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The trophy of The Biggest Airliner is now belong to Airbus A380, which has two full-length passenger deck. Its name was A3XX until it changed to A380. The length of A380 is longer than the length of a football field.

Here’s the Airbus A380 Dimensions in metric terms:

• Overall length: 73 meters
• Height: 24,1 meters
• Fuselage diameter: 7,14 meters
• Maximum cabin width: 6,58 meters (main deck) and 5,92 meters (upper deck)
• Cabin length: 49,90 meters
• Wingspan: 79,8 meters (geometric)
• Wing area: 845 square meter (reference)
• Wing sweep: 33,5 degrees (25% chord)
• Wheelbase: 30,4 meters
• Wheel track: 14,3 meters

The plane has a total of three decks. Two staircase are available between main and upper deck, one majestic staircase in the front, and small one in the back. Cargo is placed in the lower deck outfit but it can also be equipped to accommodate special passenger utilization. It is possible to furnish the lower deck to become sleeper cabins, a child care centre, or even a business center. It all depends on the decision on what would be the purpose of the lower deck.

In one-class configuration, The A380 will have capacity to handle 840 passengers, while in three-class configuration 555 passengers will be fitted into its belly. Compare to the airliner Boeing 747-400 dimensions, the A380 has thirty to fifty percent more seats to offer. The A380 has the ability to fly a long distance of 10,000 miles. The A380 capable on either short or long range fight, as the new designed engines are capable to lift up the 1,2 million pounds of airplanes to the air.

Ten carriers have expressed their interest to purchase this kind of jet bus. Airbus receive orders of 66 planes after it’s official launching on December 2000. Airlines that has ordered A380: Emirates, Lufthansa, Air France, Federal Express, Qatar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Atlantic, and Singapore Airlines.

More airlines interested in operating the A380 since its entered production line on Januarty 23rd in 2002. Singapore Airlines is the launch customer of the Airbus A380. This happened on 2007. Other commercial airlines that are planning to fly the A380 into commercial service: Australian’s Qantas Airways, and UAE’s Emirates Airlines.   

Because of continuous improvement in technology, Airbus assures that A380 will turn into a more effective airplane than its major airline rival, Boeing 747. The A380 will have a completely new engine that will utilize less fuel by 20%, thus making cheaper flight possible.

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