A380 Gear/Wheel Problems

[cforst513]

Well crap. Just found this:

http://money.excite.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt.jsp?section=news&cat=INDUSTRY&feed=dji&news_id=dji-00081820050715&date=20050715

lies.... they're all lies..... LIES, I TELL YOU!!!!! LIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

Nice to know the forum is watched so carefully by the press... Sheessh!

 

[FR8mastr]

I dont see how it matters, unless they had tugs pushing on the mains in a side motion. If you are towing the plane via the nosewheel, no matter what you do should that happen? any heavy drivers please pipe in.

 

[ATRedneck]

Does anybody else find it ironic that when you click on the links to see the pictures, there's a frog at the top of the page?



(P.S. Huge nads on the photographer for getting that close to those overstressed doughnuts!)

 

[habubuaza]

Sooo... the wheels are bent.....why?

 

[Workin'Stiff]

The twisting motion of the trucks in a tight turn seems to come to mind as to why there's damage...

 

[I.P. Freley]

The wheels don't look bent, but the tires sure are twisted at alarming angles.

 

[habubuaza]

I'm sorry there is no way that's normal.

 

[I.P. Freley]

Well if you believe the article linked above, that was the whole point of the exercise.

Woe be to the pavement in the first picture, though!

 

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