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Passengers today described their terror as an engine of their superjumbo burst into flames just minutes after take-off.
Witnesses reported a blast that sent debris from the Qantas plane - flying from London to Sydney via Singapore - hurtling to the ground over western Indonesia.
The pilot was forced to make an emergency as the 459 passengers, many of whom are British, braced themselves for the worst.
They eventually landed safely in Singapore where they have been offered counselling.
AIRBUS A380: THE 'GENTLE GREEN GIANT' OF THE FLYING WORLD
Enlarge The world's biggest passenger jet, it is capable of carrying more than 500 passengers
The plane made its maiden flight in 2005, and its first commercial flight, a Singapore Airlines flight from Singapore to Sydney, two years later
Deliveries of A380 jets to airlines have been repeatedly delayed. Orders for 234 of the aircraft had been placed by October 2010, and 37 planes were in operation worldwide
In September 2009, a Singapore Airlines A380 was forced to turn around in mid-flight and head back to Paris after one of its four engines failed. The superjumbo is designed to be able to carry on flying with only three engines
In April this year, a Qantas A380 burst two tyres landing at Sydney airport. No passengers were hurt
The four-engined plane can fly 15,200 km (9,424 miles)
Production of the A380 hit a snag in 2006 when it was discovered that wiring prepared in Hamburg, Germany, did not fit planes being assembled in Toulouse, France, due to incompatible software
Singapore Airlines describes the plane as 'gentle green giant' and claims it's cleaner, greener, quieter and smarter than other planes
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Passengers today described their terror as an engine of their superjumbo burst into flames just minutes after take-off.
Witnesses reported a blast that sent debris from the Qantas plane - flying from London to Sydney via Singapore - hurtling to the ground over western Indonesia.
The pilot was forced to make an emergency as the 459 passengers, many of whom are British, braced themselves for the worst.
They eventually landed safely in Singapore where they have been offered counselling.
AIRBUS A380: THE 'GENTLE GREEN GIANT' OF THE FLYING WORLD
Enlarge The world's biggest passenger jet, it is capable of carrying more than 500 passengers
The plane made its maiden flight in 2005, and its first commercial flight, a Singapore Airlines flight from Singapore to Sydney, two years later
Deliveries of A380 jets to airlines have been repeatedly delayed. Orders for 234 of the aircraft had been placed by October 2010, and 37 planes were in operation worldwide
In September 2009, a Singapore Airlines A380 was forced to turn around in mid-flight and head back to Paris after one of its four engines failed. The superjumbo is designed to be able to carry on flying with only three engines
In April this year, a Qantas A380 burst two tyres landing at Sydney airport. No passengers were hurt
The four-engined plane can fly 15,200 km (9,424 miles)
Production of the A380 hit a snag in 2006 when it was discovered that wiring prepared in Hamburg, Germany, did not fit planes being assembled in Toulouse, France, due to incompatible software
Singapore Airlines describes the plane as 'gentle green giant' and claims it's cleaner, greener, quieter and smarter than other planes
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1326471/Terror-Sydney-bound-Qantas-superjumbos-engine-explodes.html#ixzz14JK8l9mH
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1326471/Terror-Sydney-bound-Qantas-superjumbos-engine-explodes.html#ixzz14JJM6lrp
Terror as Sydney-bound Qantas superjumbo's engine 'explodes' Mail Online
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