About Me
I am a double decker, big ass "Superjumbo" made by Airbus. I can seat approximately 555 peeps in a typical 3 class configuration.
My four engines are either Rolls Royce Trent 900 or EA GP7200 series and will let me cruise at 0.85 mach (aboot 561 mph)!
Onboard, I can offer a lounge, a gym, a beauty salon, a duty free shop and even sleeping quarters for the folks that travel with me! I'm so damn big, that some airports will have to modify their aprons, taxiways and runways to accomodate my fat ass ... get goin' LAX!
Two people will be in the cockpit at the controls, and I can imagine the numerous hotties that will be my flight attendants!
The fictional E-474 aircraft in the movie Flightplan clearly resembles me!
YOU CAN MAKE AND COLOR YOUR OWN MODEL OF ME HERE!
HISTORY:
First Flight (A380-800) 27 April 2005
(A380-800F) planned for early 2007
Service Entry(A380-800) planned for late 2007 (with Singapore Airlines)
(A380-800F) planned for 2010 (with United Parcel Service?)
CREW: two person flight crew: pilot, co-pilot
PASSENGERS: (A380-800) 555 in three classes, 840 in one class
ESTIMATED COST:$296 to $316 million [2006$]
DIMENSIONS:
Length (A380-800) 238.67 ft (72.75 m)
Wingspan 261.83 ft (79.80 m)
Height 79.00 ft (24.08 m)
Wing Area 9,095.5 ft² (845.0 m²)
Canard Areanot applicable
WEIGHTS:
Empty (A380-800) 610,680 lb (277,000 kg)
(A380-800F) 555,565 lb (252,000 kg)
Normal Takeoff unknown
Max Takeoff (A380-800) 1,234,590 lb (560,000 kg)
(A380-800F) 1,300,725 lb (590,000 kg)
Fuel Capacity internal:
(A380-800) 575,185 lb (260,900 kg)
(A380-800F) 575,185 lb (260,900 kg)
external: not applicable
Max Payload(A380-800) 185,190 lb (84,000 kg)
(A380-800F) 330,695 lb (150,000 kg)
PROPULSION:
Powerplant (A380-800) four Rolls-Royce Trent RB-967 turbofans
or four Engine Alliance GP-7267 turbofans
(A380-800F) four Rolls-Royce Trent RB-975 turbofans
or four Engine Alliance GP-7275 turbofans
Thrust (A380-800 RB-967) 272,000 lb (1,210 kN)
(A380-800 GP-7267) 326,000 lb (1,450 kN)
(A380-800F RB-975) 299,435 lb (1,332 kN)
PERFORMANCE:
Max Level Speed at altitude: 595 mph (955 km/h) at 35,000 ft (10,675 m), Mach 0.89
at sea level: 390 mph (630 km/h)
cruise speed: 560 mph (900 km/h) at 35,000 ft (10,675 m), Mach 0.85
Initial Climb Rate unknown
Service Ceiling 42,980 ft (13,100 m)
Range (A380-800) 8,000 nm (14,815 km)
(A380-800F) 5,600 nm (10,370 km)
g-Limits unknown
KNOWN VARIANTS:
A380-700 Originally known as the A3XX-50 or A3XX-50R, proposed extended range model with a shortened fuselage for 481 passengers
A380-800 Originally known as the A3XX-100, first production model seating 555 passengers
A380-800C7 Proposed combination passenger/cargo model based on the A380-800 with space for 7 cargo pallets
A380-800C11 Proposed combination passenger/cargo model with space for 11 cargo pallets
A380-800F Originally known as the A3XX-100F, dedicated freighter based on the A380-800 model with a capacity of 25 pallets on the upper deck, 33 pallets on the main deck, and 13 pallets on the lower deck
A380-800R Proposed extended range model based on the A380-800 for 555 passengers
A380-800S Proposed reduced range version of the A380-800
A380-900 Originally known as the A3XX-200, proposed stretch model with a longer fuselage for 656 passengers
A380-900S Proposed reduced range version of the A380-900
KNOWN OPERATORS: Air France
China Southern Airlines
Emirates Airlines
Emirates SkyCargo
Etihad Airways
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC)
Kingfisher Airlines
Korean Air Lines
Lufthansa
Malaysian Airline System
Qantas
Qatar Airways
Singapore Airlines
Thai Airways
United Parcel Service (UPS)
Virgin Atlantic Airways