How long does it take to get 873 people out of an Airbus A380?
Well, in a nighttime evacuation test a while back, Airbus staged a simulated evacuation to answer just that question:
And it turns out that YouTube is a treasure trove of fascinating geek porn A380 test videos, including:
- landing in a 40-50 knot crosswind;
- a tail strike on takeoff;
- flushing the toilets, sending sewage through the pipes at 130 mph; and
- testing the brakes.
I also found this interesting time-lapse video of the assembly of an A380. (I love that the YouTube category for it is "How-To & DIY", by the way. If you manage to put one of these things together in your garage, let me know.)
No elderly or wheelchair-bound passengers?
Posted by: Jason Whong | May 30, 2007 at 10:09 AM
Yeah, I wondered about that too. No kids, either, as far as I could tell.
Posted by: Vidiot | May 30, 2007 at 10:28 AM