{"id":19453,"date":"2022-04-02T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T03:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=19453"},"modified":"2022-04-02T01:16:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T19:46:57","slug":"emirates-a380-breaks-speed-record-accidentally-goes-supersonic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/02\/emirates-a380-breaks-speed-record-accidentally-goes-supersonic\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates A380 breaks speed record, accidentally goes supersonic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">On April 1, 2022, a routine service test for an <strong>Emirates Airbus A380<\/strong> aircraft yielded an unexpected outcome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plane, with the registration <strong>A6-CJE, was put into storage for two years<\/strong> before being reactivated by the UAE&#8217;s flag airline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">The test was successful, according to a <strong>corporate source<\/strong>, with the jet achieving its maximum speed at cruising altitude as intended. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/emirates_airbus_a380_landing_at_munich_airport_muc-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"On April 1, 2022, a routine service test for an Emirates Airbus A380 aircraft yielded an unexpected outcome. Know more \" class=\"wp-image-19455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/emirates_airbus_a380_landing_at_munich_airport_muc-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/emirates_airbus_a380_landing_at_munich_airport_muc-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/emirates_airbus_a380_landing_at_munich_airport_muc-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/emirates_airbus_a380_landing_at_munich_airport_muc-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/emirates_airbus_a380_landing_at_munich_airport_muc-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/emirates_airbus_a380_landing_at_munich_airport_muc-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/emirates_airbus_a380_landing_at_munich_airport_muc-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/emirates_airbus_a380_landing_at_munich_airport_muc.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, after the test, the plane went into a <strong>short dip and began to accelerate, eventually breaking the sound barrier<\/strong> at a height of 10,000 metres (33,000 feet). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-s-theoretically-possible\">&#8220;It&#8217;s theoretically possible&#8221; <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Subsonic commercial jets have previously broken the sound barrier in a dive. <\/li><li>The most famous incident occurred in 1961, when a Douglas DC-8 dived at Mach 1.012 for 16 seconds. <\/li><li>However, because the DC-8&#8217;s engines were far weaker than the A380&#8217;s, it couldn&#8217;t maintain such speeds for long periods of time or in level flight. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Possible Commercial use &#8211; Emirates <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a spokeswoman, the A380&#8217;s inadvertent <strong>supersonic flight occurred during the test, but the results were inconclusive<\/strong> in terms of getting the plane to fly supersonic on commercial flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>&#8220;The A380 is the world&#8217;s most prestigious aircraft.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><p> For us, supersonic operations would be a coup. <\/p><p>The April 1st test was highly encouraging, but we must proceed with caution. <\/p><p><em><strong>&#8220;We need to undertake a lot more testing before we know how viable it is,&#8221; <\/strong><\/em>an Emirates representative responded. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/emirates_a380_superjumbo-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/emirates_a380_superjumbo-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/emirates_a380_superjumbo-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/emirates_a380_superjumbo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/emirates_a380_superjumbo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/emirates_a380_superjumbo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/emirates_a380_superjumbo-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/emirates_a380_superjumbo-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/emirates_a380_superjumbo.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Not the first time <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p> According to another <strong>General Electric engineer,<\/strong> who works under Bibleros and expressed a desire to remain anonymous, there have been earlier reports of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/Airbus.com\">Airbus A380<\/a> prototypes<\/strong> reaching high supersonic speeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Reportedly, the tests were performed between 1975 and 1998 under the special supervision of the <strong>United Kingdom Secret Intelligence Service<\/strong> (commonly known as MI6) at the Royal Air Force (RAF) base Luton (LTN), and involved a<strong> prototype of the Airbus A380<\/strong>, then known as the A3XX.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay Tuned with Aviation a2z!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 1, 2022, a routine service test for an Emirates Airbus A380 aircraft yielded an unexpected outcome. 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