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The USAF are always very careful when planning routes for the C17 and C5's as they move a lot of air. I guess the A380 is the same. When you see one in isolation at the airport they don't look so big, then they get next to a normal jet like a 777 and you realise the size of them.


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Wasn't this the reason there was a plane crane in NY not long after 9-11. A 737 (or similar) took off after a larger plane...

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Heinz, that comparison photograph is stunning..


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An good article and just a little worrying given the number of A380's now flying. The discussion among professional pilots in the forum below the article illustrates their concern and some of the avoidance measures.

Also, a click on the Antonov AN2 and Robin video further down is worthwhile. It's not just A380s that pose a wake turbulence danger!


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I was in a BA 373 flying from Manchester to LHR when we hit wake turbulence from an Emirates A380. It was like hitting a speed bump at speed, then continuing over cobbles ant speed. My coffee went over me, the person next to me and the stewardess serving. Baggage lockers fell open and a few people fell.

Not nice....


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Scary that the turbulence was sufficient to write the plane off!


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nice but scary


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Here is a video to show the energy of wake vortex.







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