Aircraft Expert on A380 Wing Issues: 747s Have Had Issues Too [VIDEO]
The wings on the Airbus A380 (pictured) are massive, and are a new design concept that will have teething issues but will be sorted out according to an expert
Engineer Says Issues Fairly Normal and There is No Cause to Worry at All
A noted aviation expert engineer with 50 years experience said that the wing crack issues that have garnered so much attention with the Airbus’ A380 are fairly normal and that they will be resolved.
Péter Marosszéky, a visiting fellow at the University of New South Wales’ school of aviation, states that the A380 issues are a completely normal part of a new aircraft’s ‘teething issues’ and that other similar jumbo jets, such as Boeing’s 747, went through problems as well.
Marosszéky says (in part):
‘…it’s not uncommon for a new aircraft type to be generating problems like this…it’s been seen before. We’ve seen it with the [Boeing] 747s and other Airbus aircraft….’
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The A380 has been hammered in the press with a string of wing bracket cracks found in numerous ‘Superjumbos’.
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See, this is what I hate about the press. They wind this stuff up and it’s really not a problem at all. All aircraft go through this type of thing and sites like this do more harm than good when reporting it.
RM, thank you for your comment.
I have to completely disagree with your opinions…
I’m not sure what you mean by ‘wind stuff up’ but I’ll assume you mean making a story out of nothing. Quite frankly, that’s ridiculous.
When airlines, aviation watchdog agencies and, in this case Airbus, come out and say ‘we have an issue with an aircraft’, websites like ours are going to report it. We have a DUTY to report it.
It may turn out to be ‘nothing’…as in not a serious threat to the safety of the airliner, and in turn, its passengers who fly in them.
Great! That’s what we all want. But for you to say we do ‘more harm than good’ is quite an ignorant statement in my opinion.
Wouldn’t you rather see a manufacturer ground an aircraft if they weren’t sure of the problem? Wouldn’t you rather see them ‘err on the side of caution?
In this particular case, it looks as if Airbus has a handle on the issue and that’s GREAT news. That’s why we posted this very story. We have also been fair to post ‘both’ sides of the issue if you look around our site.
If anything, sites like Airnation.net and others like us, in addition to news outlets, have done more GOOD than harm. After all, it’s the press that keeps big businesses like Airbus honest…and yes, I said honest.
I think Airbus is a great company and has a great product. But I also believe fair press keeps companies like Airbus (and Boeing and any other company out there for that matter) honest.
Thanks for your thoughts and keep em coming. :)
Well said Kenneth…I completely agree with you. :)
I would tend to agree with Kenneth’s statements especially at the end. I don’t trust big business. They are always going to try to cut corners if they can get away with it. Whether or not these cracks are serious or not, I want to know about them as a flyer!
You bet your butt I’m NOT putting my family on the plane until I feel comfortable knowing it’s safe.
Like he said: Erring on the side of caution.
I am not sure the 5 years after launch we should be talking about “teething issues” and “New plane”. The major kinks should be worked out by now.
No kidding Larry! They pass off these issues like they’re nothing. Doesn’t seem like noting to me!
Larry is spot on…. five years into production, teething problems should of been dealt with. What we now have are design issues, which will be sorted out over time. But so far, it isn’t an aircraft I would fly or invest in. My money would be on the Dreamliner and 777, as they continue to dazzle the industry and the public.