When the Airbus 380 touched down on Sunday it did so on some of the largest nose landing gear that Messier-Dowty produces. At 4.8m (16ft) tall when extended, the A380 nose gear is the largest landing gear supplied to Airbus by the company. Source: Flight Daily News
The January incident at Ellsworth AFB resulted in the destruction of the $450 million bomber and a rare quadruple ejection of the crew, who were attempting to execute an instrument landing during poor weather.
Airbus is looking to obtain higher-weight certifications for its A321XLR over the next three months, as it works on the individual enhancements required by early operators of the long-range twinjet. The airframer secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval for the basic version – with a 97t maximum take-off weight ...
Keep track of the commercial aircraft order announcements made at this year’s Farnborough air show
