AIRBUS A380

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AIRBUS A380
Has Airbus set the benchmark for future
aviation? Will other manufacturers follow this
trend?
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AIRBUS A380
Nose Section
Tail Section
Wing Section
The planes fuselage (in three sections) started
its journey to the assembly plant on barges
but due to their size, could only be moved
between bridges at low tide. Clearance was
minimal and timing was everything!
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AIRBUS A380
The three sections journey from Toulouse,
France, included the final trip via road to the
Airbus fabrication facility.
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AIRBUS A380
Once the sections arrived at the Airbus facility,
work began on the assembly of the fuselage.
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AIRBUS A380
This plane is BIGwith two passenger decks.
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AIRBUS A380
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AIRBUS A380
From beneath the belly of this beast, its size
can be scaled
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AIRBUS A380
The new bowed wing design was now more visible.
Conventional wings are straight tending upwards
towards the tips, while the A380 bows downwards
out to the tips.
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AIRBUS A380
With the Airbus introductory paint work nearing
completion, arrangement were being made for the
first display of the plane that being the
Reveal Ceremony for Airbus staff.
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AIRBUS A380
Final touches prior to the event...
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AIRBUS A380
The Reveal Ceremony for the Airbus employees...
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AIRBUS A380
The massive Rolls Royce Trent 900 engines are
capable of 375kN (84 000lbs) of thrust
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AIRBUS A380
Engine de-storage. The smoke is created by
combustion of the storage oil in the engine
fuel system on initial start-up. Here engine 3
is fired up for the first time.
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AIRBUS A380
Low speed rolling on a wet runway. First ground
testing begins.
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AIRBUS A380
Low speed rolling with reverses (note the heat
waves ahead of the engines).Again the new style
wings are very obvious from this angle.
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AIRBUS A380
Take off on her maiden voyage April 27th 2005.
First time the wheels lift off the ground
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AIRBUS A380
To the delight of 50 000 spectators, the A380
officially becomes an airplane!
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AIRBUS A380
While performing a 1000ft fly-past she was
amazingly quiet for such a large powerful plane!
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AIRBUS A380
Her new wing design very apparent
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AIRBUS A380
After her maiden flight a graceful and successful
landing
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AIRBUS A380
Airbus A380 Specifications Engines 4 X 374kN
(84 000lb) thrust Rolls Royce Trent 900s (or 4
X 363kN (81 500lb) thrust GE Pratt Whitney
GP- 7200 Turbofans) Maximum Speed Mach 0.88
or 1050km/h Maximum Altitude 43 000
feet Range _at_ Cruising Speed and
Altitude 8000nm (14 800km) Capacity 555
Passengers in three classes