Qantas Airbus A380 'nosedives' after wake turbulence from another A380

Qantas Airbus A380 'nosedives' after wake turbulence from another A380(businessinsider.com)

15 points by phumbe 7 years ago | 6 comments

hourislate 7 years ago |

There was a story about a Challenger 604 Jet that flew through the wake of an A380. The plane almost crashed and the pilot through a heroic effort managed to regain control and land the jet.

The Jet ended up a write off due to the structural stress it sustained through the ordeal.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4337974/Jet-caught-w...

Insane!

phumbe 7 years ago | |

There was a good thread here about that, too!

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13890618

radialbrain 7 years ago |

More informative / less sensationalized link: http://avherald.com/h?article=4b9da5b2&opt=0

ggm 7 years ago |

The pprune pilots blog is in full yawn mode. Upsetting for passengers? Yes. Immediate clear and present danger? No. And the relevant agencies are not formally investigating this as a disaster scenario.

Wake turbulence is one of the reasons people are told to keep seatbelts on.

URSpider94 7 years ago | |

One of the comments pilots often make is that passengers often grossly overestimate the movement of the aircraft in situations like these. I highly, highly doubt that the plane was in “freefall” for 10 seconds.

ggm 7 years ago | | |

https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/qantas-chief-p...

for a non-professional news write up, its a pretty good hose-down. truly: nothing to see here, move along