YAAT: Take a look at this Airbus A340 pic

[iamwiz82]

Notice it?

I'm trying to figure out what Airbus is doing here. I know it is a test of some sort.

 

[Demo24]

bah

 

[amol]

408

 

[halik]

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maybe they're teasing us

 

[crab]

A380 RR Trent 900 powerplant testing.

 

[Demo24]

Originally posted by: halik
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maybe they're teasing us

suckers

 

[iamwiz82]

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/757884/M/

Another link to it

 

[crab]

Kinda like this.

 

[amol]

photochopped

why is engine 2 bigger than the rest??

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: crab
A380 RR Trent 900 powerplant testing.

that would be my guess too

 

[BW86]

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[WannaFly]

Originally posted by: crab
A380 RR Trent 900 powerplant testing.

this is correct, flight test of the powerplants for the A380

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: crab
A380 RR Trent 900 powerplant testing.

My question is in regards to the assymetry<SP?>

 

[crab]

Originally posted by: Amol
photochopped

why is engine 2 bigger than the rest??

It's very real.

 

[Stunt]

Yeah i saw that video in turbomachinery class. (prof was away)
It's the new GE engine.
i forget the benifits...i think they can run with just two engines on board

 

[Demo24]

wouldnt that screw up the plane pretty bad?

 

[crab]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: crab
A380 RR Trent 900 powerplant testing.

My question is in regards to the assymetry<SP?>

What do you mean? They put a new engine on a test aircraft to test it's real-world performance.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: crab

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: crab
A380 RR Trent 900 powerplant testing.

My question is in regards to the assymetry<SP?>

What do you mean? They put a new engine on a test aircraft to test it's real-world performance.

But at full thrust wouldn't the left side severely out-power the right, thereby causing some rotation?

 

[Demo24]

unless they ran the far right left engine at low throttle to try and balance it. though is that even possible?

 

[Stunt]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: crab

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: crab
A380 RR Trent 900 powerplant testing.

My question is in regards to the assymetry<SP?>

What do you mean? They put a new engine on a test aircraft to test it's real-world performance.

But at full thrust wouldn't the left side severely out-power the right, thereby causing some rotation?

No..
same thrust on each wing.

they can compensate by not running the 4th turbojet on the same side.

Turbojet engines are designed to run at one speed...anyhting else is highly inefficient.

there would obviously be a balance.

 

[Stunt]

Originally posted by: DEMO24
unless they ran the far right left engine at low throttle to try and balance it. though is that even possible?

Yes.

 

[iamwiz82]

What about weight, then?

 

[Baked]

Wasn't this in Popular Mechanics a few months back? Or was I thinking of the Rolls Royce turbine...

 

[Stunt]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
What about weight, then?

Compensate with flaps...and add additional weight in the wings with fuel.
Test rigs usually will run the test engine with much less than full tank anyways.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Stunt

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
What about weight, then?

Compensate with flaps...and add additional weight in the wings with fuel.
Test rigs usually will run the test engine with much less than full tank anyways.

I expect that. No need to build a flying bomb on a test flight.