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16 Little Known Facts About The Airbus A380

  • Publish date: Monday، 28 October 2019 Last update: Tuesday، 16 November 2021
16 Little Known Facts About The Airbus A380

1) The A380 is the world's largest passenger airliner by a lot. It can carry 113 more passengers than the 747-400 in a typical seating configuration.

16 Little Known Facts About The Airbus A380

2) It's called the A380 because the cross-section of the fuselage looks like the number "8".

16 Little Known Facts About The Airbus A380

3) The airports it lands at are specially equipped to handle its 1.3 million pounds and 261 foot wingspan. It takes a lot of concrete to hold up that much weight.

16 Little Known Facts About The Airbus A380

4) The A380's first flight was just over 10 years ago, on April 27th, 2005.

16 Little Known Facts About The Airbus A380

5) The A380 has nearly 6,000 square feet of usable floor space between its two decks.

16 Little Known Facts About The Airbus A380

6) That's over 40% more floor than the 747-8.

16 Little Known Facts About The Airbus A380

7) Typical seating for three classes is 525, but in a one class seating configuration, the A380 can hold as many as 853 passengers.

16 Little Known Facts About The Airbus A380

8) That's the equivalent of over 17 CRJ-200s.

16 Little Known Facts About The Airbus A380

9) Emirates is the largest A380 operator, with 67 aircraft, and 140 on order.

16 Little Known Facts About The Airbus A380

10) During evacuation testing, 853 passengers and 20 crew needed to exit the aircraft in less than 90 seconds. They accomplished the evacuation in 78 seconds, with 8 of the 16 exits blocked.

11) Each aircraft has more than 330 miles of wiring.

16 Little Known Facts About The Airbus A380

12) Singapore Airlines was the first A380 operator, making their first flight in 2007. The airline claims the A380 burns 20% less fuel per passenger than their 747 fleet.

16 Little Known Facts About The Airbus A380

13) The jet was initially designed without thrust reversers, but reversers were added in late stages of development to the inboard engines.

16 Little Known Facts About The Airbus A380

14) The outboard engines don't have reversers, because they can kick up debris near the edges of the runway.

16 Little Known Facts About The Airbus A380

15) The optimal wingspan for the A380 is 300 feet, but due to airport restrictions, its wingspan is a mere 261 feet, 8 inches wide.

16 Little Known Facts About The Airbus A380

16) Many experts think the A380 is too big, and not practical in airline travel today. But for now, production continues for the biggest passenger jet in the sky.

16 Little Known Facts About The Airbus A380

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