Airbus A400 crashes on maiden flight

[WestIndian425]

These are some very damning accusations. I'll wait for the investigation to finish.

 

[Runincolorado]

Sad to hear. But multiple engine failures? That should be a interesting read as to why that happened.

 

[T/O w/FSII]

In German:

Computer problem killed 3 engines, says Airbus.

http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausla...te-wegen-software-problemen-ab-a-1034421.html

@ATN_Pilot is going to love this.

 

[Soku39]

Absolutely unreal.

 

[mshunter]

In German:

Computer problem killed 3 engines, says Airbus.

http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausla...te-wegen-software-problemen-ab-a-1034421.html

@ATN_Pilot is going to love this.

Which is why they should do what they are told, not what they think they should do.

 

[🦈💜]

Pilotless airliners are imminent!!!! Don't be a luddite! Komputers über alles!

What could possibly go wrong?!

-Fox

 

[RDoug]

"Open the pod bay doors, HAL."

"I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave."

 

[knot4u]

Absolutely unreal.

If only that were true. I'll always advocate for a mechanical linkage for primary flight controls and engine controls, I'm not a luddite, and less linkages make my life easier but I prefer having a crew with positive control regardless if all the lights go out.

 

[Soku39]

If only that were true. I'll always advocate for a mechanical linkage for primary flight controls and engine controls, I'm not a luddite, and less linkages make my life easier but I prefer having a crew with positive control regardless if all the lights go out.

I'm in complete agreement, it's one of the reasons I enjoy flying H model C-130s so much.

 

[Blackhawk]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robopocalypse

 

[mshunter]

If only that were true. I'll always advocate for a mechanical linkage for primary flight controls and engine controls, I'm not a luddite, and less linkages make my life easier but I prefer having a crew with positive control regardless if all the lights go out.

If I want enough power to turn the turbine blades into little nubs, damn it, that's what I want.

 

[knot4u]

If I want enough power to turn the turbine blades into little nubs, damn it, that's what I want.

If it's adjusted properly even a TFE-731 in manual mode (EEC or DEEC failure) shouldn't burn itself down regardless of what you ask it to do.

 

[mshunter]

If it's adjusted properly even a TFE-731 in manual mode (EEC or DEEC failure) shouldn't burn itself down regardless of what you ask it to do.

I flew a few airplanes with -731's. Never had so much as a mouse fart of a problem with them.

 

[knot4u]

I flew a few airplanes with -731's. Never had so much as a mouse fart of a problem with them.

Consider yourself lucky, MSP is a 731 owners best friend. There is a similar program for Tays and Speys but most owners don't pay for it, and those engines seem to go to mid-life and to overhaul without any issues. 731s seem to not be able to last until MPI or CZI. I suppose that's what happens when you turn an APU into an engine.

 

[jynxyjoe]

Dang.

It seems like the A400 is a good design on paper, but I've heard rumots of terrible build quality.

It's got a poor reputation I my old world too.

Open any copy of Aviation Week from the last 5 years or so.

But the short of it - project way over budget, governments not coughing up more cash, Airbus pushing the things out the door either way.

The governmentisn't gonna pour good money in after bad? Novel concept.

 

[Deleted member 27505]

Pilotless airliners are imminent!!!! Don't be a luddite! Komputers über alles!

-Fox

My new favorite quote. You just beat out BBad.

Oh, and BTW, here: http://aviationweek.com/defense/software-cut-fuel-supply-stricken-a400m

 

[Hacker15e]

Dang.

It seems like the A400 is a good design on paper, but I've heard rumots of terrible build quality.

Here we have it:
http://www.defensenews.com/story/de...n-aerospace-defence-accident-airbus/28142421/

BERLIN — Analysis of the flight recorders of the A400M which crashed in Spain on May 9, killing four, indicated there were no structural faults but assembly quality problems, a senior Airbus executive said in a newspaper interview to appear Friday.

"The black boxes confirm it. There was no structural fault, but we have a serious final assembly quality problem," Airbus Group's Chief of Strategy Marwan Lahoud told the German daily Handelsblatt after receiving the first results of the analyses of the flight recorders.

 

[RDoug]

Starting to look like a good time to buy Lockheed-Martin stock. I see some C-130 orders coming in soon.

 

[Soku39]

Starting to look like a good time to buy Lockheed-Martin stock. I see some C-130 orders coming in soon.

Thing is, the A400 is like the size of a freakin C-17.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

Thing is, the A400 is like the size of a freakin C-17.

Time to crank things up at LGB again!