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Airbus A380: books - history and technology

A book on the Airbus A380? Here are illustrated books on the history, models and technology of Airbus passenger aircraft.


Airbus A380 (Flight Craft)

On 27 April 2005, an aircraft lifted away from the runway of Toulouse-Blagnac Airport under the power of six massive Rolls-Royce Trent 900 turbofan engines. It carried a six-man crew, it was making its first flight, and it was making history. For this was the Airbus A380, the largest passenger aircraft in the world.

With air traffic continuing to double every 15 years, the A380 was designed to meet the needs of the passengers and airports, while also delivering the level of efficiency necessary to protect the environment for future generations. The design incorporated two full-length decks with wide-body dimensions, meaning its two passenger levels offered an entire deck's worth of additional space compared to the next largest twin-engine jetliner.

By mid-2019, fifteen airlines were operating 238 aircraft throughout the world, the original customer being Singapore Airlines, which launched its first A380 service in October 2007. Production of the A380 peaked at 30 aircraft per year in 2012 and 2014.
Then, in February 2019, the biggest customer, Emirates, announced that it was to reduce its latest order by 39 aircraft in favour of two other Airbus Models, the A350 and A330neo, a version using the same engines as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. For Airbus, it was the last act.
The Company announced that production of the A380 would cease by 2021.

Author:Robert Jackson
Specs:88 pages, 29.5 x 21 x 0.8 cm / 11.6 x 8.25 x 0.31 in, paperback
Illustrations:200 b&w and colour photographs
Publisher:Pen & Sword Books Ltd (GB, 2021)
Series:Flight Craft (23)
EAN:9781526774064

Airbus A380 Manual (2005 to present) - Insights into the design, construction, operation and maintenance (Haynes Aircraft Manual)

Designed to challenge Boeing's monopoly in the large aircraft market, the A380 super-jumbo made its first flight in 2005, entering commercial service two years later.
So popular is the jet that every four minutes, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, an A380 is taking off or landing somewhere in the world. There is no other development in recent aviation history to rival this remarkable aircraft.

Pages of the book Airbus A380 Manual (2005 to present) (1)

Robert Wicks looks at the A380's design and construction, its high-tech cockpit and innovative cabin design, the remarkable engineering behind its 22-wheel undercarriage, and the complex nature of the A380's operation.

Pages of the book Airbus A380 Manual (2005 to present) (2)

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Author:Robert Wicks
Specs:192 pages, 28 x 22 x 1.5 cm / 11 x 8.7 x 0.59 in, hardback
Illustrations:numerous colour photographs
Publisher:Haynes Publishing (GB, 2017)
Series:Haynes Aircraft Manual
EAN:9781785211089
Book: Airbus A380 Manual (2005 to present) - Insights into the design, construction, operation and maintenance (Haynes Aircraft Manual)

Airbus A380 Manual (2005 to present) - Insights into the design, construction, operation and maintenance

Language: English

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Airbus A380, de 2005 à nos jours

Aujourd'hui, un A380 décolle ou atterrit toutes les deux minutes, véritable exploit pour cet avion lancé il y a seulement dix ans. L'Airbus A380 est le plus gros avion de ligne au monde : tout en lui est démesuré, depuis le nombre de passagers jusqu'à son envergure, en passant par les vastes sites de production et la logistique déployée.
C'est aussi un prodige d'inventivité et de technologie et beaucoup le comparent au Concorde des années 1960 pour ses aspects novateurs.

Robert Wicks décrit en détail l'histoire de l'A380, ses caractéristiques techniques, ses processus de fabrication, ses moteurs, son poste de pilotage, sa cabine passagers hors du commun, etc. Il relate aussi les défis qu'ont dû relever les aéroports pour accueillir ce géant et nous fait vivre une rotation à Heathrow.

Author:Robert Wicks
Specs:192 pages, 29 x 24 cm / 11.4 x 9 in, hardback
Illustrations:295 b&w and colour photographs
Publisher:ETAI (F, 2018)
EAN:9791028302757
Book: Airbus A380, de 2005 à nos jours

Airbus A380, de 2005 à nos jours

Language: French

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The Airbus A380 - A History

Every 7 minutes, an A380 takes off or lands somewhere in the world. The Airbus was initially designed and developed in order to provide a contender to the Boeing's growing monopoly of the skies in the biggest large-aircraft market in the world. Ambitious in design, the undertaking seemed mammoth.
Yet scores of aviation engineers and pilots worked to get the design off the ground and the Airbus in our skies. This double-decker, wide-body, 4 engine jet airliner promised to redefine expectations when it came to commercial flight. Five years on from its launch, Graham Simons provides us with this, an impressively illustrated narrative history of the craft, its achievements, and the legacy it looks set to provide to a new generation of aviation engineers, enthusiasts and passengers.

Operated by airlines such as Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Quantas and Lufthansa, the story of the A380 could be said to represent the story of modern-day travel itself, characterised by major technological advances across the world that constantly push the boundaries of expectation. Sure to appeal broadly across the market, this is very much a commemorative volume, preserving the history of this iconic craft in words and images.

Author:Graham Simons
Specs:232 pages, 24.5 x 17 cm / 9.7 x 6.7 in, hardback
Illustrations:b&w and colour photographs
Publisher:Pen & Sword Books Ltd (GB, 2014)
EAN:9781783030415
Book: The Airbus A380 - A History

The Airbus A380 - A History

Language: English

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Airbus A380 - Der letzte Riese

Der doppelstöckige Airbus A380 ist das größte in Serienfertigung produzierte Verkehrsflugzeug der Welt. Entstanden als Konkurrenz für die bis dato marktführende Boeing 747, hob der vierstrahlige Riese 2005 zu seinem Erstflug ab und begeisterte Passagiere und Airlines mit seiner Leistungsfähigkeit.

Im sich schnell wandelnden Markt erwies sich die A380 jedoch als viel zu groß und zu teuer im Betrieb. Die Corona-Krise tat ein Übriges. 2021 stellt Airbus deshalb die Fertigung ein. Selbiges betrifft den Jumbo Jet. Die Ära der legendären Vierstrahler im Passagierbetrieb ist somit endgültig zu Ende. Ein hochaktueller Abgesang.

Author:Andreas Spaeth
Specs:224 pages, 24 x 30.5 cm / 9 x 12 in, hardback
Illustrations:185 photographs
Publisher:Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2021)
EAN:9783613043480
Book: Airbus A380 - Der letzte Riese

Airbus A380 - Der letzte Riese

Language: German

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A380 - Le défi (2e édition)

Au prix d'un effort considérable, qui tient de l'exploit mais aussi du pari, Airbus a construit le plus gros avion de l'histoire de l'aviation commerciale, l'A380. Un véritable paquebot de l'air capable d'embarquer entre 550 et 800 passagers et de franchir d'un seul coup d'aile, près de 15 000 km. Il aurait fait rêver Jules Verne.

Cet avion est un important atout pour Airbus dans sa lutte contre Boeing. Car le constructeur américain a longtemps tenu la dragée haute à tous ses concurrents avec le B747, le fameux jumbo-jet à double pont, seul de son espèce sur le créneau des gros-porteurs long-courriers pendant plus de 30 ans.

Au plus fort d'une crise maîtrisée avec peine par ses nouveaux dirigeants, la jeune société européenne engage donc son avenir sur ce programme, l'un des plus prestigieux de l'histoire de l'aéronautique civile avec le Concorde. L'un des plus risqués aussi, compte tenu des paris engagés.

Additif de mise à jour inclus.

Author:Yves Marc
Specs:120 pages, 24 x 17 x 0.7 cm / 9 x 6.7 x 0.28 in, paperback
Illustrations:illustrated
Publisher:Cépaduès Editions (F, 2007)
EAN:9782854287707
Book: A380 - Le défi (2e édition)

A380 - Le défi (2e édition)

Language: French

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Flying the Airbus A380

Since its first flight on 27 April 2005, the Airbus A380 has been the largest passenger airliner in the world. Instantly recognizable with its full-length upper deck, it represents the pinnacle of modern airliner design.
"Flying the A380" gives a pilot's eye view of what it is like to fly this mighty machine. It takes the reader on a trip from London to Dubai as the flight crew see it, from pre-flight planning, through all the phases of the flight to shut-down at the parking stand many thousands of miles from the departure point.

Author:Captain Gib Vogel
Specs:128 pages, 23.5 x 15.5 x 0.8 cm / 9.25 x 6.1 x 0.31 in, paperback
Illustrations:130 colour photographs
Publisher:The Crowood Press Ltd (GB, 2009)
EAN:9781847971241
Book: Flying the Airbus A380

Flying the Airbus A380

Language: English

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