Airbus in the center of turbulence
2006/11/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria
It was born with the intention of becoming the largest commercial aircraft of Airbus, the A380, to overcome the Boeing 747, the largest of all time. Before going on sale is passing tests. These tests will determine, among other things, the distance between a plane and the A380 at the airport landings.
The truth is that the A380 generates quite strong turbulence. In practice, when it comes to airport traffic, so that this turbulence does not affect the plane that comes behind, you have to leave between both a great distance of time and space.
In this sense, the advantage of the competition is: Another plane will land or take off a minute before the A380 after a boeing 747. At the moment that is the decision of the ICAO, the International Civil Aviation Organization. Against this decision, Airbus is conducting other tests that show that turbulence is not so influential.
