A380 flight test photos

wow - thats crazy! I assume that's not gonna be the normal takeoff routine, is it? With the tail that low to the ground?
 
NickDBrennan said:
wow - thats crazy! I assume that's not gonna be the normal takeoff routine, is it? With the tail that low to the ground?

Nick, what they are determining with that particular exercise is what they call "Minimum Unstick Speed" In other words, what is the minimum airspeed at which it can fly. I am not sure what they use that info for, but I suspect it has something to do with computing normal rotation speeds.
 
Steve said:
I understand it happens occasionally with freighters like DC-8s,

when the pilot has to jump over an Israeli aircraft after runway incursion? (wasn't that recent?) :hairraise:
 
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