Opps!

Tonynos · Post by **Tonynos** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:53 pm

OOPS!
This brand spanking new Airbus 340-600, the largest
passenger airplane ever built, sits just outside its hangar
in Toulouse , France without a single hour of airtime.

Enter the Arab flight crew of Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies

(ADAT) to conduct pre-delivery tests on the ground, such as

engine run-ups prior to delivery to Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi .

The ADAT crew taxied the A340-600 to the run-up area.

Then they took all Four engines to takeoff power with a

virtually empty aircraft. Not having Read the run-up

manuals, they had no clue just how light an empty

A340-600 Really is.

The takeoff warning horn was blaring away in the cockpit

because they had All 4 engines at full power.

The aircraft computers thought they were trying to take off,

but it had not been configured properly (flaps/slats, etc..)

Tonynos · Post by **Tonynos** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:53 pm

Then one of the ADAT crew decided to pull the circuit

breaker on the Ground Proximity Sensor to silence the alarm.

This fools the aircraft into thinking it is in the air.

The computers automatically released all the Brakes

and set the aircraft rocketing forward.

The ADAT crew had no idea that this is a safety feature

so that pilots can't land with the brakes on.

Not one member of the seven-man Arab crew was smart enough

to throttle back the engines from their max power setting,

so the $200 million brand-new Aircraft crashed into a blast

barrier, totaling it.

The extent of injuries to the crew is unknown due to the

news blackout in the major media in France and elsewhere.

Tonynos · Post by **Tonynos** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:54 pm

Coverage of the story was deemed insulting to Muslim Arabs.

Finally, the photos are starting to leak out.

A French Airbus: $200 million dollars
Untrained Arab Flight Crew: $300,000 Yearly Salary

Unread Operating Manual: $300

aircraft meets retaining wall and the wall wins.
PRICELESS!!!

Tonynos · Post by **Tonynos** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:56 pm

My brother sent it to me via e-mail and I thought it was rather good.

Rob S · Post by **Rob S** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:07 pm

Brilliant story mate, well done!

Tonynos · Post by **Tonynos** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:07 pm

Edited so not to upset people.

Post by **Ben** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:29 am

I doubt they survived that !! ....

kev@tga · Post by **kev@tga** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:40 pm

pmsl hmmmm lets fire up 4 jet engines then pull out the circuit and see what happens lol

BIGBIMMA · Post by **BIGBIMMA** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 4:06 pm

wot a cock up of monumental proportions