Witness the unveiling live: Airbus A380, the largest airliner in the history of civil aviation!
Hopefully, it’s not as underpowered as the A340-300.. a quick’n’dirty calculation:
A340-300: 4*15400(17000)/275000 = 0.224 (0.247)
A380-800: 4*35000/560000 = 0.25
(ratio = total maximum kg thrust per kg MTOW)
Oops :/
(Addendum: Please note that
i) The Antonov An-225 is still the largest airplane on earth: length 84.0 m, wingspan: 88.4 m, MTOW: 600’000 kg
ii) “Underpowering” an aircraft is usually done on purpose for the sake of cheaper operation and better pollution control.
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[Update 20040118: Oh. Did live streaming work for you? For me, it didn’t. In compensation I was promoted to “A380 fleet captain” as I had 15 correct answers in a quiz of 14 questions.. I feel sooo flattered ;))
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