A380 OQA mostly repaired - Back in air by end of April?

[Nigelinoz]

yup - pretty much!

Maybe that's why Qantas wouldn't fly through the volcanic ash clouds last year,maybe they ran out of detergent.:mrgreen:.
Cheers
N'oz

 

[samh004]

Welcome home Nancy - you need a bath!

I saw footage of them preparing for the flight last night on Sky News and she looked really dirty. I guess they were only focused on one thing and a clean up can come later.

 

[elbarto]

I saw footage of them preparing for the flight last night on Sky News and she looked really dirty. I guess they were only focused on one thing and a clean up can come later.

Probably why she'll be in SYD for a week before going back into service.

 

[maninblack]

I saw footage of them preparing for the flight last night on Sky News and she looked really dirty. I guess they were only focused on one thing and a clean up can come later.

They probably won't clean her up until she gets to Longreach The landing should be good to watch, better than Qantas 747 landing at Longreach - YouTube

 

[mannej]

Yes let's hope they have done a better job than Boeing did when they replaced the rear pressure bulkhead on the JAL 747 after the tailstrike which led years later to the crash of JAL 123

Cheers
N'oz

Saying that, OJH seems to be doing ok for herself.

 

[TimB]

Welcome home Nancy - you need a bath!

Apparently she was bathed 5 days ago, but then left in the rain.

(Source: A380 - VH-OQA Write Off. - Page 19 - PPRuNe Forums)

 

[Awesom Andy]

Apparently she was bathed 5 days ago, but then left in the rain.

It rains virtually every day in SIN, so that's 5 days worth of rain, dust, and dirt... but no matter how she looks, it's great to have her back.

 

[markis10]

Someone went for another test flight today?

 

[nlagalle]

From the J lounge this afternoon

 

[pshepvic]

Was she heading out? I did see an A380 take off as I headed in to the airport at around 4:30pm, which seemed a little late for a SIN or LAX departure.


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[Dismounted]

They probably won't clean her up until she gets to Longreach The landing should be good to watch, better than Qantas 747 landing at Longreach - YouTube

Haha. I'm wondering if it's possible to get it to land there... May be a slight overrun.

 

[samh004]

Haha. I'm wondering if it's possible to get it to land there... May be a slight overrun.

VH-EBQ required a lot of things to be removed to lighten her up before she attempted her landing.

If A380's are ever retired to Longreach I think they'll do better just extending the runway.


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[jb747]

You might be surprised. An A380's approach speed is quite a bit lower than that of a 747..,

 

[simongr]

Looks like I am flying in NBW today on my way to HKG

 

[Kendall Roy]

Welcome home Nancy-Bird Walton - YouTube

QF video of the return flight.

 

[samh004]

Welcome home Nancy-Bird Walton - YouTube

QF video of the return flight.

Saw that on Facebook, didn’t really reveal anything new

 

[FlyboyAl]

Looks like it could do with a good cut and polish!