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I have seen the same wing bending test for the A380 at the Airbus factory in Chester. It is jaw-dropping. The engineers have to climb into the wing to fit rive
by kenkam 14y ago
I have seen the same wing bending test for the A380 at the Airbus factory in Chester. It is jaw-dropping.
The engineers have to climb into the wing to fit rivets and electrical wires. Sometimes it takes 20 minutes to crawl to the spot they want. Since they take a portable lamp with them, a popular prank was to switch someone's light off when they were well inside the wing.
Another anecdote from the Airbus engineer was Boeing had to cut a 747 wing apart because their engineer got stuck in there working on a wing. Can't verify this claim though.