LONDON: A British Airways A380 Superjumbo with a stunning square-shaped tyre has landed at London's Heathrow airport, baffling aviation experts.
The deflated tyre with a square shape was part of the landing gear on the flight BA-32 arriving from Hong Kong on Friday.
The Airbus A380-800 was climbing out of Hong Kong close to reaching the top of climb when the crew received a tyre pressure indication, Aviation Herald reported.
The crew decided to continue the 13-hour flight to London and requested a tow tug to be available for landing in case the aircraft would not be able to taxi on its own.
"The aircraft landed safely on Heathrow's runway 09L and taxied to the gate," the report said.
A British Airways spokeswoman said the plane landed "normally" with one of its 18 tyres deflated, adding: "The A380, in common with other large commercial aircraft, is designed to be perfectly safe when landing with a deflated tyre."
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The deflated tyre with a square shape was part of the landing gear on the flight BA-32 arriving from Hong Kong on Friday.
The Airbus A380-800 was climbing out of Hong Kong close to reaching the top of climb when the crew received a tyre pressure indication, Aviation Herald reported.
The crew decided to continue the 13-hour flight to London and requested a tow tug to be available for landing in case the aircraft would not be able to taxi on its own.
"The aircraft landed safely on Heathrow's runway 09L and taxied to the gate," the report said.
A British Airways spokeswoman said the plane landed "normally" with one of its 18 tyres deflated, adding: "The A380, in common with other large commercial aircraft, is designed to be perfectly safe when landing with a deflated tyre."
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