Airbus A380 is the biggest airliner ever build. A3XX was its pre-production designation code. 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. Two staircase are available between main and upper deck, one majestic staircase in the front, and small one in the back. The lower deck outfit can be equiped to accomodate special passenger utilization, although the main purpose is for cargo. It’s up to the airline to decide what the lower deck will be furnished into. It’s up to the airline on what they will use the lower deck for.
A380 total capacity is 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. The A380 can cover up to 10,000 miles of flight distance without stopping. The A380 capable on either short or long range fight, as the new designed engines are capable to lift up the 1,2 million pounds of airplanes to the air.
10 Airlines have stated that they are interested to purchase this kind of airplane. Airbus receive orders of 66 planes after it’s official launching on December 2000. Major airlines that has ordered the A380 are Air France, Federal Express, Emirates, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Atlantic and Singapore Airlines.
Airbus received more orders since the production started on January 23rd in 2002. The first carrier to use A380 for commercial service is Singapore Airlines. It’s due on year 2007. Other commercial airlines that are planning to fly the A380 into commercial service: Australian’s Qantas Airways, and UAE’s Emirates Airlines.
Airbus promised that this new A380 will be more effective than Boeing 747. Airbus stated that A380 will require less fuel by up to 20%, quieter flight, cheaper travel cost and more environment-friendly engines.
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