World’s largest civilian aircraft, Airbus A380, which can carry 850 passengers in a double-decker format, made its maiden trip to India, touching down at IGI Airport @ 1050 on Monday - 7/05/07
It has a wingspan of 79.8 metres, a length of 73 metres and a maximum take-off weight of more than 540,000 kg. The giant plane has a maximum range of 15,000 km - sufficient to fly from Chicago to Sydney non-stop - and a cruising speed of 900 km per hour.
It is set to challenge the Boeing 747’s long dominance of the jumbo jet market. Airbus, which was created by a consortium of aerospace companies, has heralded the A380 as a triumph of European innovation and cooperation. Airbus sees the giant A380 as future of aviation, responding to airline calls for a bigger plane to meet increasing passenger numbers flying between major hubs.
The manufacturer has firm orders and commitments for 166 aircraft from 15 customers.
The first A-380 will be deployed in regular commercial service with Singapore Airlines later this year. To-date, 166 A380s have been ordered by 16 customers, with the first delivery taking place before the end of this year.
The A380 has completed a highly successful series of route proving flights, underscoring the aircraft’s ability to operate at gateways around the world while also generating excitement that comes with the introduction of a new way to fly.
These latest evaluations involved the participation of A380 customer Lufthansa and were focused primarily on the United States, with the aircraft making visits to New York, Chicago and Washington.
Awesome…!
Yes it can be.
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Should try and put up the picture of the ship on my blog. In the meanwhile may I invite you to read my relevant post. Its at http://rramesh.rediffiland.com/scripts/xanadu_diary_view.php?postId=1171997562
So you are an aviation Buff huh? Nice to know you are tracking the arrival of the A380 to India. I was once anchored off the Suez canal in 2005 waiting for the Pilot to come onboard the ship I was on and there at a distance I saw this huge ship and on its sides were the words “Airbus A380 Inside”
Pray that it comes to Mumbai too, so that you can watch it and fulfill your fantasy of watching the Mamoth. Good to see your post after such a long time.