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Airbus Jet is the nickname for the giant airliner Airbus A380, developed by Airbus S.A.S. This airliner has four engines and double decks. It is the biggest giant passenger aircraft in the globe.In the initial stages of development the airliner was named Megaliner. The maiden flight of Airbus jet was from Toulouse Blagnac International Airport in France. The Airbus A380, 001 serial number and registration code of F-WWOW was uncovered on the day of 18th January 2005 in Toulouse. The aircraft first flew at 8:29 UTC on 27th April. The plane was powered by Trent 900 engines. There were six flight crew and Jacques Rosay was the test pilot.421 tonnes was the take off weight of the aircraft.
The passenger flight test of Airbus A380 took place in Toulouse with 474 employees of Airbus. The seat strength of Airbus jet is 525. In economy configuration the strength is 853. This large aircraft is geared to provide utmost comfort to the travelers. The Airbus jet has hold on to the Airbus mark of commonality.Airbus jet is designed for minimum pollution of the environment. The fuel burning rate of Airbus jet is very low, almost 17% low than the other large airliners of the world. A low level of CO2 is emitted by Airbus A380. Airbus Jet is a futuristic aircraft which offers smooth travel with minimum pollution to the environment.
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Airbus A380 or Airbus jet has two models. A 380-800F is a large freight airliner which has a colossal capacity of carriage. A 380-800 is a passenger aircraft. The range of Airbus jet or Airbus A 380 is 15,200 km. The aircraft cruises with 0.85 Mach and the speed per hour is 900 km. The take off weight of Airbus jet is 650 metric tonnes. The Airbus jet is powered by either the Rolls Royce model of Trent 900 or Engine Alliance GP 7200. Airbus jet has a perked up glass cockpit. The aircraft has fly-by-wire technology connected to the side sticks. In the cockpit there are liquid crystal displays, eight in number.Singapore Airlines will first fly this Airbus jet. Be ready for a whopping journey on this jumbo plane.
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