The Latest Airplane, Airbus A380
The trophy of The Biggest Airliner is now belong to Airbus A380, which has two full-length passenger deck. A3XX was its previous name before changed to A380 after entered production. The length of A380 is longer than the length of a football field.
Here’s the Airbus A380 Dimensions in metric terms:
- Overall length: 73 meters
- Height: 24,1 meters
- Fuselage diameter: 7,14 meters
- Maximum cabin width: 6,58 meters (main deck) and 5,92 meters (upper deck)
- Cabin length: 49,90 meters
- Wingspan: 79,8 meters (geometric)
- Wing area: 845 square meter (reference)
- Wing sweep: 33,5 degrees (25% chord)
- Wheelbase: 30,4 meters
- Wheel track: 14,3 meters
The plane has a total of three decks. The passengers stay in the main and upper decks which are connected near the airplane’s front by a majestic staircase and at the airplane’s back part, a small staircase is set. In the lower deck outfit, cargo bay is located, but it can also be equipped to accommodate special passenger utilization. Airline will have enough room to create even a child care center or a business center on the lower deck. It all depends on the decision on what would be the purpose of the lower deck.
The maximum seating depends on class configuration, with approximatelly 840 passengers in one-class configuration, and 555 passengers in three class configuration. Compare to the airliner Boeing 747-400 dimensions, the A380 has thirty to fifty percent more seats to offer. A380 are able to fly as far as 10,000 miles non-stop. New engines are developed to lift up the 1,2 million pounds of the airplane’s weight for any kind of flight distance.
Interests of operating this airplane has been expressed by ten airlines. December 19th in 2000 would be a great day for Airbus as they receive 66 first order of the A380 right after its official launching. Some of the customers are famous airlines such as Air France, Federal Express, Emirates, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Atlantic and Singapore Airlines.
More airlines interested in operating the A380 since its entered production line on Januarty 23rd in 2002. The launch customer of the Airbus A380 is Singapore Airlines. 2007 is the year it happened. Other commercial airlines that put A380 into commercial service are Australian’s Qantas Airways, and UAE’s Emirates Airlines.
Airbus claimed that because the new technology, the A380 will be more efficient than Boeing 747. Airbus promised quiter flight and cheaper flight cost as the new engine will save about 20% of fuel.
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Did you know there's not supposed to be people on the OUTSIDE of the plane? huh!