On 31 March 2011 00:28, <gstev...@bigpond.com> wrote: > emergency, the evacuation time would be MUCH less. Does anybody have any > facts - perhaps derived from real tests as opposed to computer simulations > - as to what this time might be for a full passenger compliment on this > aircraft type?
Well, there is always the official A380 full evacuation test: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gqWeJGwV_U > that, in the event, he could have braked the aircraft to a full stop a > little short of the runway end, but he could see the fire tenders ahead, and > this was where he was going. > Captain was the (huge?), risk of setting on fire the tires on the wheels > that had lost their ABS function, during the landing process. Sounds like a wise move - if you apply 'emergency' braking power then the brakes do catch fire. I can't say that I've heard of anybody worrying about 'setting fire' to the tires before, but I have heard about tire blow outs when braking in an emergency situation. Here is the A380 overweight brake test: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1dv_y_3EK0 Mats _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
