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Satellites are continuously subject to radiation stress in orbit that may damage electronic components. In addition, this hostile environment is very variable. Its dynamics are characterized by time scales ranging from a few minutes to one solar cycle (11 years).
Buffeting is a vibration of the aircraft that may appear during maneuvers at cruising speed. Depending on the angle of attack, the flow may contain separations, which constitute an aerodynamic excitation. The aircraft's structure shakes, due to this excitation, and this buffeting may endanger the stability of the flight.
April 27, 2005: The A380 Super jumbo makes first flight. December 19, 2000: the production stage began for the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger plane, which will also have the lowest per-passenger and per-kilometer operating costs for high load capacity aircrafts.