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A380 Tyres burst on landing!

lord lucan · 2010-04-01 16:49:57

A Qantas A380 had a tyre burst on landing in sydney,BBC report includes footage filmed by a passenger watching the tailcam. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8598450.stm

01-04-2010 5:49pm

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A Qantas A380 had a tyre burst on landing in sydney,BBC report includes footage filmed by a passenger watching the tailcam.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8598450.stm

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#2 01-04-2010 8:04pm

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Tailcam?!?

I have to get me a ride on one of those planes.

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#3 01-04-2010 9:50pm

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They dont all have them, the Singapore flight i was on two years ago didnt unless i couldnt find it somehow.

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#4 01-04-2010 11:00pm

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#5 01-04-2010 11:04pm

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All A340-500/600 series have them too.

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#6 02-04-2010 3:14pm

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You've gotta laugh at the fem passenger calmly announcing, "we're on fire, the wheels are on fire" Thats my type of fem! cool under stress:D

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#7 04-04-2010 7:02am

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Nothing gets ozzies worked up unless its related to beer, rugby or surfing!

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