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Aviation Week & Space Technology 2005-03-14

VOL. 162 NO. 11 March 14, 2005

Air Transport

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Airbus Prepares to Demo A380 Evacauation of 873 Persons

Mar 14, 2005
In the coming months, Airbus will attempt to show it can "de-board" 873 persons in 90 sec. from its A380 in case of an emergency as part of the aircraft's certification process that is set to be completed in the first half of next year. To meet its goal, passengers will have to exit the mega-transport at a rate of one every 1.6 sec. because about 15 of the 90 sec. will be lost deploying slides and getting crew and passengers into position, say Airbus safety experts. Only half the doors will be available as part of the drill.