Check this out... the Airbus A380 landing at Oshkosh today in a strong crosswind. Actual landing clip starts at about 55 seconds. Watch how much the wings flex at touchdown and then the rudder looks to go to almost full deflection when he tries to straighten it out.

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i'm surprised the runway and tarmac can take the weight......

I watched something on the Military Channel yesterday about the A380... just a massive plane. They were talking about fitting them with bars, gyms, showers, etc. It all sounded great to me until I watched that video.

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Dramatic footage all that wetted area interesting to see the crab angle and how the the steering gear applied.

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I've heard about those new "mega-planes." I heard despite how huge they are, the shell of the plane is super thin, thus making it very vulnerable to turbulence despite it's size. Josh, any truth to this?

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What do you mean by vulnerable to turbulence? Structural strength?

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Not possible. All commercial planes go thru such rigourous(sp?) strength testing that it would be near impossible for that. Look at the problems that Boeing is currently having with the 787 and how far they are behind that. IMO I would say that because the planes are so much bigger they are probably a lot stronger. The size of the plane and the amount of pax that they carry probably puts it under a lot more scrutiny than usual.

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All planes have to meet structural strength requirements to fly in the USA. The 747 exceeded that Joe Sutters and Clive Irvings book detail how the third wing spars presence was debated Sutter who wittnessed a crash of B-29 prototype that cost the life of Eddie Allen and the flight crew stubbornly refused even when the baby was over weight Wide Body and Joe Sutters Book describes it detail. Is it just me or is the A380 bugly yet beautiful

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No, I should have said that a different way. The fuselage is much thinner, yet just as strong if not stronger, however because it's thinner, you can feel the impact of turbulence a lot more in regards to the plane shaking and shuttering. In laymans terms, the passengers get more of the shit scared out of them.

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I don't see how fuselage thickness would affect "the ride". The biggest factor in feeling the effects of turbulence is wing loading. We're getting into aerodynamics but wing loading is the weight of the aircraft divided by the area of the wing. The higher the wing loading the smoother the ride (smaller wing area compared to weight, less surface to be affected by bumps).

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Higher the wing loading higher takeoff and landing speed more runway used.

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