[Design and Technology] Fw: What TECHNOLOGY AIRBUS A380

Mon Sep 3 12:42:51 EST 2007

Dear teachers
A student at my school would love to view a copy of 'Unfolding Florence' to assist her to prepare for her Unit 4 Drama solo performance. Please let me know if you know where I may be able to find or borrow one from.
Thank you
Karen Anderson

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From: destech-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Barb Duncan
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Subject: Re: [Design and Technology] Fw: What TECHNOLOGY AIRBUS A380

Great stuff.... thankz.

Did you realise the air bus was designed using CATIA??? The same program REA has made available to schools. Worth aprox?? $2.4million - and its sitting on the main server of our college for the kids to enjoy!!

Teachers who want to use this amazing software should log on to rea.org.au

Such a great opportunity for our kids to understand engineering.

BX

Barb Duncan
Bentleigh Secondary College
Vivien Street, East Bentleigh Vic. 3165
(F) +61 3 95792720
(P) +61 3 95791044

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TRULY WORLD CLASS  Everything you wanted to know about it with pictures. 

AIRBUS A380-800 
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Powerplants 
A380-800 - Four 311kN (70,000lb), initially derated to 302kN (68,000lb), later growing to 374kN (84,000lb! ) thrust Rolls-Royce Trent 900 or 363kN (81,500lb) thrust Engine Alliance (General Electric-Pratt & Whitney) GP-7200 turbofans. 

Performance 
A380-800 - Max cruising speed M 0.88. Long range cruising speed M 0.85. Range 14,800km (8,000nm). Service ceiling 43.000ft (13,100m).
A380-800F - Range 10,370km (5,600nm). 

Weights 
A380-800 - Operating empty 277,000kg (610,700lb), max takeoff 560,000kg (1,234,600lb). 
A380-800F - Operating empty 252,000kg (555,600lb), max takeoff 590,000kg (1,300,700lb). 

Dimensions 
A380-800 - Wing span 79.8m (261ft 10in), length 72,75m (238ft 8in). Height 24,08 m (79ft) 

Capacity 
A380-800 - Flightcrew of two. Standard seating for 555 passengers on two decks in a three class arrangement. Qantas plans to fit its aircraft with 523 seats (in three classes). A380 has 49% more floor area but only 35% more seats (in 555 seat configuration) than the 747-400, allowing room for passenger amenities such as bars, gymnasiums and duty free shops. Cargo capacity 38 LD3s or 13 pallets. 
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Production 
! 149 firm orders (including 27 freighters) by January 2005. Airbus has forecast a market for approx 1235 airliners of 400 seats and above through to 2020. First deliveries in early 2006. 

History 
The 555 seat, double deck Airbus A380 is the most ambitious civil aircraft program yet. When it enters service in March 2006, the A380 will be the world's largest airliner , easily eclipsing Boeing's 747. 

Airbus first began studies on a very large 500 seat airliner in the early 1990s. The European manufacturer saw developing a competitor and successor to the Boeing 747 as a strategic play to end Boeing's dominance of the very large airliner market and round out Airbus' product line-up. 

Airbus began engineering development work on such an aircraft, then designated the A3XX, in June 1994. Airbus studied numerous design configurations for the A3XX and gave serious consideration to a single deck aircraft which would have seated 12 abreast and twin vertical tails. However Airbus settled upon a twin deck configuration, largely beca! use of the significantly lighter structure required. 

Key design aims include the ability to use existing airport infrastructure with little modifications to the airports , and direct operating costs per seat 15-20% less than those for the 747-400. With 49% more floor space and only 35% more seating than the previous largest aircraft, Airbus is ensuring wider seats and aisles for more passenger comfort. Using the most advanced technologies, the A380 is also designed to have 10-15% more range, lower fuel burn and emissions, and less noise. 
The A380 features an advanced version of the Airbus common two crew cockpit, with pull-out keyboards for the pilots, extensive use of composite materials such as GLARE (an aluminium/glass fibre composite), and four 302 to 374kN (68,000 to 84,000lb) class Rolls-Royce Trent 900 or Engine Alliance! (General Electric/Pratt & Whitney) GP7200 turbofans now under development. 

Several A380 models are planned: the basic aircraft is the 555 seat A380-800 (launch customer Emirates). The 590 ton MTOW 10,410km (5620nm) A380-800F freighter will be able to carry a 150 tonne payload and is due to enter service in 2008 (launch customer FedEx). Potential future models will include the shortened, 480 seat A380-700, and the stretched, 656 seat, A380-900. 

On receipt of the required 50th launch order commitment, the Airbus A3XX was renamed A380 and officially launched on December 19, 2000. In! early 2001 the general configuration design was frozen, an d metal cutting for the first A380 component occurred on January 23, 2002 , at Nantes in France. In 2002 more than 6000 people were working on A380 development. 

On January 18, 2005, the first Airbus A380 was officially revealed in a lavish ceremony, attended by 5000 invited guests including the French, German, British and Spanish president and prime ministers, representing the countries that invested heavily in the 10-year, ?10 billion+ ($13 billion+) aircraft program, and the CEOs of the 14 A380 customers, who had placed firm orders for 149 aircraft by then. 

The out of sequence A380 designation was chosen as the " 8" represents the cross-section of the twin decks. The first flight is scheduled for March 2005, and the entry into commercial service , with Singapore Airlines , is scheduled for March 2006. 

Apart from the prime contractors in France, Germ any, the United Kingdom and Spain, components for the A380 airframe are also manufactured by industrial partners in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States. A380 final assembly is taking place in Toulouse , France, with interior fitment in Hamburg, Germany. Major A380 assemblies are transported to Toulouse by ship, barge and road . 

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On July 24, 2000 , Emirates became the first customer making a firm order commitment, followed b! y Air France, International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), Singapore Airlines, Qantas and Virgin Atlantic. Together these companies completed the 50 orders needed to launch the program. 

Later, the following companies also ordered the A380: FedEx (the launch customer for the A380-800F freighter), Qatar Airways, Lufthansa, Korean Air, Malaysia Airlines, Etihad Airways, Thai Airways and UPS. 

A380 Fuselage 
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Center fuselage 
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passing under Bordeaux oldest bridge 
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A380 section arriving in Pauillac from Hamburg 
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Right wing 
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fatigue tests 
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(Outer dia of the engine is 124" (~10feet). The relative scale (visible!) difference between man and engine is due to, the engine is nearer to camera perspective than the man.) 

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(the "Danger" box contains an emergency STOP button; if a pilot- wishes to disembark midair it will bring the plane to a complete stop! a tail camera is operating on this aircraft You could see its display at both extreme screens) 

in A380 Employee ceremony 
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First to Fly - Singapore Airlines 
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