Airbus unveils giant A380 plane

Jay · 01-17-2005, 10:44 AM

Tuesday's official unveiling of the enormous Airbus A380 will be a milestone in aviation history.

The ceremony will mark more than a decade of development of what is widely seen as a triumph of design and engineering.

For consumers, it maps out the future of air travel, or at least the version touted by Airbus.

For Airbus, it cements its position as the world's leading builder of civilian aircraft.

Boeing 747:
Seating: Typical 416 (max 524)
Cruising speed: 0.855 Mach
Flight range: 13,450km

Airbus A-380
Seating: Typical 555 (max 840)
Cruising speed: 0.85 Mach
Flight range: 15,000km

More here...http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4174729.stm

sniperdude411 · 02-07-2005, 18:04 PM

When will they make a flying-wing?

Terran empire · 02-07-2005, 19:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sniperdude411

When will they make a flying-wing?

do you mean like the B2 or doe you mean a blended body transport?

the A380 is one Super Fat body but i think it has potential

sniperdude411 · 02-07-2005, 21:15 PM

Like the b2 but much bigger.
Flying-wings are more expensive, but with fly-by-wire, they are easily controllable. They are also much safer, stronger, and more fuel-efficient. They also have a much higher person/cargo and fuel capacity. I'm thinking like 20,000 km range.

Terran empire · 02-07-2005, 22:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sniperdude411

Like the b2 but much bigger.
Flying-wings are more expensive, but with fly-by-wire, they are easily controllable. They are also much safer, stronger, and more fuel-efficient. They also have a much higher person/cargo and fuel capacity. I'm thinking like 20,000 km range.

Maybe in 5 too 10 years Right now no one except maybe boeing? Last i heard they were thinking about one they called it a blended Body configuration, if it pans out it might offer an aircraft with bigger capacity then the C 5 B.

Terran empire · 02-09-2005, 04:19 AM

http://www.geocities.com/witewings/bwb/competitors.html
Link to Blended body article

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sniperdude411 Thats me with my precious *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 02-06-05 Location: Lancaster PA, (Crystal Lake IL). Posts: 1,189	When will they make a flying-wing?

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sniperdude411 Thats me with my precious *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 02-06-05 Location: Lancaster PA, (Crystal Lake IL). Posts: 1,189	Like the b2 but much bigger. Flying-wings are more expensive, but with fly-by-wire, they are easily controllable. They are also much safer, stronger, and more fuel-efficient. They also have a much higher person/cargo and fuel capacity. I'm thinking like 20,000 km range.

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