT N°1 CONCERNING THE A340-600 PRODUCTION AIRCRAFT MSN 856 INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN AIRBUS PRODUCTION FACILITIES IN TOULOUSE ON THE 15TH NOVEMBER 2007 AT 17:00 LOCAL TIME.

THE FOLLOWING IS THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS ACCORDING TO THE RECORDERS, WHICH HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR RELEASE BY THE FRENCH INVESTIGATION AUTHORITIES (BEA).

FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES BEFORE THE END OF THE EVENT, ALL FOUR ENGINES EPR WAS BETWEEN 1.24 AND 1.26 WITH PARKING BRAKE ON AND WITHOUT GROUND CHOCKS.
THE ALTERNATE BRAKE PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. (WITH PARKING BRAKE ON, BRAKE PRESSURE IS SUPPLIED BY ALTERNATE).

13 SECONDS BEFORE THE IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO MOVE. WITHIN 1 OR 2 SECONDS THE CREW APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL INPUTS AND SELECTED PARKING BRAKE OFF. THESE ACTIONS LED THE NORMAL BRAKE PRESSURE TO INCREASE TO ITS NORMAL VALUE.

2 SECONDS PRIOR BEFORE THE IMPACT, ALL 4 ENGINE THRUST LEVERS WERE SELECTED TO IDLE.
THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE CONTAINMENT WALL AT A GROUND SPEED OF 30 KTS.

THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY AIRCRAFT SYSTEM OR ENGINE MALFUNCTION.
AIRBUS REMINDS ALL OPERATORS TO STRICTLY ADHERE TO AMM PROCEDURES WHEN PERFORMING ENGINE GROUND RUNS
ENGINE GROUND RUNS AT HIGH POWER ARE NORMALLY CONDUCTED ON A SINGLE ENGINE WITH THE ENGINE IN THE SAME POSITION ON THE OPPOSITE WING OPERATED AT A LIMITED THRUST SETTING TO AVOID DAMAGE TO THE AIFRAME
WHEEL CHOCKS ARE TO BE INSTALLED THROUGHOUT THE TEST.
YANNICK MALINGE
VICE PRESIDENT FLIGHT SAFETY
AIRBUS
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I thought I saw these on a Seneca college promotional brochure.


"with our unique and comprehensive training program, you will be able to do this in just two years"

Maybe it wasnt them...maybe one of the other colleges.
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Post by THEICEMAN »

I bet they are gonna ask for a big discount now in Abu Dabhi!

They will probably salvage the wings, the engines, the fin & some of the hull?
Like most aircraft, the hull is made up of panels. So they can salvage the last half...

I saw an article on how they are rebuilding an ERJ-170 that overshot the runway in CLE.
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