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Airbus A340-600 Rejected Take-Off Test (subtitles)

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A340-600: Rejected Take-Off test

One of the tests to be undertaken for the certification of a new aircraft is the accelerate-stop with "maximum energy braking" test. This was undertaken for the A340-500/600 on February 12, 2002 in Istres using MSN360, the prototype aircraft.
This test, which is based on brakes already close to their wear limit, is always one of the last to be performed and it is not unusual for unexpected events to occur.

The test is in general a destructive test for the brakes, wheels and tyres, with occasionally some risk of local damage to the airplane.

In this particular instance the test proceded normally, with the target braking distance and brake energy levels being obtained during the deceleration.
However, several minutes after the aircraft had come to a stand, damage occurred to a number of wheels.

The cause of the wheel damage, which is consistent across affected wheels, has been identified as an insufficient margin in the design of the wheels to withstand the extreme heat transfer from the brakes and the associated increase in tyre pressure after the aircraft had stopped.

The results were reviewed with the component manufacturer and modifications defined. They consist in local reinforcement of the wheels and modifications to the thermal shield between the brake assembly and the wheel.

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Airbus A340-600 Rejected Take-Off Test (subtitles)

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  • aha thank you bitch ...

    aha thank you bitch.
    This bastard "balkanrasergoran" is the lousiest piece of s*** i have ever heard of.
    go check his videos, you will all see what i was talking about.

    I dont have to justify anything to some loser like you.
    Il answer serious comments.
    cheers from KJFK

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  • congratulation and ...

    congratulation and i think now is time for you to wake up and stop dreaming.
    to fly a plane, you have to be adult and you are not.

    By BalkanRaserGoran [Affiliate User] 1213817893 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Thank you for the ...

    Thank you for the info buddy. I fly airbus myself.Not the 340-600 , but the 343. I really liked your comment where you bring out the statistics-hope cjracer1000 reads it. We do agree, that Airbus/EADS are minimum same leveled in sales in the last decade, or even better, when not if.
    cheers lothar

    By dnhug [Affiliate User] 1213748053 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • u are still ...

    u are still incorrect

    they produce about 1/4 of the world

    no

    not even that cause boeing has 3/4 and their are more than just beoing and airbus

    By cjracer1000 [Affiliate User] 1213739156 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • they are by what ...

    they are

    by what aircraft

    what planes are they equiping american airforce

    because i saw the list of countries buying airbuses new military transport plane

    By cjracer1000 [Affiliate User] 1213738266 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • and where did u get ...

    and where did u get those statics from

    ur head

    pssht yea rigt

    dude i know ok

    By cjracer1000 [Affiliate User] 1213738204 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • no ur stil wrong ...

    no ur stil wrong

    go search the web and ull find that i am right

    By cjracer1000 [Affiliate User] 1213738032 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • You are just stupid ...

    You are just stupid... No comments...

    By lothar2048 [Affiliate User] 1213734476 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • The plane did not ...

    The plane did not burned complelty at all... It was lightly damaged and repaired within four hours by the building staff for another test run that was this time successfull. The brakes on the video were provided by an american company. The selected brakes are from german company :)

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  • Weel, as you don't ...

    Weel, as you don't speak french, you missed a chance to shut your mouth. He is effectively interfering with the order as the procedure gives priority to the ground helpers, not the pilots ! As the pilots only have a video report, they can't see with smoke if flames are or not that big. You may not know it but an exploding tire can cut you in two pieces, and this is a very dangerous intervention...

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  • You may consider ...

    You may consider that airbus is a consortium of many brands. We do have latecoere, Eurocopter with AS and EC class shoppers, ATR with very famous all around the world Turboprop airplanes, CASA with aviojet, AV8B plus Harrier, Dornier, ETC... Its a very big company named EADS that is selling about 45% of the airplane in this world. All the american companies (Boing, Northtrop, Mc Donnell, Lockeed, etc... ) are selling less than 22% of the sum... :)

    By lothar2048 [Affiliate User] 1213733993 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • This airplane is ...

    This airplane is one of the biggest plane made just under the A380. It's a huge plane, but can land and take off from any actual airpoprt instead of the 380 that need special very long and large taxiing runway to take off and land.

    By lothar2048 [Affiliate User] 1213732735 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • This was a simple ...

    This was a simple wheels test with blocked brakes at high speed V1 (150 MPH). This is not the tires that are burning but only the brakes that put fire to the rest, including carbon materials of the braking system. Every airplane builders are doing this. This is due to validation process...

    By lothar2048 [Affiliate User] 1213732509 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • And the brave ...

    And the brave american comments too :)

    By lothar2048 [Affiliate User] 1213732339 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • and in the moment ...

    and in the moment of fire, smoke and possible burn up of a brand new a340-600, the french guy says: ok guys, i am leaving..

    The brave french again :-)

    great vid!!

    By dnhug [Affiliate User] 1213539715 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
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