Airbus A380 Super Jumbo Jetliner: Video

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Airbus A380 Wing-Fuselage Testing in Germany. In one year time worth of 25 years of flying is tested in a test jig.

A380 : 130mph toilet flush

This documentary excerpt shows the development of the A380's toilets on a test rig in Hamburg and the speed of the resulting flush.

A380 Aquaplaning/ Hydroplaning test

Airbus A380 Wing-Fuselage Testing

Airbus A380 Taking off in the Arctic

This Airbus A380 was in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada in February 2007 for cold weather testing.

Airbus A380 Crosswind Landing

An Airbus A380 lands at Keflavik airport in heavy crosswind. This clip is the coverage of the Icelandic national news of the event.

Airbus A380 Tailstrike 2

Airbus is testing the effects of minimum velocity takeoff as part of the certification process. It is called VMU testing (Velocity, minimum, unstick).

Airbus A380 Tailstrike 1

Airbus is testing the effects of minimum velocity takeoff as part of the certification process. It is called VMU testing (Velocity, minimum, unstick)

A380 Airbus Crosswind Landing Flight Test

Icelandic TV station video (language is Icelandic) during Airbus A380 crosswind landing certification tests in Keflavik with 40 to 50 knot crosswinds. Technique is to fly crabbed down to flare height then "kick" (gently) the rudder to align the nose. Some crab at touchdown is acceptable and will be cancelled as the main gear also align the bird with the runway. Sounds easy dosn't it? Notice the flight control laws only allow the lower rudder until the aircraft is on the ground, then both upper and lower rudders are controlled by the autopilot during AutoLand operations or by the rudder pedals. This logic helps prevent unwanted roll from the upper rudder due to its placement being so far away from the longitudinal axis of the aircraft.