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The A380 is offered with the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 (A380-841/-842) or the Engine Alliance GP7000 (A380-861) turbofan engines. [153] The Trent 900 is a combination of the 3 m (118 in) fan and scaled IP compressor of the 777-200X/300X Trent 8104 technology demonstrator derived from the Boeing 777's Trent 800 , and the Airbus A340-500/600's Trent ...
A380 in take off. This mode is automatically engaged when the radar altimeter indicates 100 feet above ground. At 50 feet the aircraft trims the nose slightly down. During the landing flare, normal law provides high-angle of attack protection and bank angle protection. The load factor is permitted to be from 2.5g to −1g, or 2.0g to 0g when ...
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British Airways has 104 economy seats on its A380's upper deck, which most other airlines typically reserve for business class. The upper deck is arranged in a 2-4-2 configuration in economy, so a ...
The A380-800 layout with 519 seats displayed (16 First, 92 Business and 411 Economy) The Airbus A380 features two full-length decks, each measuring 49.9 metres (164 ft). The upper deck has a slightly shorter usable length of 44.93 metres (147.4 ft) due to the front fuselage curvature and the staircase.
[7] [8] A new double-deck widebody has proved to be extremely expensive and complex to develop, even for the remaining aerospace giants Boeing and Airbus, although the massive Airbus A380, a similar concept to the MD-12, was later brought to fruition, [9] [10] but was not a financial success. [11]
max take-off thrust Engine certified; EASA [148] [149] FAA [150] [151] A380-841 12 December 2006 Trent 970-84 Rolls-Royce: 334.29 kN / 75,152 lb 29 October 2004 4 December 2006 12 December 2006 Trent 970B-84 Rolls-Royce 348.31 kN / 78,304 lb 29 October 2004 4 December 2006 A380-842 12 December 2006 Trent 972-84 Rolls-Royce 341.41 kN / 76,752 lb