Airbus A380
The Airbus A380 is a four-engine, full-length double-deck wide-body airliner family developed for high-capacity long-haul service. The programme produced the passenger A380-800 and also proposed, but did not bring into service, a freighter derivative.
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Identity
- Aliases
- A380Airbus Superjumbo
- Family Name
- Airbus A380
- Full Name
- Airbus A380
- Roles
- airliner
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Airbus A380 is a four-engine, full-length double-deck wide-body airliner family developed for high-capacity long-haul service. The programme produced the passenger A380-800 and also proposed, but did not bring into service, a freighter derivative.
- First Flight Year
- 2,005
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- nacelle
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- Rolls-Royce Trent 900 series installation; Airbus documents this as one of the A380-800 engine options.
- Name
- A380 Rolls-Royce engine option
- Notes
- The A380-800 is offered with four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines.
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- nacelle
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- Engine Alliance GP7200 series installation; the current canonical system is intentionally retained at family level because the A380 source names the series and does not establish a single thrust subvariant for the family record.
- Name
- A380 Engine Alliance engine option
- Notes
- The A380-800 is also offered with four Engine Alliance GP7200-series engines.
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- nacelle
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- Certified A380-841 exact installation; EASA also lists the sibling Trent 970B-84, which is not represented by this exact model row.
- Name
- A380-841 Rolls-Royce Trent 970-84 option
- Notes
- EASA A380 TCDS A.110 lists four RB211 Trent 970-84 or RB211 Trent 970B-84 turbofan engines for the A380-841.
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- nacelle
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- Certified A380-842 exact installation; EASA also lists sibling Trent 972B-84 and 972E-84 models, which are not represented by this exact model row.
- Name
- A380-842 Rolls-Royce Trent 972-84 option
- Notes
- EASA A380 TCDS A.110 lists four RB211 Trent 972-84, 972B-84, or 972E-84 turbofan engines for the A380-842.
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- nacelle
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- Certified A380-842 exact installation; EASA also lists sibling Trent 972-84 and 972E-84 models, which are not represented by this exact model row.
- Name
- A380-842 Rolls-Royce Trent 972B-84 option
- Notes
- EASA A380 TCDS A.110 lists four RB211 Trent 972-84, 972B-84, or 972E-84 turbofan engines for the A380-842.
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- nacelle
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- Certified A380-842 exact installation; EASA also lists sibling Trent 972-84 and 972B-84 models, which are not represented by this exact model row.
- Name
- A380-842 Rolls-Royce Trent 972E-84 option
- Notes
- EASA A380 TCDS A.110 lists four RB211 Trent 972-84, 972B-84, or 972E-84 turbofan engines for the A380-842.
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- nacelle
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- Certified A380-861 exact installation; EASA A.110 identifies Engine Alliance GP7270 P/N GP7270GP01 for this variant.
- Name
- A380-861 Engine Alliance GP7270 option
- Notes
- EASA A380 TCDS A.110 lists four Engine Alliance GP7270 P/N GP7270GP01 turbofan engines for the A380-861.
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 09:34:06 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 19:29:49 UTC
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