Biggest Passenger Plane Airbus A380 Completes 17 Years Since Its First Flight, Interesting Facts To Know
New Delhi : The Airbus A380 made its maiden flight in Toulouse on April 27, 2005, marking an important day in aircraft history. A380 is one of the commercial jets in the air. However, the company has stopped producing the double-deck A380 from mid-2021. On the anniversary of the aircraft’s first flight, we’re taking a fresh look at the details of the aircraft to get a better understanding of what makes it special.
Since its launch in December 2000, the Airbus A380 has been one of the most popular choices for airlines. The aircraft manufacturer claims to have delivered 249A380s to 14 customers as of December 2022. Customers of the aircraft include Asiana Airlines, British Airways, China Southern, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways and All Nippon Airways.
In addition, the aircraft has flown to 70 destinations covering more than 400 airports, according to the company. Additionally, it claims more than 7,300,000 flight hours.
As mentioned earlier, the Airbus A380 is huge, with a total length of 72.7 meters and a height of 24.1 meters, which is higher than the standard height of a six-story building. Again, complementing the aircraft’s enormous size is its wingspan of 79.8 m. The wing area of the aircraft is 845 square meters.
What’s more interesting is that the two cabins of the A380 have a combined area of 550 square meters, which is equivalent to three tennis courts (single) or more than a basketball court. The aircraft’s exterior paint alone weighs 531kg.
To power the aircraft and take it off the ground, it is powered by a Rolls-Royce Trent 900 or Engine Alliance GP 7200. To power these engines, it requires a lot of fuel, which is stored in its fuel tank, which holds 3,20,000 liters of fuel. Enough to power your vehicle for months.
Recently, the Airbus A380 also used HEFA for an incredible mission, a three-hour flight with HEFA. SAF is a fully aromatic and sulfur-free hydrotreated ester and fatty acid. HEFA mainly consists of used cooking oil.
