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Old May 21st 06, 09:19 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default A380 flew into Heathrow today

Good view of the flight deck here

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0957790


"john smith" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Capt.Doug" wrote:

"John Gaquin" wrote in message
It is too short. Or, rephrased, remember, those huge, beefy wings are
carrying (essentially) a double fuselage load.


And those wings failed their ultimate strength test at 1.47, just short
of
1.5, times load limit. How can they stretch it when it isn't strong
enough
as it is?


See AIR & SPACE, June/July 2006. "SUPER DUPER JUMBO" by Michael
Milstein, page 22-27.