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Airbus
Airbus is the largest plane maker in Europe and it competes with Boeing in the World Market. It became very famous due to A380, the largest passenger plane ever made. Ask questions about its models and features here.
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At what airports does the A380 land?
The currently scheduled airports are:
Auckland (AKL)
Sydney (SYD)
Bangkok (BKK)
Dubai (DXB)
London (LHR)
Paris (CDG)
Seoul (ICN)
Toronto (YYZ)
Hong Kong (HKG)
Singapore (SIN)
Los Angeles (LAX)
Melbourne (MEL)
New York (JFK)
Tokyo (NRT)
Manchester (MAN)
Birmingham (BHX)
The standard seating plan of the Airbus A319 is for 24 rows of six seats, three seats either side of a central aisle.
What airline owns the most airbus a 380s?
Jan 2010: Singapore Airlines own 10 Airbus A380 out of a total of 19 ordered. Emirates, who currently have 6 aircraft, have the largest number ordered, with a total of 58 on firm order. The only other operator, Qantas, has 6 of an eventual 20.
What does heavy mean for air traffic control?
When aircraft generate lift to fly, they leave an area of disturbed air behind them known as wake turbulence which can badly affect the control of following aircraft. This is especially dangerous during takeoff and landing, where the loss of control close to the ground can easily cause a crash.
The heavier the aircraft, the stronger the wake turbulence. For this reason, the interval is increased in most instances for aircraft following or landing behind a heavy aircraft.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) uses three standard size classifications for planes based on their maximum takeoff weight;
Heavy : 136,000+ Kg
Medium : 7,000 - 125,599 Kg
Light : 7,000 kg or less.
In the United States, aircraft capable of a maximum takeoff weight of 300,000 pounds or more are classified as "heavy", even if the aircraft happens to be operating below that weight. Aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight over 14,500 pounds and less than 300,000 pounds are classified as "large". Aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of 14,500 pounds or less are classified as "small".
There is a new category called 'super' which has been introduced just for the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-800.
The separation between two "Supers" following each other is 4 nautical miles (nm). A large aircraft behind a super needs 10 nm separation.
The distance between two "heavy" craft is also 4 nm, a "large" or "medium" following a "heavy" needs 5 nm.
To make other craft aware of the status of heavies and supers, air traffic controllers controlling aircraft in the vicinity of airports use the convention of including the "heavy" or "super" weight classification in the aircraft call sign - "United 29 Heavy", for example. Controllers also issue a cautionary advisory to aircraft landing behing a heavy or super - "...following a heavy Boeing seven sixty seven, caution wake turbulence".
How does a headwind effect the range of jet aircraft?
A headwind, a wind travelling in the opposite direction to travel, reduces the range of jet aircraft;
If the aircraft is flying at 600 knots into a 100 knot wind, then the distance travelled on the ground is only 500 knots. So more fuel will be burned to cover the same distance.
A tail wind (a wind travelling in the same direction as the aircraft) will increase the range because the jet engines will not have to burn as much fuel to maintain the same ground speed.
Minimum speed required to fly airbus?
The minimum speed required to fly an airbus is 300 kilometres per hour.
What is the operation and function of cockpit and cargo?
The cockpit of an aircraft is where the pilot and co-pilot who fly the plane sits.
In addition to passenger luggage, most aircraft also carry cargo, which typically will be letters and small parcels being carried for revenue.
In aircraft aerodynamics, drag is the force that opposes forward motion, caused by air resistance as the aircraft is pushed forward by it's engines.
How many planes has airbus produced in 2009?
Airbus delivered 498 new aircraft in 2009, a record annual production for the company.
What is the name of the supersonic jet which until recently ferried people across the Atlantic?
The British/French built Concorde was the only scheduled supersonic transport (SST) to carry passengers across the Atlantic.
What is the sitting capacity of airbus 330?
The typical 2-class configuration of the Airbus A330 has 335 seats.
There are 2 different fuel types but Jet A is the most common.
Jet A / Jet A-1: 0.775 to 0.840 kg/L
Jet B: 0.751 to 0.802 kg/L
How many airbuses have crashed?
There have been 61 Airbus "hull-loss" incidents (accidents that have resulted in the total loss of the aircraft, not necessarily crashes), resulting in 1,700 fatalities. Broken down by family (fatalities in brackets);
A300 : 25 (9)
A310 : 9 (825)
A320 : 20 (631)
A330 : 2 (235)
A340 : 5 (0)
What is the speed for airbus a380?
Maximum speed is 634 mph. Maximum cruise speed is 587 mph.
max cruising speed = .85 MACH
max design speed = .96 MACH
Sort of.
Airbus is a division of EADS--European Aeronautics, Defense and Space. It's a big consortium of European aircraft manufacturers. Another of their divisions is Eurocopter, which makes nothing but helicopters.
The Airbus division itself doesn't make them, but the company that controls Airbus does. Which is why I said they sort of do.
How many people can travel on airbus a380?
525 passengers can travel on the standard 3-class configuration A380. Orders have been placed for 1-class configurations (all economy) that seat 853.
How much does it cost to deice an aircraft?
De-icing an aircraft involves spraying the outside of the aircraft, especially the control surfaces, with hot air blowers, hot water and an alcohol-based fluid.
The fluid is the most expensive component, costing about $15/litre. A medium-sized airliner will need between 200-300 litres of fluid or $3,000 - $4,500 to de-ice.
If the weather is very extreme, it could take 1,000 litres ($15,000) to clear a large aircraft, like a B747.
Air bus 380 can fly with max speed of 1020km/h.
Its maximum operating speed at cruise altitude is 945 km/h.
