s543
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Post by s543 on Jun 11, 2014 21:14:51 GMT 1
Let's hope for early delivery
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Linie 9
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Post by Linie 9 on Jun 11, 2014 21:28:49 GMT 1
Looks like a CAF profile. The gears were extended earlier than usual (about 2 miles) as Airbus test pilots or the Auto Pilot do this. I nice hint for a CAF Pictures of a lazy casual garden spotting MSN 117 4th flight approaching XFW rwy 23 - 2014.06.11
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Post by FabienA380 on Jun 11, 2014 22:39:23 GMT 1
Brilliant pictures Linie 9!! vielen merci!
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Post by philidor on Jun 11, 2014 22:41:24 GMT 1
Three different blue skies ! Beautiful !
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Post by Linie 9 on Jun 11, 2014 23:00:44 GMT 1
Three different blue skies ! Beautiful ! The skies become brighter with longer exposure times - in this case the belly was measured (spot metering): pic #1 1/800 sec #2 1/400 sec #3 1/320 sec
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Post by helios91 on Jun 11, 2014 23:25:29 GMT 1
Looks like a CAF profile. The gears were extended earlier than usual (about 2 miles) as Airbus test pilots or the Auto Pilot do this. I nice hint for a CAF Pictures of a lazy casual garden spotting I think that what you saw about gears extended earlier Linie 9 was in fact testing emergency landing gear deployment with sole gravity to have them going down. On picture # 2 you can see both landing gears down and all doors open typical of this operation. On normal operation, the doors close after landing gear is out. Very nice pictures by the way. I wish I could be the lazy casual garden spotter..........!!!!!
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Linie 9
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Post by Linie 9 on Jun 12, 2014 0:06:04 GMT 1
I think that what you saw about gears extended earlier Linie 9 was in fact testing emergency landing gear deployment with sole gravity to have them going down. Do you have a source for that? I know that the Space Shuttles had that - but none of the modern airplanes. In addition they come in 90 degrees and not in line. If main hydraulics fail every gear, flaps etc have their local hydraulic system fed by the RAT. These are just shots taken out of a series. The doors were closed on the not shown pics taken seconds later You won't be happy: too high, too close and the worst: backlight in the evening
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Post by peter on Jun 12, 2014 3:19:37 GMT 1
On picture # 2 you can see both landing gears down and all doors open typical of this operation. On normal operation, the doors close after landing gear is out. Not so, on the picture you can clearly see that the six-wheel bogies are not extended completely and that is the reason the doors are still open. If main hydraulics fail every gear, flaps etc have their local hydraulic system fed by the RAT. The gear of the A380 DOES have free fall in case of a hydraulics failure (perhaps the capacity of the RAT is not enough). You can see the testing of this in the documentary Giant of the Skies (available on YouTube).
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Post by Jkkw on Jun 12, 2014 4:14:30 GMT 1
If main hydraulics fail every gear, flaps etc have their local hydraulic system fed by the RAT. The gear of the A380 DOES have free fall in case of a hydraulics failure (perhaps the capacity of the RAT is not enough). You can see the testing of this in the documentary Giant of the Skies (available on YouTube). and here's a video (not the one mentioned though)
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Post by helios91 on Jun 12, 2014 6:05:58 GMT 1
On picture # 2 you can see both landing gears down and all doors open typical of this operation. On normal operation, the doors close after landing gear is out. Not so, on the picture you can clearly see that the six-wheel bogies are not extended completely and that is the reason the doors are still open. If main hydraulics fail every gear, flaps etc have their local hydraulic system fed by the RAT. The gear of the A380 DOES have free fall in case of a hydraulics failure (perhaps the capacity of the RAT is not enough). You can see the testing of this in the documentary Giant of the Skies (available on YouTube). You are right peter; I guess I wanted to see a free fall in this picture and did not pay attention to the main landing gear.
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