The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet
airliner manufactured by European manufacturer Airbus. It is the world's
largest passenger airliner, and the airports at which it operates have upgraded
facilities to accommodate it. It was initially named Airbus A3XX and designed
to challenge Boeing's monopoly in the large-aircraft market. The A380 made its
first flight on 27 April 2005 and entered commercial service on 25 October 2007
with Singapore Airlines. An improved version, the A380plus, is under
development.
The A380's upper deck extends along the entire length of the
fuselage, with a width equivalent to a wide-body aircraft. This gives the
A380-800's cabin 550 square metres (5,920 sq ft) of usable floor space, 40%
more than the next largest airliner, the Boeing 747-8,[9] and provides seating
for 525 people in a typical three-class configuration or up to 853 people in an
all-economy class configuration. The A380-800 has a design range of 8,500 nautical
miles (15,700 km), serving the second- and fourth-longest non-stop scheduled
flights in the world (as of November 2017), and a cruising speed of Mach 0.85
(about 900 km/h, 560 mph or 490 kt at cruising altitude).
As of February 2018, Airbus had received 331 firm orders and
delivered 222 aircraft; Emirates is the biggest A380 customer with 162 ordered
of which 101 have been delivered
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Role
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National origin
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Multi-national
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Manufacturer
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First flight
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27
April 2005
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Introduction
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25
October 2007 with Singapore Airlines
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Status
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In
service
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Primary users
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Produced
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2005–present
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Number built
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222
as of 28 February 2018
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Program cost
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€15
billion (Airbus 2015) to €25 billion (2016 estimate)
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Unit cost
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US$445.6 million (2018)
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Specifications
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Variant
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A380-800
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Cockpit crew
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Two
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Typical seating
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544 (4-class)
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Exit limit
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868
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72.72 m (238 ft 7 in)
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Wingspan
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79.75 m (261 ft 8 in)
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Height
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24.09 m (79 ft 0 in)
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31.88 m (104 ft 7 in)
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Wheel track
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12.46 m (40 ft 11 in),
14.34 m (47 ft 1 in) total width
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Outside fuselage
dimensions |
Width: 7.14 m (23 ft 5 in)
Height: 8.41 m (27 ft 7 in) |
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Maximum
cabin width |
6.50 m (21 ft 4 in) main deck
5.80 m (19 ft 0 in) upper deck |
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Cabin length
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49.9 m (163 ft 9 in) main
deck
44.93 m (147 ft 5 in) upper deck |
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Wing area
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845 m2 (9,100 sq ft)
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Aspect ratio
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7.53
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Maximum ramp weight
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577 t (1,272,000 lb)
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575 t (1,268,000 lb)
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Max. landing weight
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394 t (869,000 lb)
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Max. zero fuel weight
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369 t (814,000 lb)
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Operating empty weight
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Max. structural payload
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Maximum cargo volume
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184 m3 (6,500 cu ft)
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Maximum operating speed
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Mach 0.89 (945 km/h; 511 kn)
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Maximum design speed
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Cruise speed
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Mach 0.85 (903 km/h; 488 kn)
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Take off (MTOW, SL, ISA)
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3,000 m (9,800 ft)
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Landing speed
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130 kn (240 km/h)
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Range
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15,200 km / 8,200 nmi
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Service
ceiling
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13,100 m (43,000 ft)
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Max. fuel capacity
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323,545 L / 85,471 USgal
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Engines (4 ×)
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Engine Alliance GP7200 / Rolls-Royce Trent 900
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Thrust (4 ×)
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311 kN (70,000 lbf)
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type certificate
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Variant
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Certification
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Engine
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Thrust
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A380-841
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12 December 2006
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Trent 970-84/970B-84
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348.31 kN
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A380-842
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12 December 2006
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Trent 972-84/972B-84
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356.81 kN
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A380-861
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14 December 2007
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Engine Alliance GP7270
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332.44 kN
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