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Airbus also offered, as an option, an improved maximum take-off weight, thus providing a better payload/range performance. Maximum take-off weight is increased by 4 t (8,800 lb), to 573 t (1,263,000 lb) and the range is extended by 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi); this is achieved by reducing flight loads, partly from optimising the fly-by ...
Type MTOW [kg] MLW [tonnes] TOR [m] LR [m] ICAO category FAA category; Antonov An-225: 640,000: 591.7: 3,500: Super: Super Scaled Composites Model 351 Stratolaunch
Flex temp is a technique used to produce cost savings through increased engine life and reduced overhaul and fuel costs [1] for airliners by allowing them to take-off at less than rated thrust. [2] For Airbus and Fokker aircraft the technique is known as flex temp or just flex.
At the Paris Air Show last week, Airbus took home the grand prize in terms of customer commitments, having sold airplanes worth tens of billions of dollars over the course of the week. Boeing also ...
The change was partly prompted by the development of the Airbus A380. [17] [18] The previous three wake turbulence categories were increased to six, by splitting Medium and Heavy into pairs, and adding a Super Heavy category for the Airbus A380. [19] Capacity gains of up to 8% were achieved. [17]
The aircraft involved was an Airbus A380-842, [12] registration number VH-OQA, serial number 014. [ 2 ] [ 18 ] Having entered service in September 2008, it was the first A380 delivered to Qantas and had four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines; [ 19 ] it was named Nancy-Bird Walton [ nb 1 ] in honour of an Australian aviation pioneer.
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 ...
While the A380 superjumbo is enjoying a resurgence, its four-engined older sibling – the A340 – seems dangerously close to being grounded for good. The Airbus A340 airplane was built to rule ...