This brand spanking new Airbus 340-600, the longest passenger airplane ever built, sits just outside its hangar in Toulouse , France without a single hour of airtime.
Enter the Arab flight crew of Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies
(ADAT) to conduct pre-delivery tests on the ground, such as
engine run-ups prior to delivery to Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi .
The ADAT crew taxied the A340-600 to the run-up area..
(ADAT) to conduct pre-delivery tests on the ground, such as
engine run-ups prior to delivery to Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi .
The ADAT crew taxied the A340-600 to the run-up area..
Then they took all Four engines to takeoff power with a
virtually empty aircraft. Not having Read the run-up
manuals, they had no clue just how light an empty
A340-600 Really is.
The takeoff warning horn was blaring away in the cockpit
because they had All 4 engines at full power.
The aircraft computers thought they were trying to take off,
but it had not been configured properly (flaps/slats, etc..)
virtually empty aircraft. Not having Read the run-up
manuals, they had no clue just how light an empty
A340-600 Really is.
The takeoff warning horn was blaring away in the cockpit
because they had All 4 engines at full power.
The aircraft computers thought they were trying to take off,
but it had not been configured properly (flaps/slats, etc..)
Then one of the ADAT crew decided to pull the circuit
breaker on the Ground Proximity Sensor to silence the alarm.
This fools the aircraft into thinking it is in the air. The computers automatically released all the brakes
and set the aircraft rocketing forward.
The ADAT crew had no idea that this is a safety feature
so that pilots can't land with the brakes on.
The ADAT crew had no idea that this is a safety feature
so that pilots can't land with the brakes on.
Not one member of the seven-man Arab crew was smart enough to throttle back the engines from their max power setting, so the $200 million brand-new Aircraft crashed into a blast barrier, totaling it.
The extent of injuries to the crew is unknown due to the news blackout in the major media in France and elsewhere.
Finally, the photos are starting to leak out.
A French Airbus: $200 million dollars
Untrained Arab Flight Crew: $300,000 Yearly Salary
Untrained Arab Flight Crew: $300,000 Yearly Salary
Unread Operating Manual: $300
Aircraft meets retaining wall, and the wall wins.
stuck to camels.
Hat Tip to Opus #6 at MAinfo
Ha ha. Thanks for the link. That was one sweet ride. Er, before it was destroyed.
ReplyDeleteOpie, $200,000,000.00 just doesn't go as far as it used to.
ReplyDeleteOdie, you have been put on the hit list! You have outed another Arab fuck-up. Bearded men wearing bed sheets and towels around their heads will come for you when you least expect it.
ReplyDeletebe afraid.
be very afraid.
Thank you for posting this! I find you blog VERY interesting!!
ReplyDeleteSteve
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LL, I even toned it down a little. I'm armed and ready ... bring em on.
ReplyDeleteCommoncents, interesting ??? Not funny ??? It sounds like I'd better get to work.
ReplyDeleteJust be glad they didn't fly it into a building. Tasteless, but it had to be said.
ReplyDeleteWonderful stuff Woodsie, after chernobyl and three mile island you would think that an alarm would cause alarm rather than just be switched off.
ReplyDeleteSnarky, It was indeed tasteless, but who else would we expect to say it?
ReplyDeleteThe word "PRICELESS" covers all kinds of stupidity in this post, Banned.
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