ALARMIST ON A380 WING TEST
Lee Gaillard's alarmist response to the A380 wing test results falling 3% short of requirements is not warranted. The C-17 wing failed at more than 20% short, due to an engineering miscalculation that was resolved with a straightforward design change and clever fix for wings that had been built...
Subscription Required
This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.
Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.
Already an AWIN subscriber? Login
Did you know? Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.
Related Content
