A380 wing cracks
02-09-2012, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR
Inspections continue and the target group grows in numbers.
Airbus A380 wing checks extended to entire fleet | Reuters
The article mentions Boeing a few times too but I never read the part (or am aware of past articles/news) that the 787 is having structural problems too.
USMCFLYR
Airbus A380 wing checks extended to entire fleet | Reuters
The article mentions Boeing a few times too but I never read the part (or am aware of past articles/news) that the 787 is having structural problems too.
USMCFLYR
LOL you mean like this?
Boeing again faces a manufacturing quality issue, requiring inspections and repairs of its 787 fleet.
Structural stiffeners were found to be improperly joined to the composite skin in the aft sections of the aircraft, causing parts of the aircraft's carbon fibre structure to delaminate, confirms the airframer.
Structural stiffeners were found to be improperly joined to the composite skin in the aft sections of the aircraft, causing parts of the aircraft's carbon fibre structure to delaminate, confirms the airframer.
One thing about composites is that delimitation is by far a bigger issue than cracks in aluminum L-bracket fittings...
It is amusing to me to see Boeing vs Airbus condensed down to the equally silly and emotional level of Chevy vs Ford.
The real issue is that you have traditional metal aircraft builders dabble in composites on a previously unseen scale with the associated [poor] results. Starship anyone? BTW Beech does a great job now with the Premiere.
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03-26-2012, 06:16 AM
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Update: More cracks found in the A380.
More cracks emerge as Qantas inspects A380s
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Qantas found the more serious ''type-two'' cracks in the wings of the two A380s it has inspected so far
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03-26-2012, 06:07 PM
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Not good. They are blaming manufacturing, but I have yet to see this thing land smoothly. Every time it lands, it smacks the runway, and those wings sinewave flex. The stress placed on the structures must be incredible. That's a lot of wing and engine hanging out there.
03-27-2012, 06:24 PM
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03-28-2012, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by KC10 FATboy
04-09-2012, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by JamesNoBrakes
Thanks. That doesn't open.
try this one;
More Airbus woes as A380s abandon flights
By Andrew Parker in London and Simon Rabinovitch in Beijing
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