Airbus A380 Wing Ruptures In Ultimate Load Assessment
The Airbus A380 wing "ruptured" during ultimate load testing this week, just before reaching the desired structural benchmark. In what was the final of about 12 static tests, the wing was gradually being exposed to up to 1.5 times its limit load. Just before reaching the ultimate load level, the...
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