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As others have said, these 2 airframes are the first two delivered, significantly overweight and a nightmare to maintain. The frames were essentially wired by h
by mrpippy 8y ago
As others have said, these 2 airframes are the first two delivered, significantly overweight and a nightmare to maintain. The frames were essentially wired by hand, after the pre-made wiring harnesses were the wrong length (French/German Airbus facilities used different versions of CATIA, the lengths didn't match, 2 year delay costing billions)
- bodi 8y agoAn excellent Smithsonian documentary on the whole project for anyone interested. https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/shows/mighty-planes/airbus-a380/1003002/3361526 https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/shows/mighty-planes/airbu...