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Qantas Airbus A380 'nosedives' after wake turbulence from another A380
- hourislate 8y agoThere was a story about a Challenger 604 Jet that flew through the wake of an A380. The plane almost crashed and the pilot through a heroic effort managed to regain control and land the jet. The Jet ended up a write off due to the structural stress it sustained through the ordeal. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4337974/Jet-caught-wake-superjumbo-nearly-crashes.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4337974/Jet-caught-w... Insane!
- phumbe 8y agoThere was a good thread here about that, too! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13890618 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13890618
- ggm 8y agoThe pprune pilots blog is in full yawn mode. Upsetting for passengers? Yes. Immediate clear and present danger? No. And the relevant agencies are not formally investigating this as a disaster scenario. Wake turbulence is one of the reasons people are told to keep seatbelts on.
- URSpider94 8y agoOne of the comments pilots often make is that passengers often grossly overestimate the movement of the aircraft in situations like these. I highly, highly doubt that the plane was in “freefall” for 10 seconds.
- ggm 8y agohttps://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/qantas-chief-pilot-denies-passengers-were-at-risk-during-qf94-wake-turbulence-drama/news-story/4485116a6aff19afb5338ca77a804762 https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/qantas-chief-p... for a non-professional news write up, its a pretty good hose-down. truly: nothing to see here, move along
- radialbrain 8y agoMore informative / less sensationalized link: http://avherald.com/h?article=4b9da5b2&opt=0 http://avherald.com/h?article=4b9da5b2&opt=0