Video of Air france A380 clipping Comair

[SkiDork]

I can't believe they actually got this video. Awesome.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/11/new.york.plane.incident/index.html?iref=NS1#

 

[thetrailboss]

Looks like something from a movie. Crazy.

 

[ChileMass]

Good thing I took US Air down here to NYC yesterday instead of the Delta shuttle. The A380 spun it around like a top. I ride that plane all the time.....

 

[thetrailboss]

Now we know why it is called "Air Chance." :lol:

 

[bigbog]

I think the bigger plane wasn't the sole guilty party.
Air-France plane was on the right-of-way avenue...what is the smaller plane doing crowding?....much like a car @stop-sign, sticking out 10' into a 40mph highway. Those big things don't stop on a dime. They're the plane that had the right-of-way. They should've been told to ride the righthand side by tower. Not using that airport's runways on a regular basis...tower should've told taxiing planes to back off before entering...imho.
Really, because of lack of size design it should've been the tower's call, knowing that the Air-France's dimensions was never imagined at time of runway layout.
One out-of-control ego = potential for disaster....

 

[4aprice]

That was a little more significant then the news reports made it out to be. While the damage looked small I bet the people inside the smaller plane were not happy:-o.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[wa-loaf]

That's why you don't undo your seatbelt until the plane is at the gate ...

 

[Angus]

the A380's are enormous. I saw a couple two years ago they were at LAX for FAA testing and they were parked next to 747s - much bigger - they don't taper in the back like the 747. I was talking to the pilot of my flight and he was slightly awed.

 

[dmc]

Our gate was near one when i was in Dubai - they had to build a special gangway because it's dual leveled.. And that's how they do stuff in Dubai...

I was in a 777 I think and it was dwarfed in height...

 

[SkiDork]

I know its big, but I still prefer the 74. It has more character. The 380 is too squarish looking somehow...

 

[mondeo]

Our gate was near one when i was in Dubai - they had to build a special gangway because it's dual leveled.. And that's how they do stuff in Dubai...

I was in a 777 I think and it was dwarfed in height...

The upper gangway is to cut turnaround time, shaves 22 minutes. Not as big a deal on long haul flights, but you get a couple A380s a day and that's an extra gate opening for a single aisle.

I know its big, but I still prefer the 74. It has more character. The 380 is too squarish looking somehow...

It's because it is square. Has to fit in a 80mx80m box for ground operations, the length of the A380-800 is 74m - about the same as a 747. If they ever build a -900, it will be 79m, same as the wingspan. Fuselage height/length on the 380 is about 8.7, on the A320 it's 10.2. Notable visual difference.

Not that big a fan of it myself. Other than the size, there's nothing really special about it. Just a typical new aircraft. No real gamechanging design aspects. I do find the wings on the ground to be very aesthetic, though.

 

[ERJ-145CA]

I think the bigger plane wasn't the sole guilty party.
Air-France plane was on the right-of-way avenue...what is the smaller plane doing crowding?....much like a car @stop-sign, sticking out 10' into a 40mph highway. Those big things don't stop on a dime. They're the plane that had the right-of-way. They should've been told to ride the righthand side by tower. Not using that airport's runways on a regular basis...tower should've told taxiing planes to back off before entering...imho.
Really, because of lack of size design it should've been the tower's call, knowing that the Air-France's dimensions was never imagined at time of runway layout.
One out-of-control ego = potential for disaster....

Actually AF did not have the right of way, the small jet was stopped waiting to be marshalled into the gate. When I'm taxiing and I see a plane stopped and waiting for a gate I will stop unless I'm sure that my wingtip will clear the other aircraft. Also it looks like AF was taxiing too fast that close to the terminal. You taxi at a speed that you will be able to stop if anything obstructs your taxi.

 

[ERJ-145CA]

The upper gangway is to cut turnaround time, shaves 22 minutes. Not as big a deal on long haul flights, but you get a couple A380s a day and that's an extra gate opening for a single aisle.


It's because it is square. Has to fit in a 80mx80m box for ground operations, the length of the A380-800 is 74m - about the same as a 747. If they ever build a -900, it will be 79m, same as the wingspan. Fuselage height/length on the 380 is about 8.7, on the A320 it's 10.2. Notable visual difference.

Not that big a fan of it myself. Other than the size, there's nothing really special about it. Just a typical new aircraft. No real gamechanging design aspects. I do find the wings on the ground to be very aesthetic, though.

I'm looking forward to seeing the 747-800 myself.

 

[bvibert]

Actually AF did not have the right of way, the small jet was stopped waiting to be marshalled into the gate. When I'm taxiing and I see a plane stopped and waiting for a gate I will stop unless I'm sure that my wingtip will clear the other aircraft. Also it looks like AF was taxiing too fast that close to the terminal. You taxi at a speed that you will be able to stop if anything obstructs your taxi.

I flew on a couple ERJ-145's last week... Didn't realize what your name meant until now.. :dunce:

 

[SkiDork]

do we know exactly where this took place?

 

[dmc]

I know its big, but I still prefer the 74. It has more character. The 380 is too squarish looking somehow...

But they are Piiiiiiiiiiiiiiimp on the inside...

 

[SkiDork]

But they are Piiiiiiiiiiiiiiimp on the inside...

I bet. I've never had the privilege of going upstairs on a 74. Probably never even ride in a 380

 

[dmc]

I bet. I've never had the privilege of going upstairs on a 74. Probably never even ride in a 380

I rode in the upper deck of a 747 from Tokyo to Taipei. It was coach but there was a ton of room! Nice bin to stash my stuff by the windows... 2 flight attendants for maybe 20 people...

My buddy takes the 380s to Dubai all the time now... Loves them - business class is PIMP!!
Even coach is nice.. Emirates does a great job - one of my favorites..

My flight on Emirates on a 777 was one of the nicest long hauls i ever did.. Ambian helped... haha..

 

[SkiDork]

I rode in the upper deck of a 747 from Tokyo to Taipei. It was coach but there was a ton of room! Nice bin to stash my stuff by the windows... 2 flight attendants for maybe 20 people...

My buddy takes the 380s to Dubai all the time now... Loves them - business class is PIMP!!
Even coach is nice.. Emirates does a great job - one of my favorites..

My flight on Emirates on a 777 was one of the nicest long hauls i ever did.. Ambian helped... haha..

Probably the nicest flight I ever took was JFK to Frankfurt on Lufthansa (to pick up Ally from Russia). Alitalia was also nice. American carriers just don't do it as nice as foreign ones. I hear Pac basin are the best.

 

[dmc]

Probably the nicest flight I ever took was JFK to Frankfurt on Lufthansa (to pick up Ally from Russia). Alitalia was also nice. American carriers just don't do it as nice as foreign ones. I hear Pac basin are the best.

Lufthansa is nice.. Had to fly them when i was doing business with them..

I also love Singapore Air - i flew that to Germany a bunch....

Japan Air is nice too.. Spilled wine on my jeans and they dry cleaned them on the plane somehow.. pretty impressed with that...

Also loved Kingfisher when i was in India.. Cause they serve awesome Indian food and the flight attendants are smoking hot young girls.. Apparently thats in India it's OK to advertise for flight attendants to be young and hot in India... haha... try that here...