Der Spiegel claims safety chute could make/break A380

JohnA · Post by **JohnA** » 02 May 2005, 16:32

http://service.spiegel.de/cache/interna ... 66,00.html

wouter_vda · Post by **wouter_vda** » 02 May 2005, 17:33

is it just me or is the writer of this article extremely unsympathetic to Airbus and its A380?

Post by **sn26567** » 02 May 2005, 17:39

...and why is it 873 passengers now? Initially it was 555 to 800 passengers, and than it became up to 840 pax. Where do the 873 come from?

HorsePower · Post by **HorsePower** » 02 May 2005, 17:51

The "873 passengers" number includes also the flight crew. So it makes something around 850 pax. If the test fails, then they can redo it with less pax (800+23).

Regards

Seb.

757Mech · Post by **757Mech** » 02 May 2005, 17:59

wouter_vda wrote:is it just me or is the writer of this article extremely unsympathetic to Airbus and its A380?

No I think it is just realistic, as he says, an aircraft has to be evacuated within those 90sec. stated by EASA and the FAA whenever it is an Airbus or an Boeing.
I just hope that the A380 will pass her exam...

R

HorsePower · Post by **HorsePower** » 02 May 2005, 18:11

Hmm, 60€ for 1 day spending, I'm sure they can do better

(100€).

Seb.

JohnA · Post by **JohnA** » 03 May 2005, 03:54

Check Aljazeera's cartoonist for what the A380 might mean to the
folks in the Middle East: http://english.aljazeera.net/HomePage

Lower left hand corner.

funny