
considering the amount of fuel the A 380 uplifted it may have to circle for a couple of hours doing pattern before reaching its MLW, and with limited options to dump fuel over eco friendly Europe I suspect the crew knew more than you and me as to the best option ....ScoobyDoes wrote:
Considering the seal first blew after just 20min from Heathrow, the plane should never have got that far so yes, I think whining is genuine in this case.
I agree crew would know best, even in 'Singapore la'. But QF380 was out of commission for a while due to an exploded engine and shrapnel show all throughout the wing. How much damage was actually caused by landing heavy? Im genuinely curious.ecureilx wrote:considering the amount of fuel the A 380 uplifted it may have to circle for a couple of hours doing pattern before reaching its MLW, and with limited options to dump fuel over eco friendly Europe I suspect the crew knew more than you and me as to the best option ....ScoobyDoes wrote:
Considering the seal first blew after just 20min from Heathrow, the plane should never have got that far so yes, I think whining is genuine in this case.
remember the QF 380 that blew an engine while leaving sin? it landed over weight and was out of operation for a while ...
just saying .....
other than over heated brakes . and popped plugs,. I can't recall the details ... and the fire crew cooling the wheels before disembarking pax. somewhere it was said it was 50 tonne over weight on landingzzm9980 wrote:
I agree crew would know best, even in 'Singapore la'. But QF380 was out of commission for a while due to an exploded engine and shrapnel show all throughout the wing. How much damage was actually caused by landing heavy? Im genuinely curious.
Funny. Something like this happened to me on the way from Brussels to Rome with Al Italia (IIRC) but the effect was even more interesting - it was snowing inside and a part of the door frame was covered in frost. I did not alarm anybody because it was rather obvious and the same AlItalia transported us earlier from Amsterdam to Brussels by a coach claiming there was some fog in Schiphol (which we didn't notice). Going from Brussels to Rome by coach would be a bit too troublesome.Max Headroom wrote:Happened to me on a flight from Portugal. The door seal was apparently kaput and something inside the door was resonating loudly with the wind blowing by. When I told the cabin crew, she said, yeah, that door is wonky, don't worry about it![]()
I asked to be seated elsewhere so at least I'd have a second's notice before getting blown out of the plane upon violent decompression.
ecureilx wrote:considering the amount of fuel the A 380 uplifted it may have to circle for a couple of hours doing pattern before reaching its MLW, and with limited options to dump fuel over eco friendly Europe I suspect the crew knew more than you and me as to the best option ....ScoobyDoes wrote:
Considering the seal first blew after just 20min from Heathrow, the plane should never have got that far so yes, I think whining is genuine in this case.
I am not a flyer, again, in case you missed that partScoobyDoes wrote:Dumping fuel for flight safety and ecoism are unrelated. You wouldn't get any complaints from the EU's Health & Safety personnel (who are stronger than the Greens) so I'll respectfully disagree with you on this one.
Airbus A380 dumping fuel after making decision to abandon flight path to London and return to Singapore on 26 April 2012. A loud crack was heard onboard SQ318 during a period of turbulance, and the Singapore Airlines pilot informed the passengers that the auto-pilot system was out of action and that he was unable to continue flying the plane manually to London. As the plane was to heavy to land, the majority of its fuel had to be jettisoned.
maybe, maybe .. and a 380 carries a lot of Fuel ..zzm9980 wrote:Partly related? I'm guessing it's more due to the crew feeling it was appropriate to continue. Again, just because one passenger felt there was a problem early doesn't mean there really was. I'm sure his 'memory' got better after it became an incident, and even better after the media started to ask him about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdyM7NYIBX8
Airbus A380 dumping fuel after making decision to abandon flight path to London and return to Singapore on 26 April 2012. A loud crack was heard onboard SQ318 during a period of turbulance, and the Singapore Airlines pilot informed the passengers that the auto-pilot system was out of action and that he was unable to continue flying the plane manually to London. As the plane was to heavy to land, the majority of its fuel had to be jettisoned.
The new 777 of BA are quality as well...ecureilx wrote:the 777-300ERs of SQ have a better cabin fit .. and in Business class it has better seats + more leg room ..PrimroseHill wrote:why the tongue in cheek comment, Eureilx?
Steve, hubby went but on Saturday night instead, yeap it was also on 777-14hours though. Strange
Hi Primrose Hill no problem I am sure we will meet on an Eagles night out at some point.ecureilx wrote:the 777-300ERs of SQ have a better cabin fit .. and in Business class it has better seats + more leg room ..PrimroseHill wrote:why the tongue in cheek comment, Eureilx?
Steve, hubby went but on Saturday night instead, yeap it was also on 777-14hours though. Strange
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