Many people are still in awe and perhaps some, not so much bothered by the sheer size of the new Airbus A380. It is the largest passenger aircraft to be built in the world. The capacity itself doubles the old Boeing 747 which can carry about 400 passengers maximum. It's hugeeeee!!!!!
Some facts about the A380 from http://www.doyoutravel.com/blogs/a380/
The Airbus A380 began commercial life flying from
The 12 Suites are described as ‘beyond first class’ and have seats nearly a metre wide, a 23” LCD and a separate bed with duvet and cushions designed by Givenchy.
Even the economy seats have their own 10” screens, USB ports and in seat power for your electrical.
The double-decker plane took seven years to complete, cost more than £6bn to develop and was finished two years late.
Its large enough to squeeze in about 800 economy class seats, but Singapore Airlines configuration has room for just 471 – a lot less than its rival, the 747, which can carry up to 568 people.
It has a range of 8,200 nautical mile which means that it can fly non-stop from
It’s the 3rd largest plane ever built behind the Ukranian Cossack and the all-wooden ‘Spruce Bruce’
It can take an extra 163,000kg over the 747, which is the equivalent of 5 Second world War
The Wright Brothers’ first flight was shorter than the A380’s wingspan.
Airbus couldn’t find a plant big enough to build the plane, so it built it in bits in
Birds eye view of an SIA B747 next to an SIA A380
Taxiing in Changi International Airport, Singapore during the promotional flight to Asia
Sketch/outlines of the current 3 largest aircrafts still in usage
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