Largest - A380

AIRBUS A380
1.Prior to its launch as the A380,the project name for Airbus’ twin-deck aircraft was A3XX

2.The largest passenger airliner in the world, the Airbus A380 made its maiden flight on 27 April 2005 from Toulouse, France.

3.Tfirst commercial flight of A380 was on 25 October 2007 from Singapore to Sydney with Singapore Airlines with the name SQ 380..

4.A380 has a cabin with 50% more floor space than the next-largest airliner, the Boeing 747-400, and provides seating for 525 people in standard three-class configuration or up to 853 people in all economy class configuration.

5.The A380-800, the passenger model, is the largest passenger airliner in the world and The A380-800F, the freighter model, is offered as one of the largest freight aircraft.

6.The A380-800 has a design range of 15,200 kilometres (8,200 nmi), sufficient to fly from New York to Hong Kong for example, and a cruising speed of Mach 0.85 (about 900 km/h or 560 mph at cruising altitude.

7.Major structural sections of the A380 are built in France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

8.Components of the A380 are provided by suppliers from around the world; the five largest contributors, by value, are Rolls-Royce, SAFRAN, United Technologies, General Electric, and Goodrich.

9.It takes 3,600 litres (950 gallons) of paint to cover the 3,100 m² (33,000 ft²) exterior of an A380.

10.Fuji Heavy Industries a Japanese company is supplying composite assemblies for the A380’s vertical tail plane.

11.During an emergency with 8 of the 16 exits blocked, 853 passengers and 20 crew can left the aircraft in 78 seconds.

12.There is a 530 km (330 miles) of wiring in each A380 aircraft.

13.A380’s landing gear has 22 wheels.

14. A380 can fly 8,000 nm with a full passenger payload .

15.he A380 produces 50% less cabin noise than a 747 and has higher cabin air pressure (equivalent to an altitude of 1500 metres (5000 ft) versus 2500 metres (8000 ft)); both features are expected to reduce the effects of travel fatigue.

16.About 40% of A380’s structure and major components are made of composite.

17.An A380’s Operating empty weight is 276,800 kg,Maximum take-off weight is 560,000 kg and Maximum payload is 90,800 kg.

18.Maximum speed of A380 is Mach 0.96.

19.Length 73 m (239 ft 6 in)
Span 79.8 m (261 ft 10 in)
Height 24.1 m (79 ft 1 in)
Wheelbase 30.4 m (99 ft 8 in)

20.Initial production of the A380 was troubled by delays attributed to the 530 km (330 miles) of wiring in each aircraft.