What is the widest airliner?
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What is the widest airliner?
Airbus A380 Of course, the widest aircraft is the Airbus A380. It has a width of 7.14 meters, over 0.6 meters wider than its closest rival. It is the largest passenger aircraft ever built, with a maximum take-off weight of 575 tonnes (and an empty weight of 277 tonnes).
How wide is the A380 fuselage?
7.14 Metres
Airbus A380 Specs Table
| General | |
|---|---|
| Typical Seating | 555 passengers |
| Fuselage Diameter | 7.14 Metres (23 Feet 5 Inches) |
| Cabin Length | 50.68 Metres (166 Feet 4 Inches) |
| Maximum Cabin Width, Main Deck | 6.58 Metres (21 Feet 6 Inches) |
Was the Airbus A380 built for a different market?
The Airbus A380 was built for a different market today. Photo: Getty Images. The story of the A380’s design begins back in the early 90s. Airbus had just completed the A330 and A340 designs and was riding high on a wave of consumer confidence.
What is the story behind the A380’s design?
The story of the A380’s design begins back in the early 90s. Airbus had just completed the A330 and A340 designs and was riding high on a wave of consumer confidence. Looking at the market for inspiration for their next cutting-edge design, Airbus noticed several things:
Is the A380 too big for American Airlines?
For comparison, some of the Emirates A380s are configured with around 300 seats more than this. Even carriers with three class, low-density A380s are flying with 165 more seats. For American Airlines, it’s just too big.
Is Emirates Building A380s faster than people are ordering them?
“In the end, you have to face facts, and we could see that we were building A380s faster than people were ordering them,” Lange says. Emirates is the only airline to significantly invest in the plane, making up more than half of the 300-odd orders for the superjumbo jet since its launch in 2007.