Qantas Airbus A380 'nosedives' after wake turbulence from another A380

There was a story about a Challenger 604 Jet that flew through the wake of an A380. The plane almost crashed and the pilot through a heroic effort managed to regain control and land the jet.<p>The Jet ended up a write off due to the structural stress it sustained through the ordeal.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dailymail.co.uk&#x2F;news&#x2F;article-4337974&#x2F;Jet-caught-wake-superjumbo-nearly-crashes.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dailymail.co.uk&#x2F;news&#x2F;article-4337974&#x2F;Jet-caught-w...</a><p>Insane!

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The pprune pilots blog is in full yawn mode. Upsetting for passengers? Yes. Immediate clear and present danger? No. And the relevant agencies are <i>not</i> formally investigating this as a disaster scenario.<p>Wake turbulence is one of the reasons people are told to keep seatbelts on.