The ten-year development of the company “Airbus S. A. S.” ended with the release of the double-decked Airbus A380, which surpassed its rival Boeing 747, but did not reach an absolute record of commercial operation of the an-225 “Mriya”. Sales of the Airbus A380 is designed for a major international airline customers. Charter flights for this giant to make is simply unreasonable. One regular scheduled flight from Frankfurt to Tokyo and back in first class will cost about 10 000 euros. However, the comfort hours of the flight will be at the level of Charter flights on business jet.
Like many transcontinental Charter flights, flights on the Airbus A380 last more than 10 hours. The Airbus 380 provides equipment to three classes: first, business and economy. The second deck is separated from the first two staircases at the beginning and at the end of the passenger compartments. On the first floor there are three zones in the economy class. Seat is less comfortable than in the same Airbus A320: ostautsya all movements for front and rear seat passengers, however, this impression is subjective. Passengers can use a 9-inch screen to view information about the flight, or choose entertainment media.
Business class in the Airbus A380 presents a slightly more generous seats (67 to 52 cm) to almost a record for this class of aircraft number 98. The distance between seats increased from 79 to 152 cm, compared to economy class. The chair can take almost horizontal position, next to each a socket, USB port and personal light.
The first class lounge for all airlines – a true pride. The Airbus A380 has 8 seats with a width of 80 cm VIP, the comfort of the flight which is comparable to Charter flights. Each seat converts to a horizontal position, equipped with 17-inch monitor, and distant from others at 213 cm – personal space in first class Airbus A380 is really impressive. Each first class passenger receives at the time of flights for personal use, personal storage closet.
Three classes can be filled to capacity, placing a bottom 420. Maximum loading three-class Airbus A380 with 526 passengers. Sale of one-class configuration the aircraft will allow passengers from 853 travellers on Board. The undoubted advantage of and highlight the development of the Airbus 380 is the low fuel consumption. Per passenger, on average, about 3 liters of fuel for every 100 km. The maximum range of the flights 73-metre handsome Airbus A380 is 15,200 km. the Fuselage looks a little flattened laterally, and the height is 24 meters.
The wingspan is really impressive – almost 80 meters with spaced pairs of the four engines on 311 kN each. Depending on the modification, the possible variants of the power plant Airbus A380: EngineAlliance GP7270 (A380-871), EngineAlliance GP7272(A380-862), Rolls-RoyceTrent 970 (A380-841,842), Rolls-RoyceTrent 970B (A380-841,842), Rolls-RoyceTrent 972 (A380-842) or Rolls-RoyceTrent 972B (A380-842). Cruising speed with this setting is kept within 900 km/h and the maximum speed is 1 020 km/h at altitude 13 m. 115 the Ease and speed of the aircraft resulted from the use of composite materials and carbon fiber in the fuselage skin.
The cockpit differs little from the A330 and 320 series – all the same keyboard and side joystick. Nothing superfluous and distracting the attention of the two pilots in the cockpit. 9 among the two displays show the current navigation data, two – key data on the status of the flight, another two monitoring the work of the four engines, and one monitors the entire system of the aircraft. The remaining two monitor multifunctional. Ease of management greatly reduces the cost of training crew, and thus makes the operation transcontinental Airbus A380 profitable for airlines.
