The scheme of the cabin and the best places of the Airbus A380 of the Emirates airline. List of airlines and destinations where the A380 flies. The cost of different models

When you fly on a new type of aircraft, literally everything interests you. And in the cockpit, the holy of holies of the aircraft, it is doubly interesting to visit. Why doubly? Yes, because in domestic aviation it is a forbidden taboo. Boarding the Airbus A380 Emirates airlines I immediately noticed open doors cockpit and asked the flight attendant: "Can I take some pictures?"...

Imagine my surprise when she replied: “No problem, only after the end of the flight!!!” And now the flight is over, the passengers leave the board of the hospitable liner. I again to the stewardess with a question. We had to wait until almost all the passengers got off, since our docking allowed us not to rush anywhere. And here I am in the cockpit of the biggest passenger aircraft in the world! There was practically no time for shooting: I went in, took pictures and left. Since I shot without a flash, I insured myself by pushing the ISO to the limit and, as a result, the grain went. Looks like I need to experiment more...

The cockpit, as is customary on all passenger aircraft, is designed for two pilots. And its layout is typical for Airbus aircraft: the same side handle, only there are more monitors and they themselves are larger (20x15). Same design and colors. All for the sake of ergonomics and reducing the cost of retraining.
But still there are differences! A wide passage behind the pilot seats and three folding seats (similar to those on which stewards and stewardesses sit during takeoff with 4-point seat belts: one to the left of the front door and two to the right, and between them there is a folding desktop. When performing long-range flights (and a flight to Sydney, lasting 14-15 hours, belongs to them) two crews fly. special compartment for the rest of the crew: there they sleep! And this space with seats and a work table allows you to optimize the in-flight crew change procedure. Inspection specialists also fly there, as well as instructors during the commissioning of the PIC and the second pylon on new type aircraft. Briefly speaking, a good place for a small company flight! It would be nice to have a flight there to prepare the material for LiveJournal, then process the photographic material on the computer and prepare the text, and publish it via a satellite channel! How do you like the idea???

Passengers enjoy flying the Airbus 380-800, no matter what class they fly. This wide-body double-deck monster is used not only on long-distance routes, but also on regional routes with high traffic density. The capacity of the liner is from 400 seats to more than 800 passengers. The aircraft can fly 15,000 kilometers non-stop, but fully loaded for 12,000 kilometers.
It holds 42% more passengers and consumes 22% less fuel per passenger than the Boeing 747-400

Airbus A380-800

The double-deck wide-body airliner appeared on airlines in 2007, setting a high bar for competitors, which no one has yet been able to overcome. Airbus flies higher, farther and quieter, requiring low fuel consumption and operating costs per passenger carried. The main thing is that the flight is fully loaded.
Russian companies also take part in the development and production of the A380. design bureaus and enterprises. More than half of the concern's needs for ultralight titanium are provided by the VSMPO production association in Verkhnyaya Salda.

The price of the aircraft is about 400 million dollars.

This is the first aircraft in the world with two independent decks, called "upper deck" (located on the upper level) and "main deck" (located below the upper deck).
Unlike the Boeing 747-400, the A380 provides direct access through two or three doors to the lower and upper decks.

The liner is equipped with four GP7200 or RR Trend 900 engines with a thrust of 311 kN.

Airports for A380

To understand what airports wishing to receive the A380 have to prepare for, just look at the landing gear alone: ​​the aircraft needs parking space 80 by 80 meters. It is necessary to expand the waiting rooms, as well as rebuild the terminals so that hundreds of passengers can go to boarding on two decks at once. Runways also need improvement: for this aircraft, their width should be at least 45 meters, and the ledges - 7.5 meters on both sides.

Airports that accept A380 in Russia: Domodedovo Moscow, Pulkovo St. Petersburg. In Dubai, for the world's largest fleet of double-deck Airbuses, Emirates built a separate terminal in 2012 with the ability to serve twenty aircraft simultaneously.

Specifications A380

The table shows the main specifications liner. Interior dimensions, noise level can be found in the articles dedicated to this.

Cockpit A380

Salon Airbus A380

Comfort for all passengers - whether they are premium customers in first and business class, or tourists in an economy class cabin.

Airbus has gone to great lengths to make passengers feel more natural on long-haul flights aboard the A380 - with wider seats, more personal storage hand luggage and wider stairs and walkways.
The air in the cabin is completely renewed every three minutes to keep the atmosphere fresh, and natural light is provided by a large number of portholes. There are two hundred and twenty.

The noise level in the cabin of the 380th is lower than that of the A340-600 and significantly lower than that of the Boeing 777-300ER, 747-400.

Operators

by the most big park 380 with Emirates. A separate terminal was built especially for him in Dubai.

There are no direct flights from Russia to the A380. Only during transfers at other airports, such as Dubai.

Airbus A380 (Airbus A380) is the largest aircraft of Airbus S.A.S. (European Union) and the largest passenger aircraft in the world. This is the world's first long-haul civil aircraft with two full-size decks along the entire length of the fuselage. The decks are connected by two wide staircases in the bow and tail sections.

The liner can make non-stop flights over a distance of 15,000 kilometers and take on board a third more passengers than the Boeing 747.
The Airbus A380 is the most economical among large airliners: three liters of fuel are consumed per 100 kilometers per passenger.
The main competitor of this model is the Boeing 747.

First flight - April 27, 2005.
First aircraft sold - MSN003, registration number 9V-SKA, handed over to Singapore Airlines on October 15, 2007. The first commercial transcontinental flight with passengers (flight from Singapore to Australia, flight number - SQ380, there were 455 people on board) - October 25, 2007.

The Airbus A380 has 12 single suites and several double suites.
The suites are equipped with a bed, wardrobe, reading lights, a mirror and a 23-inch TV. At the request of airlines, bars, billiard rooms, showers, a library and a conference room can be made on the first floor of the liner.
The cost of a flight from London to Singapore in luxury class (for 2005) is about $10,000.

For first-class passengers, pajamas with slippers are provided, it is possible to close the windows and the cabin door with special curtains.
The cost of one airliner (for 2005) is $281 million, which is 15 percent cheaper than a double-deck Boeing 747.

The number of assembled A380 liners (as of March 2008) is 27.
As of March 2009, the A380 aircraft are in the fleet of three airlines: Singapore Airlines, Qantas Airways, and Emirates.

The first airport in Russia, which agreed to accept the Airbus A380, is Moscow's Domodedovo.

History of creation

The development of the liner began in 1994 under the code A3XX and continued for 10 years. The designation A380 was chosen because the number 8 resembles the cross-section of this double-deck aircraft.

The cost of the program is 12 million euros. The most difficult part of the project was the problem of reducing the weight of the aircraft. This was achieved through the use of a new composite material from which the fuselage and wings are made.

Already at the design stage, 55 orders were received from 6 customers.
The final configuration of the aircraft was approved in January 2001. Production of the first A380 wing components began on January 23, 2002.

The main structural sections of the airliner were built at enterprises in France, Germany, Spain, and Great Britain.
Components for the A380 were supplied by: Rolls-Royce, SAFRAN, United Technologies, General Electric, Goodrich and other well-known companies.

The most ambitious project of the European aircraft manufacturer brought him big problems. The main faults were found in the electrical wiring of the aircraft. For each aircraft, 100,000 wires and 40,300 connectors were required, which is about 530 kilometers of electrical wiring. Problems were solved within two years.

The A380 has an improved glass cockpit and electric remote control of the rudders linked to the side stick. Information display devices are located in the cockpit: nine interchangeable liquid crystal monitors, including two navigation data indicators, two main flight data indicators, two engine operation indicators, two multifunctional ones. Another monitor displays information about current state the entire system as a whole.

After assembly, the aircraft were equipped and painted in Hamburg. Each liner (3,100 square meters) requires 3,600 liters of paint to cover.

To service the A380, special terminals are needed for boarding passengers.
The runway pavement load was measured using a custom 580-ton load cart built to mimic the A380 chassis. For the Airbus A380, lanes of group V are sufficient - 45 meters, their expansion to the estimated 60 meters is not required.

Five A380s were built for demonstration and testing purposes.
On September 4, 2006, the first flight test of the A380 took place with passengers on board. The purpose of the flight was to test the comfort and quality of passenger services. The plane took off from Toulouse with 474 employees of Airbus S.A.S. on board.
In November 2006, test flights took place in order to check the aircraft's performance under standard airline operating conditions.
The start of operation of the A380 was delayed for almost two years due to a number of technical problems, which cost Airbus 8.5 billion euros.

Specifications of the Airbus A380

The liner has four engines - Rolls-Royce Trent 900 or Engine Alliance GP 7000.
The noise level in the cockpit of the A380 is 50 percent lower than that of the Boeing 747. Higher air pressure is maintained inside the aircraft. According to the developers, these characteristics will reduce passenger fatigue during long non-stop flights.

Dimensions:
Wingspan: 79.80 meters.
Aircraft length: 73.00 meters.
Aircraft height: 24.10 meters.
Wing area: 845.00 square meters.
Wing sweep angle along the 1/4 chord line (degrees): 33.50.

Number of places:
Passengers in the cabin of three classes: 555.
Passengers in the cabin of two classes: 644.
Passengers in the charter version: 853.

Masses and loads:
Takeoff: 560 tons.
Empty equipped aircraft: 276.8 tons.
Aircraft without fuel: 361 tons.
Toll load: 66.4 tons.
Landing: 386 tons.

Flight data:
Cruise speed: 900 kilometers per hour.
Flight range with passengers and baggage (with fuel reserves): 15,000 kilometers.
Operating ceiling: 13,000 meters.

Incidents

On January 10, 2008, a Singapore Airlines A380 was unable to fly from Singapore to Sydney due to a tractor failure. The liner continued to move by inertia for some time, then moved off the runway and rolled onto the lawn. As a result of the incident, no one was injured, the aircraft was not damaged.

Promising modifications of the A380

It is planned to create the following passenger modifications: A380-800 for 555 seats, shortened A380-700 for 480 seats and extended A380-900 for 656 seats. A cargo modification of the A380F has also been developed, capable of carrying cargo with a total weight of up to 150 tons over a distance of up to 10,400 kilometers.
Employees of the Airbus ECAR Engineering Center in Moscow have already completed a number of important tasks under the A380F program.
Russian designers were instructed to carry out a significant amount of work on the design of fuselage parts, strength calculations, placement of onboard equipment and support for serial production of aircraft.

Airbus A380- wide-body double-deck four-engine turbojet passenger aircraft, created by Airbus S.A.S. - the largest serial airliner in the world (height 24 meters, length 80 meters, wingspan 80 meters). Capacity - 525 passengers in the cabin of three classes, 853 passengers in a single class configuration. It can make non-stop flights up to 15,400 km.

Story

The development of the liner began in 1994 under the code A3XX and continued for 10 years. aim creation of Airbus A380 was the desire of the developer to expand the range of its products, as well as deprive the dominant position in the wide-body segment passenger aircraft(for more than 30 years, 747 dominated this segment). McDonnell Douglas pursued the same goals with his - as a result unsuccessful - project MD-12. Since both firms were going to build a successor, they knew that in the consumer market segment - aircraft for 600-800 passenger seats - there would be room for only one such aircraft.

Everyone was aware of the risk of a split in such a specialized market, as was clearly demonstrated by the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar and MD DC-10: both aircraft met the needs of the market, but the market could only usefully support one of the models, which as a result forced Lockheed to leave the civil aviation market .

In January 1993, Boeing and several other companies in the Airbus consortium began a feasibility study on a Very Large Commercial Transport (VLCT) airliner, seeking to form a partnership to carve out the limited-capacity market.

In June 1994, Airbus began development of its own VLCT, giving it the temporary designation Airbus 3XX. Airbus considered several designs, including a twin-fuselage combination from the Airbus A340, then Airbus' largest aircraft. At the same time, Boeing was considering a concept with a "hump" closer to the nose of the aircraft, which would allow more passengers to fit in. The VLCT partnership ended in 1996. And in January 1997, Boeing canceled its Boeing 747X program due to the East Asian economic crisis 1997-2000, which overshadowed the prospects of the market. Airbus changed the project in the direction of reducing operating costs by 15-20% compared to the Boeing 747-400 that existed at that time.

The design of the A3XX converged on a fully double-deck design concept, which would allow for more passenger capacity than the standard single-deck or 747-like humpback design.

On December 19, 2000, the board of directors of the newly reorganized Airbus voted to launch the A3XX program and estimated the cost of the program at €8.8 billion. The A3XX finally received a full designation as the A380. Even then, 55 orders were received from 6 customers. The designation A380 is a break between the previous "Airbus" designations in the sequence from A300 to A340. The designation A380 was chosen because the number 8 resembles the cross-section of this double-deck aircraft. In addition, the number 8 is considered "lucky" in some Asian customer countries. The final configuration of the aircraft was approved in early 2001, and production of the first A380 wing components began on January 23, 2002. The cost of the program rose to €11 billion when the first aircraft was completed.

Production of aircraft components

The main structural sections of the airliner were built at factories in France, Great Britain, Germany and Spain. Due to their size, they were not transported to Toulouse by an A300-600 Beluga (used to transport parts for other Airbus aircraft), but by ground and water transport, although some parts were transported using our domestic An-124 aircraft.

The forward and rear fuselage sections were loaded horizontally onto an Airbus-owned Ville de Bordeaux vessel in Hamburg and from there shipped to the UK. Wing consoles were produced in Filton (a suburb of Bristol) and in Bravtin in North Wales, from where they were delivered by barge to Mastin, where Ville de Bordeaux loaded them, along with existing sections, on board the ship. Then, for some more sections, the ship called at Saint-Nazaire in Western France and, further, the ship unloaded in Bordeaux. The ship then took on board the lower fuselage and tail sections in Cadiz and delivered them to Bordeaux. From there parts of the A380 were transported by barge to Langon (in the Gironde) and further overland to the assembly plant in Toulouse. To deliver parts of the A380, some roads were widened, new canals and barges were built. After all this, the planes went to Hamburg, where they were equipped and painted.

Each A380 requires 3,600 liters of paint to cover 3,100 m² of skin.

Testing

Five A380s were built for demonstration and testing purposes. The first A380, serial number MSN001 and registration F-WWOW, was presented at a ceremony in Toulouse on January 18, 2005.

The first flight began at 8:29 UTC (10:29 local time) on April 27, 2005. This aircraft, equipped with Trent-900 engines, took off from international airport Toulouse with a flight crew of 6, led by test pilot Jacques Rosy. The plane landed successfully after 3 hours and 54 minutes. On December 1, 2005, the A380 reached its top speed at Mach 0.96 (against cruising speed at Mach 0.85) with a gentle dive, thereby starting a series of test flights aimed at studying the range of operational flight modes.

On January 10, 2006, the A380 made its first transatlantic flight, flying to Medellin, Colombia to test the aircraft for operation at a high altitude airport, before flying to Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, Canada, for testing in cold weather conditions.

In early 2006, during static tests at the Toulouse aircraft factory, the wing of one of the A380s (MSN5000) unexpectedly cracked when it reached 145% of its nominal load, while aviation safety standards require it to withstand a load of 150% of its nominal load.
The Airbus consortium management decided to make changes to the A380 wing design in order to increase its strength. The reinforcing elements together increased the weight of the aircraft airframe by 30 kg, of which 14 kg was due to mounting bolts.

March 26, 2006 A380 passed evacuation certification in Hamburg (Germany). With a total of 16 exits, 8 were blocked, 853 passengers and 20 crew members were evacuated in 78 seconds, against the requirements of 90 seconds for evacuation certification standards. Three days later, the European Safety Aviation Agency (EASA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave their approval for the Airbus A380 to carry up to 853 passengers. On August 25, 2006, the first flight of the A380 took place with GP 7200 engines (aircraft with serial number MSN 009).

On September 4, 2006, the first flight test of the A380 with passengers on board took place in a series of flights made to test the comfort and quality of passenger services. The plane took off from Toulouse with 474 Airbus employees on board. In November 2006, a lot of test flights took place in order to check the aircraft's performance under standard airline operating conditions. On December 12, the A380-841 and the A380-842 received EASA and FAA certification at a joint ceremony at the company's French headquarters. Model A380-861 was certified on December 14, 2007.

As of February 2008, the five A380s had logged a total of 4,565 flight hours and completed 1,364 flights including airline performance checks and demonstration flights.

Production and delivery

On initial stage The production of the Airbus A380 was complicated by the fact that each aircraft required 530 kilometers of electrical wiring. Airbus cited in particular the difficulty of wiring in the cockpit (100,000 wires and 40,300 connecting wires), the fact that this separate, parallel project must meet the requirements of each airline, control over design changes and control over changes in technical documentation. . The German and Spanish Airbus factories continued to use CATIA version 4 software, while the British and French factories switched to CATIA version 5. This, at least in part, caused some problems in the area of ​​control of design changes, since the laying of aluminum electrical wires required special rules, including the use of non-standard units and bending radii: problems were associated with the fact that versions of the software (CATIA) worked under different platforms.

Airbus announced the first delay in June 2005 and notified airlines that deliveries would be delayed by 6 months. This reduced the number of planned deliveries by the end of 2009 from 120 to 100-90. On June 13, 2006, Airbus announced a second delay in the delivery schedule for another six to seven months. Although the first delivery was scheduled for the end of 2006, deliveries in 2007 were reduced by only 7 aircraft, and by the end of 2009 to 80-70. The announcement sent Airbus' parent EADS stock down 26% and led to the resignations of EADS CEO Noel Forgrid, Airbus CEO Gustav Humbert and A380 Program Manager Charles Champion. October 3 new CEO Airbus announced a third delay after the completion of the program review, pushing back the first delivery to October 2007.

In 2008, 12 aircraft were delivered, in 2009 14 aircraft were delivered to customers, in 2010 - 27, and from 2011 it is planned to establish an annual production rate of 45 aircraft.

The delay also increased the shortfall in revenue projected by Airbus until 2010 to €4.8 billion.

As Airbus prioritized work on the A380-800 over the A380-800F (cargo version), orders for the A380-800F were either canceled or switched to A380-800 orders. Airbus has suspended work on the freighter, but said the A380 freighter is still in the pipeline.

Commissioning

The first aircraft sold (MSN003, registration number: 9V-SKA) was handed over to the customer on October 15, 2007 after a long acceptance test phase and entered service on October 25, 2007, having completed commercial flight between Singapore and Sydney (flight number: SQ380).

2 months later, Singapore Airlines President Chu Chong Seng said the A380 was performing better than expected and consuming 20% ​​less fuel per passenger than the company's existing Boeing 747-400s. The second A380 for Singapore Airlines (MSN005) was handed over to Airbus on 11 January 2008 and was registered as 9V-SKB. Until March 18, 2008, Singapore Airlines operated its two aircraft in a 471-seat configuration between Singapore and Sydney.

After the arrival of the third aircraft, it was decided to expand the number of air routes on the Singapore-London route. On March 18, 2008, Singapore Airlines A380 successfully landed at Heathrow Airport (London), thus making the first commercial flight to Europe.

The fourth A380 "Singapore Airlines", which came into the company's disposal from April 26 (9V-SKD), has been flying on the Singapore-Tokyo route since May 20.

Singapore Airlines named the following promising routes: Singapore - San Francisco, direct flights to Paris and Frankfurt, Hong Kong route, Melbourne - Singapore.

On January 25, 2008, the A380 (MSN014) Qantas (the second airline to order the A380) made its first flight. Qantas has said it will initially operate the A380 in a 450-seat configuration on its Melbourne-Los Angeles route. Subsequent routes may include Sydney-Los Angeles, and Melbourne-London, Sydney-London.

Project

The new Airbus was planned to be sold in two versions. Modification A380-800 was originally designed to carry 555 passengers in a configuration with three comfort classes, or 853 passengers (538 per main deck and 315 on the upper deck) in a single economy configuration. In May 2007, Airbus began offering customers aircraft with fewer passenger seats(currently 525 seats in three grades) in exchange for an increased range of 370 km to better match trends in premium passenger accommodation. The flight range for the A380-800 model is 15,400 km. The second, cargo, modification of the A380-800F will be able to carry up to 150 tons of cargo over a distance of up to 10,370 km. Future variants may include the A380-900 with an increased seating capacity of up to 656 passengers (or up to 960 passengers in a single economy class), and extended range modifications with the same passenger capacity as the A380-800.

The wing size of the A380 is designed for maximum takeoff weight over 650 tons, with an eye to future versions, although the wing will need to be strengthened somewhat. The reinforced wing will be used in the cargo version of the A380-800F. As a result of this general design approach, fuel efficiency is somewhat reduced. passenger modification A380-800, but Airbus estimates that the size of the aircraft, coupled with the new technologies described below, will result in lower operating costs per passenger than any of the existing modifications.

The A380 also has end wings (winglets) similar to those seen on the A310 and A320 to reduce wake turbulence, improve economy and performance.

cockpit

Similar cockpit layout, procedures and flight Airbus characteristics uses in other of his aircraft to reduce the cost of crew training.

The A380 has an improved glass cockpit and electric remote control of the rudders connected to the side control stick.

Information display devices in the cockpit: 9 interchangeable liquid crystal monitors 20x15 cm. Of the 9 monitors, 2 are navigation data indicators, 2 are the main flight data indicators, 2 engine operation indicators, 1 displays data on the current state of the entire system as a whole and 2 are multifunctional.

Engines

A380 can be equipped with two types of engines: A380-841, A380-842 and A380-843F with Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine, and A380-861,A380-862,A380-863F,A380-864F with Engine Alliance GP7000 engine. The Trent 900 is the successor to the Trent 800, the GP7000 descended from the GE90 and PW4000. At its core, the Trent 900 is a scaled-down version of the Trent 500, but it also uses technology from the stillborn Trent 8104. Only two of four engines equipped with thrust reversers.
Noise reduction was an important requirement in the design of the A380, which was partly reflected in the design of the engines. Both engine types allow the aircraft to meet QC/2 departure and QC/0.5 arrival noise limits set by London Heathrow Airport, which is expected to be a key destination for the A380.

Fuel

The A380 can fly on a blend of aviation kerosene with natural gas GTL. A three-hour test flight on 1 February 2008 between Airbus' facility at Filton Bristol in the UK and Airbus' main plant in Toulouse, France was successful.

One of the A380's four engines used a mixture of 60 percent jet fuel and 40 percent GTL fuel supplied by Shell.

The aircraft does not require modification to use GTL fuel, which is designed to be mixed with conventional jet fuel. GTL does not contain sulfur compounds, which compares favorably with conventional kerosene.

Improved Materials

In the design of the Airbus A380, composite materials are widely used - metals and plastics reinforced with fiberglass, carbon and quartz fibers. New weldable aluminum alloys are also widely used, which, in combination with laser beam welding, has made it possible to get rid of rivets. In January 2012, microcracks were found on the hull of the wings.

Conditions for passengers

The noise level in the cabin of the A380 is 50% less than that of the Boeing 747, and a higher air pressure is also maintained inside the aircraft (equal to the pressure at an altitude of 1500 meters versus 2500 for the 747). Both of these factors are expected to help reduce passenger fatigue while traveling. The upper and lower decks are connected by two ladders, at the nose and tail of the aircraft, wide enough to accommodate two passengers shoulder to shoulder. In a 555-passenger configuration, the A380 has 33% more passenger space than in a standard three-class configuration, but the cabin has 50% more more space and volume, resulting in one passenger accounted for more space. The maximum certified capacity of the aircraft is 853 passengers when configured with a single economy class. The announced configurations range from 450 seats (for Qantas Airways) to 644 (for Emirates Airline, with two comfort classes).

Ground operation

Previously, critics have argued that the weight of the A380 could damage airport taxiways. However, the pressure that the wheels of the liner exert on the surface is less than that of a Boeing 747 or, since the A380 has 22 wheels, which is 4 more than the 747 and eight more than the 777. Airbus measured the load on the pavement using a custom 580-tonne load wagon built to mimic the A380 chassis. The wagon was rolled over a section of the road surface where pressure sensors were placed.

Based on the wingspan of the A380, the US Federal Aviation Administration initially classified it as a Group VI aircraft, which requires a 60-meter-wide runway and 30-meter-wide taxiways, versus 45 and 23 for Group V, which includes the Boeing 747. Airbus initially stated that the A380 would be able to operate safely on Group V runways and taxiways without requiring expansion. In July 2007, the FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) agreed to allow the A380 to operate runways 45 meters wide without restrictions.

Moscow Domodedovo Airport became the first airport in Russia to be able to receive Airbus A380 aircraft on its runways. Such an order was issued federal agency air transport.

Distances

In 2005, ICAO developed preliminary criteria for observing takeoff and landing intervals, which turned out to be significantly longer than for the Boeing 747, as flight tests showed that the A380 leaves a much stronger turbulent wake. These criteria were in place until ICAO, JAA, Eurocontrol, FAA and Airbus looked into this issue during additional flight testing. In September 2006, the working group presented its findings to ICAO.
In November of the same year, ICAO issued new recommendations. Instead of 10 nautical miles (19 km) for all aircraft types, the new intervals should be:

• For aircraft according to the ICAO classification "Heavy" - 6 nautical miles (11 km).
• For aircraft according to the ICAO classification "Medium" - 8 nautical miles (15 km).
• For aircraft according to the ICAO classification "Light" - 10 nautical miles (19 km).

Modifications

A380-700

The A380-700, formerly known as the A3XX-50R, is a 4m shorter version of the A380-800 with a capacity of up to 481 passengers and a maximum range of around 16,000 km. The prospects for the implementation of this project are very doubtful - the A380-700 will become a direct competitor and is unlikely to collect many orders due to greater cost. Its length is 69 m.

A380-800

base model. A380-841 and 842 versions with Trent 900 engine. A380-861 and A380-862 versions with GP72XX engine. Length 73 meters.

A380-900

The A380-900, formerly known as the Airbus A3XX-200, is under development. Exceeds the length of the base model by just over 7 m (which, if the project is implemented, will make the A380 the longest aircraft in the world) - 80 m. Maximum takeoff weight will be 590 tons, more powerful engines will increase the flight distance to 14,200 km. Maximum passenger capacity is 963 in one class and 656 in three classes. Emirates, Air France, Lufthansa and other airlines are interested in the modification. Airbus has stated that they will begin building the aircraft once the A380-800 is in production and plans to begin operations in 2015. It will be released in one version of the A380-941.

A380-1000

The A380-1000, proposed in 2010, will be 87 meters long and will carry 1,073 passengers in one economy class and 757 in three classes. The start of operation is planned for 2020-2025. It will be the longest aircraft and the second largest in the world (the first is the An-225 Mriya). Its wingspan will be 84 meters. It will be released in one version of the A380-1041.

A380-800F

Initially, Airbus accepted orders for a cargo variant. The proposed aircraft was inferior in terms of carrying capacity only to the An-225. However, production was delayed until sales stabilized. passenger version, and currently the timing of the start of production of the cargo version is not called.

Advantages

In addition to delivering a range of benefits from a completely new airframe design, the A380 extends the concept of the Airbus unified aircraft family to the aircraft category beyond large capacity.

Due to the same cockpit layout, identical control procedures and flight characteristics of Airbus aircraft equipped with a fly-by-wire system, pilots already certified to fly one of these types of aircraft will need to undergo a short refresher course in order to be cleared to fly the A380.

Airbus designed the A380 in close collaboration with representatives from 60 of the world's largest airports to ensure that the aircraft enters commercial service with confidence.

The use of the A380 is socially sound and economical way cope with growth passenger traffic and airport congestion.
The alternative would be to increase the departure frequencies of operated aircraft, which would not only require multibillion-dollar investments in new runways, terminals and even airports, but would also cause more congestion and have a more negative impact on the environment.

Airbus' viewpoint on this issue is fully supported by both the broad participation of the global industry air transportation in the work on the A380 program from the very beginning, and, more clearly, the presence of high demand for a new aircraft.

The A380 has been designed with input from the world's major airlines to optimally meet the growing passenger traffic on the world's major long haul routes such as Dubai-London, Sydney-Los Angeles, Tokyo-US West Coast. But in the next 20 years, new segments of the transportation market will emerge and become stronger, which will require large-capacity aircraft to serve. Among them, first of all, China and India, where the economy will develop especially dynamically and more and more more people will be able to fly overseas.

Considering that all most of As the world's population chooses long-haul flights for business and leisure travel, the use of the A380 will enable airlines to carry more passengers without having to pay for additional "slots" in their flight schedules.

Imagine a huge airliner with a length of about 73 meters and a height of just over 24 meters, it is almost the size of an eight-story building that has a wingspan of almost 80 meters and can accommodate up to 853 passengers. Although, you are probably among those people who saw, and maybe even flew in the belly of this four-engine "monster".

And this handsome man is not today the pinnacle of technological thought of engineers, designers, assemblers and another huge number of people of the Airbus corporation, as well as other companies, without which such a huge “chick” would not have been born - Airbus A380, double-deck, weighing 280 tons, wide-body, liner flying on long-haul flights.

The development of the A380 took more than twelve billion euros. And about ten years of development. And its capacity is 35 percent more than that of its main competitor, the Boeing 747. One of the problems in the construction of the A380 was the problem of weight, because an extra kilogram of load increases the consumption of precious fuel.

Therefore, it was necessary to make the outer shell as light as possible, but at the same time as strong as possible. For this purpose, a combination a large number a new aluminum alloy that is lighter and has better impact resistance than conventional aluminum alloys and composite materials, including those based on fiberglass. Since the factories for the production of components for the liner are located not only in France, but also in other countries, such as Spain, Germany and the UK, for the delivery of components to Toulouse, Airbis S.A.S. built for these purposes a special transport vessel, for the delivery of parts of the fuselage, by water.

Airbus A380 saloon

The aircraft is equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent-900 engines or Engine Alliance GP-7000 engines. The A380 uses the latest integrated modular avionics IMA (Integrated modular avionics), which was first used on the modern F-22 fifth-generation fighter. Eight 15x20 cm displays are installed in the cockpit, which displays all flight information and data on the status of on-board systems.

The first flight of the Airbus A380-800 with Rolls Royce engines was made on April 27, 2005. And the transatlantic flight took place on January 10, 2006. And already on December 12, 2006, the A380-841 modification with Trent900 engines was certified. The variant with GP-7000 motors received a certificate in 2007 on December 14th.

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Airbus A380 cabin layout

Apart from base case, there is a variant of the A380 in a luxury finish, where passengers have their own bed, bar, lounge or gym. The A380 liner is capable of flying without refueling over a distance of fifteen thousand kilometers.

It is also proposed to produce a cargo version - A380-800F, with a carrying capacity of more than 145 tons and a range of 10,000 kilometers.

Specifications Airbus A380-800:

• Years of production: 2004 - present.
• Length: 67.90 m
• Height: 24.09 m.
• Wingspan: 79.75 m
• Wing area: 845 m
• Fuselage diameter: 7.14 m
• Cruising speed: 900 km/h
• Max Speed: 1020 km/h
• Range of flight: 15200 km.
• Ceiling: 13100 m.
• Takeoff length: 2050 m
• Run length: 2900 m
• Number of passenger seats: 480 - 853 seats
• Crew: 2 persons

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