Category: Airbus
What are some lesser known facts about the Airbus A380?
Wow. Where to be begin. Perhaps the “hugeness” numbers and facts: Takeoff weight. The takeoff weight of the A380 is a positively unimaginable 1.2million pounds. That sounds impressive, but is […]
Two guys wearing jetpacks fly alongside an Airbus A380
BY-STAN SCHROEDER: So far, we saw ex-fighter pilot Yves Rossy — a.k.a. Jetman — fly his jet-propelled wing in formation with another pilot, and we saw him whizz around Dubai’s […]
How Airbus plans to reach the edge of space with an engineless plane
By-DREW PRINDLE: As I watched it gently lift off from the runway at Roberts Field, I couldn’t help but think how unremarkable it probably looked to any uninitiated bystanders that might’ve […]
Airbus Unveils Fuel-Efficient Aircraft of the Future
As soon as 2030, we might be flying in a new, more efficient aircraft with long, curled wings, a U-shaped tail, and a lightweight body — if manufacturer Airbus develops […]