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The Airbus A380 is a four-engine, double-deck, wide-body airliner that is currently (mid-2015) the largest production aircraft in the world

The Airbus A380 is a four-engine, double-deck, wide-body aircraft produced by Airbus since 2005 (it first flew commercially in 2007). In a typical configuration (according to Airbus) it can carry 525 passengers but it has been shown to be capable of carrying over 850 with an 'economy only' configuration. The A380 requires upgraded airport facilities to allow ground operations, including ramp space, reinforced pavements and loading vehicles.

As of mid-2015 it is the largest aircraft in production in the world.

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Why Is This Tyre Square On The BA A380?

One thing I saw on the news recently was the following image: How has this happened? Some details: British Airways A380-800. Flight BA-32 from Hong Kong to Heathrow. While climbing out of Hong Kong crew received a tyre pressure notification, but…
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What was used instead of the failed engine when ferrying the Air France Flight 66 aircraft back?

After engine 4 failed in Air France Flight 66, the airliner (an Airbus 380) landed at Goose Bay in Canada. I am aware that following that, the failed engine was removed and then something "nonfunctional" was installed in its place "to balance the…
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How many passengers can an Airbus A380 carry?

What is the passenger capacity of an A380, and how many suitcases could it carry?
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Why did Emirates order so many A380s?

According to the Wikipedia entry on the Airbus A380: As of September 2018, Airbus had received 331 firm orders and delivered 230 aircraft; Emirates is the biggest A380 customer with 162 ordered of which 105 have been delivered. Emirates ordered…
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Why did Airbus skip a few numbers when developing the A380?

So at the time the A350 didn't exist so I will list the aircraft not including the A350. So it goes A300, A310, A318, A319, A320, A320, A321, A330, A340 then it skips to the A380. So why did Airbus skip a few numbers?
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Why scrap an A380 with only almost 10 years?

Accordingly to this article "First commercial Airbus A380 turned to dust", first A380 was scrapped. Apart be a sad news for an aviation fan, it sounds me a bit strange because it was an airplane of only 10-12 years, while generally a plane flights…
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Why is the extra allowance for wheel installation on A380 in terms of degrees instead of torque/torque percentage?

When installing a wheel on the A380, the nut is permitted to be torqued an extra X degrees if the holes do not align. Any idea why its in degrees instead of X torque or percentage of torque value?
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Why does Airbus A380 have only reversers on inner engines?

I have seen many videos, and I noticed that only the inner engine reverses were opened. Why not on the 4 engines?
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Is it possible for an Airbus A380 to operate with 8 of the largest geared turbofans instead of 4 Trent 900 engines?

Is it possible for an Airbus A380 to operate with eight of the largest geared turbofans instead of four Trent 900 engines? Would it be fuel efficient? What would be the total thrust of the engines?
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