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How many Litres of fuel does a A380 hold?

How many Litres of fuel does a A380 hold?

Airbus A380 Specs Table

General
Typical Seating 555 passengers
Maximum Zero Fuel Weight 361,000kg (795869lb)
Maximum Fuel Capacity 320,000 Litres (84,535 U.S. Gallons)
Typical Operating Empty Weight 277,000kg (610,700lb)

How much fuel does A380 use per hour?

In addition to demanding airport modifications for its huge passenger load and million-pound bulk, economics demand that it be flown full to pay its enormous hourly costs. These have been estimated at between $26,000 and $29,000 per hour, using roughly $17,467 of fuel, or approximately $40.19 to $44.82 per mile.

How long does it take to refuel a A380?

At London’s Heathrow, which moves more international passengers than any other airport, the fuel jockeys of the Aircraft Service International Group oversee refueling. Filling an Airbus A380 can take two hours, at a rate of about 1,000 gallons per minute.

What is the capacity of Airbus A380?

853 passengers
While the A380-800 is certified for up to 853 passengers (538 on the main deck and 315 on the upper), achievable with a one-class configuration, Airbus references a “comfortable three-class” 525-passenger configuration in their marketing material however few airlines have configured A380s with that many seats.

How big is a plane’s fuel tank?

An Airbus A321neo fuel capacity of 32,940 litre. If an Airbus A321neo burns 0.683 litre per second, Boeing 747 uses approximately 4 litres every second, which translates to 240 litres per minute and 14,400 litre per hour.

How much fuel does takeoff use?

A good estimate would be about 85% of the total fuel consumed would be done during cruise flight, with around 10% used during taxi, takeoff and climb and about 5% consumed during descent.

How much does an A380 engine cost?

In 2015 Emirates Airlines signed a contract for 200 Trent 900s including long-term service support at a cost of US$9.2 billion or US$46 million per engine. In 2016 ANA bought engines for three new Airbus A380 aircraft for $300m: $25m per Trent 900.

What is the fuel capacity of a Boeing 747?

238,840 litres
According to the Boeing website, the 747 burns approximately 12 litres per kilometre. 747 can carry as many as 568 people. It can carry up to 238,840 litres of fuel.

How big is a 747 fuel tank?

Boeing 747 Specs Table

Boeing 747 100 Boeing 747 200
Maximum Taxi Weight (MTW) 738,000 lbs 334,750 Kg 836,000 lbs 379,202 Kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) 735,000 lbs 333,400 Kg 833,000 lbs 374,850 Kg
Maximum Fuel Capacity 48,445 US Gal. 183,380 Litres 52,410 US Gal. 199,158 Litres

How many liters of fuel does an A380 hold?

The fuel level in the tail tank, which can take up to 23,698 liters, is adjustable in flight for trimming purposes. Overall, the hard-line A380-800 fuel-tank capacity is 315,292 liters, most of which is contained in two inner tanks with more than 90,600 liters.

What’s the top speed of the Airbus A380?

With a cruise speed of .85 Mach and a top speed of 634 mph, the A380 ranks among the top five fastest airliners. A fuel capacity of nearly 82,000 gallons, a fuel consumption rate of 10 g/nm and space for up to 853 passengers makes the A380 more fuel efficient per passenger than an average economy car.

When did the first Airbus A380 800 arrive in Singapore?

The first Singapore Airbus A380 800 arrived in October 2007. There are ten fuel tanks with a capacity of 320,000 Litres of fuel. Refuelling can be carried out in 40mins.

How much does the Airbus A380 Plus save per seat?

Airbus expects a 4% saving on fuel burn and with several other modifications a per seat saving on overhead costs of 13%. So what is the A380 Plus and how will it differ from the current A380?