The first prototype of the Airbus A380, F-WWOW landed at Los Angeles International Airport for the first time at 9:30 AM PDT on Monday, March 19, 2007. It arrived from Toulouse, France with the call sign Airbus 101 Super. It departed on Tuesday, March 20.
Airbus A380Wingspan: 261 feet 10 inchesLength: 239 feet 6 inchesWing Area: 9,100 square feetMaximum Weight: 1,235,000 poundsRange: 8,000 nautical milesPowerplant: 4 x 84,000 lb RR Trent 900 or Engine Alliance GP-7200 |
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A large crowd gathered around the airport to see the arrival of the behemouth.
The A380 flares to land on Runway 24R.
The twenty wheels of the main landing gear scrub off a cloud of smoke at touchdown.
The nose gear touches down. The control tower and a small part of the theme building can be seen in the background.
The rear part of the inboard engine nacelle translates aft as the thrust reversers are engaged.
The A380 reveals the enormaous area of its flaps and spoilers.
The A380 taxied to the Imperial Terminal on the south side of the airport to be presented to the media. An Australian national flag was raised next to the United States and California flags in honor of the QANTAS Crew that was flying aboard the giant Airbus.
F-WWOW is powered by four 84,000 pound thrust Rolls Royce Trent 900 turbofan engines. The first stage compressor blades can be seen to be intricately sculpted.
Steve Marriott photographed the first visit by an A380 to East Midlands Airport, England on Monday, March 26, 2007
More displays featuring photos of the Airbus A380 double-deck airliner.
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Giant Jet Airplanes |
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| First Flight | Wing Span | Length | Wing Area | Gross Weight | Engines | |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | ? |
197ft, 03in |
206ft |
3,501 |
545,000 |
2 x 71,000 lb General Electric GEnx or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 |
| Boeing 747-8 Jumbo Jet | 2010 |
224ft,07in |
250ft,02in |
? |
975,000 |
4 x 66,500 GEnx-2B67 |
| Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | 2009 |
197ft, 03in |
186ft |
3,501 |
502,500 |
2 x 64,000 lb General Electric GEnx or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 |
| Airbus A380 | 2005 |
261ft,10in |
239ft,06in |
9,100 |
1,235,000 |
4 x 84,000 lb RR Trent 900 or Engine Alliance GP-7200 |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 2003 |
212ft,07in |
242ft,04in |
4,700 |
775,000 |
2 x 115,300 lb GE90-115B |
| Airbus A340-600 | 2001 |
208ft,02in |
247ft,01in |
4,729 |
811,300 |
4 x 56,000 lb RR Trent 556 |
| Boeing 777-200 | 1994 |
209ft,01in |
199ft,11in |
4,605 |
545,000 |
2 x 74,000 lb PW4074, GE90-75B, or RR Trent 875 |
| Airbus A330-300 | 1992 |
197ft,10in |
208ft,10in |
3,892 |
507,000 |
2 x 51,590 lb GE CF6-80E, PW4000, or RR Trent 700 |
| Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jet | 1988 |
211ft,05in |
231ft,10in |
5,650 |
833,000 |
4 x 45,000 PW4062 or GE CF6-80C2B1F |
| Antonov An-225 Mryia | 1988 |
290ft,00in |
275ft,07in |
10,280 |
1,300,000 |
6 x 51,590 lb DT-18T |
| Antonov An-124 Ruslan | 1984 |
240ft,00in |
227ft,00in |
6,760 |
890,000 |
4 x 51,590 lb DT-18T |
| Tupolev 160 Blackjack | 1981 | 182ft, 09in | 177ft, 06in | 3,660 | 606,000 | 4 x 50,900 lb NK-321 |
| Lockheed C-5A Galaxy | 1968 |
222ft,08in |
247ft,10in |
6,200 |
769,000 |
4 x 50,000 lb GE TF-39 |
| Boeing 747-100 Jumbo Jet | 1968 |
195ft,08in |
231ft,04in |
5,500 |
850,000 |
4 x 50,000 lb P&W JT9D |
| Antonov An-22 Antheus | 1965 |
211ft,04in |
189ft,07in |
3,713 |
550,000 |
4 x 15,000 shp Kuznetsov NK-12MV |
| North American XB-70A Valkyrie | 1964 |
105ft,00in |
189ft,00in |
6,297 |
530,000 |
6 x 33,000,lb J-93 |
| Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 1952 |
185ft,00in |
157ft,07in |
4,000 |
450,000 |
8 x 8,000 lb J-57 |
| Convair YB-60 | 1952 |
206ft,05in |
175ft,02in |
5,239 |
410,000 |
8 x 8,000 lb J-57 |
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