"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Martin writes:

The camera on the A380 tail was one of the development problems. The
camera's
fibre optic cable was about a foot too short. It was in a documentary
made about
the construction.

Brilliant engineering. It makes one feel very safe.


It was part of the Fairchild contribution to the project. Last time I
looked, Fairchild was still an American Company.
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JohnT