"Darkwing" wrote

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/excl...re2009_AirbusA
380_HardLanding_200850-1.html

Firm... yes, but not near as bad as Gryder makes it out to be. Now...if
the wheels had bounced off the runway, that would probably be classified
as a hard landing. Remember, in order to meet the certification standards,
the transport category aircraft must be able to land with a 600fpm sink
rate at MLGW and with a 360fpm sink at MTOGW. This aircraft was nowhere
near those numbers.

Gryder's comment about the aircraft still being useable is more befitting a
comedian than an aviation professional.

Bob Moore
ATP B-707 B-727
PanAm (retired)