to tjp353 and DEEREMEYER 1 I salute you both.Some 11 months ago you both put forward the most argumentative points across on Boeing and Airbus. You both knew your stuff and thanks for taking time and effort to post them here. Make most interesting readings!! cheers mates

Like I already said, ultimate load testing and fatigue testing are 2 very different things - and I'm sure you know why. I'm just surprised the fatigue crack issue wasn't discovered first on the fatigue test wing. 'Teething trouble' for a new design is embarrassing and expensive for it's manufacturer, but is certainly not limited to the A380. I'm trying to remain neutral here, but the 747 & DC10 also had early design problems (that cost lives) - something fortunately avoided by the A380 so far.

I love how all the wings on Airbuses are made in Wales. Proud to be Welsh

Damn this video has music more lit than a 2020 Christmas

That was really cool! I wasn't planning on watching the whole thing because it seemed to long. But as soon as it was over, I wanted to see the rest of the plane put together!

it's really incredible. we have to recognize the pioneering spirit and tradition in the manufacture of airplanes in the UK, when seeing this project in the manufacture of the wings of the AIRBUS and a surprising fact the A380 with its wings at an angle to house the R&R engines is spectacular and more the technological area of new materials. thinking well!!! the A380 is practically ENGLISH

"Make sure everybody is out of the way" *Cameraman gets under the surface of the wing

I'm aware of that. The wings have been strengthened. Once a wing design's properties are 'known', they don't need snapping again once they are strengthened. If that were the case, every time a plane type has it's weights increased (ie, stretched) it's new, modified & strengthened wing would need ultimate load testing all over again. Plenty of planes have had their wings modified and strengthened, based on the original wing testing results. The FAA has approved the A380 design.

Airbus didn't just appear out of nowhere in the 1970s - it was created from a combination of European companies, most of which had been building planes just as long as Boeing. Reading the NTSB report for AA flight 587, a lot of blame is placed on the pilot (and his reputation for rudder over-use) & inadequate AA training, not just the A300 rudder. Both companies have had their fair share of innovations, successes, problems & crashes. None of this proves that one is better, or 'leads' the other.

thx man

This is what I have been wondering about since I read about the A380. This plane, now considered too big because it is difficult to fill it with passengers, is a wonder of technique, but isn't it also very vulnerable maintenance-wise?

I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything - just trying to correct the assertions that:- a. Airbus always follows Boeing - they're both responsible for numerous innovations, improvements and advances. b. That the wing rib cracks are a big issue - they're not flight critical & fixing them isn't difficult. c. Airbus are 'happy' to build an unsafe A380 - they're having problems, like Boeing, but they're doing what's required to fix them. And subsidies? Both are pointing fingers at each other.

In complement: the Last tests from a the 022 Leduc Statoreactor, and from the Nord 1500 Griffon prototype fighter (fly mach 2.19 in 1957) was take from André Turcat, the chief test pilot from...the Concorde... Many inventions are found long before it was technicaly possible to built it , ex: was the case from the turbo (Swiss Alfred Büchi, in 1905), the G compressor (French Léon Creux 1905),etc...

"Supercharged Engines"??? Wut. Supercharged Turbofans? K...if you say so...

Lol the fuel conspirators are all over these aircraft videos lately.

Love how they decided to include the sirens. Would never have realised that things were moving around otherwise.

During the machining of the aluminum wing skin....stresses build up in the material itself. In order to normailze the material after the machining operation it is baked in the oven to release all of the stress during the machining process.

Forget the simple luxury of being able to fly... Planes are so goddamn expensive because if what work goes into MAKING THEM!

We just see an airplane going up and down thinking it's absolutely easy, not being aware that we are light years away from understanding the science behind aviation.

Hey JRLzags why did you upload an incomplete vdo?? VERY much irritated

Please explain " supercharged " engines..

try either 1) Megastructures - Airbus A380 or 2) Airbus A380 contruction and Documentary part 1 to several parts. watch out for interesting person/character Charles Champion (French guy) and John Leahy (Englishman). happy viewing

What effect does heating aluminium to 150 degrees in a vacuum have? Drive out water? Affect the oxide layer?

Airbus A380 simply the best.

The question is why do you scan for a broken vac bag? A system should alert you in case of any pressure / vacuum loss during HT.

It's just waiting for one of these things to come down

What you mean? the first flight from a stato was planed in 1940 , but because the WW2 occupation of France from the nazis, tested in flight only after in 1946. Because a statoreactor not work without initial speed, the first Leduc aircraft was use launch from a bomber , but later use composite engine (turboreactor+ statoreactor) , the statoreactor was ignited after take off, over 300kph. Actualy, statoreactors are use from missiles and the US "UFO" aircraft who fly mach 6 and +

Can you expalin it in detail how airplane wings are manufactured and what is that manufacturing process?

What reason is there for the NTSB to incorrectly blame the pilot? Rudder inputs after the event? The point of fin separation would be obvious from the rudder input and yaw data recorded on the flight data recorder. "pilot error proof" - the A300 had a conventional hydraulically assisted, cable operated flight control system, with none of the 'hard limits' of the later (A320 onward) Airbus fbw system. The NTSB report states that the A300 fin & rudder exceeded certification requirements.

Nice video

787 also appears to have it's own engine issues too with the General Electric GEnx. Again - 'teething trouble', like I've been trying to explain all day, shit happens - especially when new planes are developed and first introduced into service. And no, I'm not biased, or somehow supporting Airbus - I've argued with plenty of Boeing haters too. Basically fools who hate one or the other, just for the sake of it, while failing to recognise (or ignoring) any of the faults of 'their' company.

i want to see the whole of this documentary, dose anybody know the name??? please

No, this is NOT a JRL production. Hosting the video is fine, but taking credit is just asking for KZfaq to remove it. Still thumbs up :)

Wow !!

I'm more surprised it didn't turn up on the fatigue test wing, before it was found in service. The test rig is supposed to be 'years' of flight cycles ahead of any in-service plane and it's there to identify exactly this sort of problem. Ultimate wing load failure is totally different to fatigue cracks, so I doubt the 2 are related. With the 147% ultimate load failure, Airbus seem to have done enough to satisfy the FAA & other regulators that they've fixed the problem - or it wouldn't be flying.

This is interesting as heck

@lihaoyang I believe the construction or design not the real problem. My opinion, the goal of low fuel consumption is the culprit.

25mtre x 5m x 2m so could be divided out ?

@madisonelectronic you mean YOUR ........ right?

It's not unusual for cracks to develop on any aircraft. As long as they're monitored correctly and repaired accordingly, it's perfectly safe. In a quick internet search for structural cracks on A300, A320, A330, A340, B737, B747, B757 & B767, ALL have suffered structural cracks of some kind. Anyone who has flown has likely flown on an aircraft with a few cracks here and there, but because this involves the A380 it's big news.

You are more than a human you are a kind of god

The point is, the original 767-200 had a MTO weight of 315000lbs, while the 767-400ER has a MTO of 450000lbs. The original -200 wing wasn't designed for this weight. Boeing didn't have to repeat the 150% ultimate load test on the 767 wing, every time the weight grew, just like Airbus don't have to repeat the same test after they discovered the A380 wing broke at 147% - they just have to modify and strengthen it accordingly. Unbiased? Yes - I argue with Boeing haters too.

no cameras...😃

After all this effort you get cracks in the wings ?? I think I'll take the train ...

I didn't make it past 0:37 - "four supercharged engines"; What kind of shitty aviation show would start off by stating that turbofans are "supercharged"? I just closed this shit, went elsewhere and spared myself from losing another 7min 27sec of precious lifetime.

Is this guy saying the metal used for the wings is aluminum?

I want one

looks up vid on wing construction, gets to wing construction part.. no cameras/ end of vid

I'd prefer that they focus more on the coffee maker. Nothing ruins a flight like a bad cup of coffee. I don't really care if a wing falls off in flight.

four supercharged engines...wow

Show the dam fuel tanks .. 8 have never seen one

How come the plastic bag doesn't melt in the autoclave? I have the way they try to milk some drama out of the processes. Can't they just let the facts speak for themselves?

Qual o valor de uma aeronave dessa em reais

I do not understand what you mean by meters. We uas the measuring system called imperial that was invented in England.

Regarding fly-by-wire - what do you think Boeing have used for the 777 and 787 flight control systems? The only real physical difference is Boeing use a control column and yoke, while Airbus use a sidestick, but both companies now use fly-by-wire. I'm not here to convince anyone - I'm neutral in the whole Airbus vs Boeing argument. The fact of the matter is, both have introduced new technologies, both build great planes and both have suffered 'teething troubles' on some of their designs.

But but but..if that airplane doesn't have wifi i will not book a flight. 🤣😂

a bonny scot day it is weather wise

So it's ok to modify a 767-200 wing to carry a plane 43% heavier than the original design, but it's not ok to modify a wing to correct a 3% discrepancy? Are you serious? The 147%/150% problem has already been fixed and approved. I've heard of the 'revolving door' between Boeing and the FAA, so maybe Airbus have one too. DC10? Turkish Airlines flight 981 & AA flight 96. Is all this fuss over the A380 intended to divert attention away from the 787's catalogue of faults and problems?

The main reason I clicked to watch the video was to find out how the wings are joined to the fuselage. Sadly that's the trade secret the company doesn't want to reveal 😭

I dont understand why they shave the wing panel, they could order thinner paner from the very beginning? Or roll it. Does anybody knows why?

I would have liked to see the fuel tank design in the wings.

@Prasopchai to get the right shape, i think.

787 wings and centre wing box suffered delamination during load testing, which required modification and led to delays in flight testing. They've also suffered fuselage delamination issues, which required modification of manufacturing techniques. 'Teething trouble' - sound familiar? I've never claimed Airbus is perfect either, but if you're going to criticise one aircraft type, it might be worth checking first that 'your' aircraft hasn't suffered plenty of it's own problems. There's a big list.

260000 liters of fuel in this tiny wings? Impossible

Wings are starting to crack.

The wings do Not contain huge fuel tanks, but HELIUM. Watch it take off in slow speed.

因没有后续订单，A380在完成目前已有订单后将会停产。有多少人的美好青春花费在A380项目上，结果到头来还是无法取得商业上的成功，不胜唏嘘。

The 380 was a white elephant from the day of its first flight.

that a big due cooker ey

Will the wing really take 120 tons of fuel?

Rebuilding this wing? Not quite. On Airliners . net (where people actually know at least a bit about what they're talking about), the A380 wing rib crack issues are generally seen (by people on both sides of the Atlantic) as little more than an embarrassing problem, blown out of proportion, affecting non-flight critical components, that will be inspected and fixed when required.

So the cracked wings came from this factory?

where are THE HUMANS? ? and CNC Q.C. guys?

2018

Very Interesting. The music is extremely annoying!

So, the engines are supercharged, are they? Is that why the A380 burns more fuel than the 747-8?

I'm not surprised you favour US products over foreign ones. US and other foreign stuff gets it's fair share of criticism here.

@pvougi1 Just further proves getting baked relieves stress. Lol.

@DeucesINC 32 000 components made by the lowest bidder :)

Carbon fiber please.

Hanging over the assembly teams head. No hard hats any where ?

so... why were the wings baked? :S It doesnt actually say...

must of cost a fortune to build the factory and machine and tool it out

Supercharged engines? Is this a joke?

Bullshit? So how many sets of 737 or 747 wings have been ultimate load tested? Both planes have significantly grown in MTO and MZFW, from their original -100 series versions, but Boeing didn't have to ultimate-load test a wing each & every time these weights were increased. They just modified and strengthened an existing design. Did Boeing ultimate load test a 767-400ER wing, or did they just modify and strengthen the original -200 wing? Can you find a 767-300 or -400 wing test report or video?

ALumineeum!🤣

it's no secret process, I know how it's done!

"Plus the four supercharged engines" SUPERCHARGED You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means

Al you mini em

NO camera looool ..because ...

No camera's please because theres no fuel tanks 🙄

Where did you learn to pronounce Aluminum? Alu-min-um. You add an extra i.

At 0:37. I stop there how are the jet engines super charge???? 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😅😅 🤔🤔🤔🤔

couldn't help but noticed that they failed to mention the ribs in the wings that keep fracturing that Airbus hasn't fixed on the a380

It takes weeks just to make a wing .jet engines cost millions and burn +% of fuel..i wounder how the airline makes $$$ when i can travel one way for $ 49.00 us including taxes and airport fees from east to west 1600 miles..while On $50.00 of gasoline i only get 300 miles in my truck hehehe

"Supercharged engines", really?

@loudgonzo Oh relax dude it's a joke.

Interesting video but please do without the music, it is totally unnecessary.

@MrAluminox Wel I'm waiting..did I make your day again?

"Each wang"