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Larry Dighera wrote: Wanna see, what happens if you place two former military pilots of the French Navy in the cockpit of an Airbus A380? A vertical take-off and some acrobatic maneuvers are the result. Two pilots who previously worked for the French Navy have been working as test pilots for Airbus since a few years. This was the most amazing A380 performance I have ever seen. Very impressive to see such a big bird gliding threw the skies as if it would be a small Cessna. Of course the fuel tanks were empty because the Airbus just made a short presentation flight for the audience in France. I hope I could see such a performance again someday: http://youtu.be/RJxnwF-MPi0 A380 Approach and Landing KSFO San Francisco SUBTITLES English (without commentary): http://youtu.be/ENe89j89tBA More videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/Cargospotter/videos Nor "acrobatics" or, more precisely, aerobatics there. They never exceeded 60 deg bank angle (more like 45 deg), nor 30 deg. climb angle. They also never retracted the flaps, allowing for enhanced low-speed maneuvering. Also, isn't it amazing how low-speed maneuverability is enhanced with (very) minimum fuel load and no payload? Yes -- it is impressive to see such a huge bird put through its paces -- especially when its very size makes it look as if it is barely moving. |
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