How much jet fuel does a A380 use?

Q: How much fuel does a jetliner hold in gallons? A: The A380, the largest airplane in commercial airline service, can hold nearly 86,000 U.S. gallons of jet fuel. Other airplanes hold much less, such as the A321 that holds up to 7,800 U.S. gallons.

Is an A380 more fuel efficient than a car?

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.

Is an A380 more fuel-efficient than a car?

Is the A380 fuel efficient?

Powerfully economical. 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.

How long does it take to fuel an 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.

How heavy is an A380 fully loaded?

1,265,000 pounds
Hint: Plan ahead. With the Airbus A380 weighing in fully loaded at 1,265,000 pounds, you might think stopping it within a reasonable distance after landing would require a Phalanx of Heavy-duty thrust reversers.

How long can a A380 fly?

Longest flight currently in operation Depending on weather conditions, the A380 can complete the journey somewhere between 15 hours and 20 minutes and 16 hours and 20 minutes.

What speed does the A380 land at?

An A380 crosses the landing threshold at a docile 140 knots and touches down, depending on its landing weight, at a speed as slow as 130 knots, about the same touchdown speed of some corporate jets that weigh 1/50th as much as the world’s biggest airliner.

At what speed A380 takes off?

between 150-170 knots
Update: The take-off speed of an A380 depends on various factors such as weight, fuel, weather conditions etc. The wheels go up just after V2 (safe take-off speed), at a positive rate of climb. Under typical conditions, it is usually between 150-170 knots (170-195 mph or 275-310 kph).