Air Bus 380

The Airbus A380.

Simply put it's the world's largest passenger plane. It is also the heaviest and the costliest commercial passenger aircraft ever built. The super jumbo is gigantic, like a Titanic in the sky. It's tail stands seven stories high; and the plane is as wide as a soccer field, stretching 260 feet from wingtip to wingtip. It is also as long as two blue whales.

The A380 was unveiled with grand fanfare at the Jean-Luc Lagardere Final Assembly Line Hall in Toulouse , France , on Tuesday.

It can seat 555 passengers, about 30 per cent more than a Boeing 747; but it can actually hold 800 people.

When fully loaded it will weigh up to 560 tonnes. It has an 118-tonne fuel supply, which is more than two fully loaded Boeing 717s in weight.

Yet, it will be one of the fastest aircraft, capable of speeds of about 650 mph (0.85 Mach) and can fly up to 15,000 miles.

If you wish to buy it, it will cost you $281 million, but big discounts are available .

Wing Dimensions
	ft	m
Wing Span (geometric)	261ft 10in	79,8m
Wing Area (reference)	9 100ft2	845m2
Sweep (25% chord)	33,5 degrees

Characteristics

Aircraft Dimensions
	ft	m
Overall Length	239ft 3in	73m
Cabin Length	166ft 3in	50,68m
Fuselage Diameter	23ft 5in	7,14m
Max. Cabin Width Main Deck	21ft 7in	5,58m
Max. Cabin Width Upper Deck	19ft 5in	5,92m
Height	79ft 7in	24,1m
Wheelbase	99ft 8in	30,4m
Track	46ft 11in	14,3m

Design Weights
	lb X 1000	tonnes
Max. Ramp Weight	1 239	562
Max. Take-off Weight	1 235	560
Max. Landing Weight	851	386
Max. Zero Fuel Weight	796	361
Max. Fuel Capacity		81 890 USg 310 000 Litres
Typical Operating Weight Empty	608,4	276,8
Typical Volumetric Payload	145,5	66,4

Basic Operating Data
Powerplants	Trent 900/GP 7 000
Thrust Range	70 000 lb slst
Typical Seating (three class)	555
Range ( with Max. passengers)	8 000nm 14 800 km
Max. Operating Mach n0 (Mmo)	0,89Mo
Containers Capacity Underfloor	38LD3
Max. Pallet Number Underfloor	13
Bulk Hold Volume	650ft3 18,4m3
Total Volume (Containers + Bulk)	6 045ft3 171m3

Basic Operating Data
Powerplants	Trent 900/GP 7 000
Thrust Range	70 000 lb slst
Typical Seating (three class)	555
Range ( with Max. passengers)	8 000nm 14 800 km
Max. Operating Mach n0 (Mmo)	0,89Mo
Containers Capacity Underfloor	38LD3
Max. Pallet Number Underfloor	13
Bulk Hold Volume	650ft3 18,4m3
Total Volume (Containers + Bulk)	6 045ft3 171m3

Boeing 747 vs Airbus 380

	Boeing 747	Airbus 380 (Rs )
Seating	Typical 416 (max 524)	Typical 555 (max 840)
Internal cabin width	6.1 m	6.58 m
Length wing to wing	64.4 m	79.8 m
Length nose to tail	70.7 m	73 m
Width	19.4 m	24.1 m
Flight range	13,450 km	15,000 km
Cruising speed	0.855 Mach	0.85 Mach