| 2013 | | UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG
Group 5 |

[AIRBUS A380] | THE BENCHMARK FOR FUTURE AVIATION |

S ABDULLAH BASHARAT
YUE ZHAO
YAN LI
ZAIDAN MAULAIE

1. Introduction:
Till 2005, Boeing 747 was considered the best plane in the world, but the technology needs to be redefined and the best airliner “Airbus” introduced the most fantastic jet in front of the world on April 2005. So the Airbus A380 took his first maiden flight in April 2005 and the primary user was Singapore airlines. The total project costs $13Billion.
The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, four-engine airliner manufactured by the European corporation “Airbus”. The A380 has approximately 633 sq. m of cabin area, the upper deck has 300 sq. m and the main deck has 333 sq. m.50% more floor space and provides seating for 555 people in standard three-class configuration
The engines were designed by the world renowned company ROLCE ROYCE. In engines latest electrical and mechanical technologies were introduced in order to attain a speed of 0.88MACH. The massive Rolls Royce Trent 900 engines are capable of 375kN (84 000lbs) of thrust. Airbus used similar cockpit layout, procedures and handling characteristics to those of other Airbus aircraft, to reduce crew training costs.
Accordingly, the A380 features an improved glass cockpit and displays 15-by-20 cm liquid crystal displays, all of which are physically identical and interchangeable. The A380 has cabins on the upper and lower decks, with 50% more floor space for 35% higher seating capacity. A three-class layout provides 555 seats. A typical upper deck layout provides 96 business and 103 economy-class seats. The lower deck provides 22 first-class seats and 334 economy-class seats.
Anti-icing technology is introduced in this plane. This helps the plane wings dry and no ice would freeze on the wings. First Class seat can be transformed