A380-800

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Airbus is about to begin production of an upgraded A380-800 with increased operating weights that will offer more range and payload capability when it enters service with launch customer British Airways in 2013.

The new version features a 4t increase in maximum take-off weight to 573t and an additional 190km (100nm) range that will enable it to fly distances of 15,360km on MTOW-limited missions. Maximum landing weight and maximum zero fuel weight have also each increased by 2t, and structural payload capability rises by 1.5t on MZFW-limited missions.

"Because we understand design cycles much better now, we are able to further optimise the performance," says Airbus's executive vice-president programmes Tom Williams.



Full-scale fatigue testing of the A380 has passed 45,000 cycles, which Williams say is 2.4 times the original design service goal or "aircraft life", and testing is continuing to beyond 2.5 design service goals.

To achieve the operating weight increases the airframe structure has been strengthened, which will become standard on aircraft delivered from 2013, although the higher operating weights will be offered as an option. According to Williams the increases are made possible through reductions in flight loads, which are partly achieved by the optimisation of the fly-by-wire control laws.

This new A380 build standard will be introduced later this year when assembly begins of the first wings at Airbus's Broughton, UK plant, and these will also incorporate a 1.5° increase in twist to further optimise aerodynamics as part of the improvement package. Airbus says that the upgrade does not require any thrust bumps, and is not capable of retrofit to earlier build aircraft.

BA is due to be the launch operator for the improved A380, when its first Rolls-Royce Trent 900-powered aircraft is delivered in 2013. Airbus executives previously disclosed that the weight and performance gain came from a requirement for a couple of customers during sales campaigns against the Boeing 747-8I.

Meanwhile as Airbus prepares to deliver the first A380 to the fifth customer, Lufthansa, subassemblies for the initial batch of aircraft for the sixth customer, Korean Air, have been delivered to the final assembly line in Toulouse. Delivery is scheduled for the second quarter of 2011.

Admin a écrit:Bonjour à tous

Quelques améliorations en vues pour les A380 destinés à BA en 2013... à priori cette amélioration été demandée par les clients, notamment en référence au 747-8I

Donc

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/05/18/341926/airbus-poised-to-start-building-new-higher-weight-a380.html

Airbus is about to begin production of an upgraded A380-800 with increased operating weights that will offer more range and payload capability when it enters service with launch customer British Airways in 2013.

The new version features a 4t increase in maximum take-off weight to 573t and an additional 190km (100nm) range that will enable it to fly distances of 15,360km on MTOW-limited missions. Maximum landing weight and maximum zero fuel weight have also each increased by 2t, and structural payload capability rises by 1.5t on MZFW-limited missions.

"Because we understand design cycles much better now, we are able to further optimise the performance," says Airbus's executive vice-president programmes Tom Williams.



Full-scale fatigue testing of the A380 has passed 45,000 cycles, which Williams say is 2.4 times the original design service goal or "aircraft life", and testing is continuing to beyond 2.5 design service goals.

To achieve the operating weight increases the airframe structure has been strengthened, which will become standard on aircraft delivered from 2013, although the higher operating weights will be offered as an option. According to Williams the increases are made possible through reductions in flight loads, which are partly achieved by the optimisation of the fly-by-wire control laws.

This new A380 build standard will be introduced later this year when assembly begins of the first wings at Airbus's Broughton, UK plant, and these will also incorporate a 1.5° increase in twist to further optimise aerodynamics as part of the improvement package. Airbus says that the upgrade does not require any thrust bumps, and is not capable of retrofit to earlier build aircraft.

BA is due to be the launch operator for the improved A380, when its first Rolls-Royce Trent 900-powered aircraft is delivered in 2013. Airbus executives previously disclosed that the weight and performance gain came from a requirement for a couple of customers during sales campaigns against the Boeing 747-8I.

Meanwhile as Airbus prepares to deliver the first A380 to the fifth customer, Lufthansa, subassemblies for the initial batch of aircraft for the sixth customer, Korean Air, have been delivered to the final assembly line in Toulouse. Delivery is scheduled for the second quarter of 2011.

+4 t MTOW
+2 t MZFW et MLW
+ 1.5 t de charge utile ou + 100 Nm (on s'approche des 8300 Nm..).

Ca laisse 0.5 t pour les renforts nécessaires à l'opération en faisant un calcul simpliste ? (ce qui fait cher à la tonne d'augmentation de MTOw ?)

L'avion passe à 573 t avec des renforts structuraux prévus et une révision des commandes de vol pour réduire la charge
A noter que l'aile subit des modifs aéro assez importantes (comment traduire ce twist de 1.5° ? vrille de l'aile augmenté ? et que ce n'est donc pas rétrofittable...

Pour info à priori le 747-8I est tjs donné pour 8000 Nm en confg standard et 78 t de charge utile en pax

Pour rappel l'A380 a une charge utile de 89 t en version actuelle

Beochien a écrit:Bonsoir !

Le Figaro annonce avec pompes la "Première" desserte de Narita (Tokyo) par un A380 ! Le 19 Mai !
AF, Merci, c'est trés bien ...
Mais la gentille Véronique Nique Nique, semble oublier que Emirates, et SIA s'y sont installés depuis qq temps déjà ...

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http://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/2010/05/18/04015-20100518ARTFIG00549-airbus-reve-d-une-percee-au-japon-grace-a-l-a380.php

Dès demain, 19 mai,l'aéroport de Tokyo-Narita sera desservi en A 380, ce qui offre à Airbus une belle vitrine commerciale et technologique pour séuire les japonais et les compagnies aériennes locales.

JPRS

Airbus expects current A380 customers to bolster their order backlog for the aircraft type this year after the aircraft maker upped its order intake target for 2010 from 10 aircraft to 20 or more.

“I expect repeat orders from existing customers,” says Airbus CEO Tom Enders, while not ruling out new customers coming on board. Enders spoke on the sidelines of the first A380 delivery to Lufthansa. Lufthansa is the only new airline to start using the aircraft this year; Korean Air, the next customer, is to follow in May 2010.

A380 order discussions have picked up markedly, says an Airbus official. Delivery slots are limited in the immediate future, however. One or two delivery slots may be available in 2013, although Airbus says 2014 is really the first year meaningful numbers could be delivered that aren’t already committed to customers.

The focus for Airbus right now is on stabilizing output at two aircraft per month, before gradually ramping up to three units. While Airbus isn’t ruling out going to four aircraft per month, as once planned, there are no immediate plans to reach that level. Enders reaffirms that the stretch A380-900 and the freighter version are not priority projects for the near term.

EADS Chief Financial Officer Hans-Peter Ring indicated recently that the A380 could reach break even in around five years. But Airbus officials suggest they are more cautious. Nevertheless, Enders notes that “in the not too distant future we will make good margins” on the program.

Production problems that had hobbled the program are starting to disappear. The amount of outstanding work is far lower than it once was, although he notes it will never be fully eliminated.

To help address bottlenecks on Lufthansa’s first two A380s, Airbus turned to Lufthansa Technik to draft workers to help expedite cabin completion. Enders says 30-40 employees were seconded to Airbus and spent around 24,000 hours to make sure the first A380 could be delivered on May 19.

art_way a écrit:S'il y a 20 nouvelles commandes d'A380, vous verriez qui ?

Je commence :

Singapour Airlines : 5 + 2 options
Emirates : 6 + 2 options
AF : 3 + 2 options

à vous de jouer...

Admin a écrit:Bonjour à tous

Les commandes complémentaires
visées par Airbus sont des levées d'option d'exploitant actuel de
l'A380-800

Neither the freighter nor the -900 variant of the Airbus A380 are
likely to be revived in the near term, because the airframer wants to
reduce its risk exposure to new projects.Speaking after the
delivery of Lufthansa's first A380 at Hamburg, Airbus chief executive
Tom Enders described both variants as being "on the back-burner"."We
have to be realistic about what we can do with a given set of
resources," he says. The company wants to achieve "cruise mode" on its
A380 programme by stabilising production and focus on its A350
development.Enders says the cargo market has been showing
evidence of recovery, following a severe drop in traffic. But he points
out that Airbus, with its A330-200F, has "a great new freighter" to
offer the market.http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/05/20/342239/a380-900-and-freighter-both-on-back-burner-enders.html

art_way a écrit:

art_way a écrit:S'il y a 20 nouvelles commandes d'A380, vous verriez qui ?

Je commence :

Singapour Airlines : 5 + 2 options
Emirates : 6 + 2 options
AF : 3 + 2 options

à vous de jouer...

Admin a écrit:Bonjour à tous

Les commandes complémentaires
visées par Airbus sont des levées d'option d'exploitant actuel de
l'A380-800

Je n'étais pas loin non ?

Beochien a écrit:Bonjour !

LAX se met à jour pour permettre aux A380, qui arrivent de plus en plus nombreux, de circuler sans interrompre d'autres mouvements !
Les bretelles de circulation, trop proches des pistes, handicapaient les mouvements quand un A380 les empruntait ...
C'est réglé, semble t-il!
Très bien !

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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/One-MillionPlus-Pound-Airbus-pz-837012600.html?x=0&.v=1&.pf=personal-finance&mod=pf-personal-finance


A one million-plus pound QANTAS Airbus A380 super jumbo jet will be the first aircraft to travel on the just-completed $88-million, 3,437-foot-long Crossfield Taxiway (new Taxiway R), a portion of the Crossfield Taxiway Project, at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). When it arrives it will be greeted by a water cannon salute by two fire trucks.

The completion of Taxiway R, which came in on schedule and within budget, connects LAX's north and south airfields, improves the safety and efficiency of aircraft ground movements, and alleviates the periodic congestion that occurred on the airfield. Taxiway R is the first FAA Group 6 taxiway at LAX to accommodate new large aircraft.

JPRS