NOTE: RADIO CONTROL AIRPLANES ARE ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE PAGE.
The Airbus A380 is the world's biggest passenger airliner. In a three class cabin layout on two decks, the A380 can carry 555 passengers. The giant airbus has about double the floor space of any other airliner.
The airbus A380 can go about five percent further on a gallon of av gas than a 747.
Millions of dollars have been spent by airports all over the world expanding their facilities and widening their runways to accommodate the A380.
The Rolls Royce Trent 900 and Engine Alliance GP 7200
turbofans make the Airbus A380 the most quiet transoceanic aircraft currently in service, according to the manufacturer. They claim that the aircraft
is 50% quieter than their competition.
In order to keep training expenses down, Airbus made the cockpit of the new super jumbo jet similar to its other aircraft.
Multi function displays are the centerpiece of the cockpit design. Navigation is as simple as point and click.
Pilots commented that flying the aircraft is like operating a computer game.
An optional HUD (Head Up Display) is available for the aircraft. The display
is specialized for passenger aircraft and is used primarily for take off and landing in low visibility situations.
Composites are used throughout the aircraft, including its central wing box, for light weight strength.
Additional savings in weight have been realized using a weldable aluminum alloy. With welding, the use of rivets is reduced or eliminated, providing
less drag on exterior aircraft surfaces.
Integrated Modular Avionics, similar to what is used on modern fighter aircraft, is used in the Airbus A380.
Processors holding dedicated software have replaced multiple single purpose avionics reducing wiring, parts, weight and costs.
A network and server system stores data, navigation charts, aircraft logs and more in the aircraft.
The Airbus A380 is the first civilian aircraft to use power by wire flight controls, all powered by their own electronics and hydraulics.
Aluminum power cables are used throughout the aircraft for weight savings. Previous aircraft used copper.
There are no light bulbs in the airliner. All have been replaced with LED's for greater reliability.
The aircraft only has thrust reversers on the inboard engines to reduce debris. To increase reliability and save weight, these are electrically actuated.
Airbus has received 202 orders for the Airbus A380 to date of which 30 aircraft have been delivered.
Pictured above and in the next picture below is the 18 foot wing span Airbus A380 RC Airplane scratch built by Peter Michel. There are four jet turbine engines powering it.
It has been reported that Michel paid 3,500 Euros each for the custom manufactured engines. The rc Airbus A380 is said to reach speeds up to 75 mph. All up weight is about 155 lbs.
The second picture below is of a nice looking slope soarer rc Airbus A380 radio control airplane from Windrider built by Glenn of RC Groups. It has a 6' wing span. Construction is from EPS foam. The slope soarer weighs about 50 oz. and has 3 channel radio control.
Nitro Planes has a rc Airbus A380 ARF for sale with a 72" wing span. Power comes from four EDF 55-300H units. It is seen in the next picture below.
The bottom picture is of the rc Airbus A380 with an extended fuselage, scratch built by Reinhard Oethken. Wingspan is 216" and length is 241". Power comes from four jet turbine engines fed by about 5 1/2 gallons of fuel. All up weight is around 214 lbs.
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DVICE has videos and comments on a giant scale rc Airbus A380 radio control airplane.
Aviation Explorer has a video of a scale radio control model Airbus A380 jet.
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Shahzeb posted to Yahoo Answers inquiring about distribution and price of the Airbus A380.
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Darrell posted to Yahoo Answers regarding sellers of a rc Airbus A380.
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