A380 faces problems with escape slides

SQ154 · Post time 11-2-2008 09:06 PM

A380 faces problems with escape slides

(BERLIN) Airbus' A380 superjumbo, the world's largest passenger aircraft, has encountered problems with its inflatable escape slides, the website of the German weekly Stern reported on Saturday.

The escape slides had to be revised after just a few flights, the magazine said, citing reports from clients of the European aircraft maker.

It quoted an Airbus spokesman as confirming there had been a problem.

The explosive charges meant to inflate the slides in just a few seconds during an emergency evacuation were deteriorating over time and becoming unusable, said the report.

During an emergency, 16 slides, manufactured by the US group BF Goodrich, are meant to inflate within 90 seconds. The slides also serve as floats to carry passengers who land at sea.

Because at 20m they are longer than the slides on smaller planes, they cannot be inflated using the standard system.

Instead they use chemical charges, a system more like that used on airbags in cars but not yet adapted to aircraft.

To replace the faulty charges, all the slides had to be dismantled in what was a time-consuming operation, Stern reported.

marx_drug · Post time 11-2-2008 10:03 PM

biar betul 90 sec nak inflate...
lama tu..

aboh · Post time 11-2-2008 11:35 PM

bayang2 concorde mula muncul....
very sad...

aku_EnSeM · Post time 12-2-2008 02:34 PM

history proves that every new aircraft has unexpected glitches...

aku_EnSeM · Post time 12-2-2008 02:38 PM

marx_drug · Post time 12-2-2008 09:40 PM

aku ensem...
pe kena ngan a380 tu...
brake terbakar ke...

hazak · Post time 13-2-2008 02:58 PM

smlm aku nmpk A380 Singapore Airlines kat KLIA...
kelakar lak aku tgk... nmpk gemuk smacam jer...

aku_EnSeM · Post time 14-2-2008 03:28 PM

Originally posted by marx_drug at 12-2-2008 09:40 PM
aku ensem...
pe kena ngan a380 tu...
brake terbakar ke...

entah... huhuhu...

berat semacam je kapal tu.... ntah2 tgh tukar brek, dh haus kot...

aku_EnSeM · Post time 14-2-2008 03:29 PM

Originally posted by hazak at 13-2-2008 02:58 PM
smlm aku nmpk A380 Singapore Airlines kat KLIA...
kelakar lak aku tgk... nmpk gemuk smacam jer...

MAS lambat lagik nk dapat kapal tu... aritu kt paper Airbus xdpt bg kapal tu as scheduled....

chupa-chups · Post time 17-2-2008 12:08 PM

aku plak sengaja merakam video a380...aku tengah lepak2 nak amik vid flight landing...sekali aku tengok dari skrin tu lain macam je lebarnya....sekali a380 daaaaa....besar siot....

ni link dia...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI6SVWyuQd8