Weight Of Fully Loaded Airbus A380
Let's start with some brief introduction
of the aircraft
the weight of fully loaded aircraft is
about twelve lakh sixty five thousand pounds (12,65,000 lb) that equal to
one hundred sixty five ( 165) elephants.
Speed Of Airbus A380
The maximum speed of aircraft is about
one thousand one hundred eighty five
kilometer per hour (1,185 km/h) the maximum traveling range is fifteen
thousand two hundred (15,200 km) kilometer.
Technical Details Of Aircraft
Let's get information about the technical details.
Power Sources In Spacecraft
Engine
Each engine generates 40.5 tons of thrust at more than about 75,000 horsepower. The total thrust produced by the aircraft is 165 tons. The fan operates nearly 3000 rpm with tip speed at 1.5 times of the speed of sound.
Auxiliary Power Unit
At the tail cone of the aircraft, a small
jet engine is placed which is called APU. The APU stands for Auxiliary Power Unit. It provides
additional source of electrical power. Usually, electrical power is supplied to
aircraft by the main engine generator. In the case of main engine generator
failure, theAPU acts as an electrical generator. Main
function of the APU is
to start the main engines of the
aircraft
and it provides air conditioning to the
cabin.
Ram Air Turbine
There is the Ram Air Turbine, it is a small wind turbine that is connected to a hydraulic pump or electrical generator. Ram air turbine are used only in an emergency. In case of the loss of both primary and auxiliary power sources, the ram air turbine will act as an electrical generator. It will power vital systems such as flight controls linked hydraulics and also flight critical instrumentation.
The commercial aircraft can be capable of producing 5 to 70 kilowatt of electricity, it depending on the generator.
Decks
The aircraft have two decks: main deck
and
upper deck. Usually, the cockpit are in
the main deck. can able to carry 853 passenger
538 on main deck, 315 on upper deck.
Tanks In Spacecraft
Waste Tanks
At the lower end of the aircraft there
is four waste tank placed. Total capacity of the waste tank is
about 2096 liters. The waste tanks are connected to the
lavatories and galleys of the aircraft.
Water Tanks
There are eight water tanks, located at
the center of the aircraft. Four tanks on left wing side and another
four on right wing side. The total capacity of the water tank is
about 2270 liters.
Hydraulic System
The moving parts of aircraft such as
doors, landing gears, flight controls etc. are heavier in
size and weight, so they need more power to operate. So
the hydraulic system are used to operate
the heavier parts of the aircraft.
Hydraulic Reservoir Tanks
There are three hydraulic reservoir tanks: green reservoir tank, yellow reservoir tank and blue reservoir tank.
Green Reservoir Tank
The green reservoir tank used for
landing gears, normal brakes, engine 1 reverser and
yaw damper 1.
Yellow Reservoir Tank
The yellow reservoir tank used for nose
wheel steering, alternate and parking brakes, cargo doors, engine 2 reverser and yaw damper 2.
Blue Reservoir Tank
The blue reservoir tank used for emergency
generator.
Fuel Tanks
The fuel tanks are located in the main
wings and tail wings.
The main wing tanks are separated in six
parts. There is two fuel feeding tanks. The tail tanks are separated into two parts. The total fuel capacity of the tank is
3,20,000 liters
or 82,000 gallons, that enough to fly
around
17.4 hours.
The cost of fully loaded fuel
around one lakh
seventy thousand dollars or 10.2 million
indian rupees.
Nose Landing Gear Of Aircraft
Let's take a look into the aircraft nose
landing gear. It can controlled by the nose wheel
steering in the cockpit. It can rotates 90 degree on left and 90
degree on right.
What Is Inside The Nose Of An Aircraft?
Let us know what inside the nose of an
aircraft. There is three components:
Weather Radar
A weather radar weather radar is
used for identifying the weather
condition ahead the aircraft.
Localizer Antenna
The localizer antenna is used for
landing aircraft at zero visibility. It will give the guidance for
maintaining the center line of the
runway.
Glide Slope Antenna
The glide slope antenna is used for
landing the aircraft at zero visibility.
What Is At Upper Surface Of The Aircraft?
There are three type of antenna mounted at the upper surface of an aircraft:
VHF Antenna
The VHF antenna that is communication
antenna. It is capable of transmitting and receiving
signals in the vhf band from 118 to 156
megahertz.
ADF Antenna
The ADF antenna, ADF stands for Automatic Direction Finder. It is an aircraft navigation product
that automatically calculates the
relative bearing of the aircraft to the
radio station.
ELT Antenna
The ELT antenna, ELT stands for Emergency Locator Transmitter. In the event of an aircraft accident, these devices are designed to transmit a
distress signal on 121.5
and 243 megahertz frequencies.
Fuel Cost Of Airbus A380
Fuel cost for flying the aircraft approximately twenty nine thousand
dollars per hours. The engine titanium fan blades suck in
over 1.25 tons of air at
every second.
Why most of the aircraft are painted on white in color?
The main reason is to reflect sunlight
and minimize both the heating
and any potential
damage from the solar
radiation .
Why aircraft need two pilots?
Two pilots are required for aircraft because of safety purposes. One pilot could get sick. One pilot could make a mistake. On the flight deck, the pilots divide their responsibilities in a “Pilot Flying” and a “Pilot Not Flying”. It’s clear what the Pilot Flying does. The Pilot Not Flying is constantly monitoring the flight, assisting the Pilot Flying (by for instance calling out airspeed and altitude on final approach) and usually taking care of talking to Air Traffic Control.
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