#2) The Airbus A380 Features the World's Largest RAT You can find RATs in different sizes. The world's largest RAT, however, is found on the Airbus A380. It measures 64 inches in diameter.
Many modern aircraft contain RAT. On the other hand, Boeing 737 type aircraft do not have RAT system. They are designed in a manner that pilots can manage manually in case all electrical power sources on the aircraft are exhausted.
Did you know that the 787 can deploy a propellor underneath its fuselage? It's called a RAT.
With just these two notable incidents in almost 15 years of commercial service, and no fatalities or hull-loss accidents against its name, the A380 is a beacon of modern aviation reliability.
Airbus A320 (RAT) Ram Air Turbine. The RAT is installed in the aircraft as a safety backup to provide electrical and hydraulic power if the primary sources of aircraft power that is main AC Bus1 and AC Bus 2 are both lost which is mostly happens due to both engines failures.
Under emergency conditions hydraulic power is generated by the ram air turbine (RAT) which is deployed automatically and drives an Eaton variable dis- placement inline pump. The RAT pump provides flow to the center system flight controls. Eaton supplies many critical electro-mechanical actuators for the 777.
Airbus A380 is not only the largest but also one of the most reliable in terms of safety. It is an aviation safety-focused aircraft that has never experienced a fatal crash.
The stretched A380 version was what the Airbus designers really had in mind when they built a wing much larger than necessary for the baseline A380-800. It made that version heavier and so significantly less efficient than would have been possible with a smaller wing optimized for its fuselage size.
On the 4th of November 2010, the Qantas Airbus A380-800 with registration VH-OQA was operating Flight QF32 from London Heathrow to Sydney with a stop in Singapore. However, while heading towards Sydney from Singapore, the A380 suffered an uncontained failure with the number two engine emitting a loud bang.
It was one of about 14 fatal crashes involving Qantas aircraft between 1927 and 1951. Since the jet age began in 1959, Qantas has recorded no fatalities. Due to the war, urban development and the passage of time, the crash site in what is now koala habitat was eventually forgotten.
While the 787 Dreamliners have not been grounded, the FAA had ordered a halt to deliveries of the widebody jet between May of 2021 and July of 2022 as it looked into questions about quality control during its assembly process.
17: All 50 of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliners owned by airlines around the world have now been pulled out of service so that engineers can figure out why some of the jets' batteries have emitted smoke — and in at least once instance caused a fire.
This high aspect ratio wing design combined with efficiency enhancing raked wing tips allow the 787 to be one of the fastest commercial aircraft (Mach 0.85 cruise speed) while consuming less fuel than today's comparably sized aircraft.
There are the usual suspects: the Bleriot XI, the Boeing B-29, the Mitsubishi Zero, the Howard 500, the Cirrus VK30, the Lockheed PV-20 Harpoon, and the late Antonov An-225 Mriya.
The TSA posted on Instagram that airlines don't allow snakes in carry-on bags, and only a few will allow them in checked bags if the animal is packaged correctly.
Plot. After witnessing a brutal murder ordered by gang boss Eddie Kim on prosecutor Daniel Hayes in Hawaii, Sean Jones is escorted by FBI agents Neville Flynn and John Sanders on a Boeing 747-400 to testify in a trial against Kim in Los Angeles.
Cutler closed the door on the B-17 (B17) Flying Fortress that ploughed into mangroves at Bakers Creek near Mackay, Queensland, on June 14, 1943, in what was, and still is Australia's worst air crash, which killed 40 US soldiers and airmen.
The Airbus A380 has sprung back into life as travel demand recovers following the sudden halt caused by the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Many airlines grounded their fleets in March 2020, with the A380 superjumbo, the world's largest passenger plane, the first given its passenger volume and high running costs.
As of December 2021, the global A380 fleet had completed more than 800,000 flights over 7.3 million block hours with no fatalities and no hull losses. As of December 2022, there were 237 aircraft in service with 16 operators worldwide.
According to the airline, captains of A380 and B777 are offered a total monthly tax-free salary of $16,013. This includes $11,633 a month basic salary plus average flying pay, and $4,380 a month housing allowance, or company provided housing.
The arrival of the A380 in 2007 was poorly timed. The price of jet fuel had begun to creep up, and by 2007 was floating at around $4 a gallon. This made airlines shy away from the expensive to operate four engine jets of the 80s and 90s, and to look instead to fuel efficiency as a major deciding factor.
Qatar Airways is keen to retire its Airbus A380 aircraft as soon as feasible. While the airline cannot ground its fleet due to capacity needs, Group CEO Akbar Al Baker made it clear to Simple Flying that there is no long-term future for the giant of the skies in his fleet.
Do pilots prefer Boeing or Airbus? Pilots will always differ in opinion. The general feeling is that Airbus aircraft on the narrowbodies (A320 etc) are slightly more comfortable in terms of space in the flight deck than a 737 for example.
The Embraer ERJ series has had more than 1,200 units built, and few hull losses since entering service in April 1997. Therefore, the ERJ135/140/145 members of the family are among the safest airliners in history.