The Airbus A380

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The Airbus A380
A vast project
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Content Slide
1. Information about the project 3 1. History,
development and production 4 2. Who constructs
which part? 5 3. The different versions of the
A380-800 6 4. The orders of the new airliner
7 5. Important facts and figures about the
project 8 6. The problems 9 2. The location of
production - Toulouse 10 1. The region -
geographical 11 2. First flight on April 27th in
2005 12 3. Technical specifications of the A380
13 1. The technical dates of the A380 in
comparison with the "Jumbo Jet"
B747 14 4. Another vast project 15-17
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1. Information about the project
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1. Information about the project
History, development and production

• The development began in 1980.
• There were 50 orders in the year 2000.
• The first prototype was presented to the public
  on January 18th 2005.
• Another exemplar was built only for long-run
  tests, investigations and experimentation.These
  tests will last until 2008.
• Airbus planned to hand out the first airliners to
  "Singapore Airlines" in December 2006.But
  because of a delay in delivery Airbus couldn't
  keep the appointment of December 2006.The new
  deadline will be October 2007.
• Munich is the first European airport which is
  allowed to handle the new super Airbus.
• On October 29th in 2005, the first tests of
  dispatch (Abfertigung) began in Frankfurt.
• The First Flight took part in Toulouse on April
  27th in 2005.

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1. Information about the project
Who constructs which part?
The locations of production
Varel (D) and St. Nazaire (F) The fuselage
(Rumpf)
Stade (D) The rudder (Seitenleitwerk)
Toulouse (F) and Hamburg The fly-by-wire-system
and the avionics(Flugsteuerung)
Getafe (GB) The elevator (Höhenleitwerk)
Broughton (GB) The wings (Flügel)

• The several parts are transported by ship, heavy
  load or by an aircraft like the "Beluga".

• All components are assembled in Toulouse, from
  where the airliner will be sold.

The Beluga, a means of transportation for an
aircraft.
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1. Information about the project
The different versions of the A380-800

• Current versions
• A version for passengers (A380-800)
• A version for cargo (A380-800F)

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1. Information about the project
The orders of the new airliner
A graphic that shows the orders of the new Airbus
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1. Information about the project
Important facts and figures about the project

• Airbus employs 500.000 people.
• The A380 costs 281 million Euro.
• Airbus took a bank loan of 3,2 billions for the
  project.
• The development expensed 15 billions.
• The standard version has two cabins with 555
  seats.
• 10 passengers are able to sit in one row.
• The Airbus is able to fly up to 15.000 km
  non-stop.

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1. Information about the project
The problems

• Many tests which the super Airbus has to pass are
  very complicated.For example, the Airbus has to
  pass a test of evacuation.
• There appeared massive technical problems during
  the tests which caused the delay in delivery and
  by this, they led Airbus into crisis.
• Airbus has to pay huge amounts of regulations to
  the airlines for the delay in delivery.
• The last client for the cargo version, UPS, plans
  to cancel the orders.Consequently the cargo
  project might be in danger and cause serious
  financial damage for Airbus.
• All airports, where the Airbus approaches have to
  be prepared very well.
• Is an aircraft of that scale still lucrative in a
  period in which fewer people can afford to travel
  "first class" to the holiday destination?

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2. The location of production - Toulouse
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2. The location of production - Toulouse
The region - geographical
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2. The location of production - Toulouse
First flight on April 27th in 2005

• The security in Toulouse was very important
• The airspace was controlled by the army
• Only the six special test pilots had the
  permission to fly for the first time

• No grave error in the technical system of the
  aircraft occurred

• There were many enthusiastic spectators, and the
  whole world had an eye on Toulouse

• Toulouse has become initiator of a technical
  revolution

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3. Technical specifications of the A380
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3. Technical specifications of the A380
The technical dates of the A380 in comparison
with the "Jumbo" B747
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4. Another vast project The Airbus A380 as a
model
A project by Peter Michel

• Peter Michel realized his life-task to create the
  model of the Airbus A-380.
• He is very famous because he participates air
  shows all over the world

• For his model of the A380 he got the original
  plans directly from Airbus.Then he chose the
  scale 115 and began a long work of
  reconstructing every detail from the original
  plane.

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4. Another vast project The Airbus A380 as a
model
A project by Peter Michel

• After more than one year of work and an
  investment of 75.000 for the material, he had
  realized a plane with a length of 4,7m, a
  wingspan of 5,40m and a weight of 75kg with 4
  turbine engines that create a thrust of 70kg, 22
  wheels, 8 wheel breaks and 41 servos.

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4. Another vast project The Airbus A380 as a
model
A project by Peter Michel

• His model had to pass the general registration
  approval for aircrafts, but finally it got the
  license for general air vehicles.

• He was sponsored by a Saudi-Arabian airline
• A sheik offered Peter Michel 150.000 for his
  plane, but he didn't sell it.

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